O-CEI 2nd Open Call for Uptake Projects
O-CEI 2nd Open Call for Uptake Projects supports SME–end-user consortia running large-scale Cloud-Edge-IoT pilots to advance secure, interoperable solutions, cross-domain data sharing and energy flexibility.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: November 12, 2026, 13:00 Brussels time (Opens) | January 14, 2027, 17:00 Brussels time (Submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to EUR 200,000 per project over 11 months; EUR 1,600,000 for up to eight projects
Summary: Supports SME–end-user consortia replicating O-CEI methods and technologies through large-scale Cloud-Edge-IoT pilots.
Key Information: Consortia must pair an SME technology/service provider with an end user and have data and their own distributed infrastructure available before implementation.
Description
The European Commission-supported O-CEI project funds uptake projects that replicate its methodology and adopt its technologies in large-scale pilots. O-CEI—Open CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots—aims to accelerate interoperable, secure and reliable Cloud-Edge-IoT solutions, enable cross-domain data sharing, and reduce energy footprints. Funding is awarded and paid by the O-CEI consortium through cascade funding.
Pilots must address real problems, with energy flexibility central to the work. The call covers blackouts, supply-chain disruption, DLT, and open-source virtualisation/home energy management. Projects must demonstrate available infrastructure, an O-CEI blueprint and layout, market feasibility, cross-pilot exchange and benchmarking. Work may extend existing sectors—energy, automotive, logistics, telecommunications, urban and agrifood—or introduce additional domains, which receive priority in ties.
