8ra Annual Summit 2026

IPCEI CIS General Assembly & 8ra Open Conference – March 2026

In the DS4 capacity as a partner of the ENACT project, our Managing Director Nikolay secured participation at the 8ra Annual Summit 2026 in Rotterdam and learned more about this funding initiative and potential interactions with Horizon Europe projects and other EU funding programmes.

IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European Interest), which is a new funding mechanisms in Europe, promotes strategic technologies, such as cloud-to-edge infrastructure, and drives EU economic growth.  IPCEI-CIS (IPCEI on Cloud Infrastructure and Services) involves 12 Member States providing funds for Europe’s next generation cloud services.

Following Nikolay’s fruitful participation, DS4 and our project partners will explore further support that 8ra can provide to our ENACT project.

And as seen below, Nikolay happened to bump into a collaborator from about 20 years ago. Surprise opportunities always arise within this small world!