Press Release: €80 million available for Europe’s SMEs

On the 17 September 2014 the European Commission launched the FIWARE Accelerator Programme. €80 million will be awarded to SMEs, Startups and web-entrepreneurs using FIWARE Technologies. The FIWARE Accelerator is a network of European organisations which has already launched first calls for proposals earlier in September 2014. The remaining calls will be presented in Munich on 17-18 September 2014 on the occasion of the European Conference on Future Internet.

The FIWARE Accelerator will select, mentor and sponsor the most talented teams and business proposals building upon FIWARE technology. More than 1000 enterprises and app developers using FIWARE will benefit from funding up to €150,000.

EurActiv, 17.09.14: Web start-ups offered EU funding worth €80 million http://www.euractiv.com/sections/innovation-enterprise/web-start-ups-offered-eu-funding-worth-eu80-million-308520

The New York Times, 21.09.14: Sharing Economy Faces Patchwork of Guidelines in European Countries ww.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/technology/sharing-economy-faces-patchwork-of-guidelines-in-european-countries.html

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