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<p>Thanks Sam - great to know. Do you think OGC might be interested
in this, should I reach out to Gobe or someone else?<br>
Best wishes,<br>
Nick.</p>
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I was treasurer of EarSeL, they did get involved in
projects, and OGC does the same – the big advantage is that
it’s another revenue source. The difficulty is that you need
the administrative structure in place to manage contracts
and finance, including auditing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nick Bearman via UK<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 March 2026 12:07<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:uk@lists.osgeo.org">uk@lists.osgeo.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OSGeo-UK] Fwd: OSGEO & EU Horizon
Call - A services and business incubator for geospatial
open-source developments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Hi OSGeo:UK,<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>As Chair of OSGeo:UK I have been approached by Ksenia
Grant, from University of Edinburgh and EDINA, to see if we
know anyone who is bidding for the EU Horizon Call: A
services and business incubator for geospatial open-source
developments and/or whether we are interested in
collaborating with them. I have circulated this around the
OSGeo Discuss and Europe lists as well. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The timescale is relatively short (mid-April submission)
and they are keen to emphasise their willingness to
undertake the heavy admin burden of a EU Bid. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Of note, it is bidding for up to €6m, and it is designated
that a minimum of 45% and up to 60% of this will be provided
as 'cascading funds' - i.e. money given to companies and
organisations to do stuff, rather than used by the project
partners as such. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This seems like an interesting opportunity, and any
comments / advice / suggestions are welcome. We (OSGeo:UK)
have not been involved with something like this before (to
my knowledge) so any comments are welcome. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>If you have any links, or are interested, please do reach
out to Ksenia or myself. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Best wishes,<br>
Nick.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Nick Bearman | OSGeo:UK Chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tom (cc’ed) shared your email address
with me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I work for the University of Edinburgh
and I have been speaking to colleagues from
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about the EU Horizon call and looking for contacts at
OSGeo and I was introduced to Tom who directed me to you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More info about the call here: <a
href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-GOVERNANCE-06?isExactMatch=true&status=31094501,31094502,31094503&callIdentifier=HORIZON-CL6-2026-03&order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate"
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you may be aware, the call seeks to
establish an incubator for geospatial open-source
developments. I believe organizations such as OSGeo are
key to any proposal for this call. Deadline for
applications is quite soon - in mid-April. Therefore, I am
wondering if OSGEO is already involved in any consortium
of partners putting a proposal together and if we (EDINA)
could support and offer further input into the consortium.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are not aware of any proposals
involving OSGeo already, it would also be also useful to
discuss if OSGeo would be interested in partnering with us
and others across Europe on a potential proposal for this
call.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UoE and other organisations I am
speaking too are experienced in putting EU Horizon calls
proposals together so we are looking for insights and
engagement from OSGEO (rather than sharing any of the
administrative burdens of putting a proposal together
which I appreciate might be off-putting for a
volunteer-run organisation).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If this sounds of interest and you
might want to discuss further, could you please let me
know when is good for a call please?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Friday this week is very flexible for
me if that may work for you too. Monday next week is
looking good too.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward to hearing from you and
discussing further.<o:p></o:p></p>
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