CEI-Sphere Webinar: Scaling up CEI pilots: Discover the open calls of O-CEI and COP-PILOT
Scaling up CEI Pilots: Discover the Open Calls of O-CEI and COP-PILOT
12 February 2026 | 11:00am - 12:30pm CET | Online webinar
Turning Cloud–Edge–IoT research into real-world impact often depends on access to the right funding mechanisms, partners and deployment opportunities. Open calls play a crucial role in this process, enabling innovators to scale pilots, validate technologies and reach new markets.
This joint webinar, organised within the CEI-Sphere framework, brings together O-CEI and COP-PILOT to provide a strategic overview of their open call activities. The session will highlight lessons learned from O-CEI’s first open call and present the scope and objectives of COP-PILOT’s upcoming call, offering participants a clearer picture of how these initiatives support the scaling of CEI pilots.
Rather than focusing on procedural details, the webinar will emphasise how to approach open calls strategically, how to design strong proposals, and how joint initiatives can amplify visibility and impact across the CEI ecosystem.
Why attend
This session is particularly relevant for: organisations interested in scaling Cloud–Edge–IoT pilots through European open calls, potential applicants seeking early guidance on positioning their ideas, innovation actors looking to expand beyond their existing networks, and stakeholders aiming to better understand how O-CEI and COP-PILOT complement each other. Check the agenda below.
Trust-IT’s Role
Trust-IT Services supports the CEI-Sphere project by leading communication, dissemination, and community-building activities. Within the project, Trust-IT works to foster an open and engaged ecosystem, ensuring effective interaction among stakeholders and facilitating knowledge exchange across the CEI-Sphere community. Trust-IT is responsible for the design and implementation of outreach strategies, the organisation and promotion of strategic events such as this webinar, and the development of digital platforms and collaborative tools that translate technical expertise into accessible, practical insights for the CEI-Sphere ecosystem. This webinar is part of the CEI-Sphere event series, which aims to provide relevant stakeholders with timely insights and practical perspectives related to the project’s objectives and activities.
More details on the agenda and registration are available on the CEI-Sphere website.