Objective Data centres are the cornerstones which underpin the digital economy, and create the essential environment for both business and employment to flourish. It is becoming urgent for established data centre states to contribute to R&D, share and develop skills, define standards and promote strategies for network investment. All of these activities will lead to increased trust of new technology such as cloud computing and encourage collaboration and interoperability. EU states with a less established data centre industry and footprint, but with a need for it to grow can benefit greatly from the knowledge transfer, insight, experience and raised profile.Initial research and workshops held between industry leaders and academic institutions within UK, The Netherlands and Germany has confirmed that Europe would benefit greatly from the creation of a Pan-European Data Centre Research and Development Academy.Most data centre related standards, guidelines and research comes from the USA which often causes a confusing mix of conflicting information with little relevance to Europe. Therefore, many new innovations that promote energy efficiency and general improvements are misinterpreted, not taken up or developed. This is due to a perceived risk factor due to lack of testing, validation and education.The vision, which is shared by the vast majority of the data centre sector, is to build upon existing collaboration within the data centre industry via the DCA. The foundations of such a initiative and broad agreement has already been reached. The proposal is to establish and extend the facility to all European Union states encompassing both higher education and the wider data centre industry. This is in order to meet the challenges laid out within the Europe’s Digital Agenda. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Programme(s) FP7-REGIONS - Specific Programme "Capacities": Regions of knowledge and support for regional research-driven clusters Topic(s) REGIONS-2012-2013-1 - Transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters Call for proposal FP7-REGIONS-2012-2013-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON EU contribution € 197 283,06 Address UNIVERSITY WAY 4-6 DOCKLANDS CAMPUS E16 2RD London United Kingdom See on map Region London Inner London — East Hackney and Newham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Hassan Abdalla (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TWENTE INSTITUTE FOR WIRELESS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS BV Participation ended Netherlands EU contribution € 60 146,76 Address INSTITUTENWEG 30 7521PK ENSCHEDE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frank Brouwer (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data CERTIOS BV Netherlands EU contribution € 298 174,95 Address KEIZERSGRACHT 241 KAMER 241 1016 EA AMSTERDAM See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frank Verhagen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DATA CENTRE ALLIANCE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 165 159,67 Address MILL COURT, MILL LANE 2-3 RG14 5RE Newbury See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Simon Campbell-Whyte (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS United Kingdom EU contribution € 139 945,99 Address WOODHOUSE LANE LS2 9JT Leeds See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber West Yorkshire Leeds Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Martin Hamilton (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data AIMES GRID SERVICES COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY United Kingdom EU contribution € 118 314,55 Address EDGE LANE 360 BAIRD HOUSE 2ND FLOOR LIVERPOOL DIGITAL LIVERPOOL INNOVATION PARK L7 9NJ Liverpool See on map Region North West (England) Merseyside Liverpool Activity type Other Administrative Contact Kehoe Dennis (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT Netherlands EU contribution € 131 056,00 Address STEVINWEG 1 2628 CN Delft See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sonia Heemstra De Groot (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data WUSYS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 152 957,00 Address VILBELER LANDSTRASSE 255 60388 FRANKFURT AM MAIN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Gunter Papenberg (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE-UNIVERSITAET FRANKFURT AM MAIN Germany EU contribution € 104 231,00 Address THEODOR W ADORNO PLATZ 1 60323 Frankfurt Am Main See on map Region Hessen Darmstadt Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Dagmar Cords (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING GREEN IT CONSORTIUM REGIO AMSTERDAM Netherlands EU contribution € 137 377,01 Address KEIZERSGRACHT 62 1015 CS Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jaak Vlasveld (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LONDON & PARTNERS LBG United Kingdom EU contribution € 63 979,00 Address MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE 2 SE1 2RR LONDON See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Chris Orange (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING MILIEUKEUR Netherlands EU contribution € 74 104,00 Address ALEXANDERVELD 7 2585 DB DEN HAAG See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Regina Van Der Sijp (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data WIRTSCHAFTSFORDERUNG FRANKFURT - FRANKFURT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Germany EU contribution € 68 397,01 Address HANAUER LANDSTRASSE 126-128 60314 FRANKFURT AM MAIN See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Johannes Schaefer (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data