Projects
Catching rhizobia to introduce high protein containing soybean for sustainable agriculture in Flanders - SOY in Flanders (SOY in FLANDERS) Ghent University
WAssisted by 1000 citizen scientists who will grow soybean in their gardens, local rhizobium bacteria will be collected and characterized. They will be tested for their contribution to improved soybean growth. Data regarding soil type, microorganisms, and soy variety will be integrated for the development and implementation of guidelines on optimal cultivation methods for soy in our region. The project contributes to raising public awareness ...
Distributed digital infrastructure for the management of scientific collections in Flanders (DISSCO FLANDERS) Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
DiSSCo Europe has been active since 2017 and represents the largest ever formal agreement between natural history museums, botanical gardens, zoos, universities and other institutions in Europe. This project aims to create a world-class research infrastructure for the physical and digital management of all European natural science collections through a uniform and overarching management and access policy.
...Towards a collection management infrastructure for Flanders (DiSSCo Flanders)
AnaEE-Flanders: Integrated infrastructure for experimental ecosystem research. (AnaEE-Flanders) University of Antwerp
High-value biomaterials and chemicals from local resources (IBISBA-Flanders) Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
Flanders Artificial Intelligence European Digital Innovation Hub (Flanders Al EDIH). (Flanders Al EDIH) University of Antwerp
Flanders Artificial Intelligence European Digital Innovation Hub (Flanders AI EDIH) Ghent University
Many Flemish companies are aware of the potential impact of AI, but most SMEs have not yet investigated how AI might affect theirbusiness. Given the technology potential, there is an urgency to accelerate the adoption of AI in Flanders. The Flanders AI EDIHaccelerates the adoption of AI among (especially) SMEs and public sector organisations by an integrated service offering: (1) Testbefore invest: initial advice, individual coaching, AI ...
Flanders Ed Tech Hub (Flanders EdTech Hub) KU Leuven
The objective is to get new, high-quality educational technologies into Flemish education as quickly as possible and to integrate them within the broad sector of lifelong learning, including through all existing providers of lifelong learning, such as VDAB and Syntra, including their own training courses at businesses.
Distributed digital infrastructure for the management of scientific collections in Flanders (DISSCO FLANDERS 2.0) Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
DISSCo-Flanders 2.0 is a Flemish/Belgian follow-up project, broadly framed by the larger DiSSCo Europe that works on the physical and digital management of all European natural science collections. The aim is to become an ERIC (European Research Infrastructure Consortium) before 2030, the largest formal agreement ever between natural history museums, botanical gardens, zoos, universities and other institutions in ...