These are the 11 NGI Sargasso Innovators Selected in the Open Call 3 Ready to Shape the Next Generation Internet

On the 15th of May, 2024, NGI Sargasso closed its Open Call 3 with 73 proposals from transatlantic teams aiming to create a more human-centric Internet for future generations.

After carefully evaluating, 11 teams were chosen to join the NGI Sargasso Innovators Portfolio.

These innovators started their Transatlantic journey onboarding the NGI Sargasso OnCampus Program on the 5th of September 2024 to enjoy the NGI Sargasso funding program benefits, including:

✅ Up to €100,000 in equity-free funding.
✅ Mentoring and coaching services.
✅ A 9-month capacity-building program featuring e-lessons, talks from experts, and access to international events.
✅ Membership in the NGI – Next Generation Internet Community.

Here’s a quick look at some of the selected projects:

📌EeDP – Empowering eDemocracy for Peace

• Partners: ZKorum (France) and IoTeeDom (USA)
• Duration: 3 months
• Focus: Enhancing civic participation and community dialogues in Ghana and the USA through Digital Identity and Decentralised Technologies.

📌FVCP – Facilitate Verifiable Credentials Presentation Across Borders

• Partners: KALLISTECH SAS (France) and Identity Works, LLC (USA)
• Duration: 6 months
• Focus: Enabling interoperability between different decentralised identity ecosystems.

📌SafeMode

• Partners: SafeMode Mobility LTD (Israel) and Innovative Captive Strategies (USA)
• Duration: 6 months
• Focus: Enhancing data sovereignty and privacy for commercial drivers using AI.

📌NG Docu Vault

• Partners: Hora eV (Austria) and Fezzani Muszynski (Canada)
• Duration: 9 months
• Focus: A blockchain-based document management system for immigrants, ensuring data sovereignty and secure verification.

📌LeLink

• Partners: Hora eV (Austria) and Fezzani Muszynski (Canada)
• Duration: 9 months
• Focus: Improving healthcare access for refugees through AI and blockchain.

📌GALICIA – Generative AI with Cybersecurity for Internet Applications Development

• Partners: Novareckon srl (Italy) and Mind in a box Inc. (Canada)
• Duration: 9 months
• Focus: Testing and verifying AI-generated code for security and compliance.

📌EVI US Pilot – Electric Vehicle Identity US Pilot

• Partners: Parity Platform P.C. (Greece) and Mega Contracting Group (USA)
• Duration: 9 months
• Focus: Enhancing privacy in electric vehicle charging stations with decentralised digital identity wallets.

📌TruPS

• Partners: Random Red Ltd. (Croatia) and Pennsylvania State University (USA)
• Duration: 9 months
• Focus: Providing privacy-preserving solutions for cross-border data processing using homomorphic encryption.

📌GMM – Global Market Maker for Decentralized Token Exchanges

• Partners: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) and Queens College, CUNY (USA)
• Duration: 9 months
• Focus: Developing a decentralised exchange immune to manipulation.

📌POSIDONIA

• Partners: University of Cagliari (Italy) and Saint Louis University (USA)
• Duration: 9 months
• Focus: Providing secure and sustainable location-based services for IoT scenarios.

📌IOTPAY

• Partners: Werenode SAS (France) and GAPASK Inc (Canada)
• Duration: 9 months
• Focus: Building a secure and decentralised payment ecosystem for IoT devices.

Want to join them? 🔥Don’t miss the next Open Call on the 23rd of September 2024!🔥

Stay tuned for the updates!