• NEM Initiative / New European Media Initiative is leading European Network for Media and Creative Industries

• NEM Initiative mission is to foster the impact of interactive technologies on the future of new media

• NEM Initiative task is interaction between Media, Content, Creative industries, Social Media, Broadcasting and Telecom sectors as well as Consumer electronics

• NEM Initiative goal is to develop a common innovation environment for the new European media landscape

6G-XR – First Open Call

The purpose of the open call is to address identified gaps in the 6G-XR infrastructures and target the development and extension of the four research infrastructures to make them ready for advanced experimentation in upcoming project open calls for experimentation (for more information on the infrastructures offered, please see the Open Call Information Document). In particular, the project is looking for networking and computing enablers, XR enablers, RAN enablers and Sustainability enablers.

The submission deadline is on 27 November 2023.

Detailed call information can be found on the 6G-XR project website at www.6g-xr.eu/open-calls/oc1.

NEM Summit 2023

“Towards the Future Media-verse in Europe”

The 14^th edition of the NEM Summit has been organized in Zagreb, Croatia, on 24 and 25 May 2023.

The NEM Summit is an international conference and exhibition, organized since 2008 by the NEM Initiative for all those interested in broad area of Media, Content, and Creativity. Over the years, the NEM Summit has grown to become an annual not-to-be-missed event, providing attendees with a key opportunity to meet and network with prominent stakeholders, access up-to-date information, discover latest technology and market trends, identify research and business opportunities, and find partners for upcoming EU-funded calls for projects.

The program of the NEM Summit 2023 included the following topics:

• Update on recent NEM activities and keynotes from EC,
• Accessible and Social Media,
• Green Media and Data Spaces for Media,
• Content Formats in the Neural Age,
• Future communications networks (beyond 5G & 6G) from media perspective , and much more!!

NEM Research Priorities 2022

(February – April 2022)

The NEM Initiative members elaborated their research priorities, in order to provide inputs for creation of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023/24 as well as other national and regional research and innovation programmes. The document can be downloaded here.