Become a partner in the SmartLivingNEXT ecosystem
Associated partners accompany SmartLivingNEXT throughout its entire duration and actively support the objectives of the project. Numerous companies and institutions have already expressed their interest in participating as associated project partners. The advantages of associated partners at a glance:
- Participation in the smart living ecosystem
- General Meetings
- Quarterly newsletter
- Visibility in the SmartLivingNEXT community
Who is eligible?
The following are generally eligible as associated partners: manufacturers, housing companies, IT companies, universities/colleges, research institutes, consulting firms, insurance companies and associations. You should consider the essential criteria that are important for cooperation in the project:
- Acceptance of the pre-competitive nature
- serious, demonstrable interest in an exchange of information and participation in information events (including virtual ones)
- Fundamental endorsement and support of the concept of shared data rooms
- Fundamental support for the idea of interoperability in the smart living environment
How do you become an associated partner?
If you are interested in a free associated partnership, please contact our project office. We will arrange a personal appointment with you and then send you the LOI.
Write us an e-mail here.
SmartLivingNEXT project office
Want to learn more? Contact our project office at
E-mail: support(a)fe-zvei.zendesk.com
Phone: +49 (0)151 14 34 14 17
| Rights | Consortium partners | Associated partners |
|---|---|---|
| Influence on research content, technological developments and utilization | direct | |
| Funding of own specific work packages by the BMWK (own funding application, own budget, monitoring and reporting obligations) | Yes | no |
| First exploitation rights to the joint results | Depending on the provisions in the consortium agreement, usually yes in the course of the project, after which the partners can grant themselves individual rights | no |
| Use of compute infrastructures, test data sets and AI tools | Unrestricted, co-development is possible at any time | no |
| Contribution of own sub-projects, application scenarios, development ideas | Yes | no |
| Participation in general meetings | Yes | Yes |
| Participation in sub-project meetings of the lead project | Yes | By invitation |
| Participation in meetings of the SmartLivingNEXT focus groups | Yes | By invitation |
| Receipt of the quarterly newsletter | Yes | Yes |
