netidee SCIENCE Call 5

This year, netidee SCIENCE, the Internet Stiftungs's funding campaign, is once again awarding grants of up to 500,000 euros in cooperation with the FWF for foundational scientific research projects that increase the Austrian internet’s quality, reliability, and security.

The tender phase of netidee SCIENCE Call 5 ended on April 12, 2021. The FWF Board is currently evaluating the applications received over the past months in accordance with international quality assurance procedures (peer reviewing) for scientific projects. Award winners will be announced in October 2021.

netidee SCIENCE promotes high level research of scientists working in the field of (foundational) Internet research. In terms of content, submitted research projects should contribute to the further expansion and sustainment of the positive impact of the Internet on society.

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netidee: 2025 grants awarded!

The grant program of Internet Stiftung has been in existence for 20 years. This year, 18 projects, 10 scholarship recipients, and one scientific research project were selected to receive grants.

nic.at Christmas donation for PAPAGENO

This year, nic.at’s Christmas donation will go to the PAPAGENO mobile children’s hospice run by the Hospice Movement Salzburg.

netidee projects: shrinkwrap.legal

By combining ChatGPT technology with a browser extension, judgments published in the Federal Legal Information System (RIS) are automatically summarized, making research much easier.

netidee projects: HALE-KIDS

The HALE-KIDS project aims to protect children’s privacy in particular. Project manager Soheil Human was honored at the MyData Awards 2024-2025 for his initiatives in the field of data protection.

netidee projects: Sign language for messenger services

Over 17,000 videos of individual signs were produced as GIFs and stickers to establish sign language as an equal form of communication in digital messenger services.

CERT.at: Gold Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria

Otmar Lendl was honored for his many years of service in strengthening Austria’s cybersecurity infrastructure.

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The Internet Stiftung promotes the development of the internet in Austria and an unrestricted and orderly access to networks and services in compliance with international obligations. In particular, the Internet Stiftung is responsible for the administration of the .at domain.

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