The construction of the European industry starts now!
The European Commission published its calls for proposals for Cluster 4 of the Horizon Europe program on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
SPIX industry is preparing its contribution to several industrial themes, or ” how to make voice AI solutions operational in industry “!
SPIX industry and European objectives
A few excerpts from the introduction can help us to understand the stakes of the 2026-2027 calls for projects of Cluster 4 for Europe and how SPIX’s voice AI solutions fit fully into this strategy.
Progress in digital and industrial technologies, including in space, shapes all sectors of the economy and society. These technologies transform the way industry develops, create new products and services, and are central to any sustainable future. Research and innovation to support the green and digital transition , and achieve and maintain strategic capacities such Access to Space or Act in Space, are a key to Europe's competitiveness and open strategic autonomy, to industrial sustainability and to setting human-centered standards (page 7).
- SPIX’s voice AI solutions are dedicated to improving industrial performance by fundamentally transforming access to digital technology for field operations . This is the missing link needed to fully realize the true benefits of digital transformation in industry.
- Industry in Europe will not develop without the men and women who work to improve production, maintenance, and quality processes. The vision of a 100% automated industry is now obsolete; the attractiveness of industrial jobs is becoming a real issue. SPIX’s voice AI solutions create a link between humans and complex industrial systems , in a human-centric approach.
Resilience and technological sovereignty have become renewed priorities for the EU due to the current geopolitical and economic context that exposed vulnerabilities in critical value chains (page 7).
- SPIX places sovereignty issues at the heart of its development strategy . This approach resonates anew in the current European context.
- With the data sovereignty solutions developed by SPIX, it is possible to guarantee the confidentiality of the industrial data being handled. What does confidentiality mean? In very concrete terms today: it means guaranteeing the immunity of industrial data from the American Patriot Act and Cloud Act.
- On these two issues, the providers AWS, Google, Plaud, Azure, Copilote, OpenAI and others are not sovereign, and cannot claim their independence from the laws of their country of origin.
It will for example boost Europe leadership and competitiveness on Artificial Intelligence innovation (AI), in line with the Apply AI Strategy, and leading the way on making AI safer and more trustworthy, and on tackling the risks stemming from its misuse. Similarly, it will ease the exploitation of untapped data potential while promoting high standards of data protection (page 7).
- Europe is placing AI developments at the heart of issues of competitiveness , trust and performance, in total agreement with SPIX’s value proposition.
- In addition to arguments of sovereignty and independence from certain extraterritorial laws, SPIX has been positioning itself for several years on simplifying access to complex systems and data through the use of voice assistance for operators.
So what exactly do we do?
In concrete terms, industrial synergies are being built around these calls for projects. Let’s take two examples from cluster 4 projects to illustrate the potential added value of SPIX’s voice AI solutions in the proposed industrial projects.
HORIZON-CL4-2027-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-52-two-stage: New approaches for Human/AI collaboration for the workforce of the future (page 182)
The expected outcomes are [related to the transformation of industrial jobs] through AI-based human-machine interactions (and skills linked to them) which enhance flexibility, inclusion, well-being, up-skilling, career evolution and knowledge sharing;
AI has a great potential to make task simpler by reducing the complexity offering intuitive interfaces and real-time feedback allowing workforce to be more efficient and effective while facilitating access to more complex tasks including those involving various forms of planning.
Industrial systems are becoming increasingly complex for field operators, and digital transformation has not always brought the expected simplification. It is therefore essential to change the game with radically different human-system interfaces.
SPIX’s voice AI solutions enable industrial operators to interact naturally, using voice, with a wide range of digital systems. This type of interface allows them to keep their hands free, allowing them to focus their eyes on safety and the tasks at hand. SPIX’s intelligent assistance features provide the contextual support operators need to ensure quality, versatility, and even skills development on the job.
SPIX brings natural voice interfaces to industrial projects, ensuring access to complex systems for industry operators. SPIX’s voice AI solutions are operational in complex environments with noise, security, and network outages.
DIGITAL-EMERGING-09: Advanced Local Digital Twins using AI for Early Warning and Preparedness (IA) Open AI models that can help predict, respond to, and mitigate impacts before a disaster occurs, enabling proactive decision-making and effective disaster management effectively (page 158)
The Local Digital Twins will enable […] interactive user interfaces that allow components to be exchanged, modified, and reconfigured […]
When a natural disaster strikes, mission preparation and local knowledge are essential. The idea of a Digital Twin and innovative AI models for simulations is compelling. However, we know that a Digital Twin suffers from its own obsolescence from the moment it’s developed. Updating this data remains costly and time-consuming… unless we rely on the men and women on the ground!
In line with the “human-centric” theme, SPIX’s voice AI solutions enable field operators to provide relevant and structured information by voice to update Digital Twin data in real time.
SPIX provides Digital Twin projects with the essential link between models, technology, and the humans involved in their use. SPIX’s voice AI solutions are operational in complex environments with noise, security, and no network coverage.
The era of natural interfaces is coming!
The European Horizon Europe projects offer a glimpse into the state of innovation in industry. This new round of calls for proposals for 2026 confirms SPIX industry’s strategy, which focuses on implementing voice-based AI solutions to simplify access to complex systems for men and women in industry.
So let’s go, let’s build together the European projects that will allow European industry to remain competitive and attractive.
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