closed call

Call: Information and data stream management to fight against (cyber) crime and terrorism

Programme	Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges "	A challenge-based approach will bring together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities. This will cover activities from research to market with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement and market uptake. Funding focuses on the following challenges: Health, demographic change and wellbeing; Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the Bioeconomy; Secure, clean and efficient energy; Smart, green and integrated transport; Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials; Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies; Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens.
Link	Link to Programme
Description of programme "Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens"	The primary aims of the Secure Societies Challenge are: to enhance the resilience of our society against natural and man-made disasters, ranging from the development of new crisis management tools to communication interoperability, and to develop novel solutions for the protection of critical infrastructure; to fight crime and terrorism ranging from new forensic tools to protection against explosives; to improve border security, ranging from improved maritime border protection to supply chain security and to support the Union's external security policies including through conflict prevention and peace building; and to provide enhanced cyber-security, ranging from secure information sharing to new assurance models
Call	Information and data stream management to fight against (cyber) crime and terrorism
Description of call "Information and data stream management to fight against (cyber) crime and terrorism"	Data and information increase at a fast pace creating a challenge for law enforcement. Through the use of domain-specific tools such as Big Data analysis applications designed for the needs of crime investigations, capabilities of cybercrime investigations activities can be enhanced. Proposals should be presented by consortia involving relevant security practitioners, civil society organisations and IT specialists, psychologists, sociologists, linguistics, etc. They should also lead to solutions respecting European values, rights and legislation in the field of privacy and personal data protection.
Link	Link to Call
Thematic Focus	Research, Innovation, Justice, Media, Security, Technologies, Telecommunication
Funding area	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Eligible applicants	Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association
Applicant details	All legal entities located in the EU or in Third Countries can participate in Horizon 2020.
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	This topic requires the active involvement of at least 3 Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) from at least 3 different EU or Associated countries
Recurring Call	Yes
Project duration max	24 months
Further info	Open access must be granted to all scientific publications
Type of Funding	Grant
Financial details	Total call budget: 8 million € Grant size: around 8 million € per proposal Co-financing rate: max. 100%
Submission	Participant Portal
Contact Details	Link to the National Contact Point Finder.