Horizon 2020
Societal Challenge 7:
"Secure societies: …"
Michel Bosco
DG Migration and Home Affairs
European Commission
[email protected]
Contents
 EU Security Research:
"Secure Societies …" in Horizon 2020
 2nd work-programme and 2017 call
 Policy background
 Topics
 Highlights
 More on: eligibility criteria, mandatory
participation of practitioners, civ-mil synergies, …
EU Security Research:
"Secure Societies …" in Horizon 2020 - EU
Treaty Title XIX
EU Security Research: "Secure Societies …" in
Horizon 2020 - EU Treaty Title XIX
Horizon 2020
Policy objectives:
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Contribute to setting up a European Research Area,
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Promote research activities in the areas of interest to other
EU Policies
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Support the competitiveness of the EU Industry.
Principles:
• Collaborative R&D Min 3 entities from 3 countries
• Competitive selection based on Peer Review
• Grants (subventions): calls for proposals (shared costs,
IPR to proposers)
EU Security Research: "Secure Societies …" in
Horizon 2020 - EU Treaty Title XIX
Horizon 2020 SC7: The Challenge
Protecting Freedom and Security of Europe and its Citizens
Develop technologies and produce
knowledge to reduce capabilities gaps
Overcome fragmentation of markets
Stimulate collaboration between
technology providers and users
EU Security Research: "Secure Societies …" in
Horizon 2020 - EU Treaty Title XIX
Horizon 2020 SC7
Objectives:
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Fight crime, illegal trafficking and terrorism, including understanding
and tackling terrorist ideas and beliefs
Protect and improve the resilience of critical infrastructures, supply
chains and transport modes
Strengthen security through border management
Improve cyber security
Increase Europe's resilience to crises and disasters
Ensure privacy and freedom, including in the Internet and enhancing
the societal legal and ethical understanding of all areas of security,
risk and management
Enhance standardisation and interoperability of systems, including for
emergency purposes
Support the Union's external security policies including through
conflict prevention and peace-building
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EU Security Research: "Secure Societies …" in
Horizon 2020 - EU Treaty Title XIX
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Maintains the mission driven character
Supports EU internal and external security policies
Strengthens the involvement of the end-users
Takes more into account the Societal Dimension
Includes Cyber-Security
 Similar budget for Security Research as in FP7 (~1.7 B€)
 All projects must meet the requirements of fundamental
rights, including the protection of personal data
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2nd work-programme and
2017 call
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Policy Background
Security Union
• New Commissioner/portfolio
• Virtual Focus Area to "boost the efficiency of the
Security Union"
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Policy Background
Projects to feed knowledge and results of
R&D to policy setting …
… in average 5 to 7 years from definition
of R&D topics to project completion.
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
2017 Call
 15 topics
Budget: €197million
 Areas of activity:
 Critical Infrastructure Protection
 Disaster-resilience: safeguarding and securing society
 Fight against Crime and Terrorism
 Border Security and External Security
 Digital Security
 Call dates:
2017: Opening:
01 Mar 2017, Deadline:
24 Aug 2017
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2016_2017/main/h2020wp1617-security_en.pdf
 2017 Update:
The WP 2016-2017 indicates several times that the 2017 call will be amended
early in 2017. A webpage will be uploaded on the participant portal, the results
of the evaluation of the 2016 calls which constrain the 2017 calls:
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/call_upd
ates.html
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Topics
Call - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTECTION
• CIP-01-2016-2017: Prevention, detection,
response and mitigation of the combination of
physical and cyber threats to the critical
infrastructure of Europe
2017 Update on the Scope section:
The list of critical infrastructures remaining for the
2017 call for proposals are: Communication
infrastructure, Health services, Financial services.
The other 3: Water, Energy, and Transport have
been covered further to the 2016 call for proposals.
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Topics
Call - SECURITY
(1)
Disaster-resilience: safeguarding and
securing society
• SEC-04-DRS-2017: Broadband communication systems
2017 Update
The [core set of technical specifications and tender
documents] [legal setting of alternate organisation
solutions] stemming from the BROADMAP relevant
for SEC4 will be uploaded here.
• SEC-05-DRS-2016-2017: Chemical, biological, radiological
and nuclear (CBRN) cluster
2017 Update
The catalogue (list of needed
technologies) will be uploaded here.
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Topics
Call - SECURITY
Fight against crime and Terrorism
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SEC-07-FCT-2016-2017: Human Factor for the Prevention, Investigation, and
Mitigation of criminal and terrorist acts
2017 Update: The following sub-topics have been covered in the 2016 calls and are no longer open:
• Sub-topic 1.New methods for the protection of crowds during mass gatherings
The following Sub- topics remain open: Sub-topic 2.; Sub-topic 3.; Sub-topic 4.; Sub-topic 5.
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SEC-09-FCT-2017: Toolkits integrating tools and techniques for forensic
laboratories
SEC-10-FCT-2017: Integration of detection capabilities and data fusion with
utility providers’ networks
SEC-12-FCT-2016-2017: Technologies for prevention, investigation, and
mitigation in the context of fight against crime and terrorism
2017 Update: The following sub-topics have been covered in the 2016 calls and are no longer open:
• Sub-topic: 1., Sub-topic: 2., Sub-topic: 3.
The Sub-topic: "others" remains open.
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Topics
Call - SECURITY
(3)
Border Security and External Security
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SEC-13–BES–2017: Next generation of information systems to support
EU external policies
2017 Update: The findings from the CIVILEX project relevant for SEC13 will be uploaded here.
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SEC-15-BES–2017: Risk-based screening at border crossing
SEC-16-BES–2017: Through-foliage detection, including in the
outermost regions of the EU
SEC-17-BES-2017: Architectures and organizations, big data and data
analytics for customs risk management of the international goods supply
chain trade movements
SEC-18-BES–2017: Acceptance of "no gate crossing point solutions"
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Topics
General Matters
• SEC-21–GM-2016-2017: Pan European Networks
of practitioners and other actors in the field of
security
2017 Update:
A. The following disciplines have been covered in the 2016 calls and are no longer open:
firefighters, police. The following remain open: intelligence bodies; border guards,
coast guards, and custom authorities; explosive specialists; forensic laboratories;
medical emergency teams; think-tanks on security.
B. The following geographical area has been covered in the 2016 call and is no longer
open: the Danube river basin. The following remain open: the Mediterranean region
(including the Black Sea), the Arctic and North Atlantic region, the Baltic region.
C. This category has been covered and is no longer open.
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Topics
Call – DIGITAL SECURITY FOCUS AREA
• DS-06-2017: Cryptography
• DS-07-2017: Addressing Advanced Cyber Security Threats and
Threat Actors
• DS-08-2017: Privacy, Data Protection, Digital Identities
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Topics
 SME Instrument:
covers any aspect of "Secure Societies"
 Fast track to Innovation – Pilot:
covers any aspect of "Secure Societies"
2nd work-programme
and 2017 call
Highlights
Participation of Practitioners
A practitioner is someone who is qualified or registered to practice a particular
occupation, profession in the field of security or civil protection.
2017 Update:
Applicants are invited to identify clearly which members of the consortium
they consider "practitioners" in the specific context of their proposal, and to
include a clear description of their respective role and added-value as
practitioners.
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International Dimension
 All 2016-17 topics are open to international cooperation
 Some topics explicitly encourage it:
"In line with the EU's strategy for international cooperation in
research and innovation international cooperation is encouraged,
and in particular with international research partners involved in
ongoing discussions and workshops, with the European
Commission. Legal entities established in countries not listed in
General Annex A and international organisations will be eligible for
funding only when the Commission deems participation of the
entity essential for carrying out the action."
 Eligibility for funding:
Art. 10.2 of the Rules for Participation (Regulation (EU)1290/2013)
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Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) in
WP 2016-2017
Building on the positive experience of the previous biennium,
stronger presence of PCP in the Work Programme
3 PCPs (SEC-04-DRS, SEC-09-FCT, SEC-13-BES)
Scope of the "additional obligations for exploitation of results"
better defined
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Mandatory Participation of Specific Entities
When a topic has eligibility and admissibility conditions which
state: "mandatory participation of" specific entities" (e.g.: '3
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) from 3 different MS or AC)
means that these entities have to be participants and should
be directly involved in the carrying out of the tasks foreseen in
the grant.
Budgets Pre-allocated to (groups of) Topics
Nearly all topics have ring-fenced budgets
Civil-Military Synergies: with EDA Projects
Bonus only if explicit access to results
Thank you for your attention …
Michel Bosco
DG Migration and Home Affairs
European Commission
[email protected]