Horizon 2020
Societal Challenge 7
“Secure Societies"
•Alberto Contaretti
•Unit B.4 Innovation and Industry for Security
•DG Migration and Home Affairs
Roma, 19 Maggio 2015
EU policy initiatives
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Final implementation report of the EU Internal Security Strategy 2010-2014
COM(2014) 365 final
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Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection
and humanitarian assistance, COM(2010)600
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The EU Action Plan on combating terrorism
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The Security Industry Policy Action Plan COM (2012) 417
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Cybersecurity Strategy of the European Union: An Open, Safe and Secure
Cyberspace COM (2013) 1
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The EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings
2012–2016, COM(2012) 286
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European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP),
COM(2006)786
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Civilian Headline Goal 2008
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EU Maritime Security Strategy (adopted by Council - General Affairs on 24/6/2014)
and its action plan (adopted by Council - General Affairs – 16/12/2014)
EU policy initiatives
The European Agenda on Security
COM(2015) 185 final (28 April 2015)
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-4865_en.htm
"Research and innovation is essential if the EU is to keep upto-date with evolving security needs. Research can identify new
security threats and their impacts on European societies. It also
contributes to creating social trust in research-based new
security policies and tools. Innovative solutions will help to
mitigate security risks more effectively by drawing on
knowledge, research and technology.
Horizon 2020 can play a central role in ensuring that the EU's
research effort is well targeted, including factoring in the needs
of law enforcement authorities by further involving end-users
at all stages of the process, from conception to market".
Preparing the future
Today: in average 5-6 yrs
from definition of R&D
topics to project
completion
Need to minimize this
interval and synchronize
with interval of policy
making and
implementation
Projects should quickly
(and authoritatively)
transfer the results of R&D
to policy setting. This is a
merit factor to be assessed
under “Impact”
Horizon 2020
• Aim: securing Europe's
global competitiveness
by investing in science
and innovation
• Budget: €79 billion
• Duration: 2014-2020
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H2020 - Budget
Secure Societies
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H2020 Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
7 472
Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry,
marine and maritime and inland water research and the
Bio-economy
3 851
Secure, clean and efficient energy *
5 931
Smart, green and integrated transport
6 339
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and
raw materials
3 081
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
1 310
Secure Societies
1 695
Science with and for society
462
Spreading excellence and widening participation
816
H2020 Societal Challenges
Security: a societal challenge
It concerns the protection of citizens, society
and economy as well as Europe's assets,
infrastructures and services, its prosperity,
political stability and well-being.
Any malfunction or disruption, intentional or
accidental, can have a detrimental impact with high
associated economic or societal costs.
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H2020 Secure Societies
Challenge 7 of the H2020 Specific Programme
Activities within this challenge shall:
- Have an exclusive focus on civil application
- Follow a mission-oriented approach
- Promote cooperation of end-users, industry and researchers
- Integrate relevant societal dimensions whilst complying with ethical
principles
Support to the Union's policies for internal and external security, including
the Common Foreign and Security Policy and its Common Security and
Defence Policy
Improvement of the cyber security, trust and privacy in the Digital single
Market.
Research and development of the next generation of innovative solutions
by working on novel concepts and designs and interoperable standards.
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H2020 Secure Societies
Eight Specific Objectives
7.1. Fight crime, illegal trafficking and terrorism, including understanding and
tackling terrorist ideas and beliefs
7.2. Protect and improve the resilience of critical infrastructures, supply chains
and transport modes
7.3. Strengthen security through border management
7.4. Improve cyber security
7.5. Increase Europe's resilience to crises and disasters
7.6. Ensure privacy and freedom, including in the Internet and enhancing the
societal legal and ethical understanding of all areas of security, risk and
management
7.7. Enhance standardisation and interoperability of systems, including for
emergency Purposes
7.8. Support the Union's external security policies including through conflict
prevention and peace-building
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H2020 Secure Societies
The main goals of security research in H2020
• Reinforcing support for the EU internal and external
security
• Improving the competitiveness of the EU industry
• Addressing security gaps and preventing threats to
security
• Maintaining
a
mission-oriented
integrating end-users' needs
approach
and
• Enhancing the societal dimension
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H2020 Secure Societies
Stakeholder involvement
Security is an issue that can only be tackled effectively
if all stakeholders cooperate.
Representatives of the public and private sectors need
to work together across borders.
The Work Programme is addressed to:
- private companies and industrial corporations
- institutional stakeholders
- research institutes and academia
-
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H2020 Secure Societies
Social Science and Humanities expertise in
"Secure Societies"
In Horizon 2020, more systematic approach than in FP7.
For each proposal the assessment of its Societal impact
complements that of its Ethical impact.
 Understanding of causes, developing and applying of
innovative and socially compatible solutions.
 Integration of market demands, citizens’ rights and
research, also for contributing to the "competitiveness" of
the European security industry.
H2020 Secure Societies
The respect of privacy and civil liberties is the guiding principle in
the whole "Secure Societies" work programme (WP).
In each project, the ethical aspects must be considered during the
development of a system (Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs),
Privacy by Design (PbD)) and not only when the system is proposed
for use.
In WP 2014/2015 - 8 ethical/societal dimension
topics - attention to hidden risks, unintended
consequences of security research and technology.
In WP 2016/2017 - All topics will have ethics and
privacy considerations, some are to be fully focused on
SSH component
H2020 Secure Societies
International Dimension
• All 2015 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, in particular with
international research partners involved in on-going discussions and
workshops, and US homeland security research entities.
Funding for third countries is however still subject to the evaluations."
• Eligibility for funding: Art. 10.2 of the Rules for Participation
REGULATION (EU) No 1290/2013
The 2014-2015 Workprogramme:
legacy and feedback from stakeholders
Learning from 2014 calls:
 Coordination and Support Actions (CSA)
that need following up with PCP or PPI
 Not enough upstream involvement of
end-users in research requirements
 Not enough integration between "cyber and
physical" security
 Too many topics
 Orphan topics within Calls
 Oversubscription
DG Enterprise and Industry
Structure of the
Work Programme
Four separate / parallel calls for proposals
 Disaster Resilient Societies (DRS)
Crisis management and civil protection, critical infrastructure
protection
 Fight against Crime and Terrorism (FCT)
Forensics, law enforcement capabilities, ethical/societal
dimension
 Border Security (BES)
Border crossing points, information management, supply
chain security
 Digital Security (DS)
Privacy, access control, trust eServices, Secure information
sharing
Timeline
• Call(s) open 25 March 2015
• Call(s) close 27 August 2015
• Info on outcome of Evaluation end January
2016
• Signature of Grant Agreement April 2016
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Grazie per l'attenzione!
Alberto Pietro Contaretti
Programme Officer – EU Policies
G4: Policy and Research in Security
E-mail: [email protected]
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