Cluster 3: Fighting Crime and Terrorism 2021 (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01), 12 calls open

The goal of this Destination is to bring improved prevention, investigation and mitigation of impacts of crime, including of new/emerging criminal modi operandi (such as those exploiting digitisation and other technologies). Such an approach needs to be based on a deeper knowledge of human and social aspects of relevant societal challenges, such as child sexual exploitation, violent radicalisation, trafficking of human beings, disinformation and fake news, corruption and cyber criminality, including support to victims. Research can further help to transpose such knowledge into the operational activities of Police Authorities[[In the context of this Destination, 'Police Authorities' means public authorities explicitly designated by national law, or other entities legally mandated by the competent national authority, for the prevention, detection and/or investigation of terrorist offences or other criminal offences, specifically excluding police academies, forensic institutes, training facilities as well as border and customs authorities.]], as well as civil society organisations.

Research and innovation will support Police Authorities and, when applicable, other relevant end-users in better tackling crime, including cybercrime, and terrorism as well as different forms of serious and organised crime (such as smuggling, money laundering, identity theft, counterfeiting of products, trafficking of illicit drugs and of falsified/substandard medicines, environmental crime or illicit trafficking of cultural goods) by developing new technologies, tools and systems (including digital tools, e.g. artificial intelligence, interoperability solutions, etc.). This support refers especially to capabilities to analyse in near-real-time large volumes of data to forestall criminal activities, or to combat disinformation and fake news with implications for security.

Under this destination the EU has published 12 calls for proposals that are open for admission:

1. Terrorism and other forms of serious crime countered using travel intelligence (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-01)
2. Lawful interception using new and emerging technologies (5G & beyond, quantum computing and encryption) (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-02)
3. Disinformation and fake news are combated and trust in the digital world is raised (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-03)
4. Improved access to fighting crime and terrorism research data (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-04)
5. Modern biometrics used in forensic science and by police (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-05)
6. Domestic and sexual violence are prevented and combated (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-06)
7. Improved preparedness on attacks to public spaces (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-07)
8. Fight against trafficking in cultural goods (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-08)
9. Fight against organised environmental crime (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-09)
10. Fight against firearms trafficking (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-10)
11. Prevention of child sexual exploitation (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-11)
12. Online identity theft is countered (HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-12)

Further Information:
https://www.euhochschulnetz-sachsen-anhalt.de/Ausschreibungen.html

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