Focus Area - Security Union

 

Boosting the effectiveness of the Security Union

The Focus Area is supporting implementation of the Security Union priorities: reacting to and recovering from natural and man-made disasters; preventing, investigating and prosecuting crime including organised crime and terrorism; improving border entry security; protecting infrastructure against natural and man-made threats, including cyber-attacks; digital security and privacy; and space-related research. Research is not just about developing new technologies, but also requires understanding phenomena: this means social sciences and the humanities will be involved.

 

Expected Impact

  • Reduced loss of life and reduced environmental, material and economic losses from natural and man-made disasters.
  • Key infrastructure better protected against natural and man-made threats, including cyber-attacks.
  • New products that meet the needs of security practitioners in the EU, including for investigating and prosecuting crime (including cybercrime) and terrorism.
  • EU borders better secured against the entry of undesirable persons or goods.
  • Ensuring a secure and trusted networked environment for the governments, businesses and individuals, thus positioning the EU as a world leader in building a more secure digital economy.
  • Support for EU and national policies related to security, including those focusing on prevention.
  • Space-related research harnessed to support security.
  • Better understanding of the complex and interrelated drivers and societal contexts of security challenges including in particular radicalisation and polarisation.

 

COMPONENTS OF THE FOCUS AREA

  

+ - LEIT - ICT

Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies – ICT:

Activities include assuring security and privacy in the design and management of networks, achieving a high degree of trust in EU digital networks, products and services and developing the ecosystem of skilled professionals, educators and EU-wide harmonized regulation, policies and standards.

 

Budget €290 million (total with Digital Security from Societal Challenge 7)

+ - LEIT - Space

Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies – Space:

Activities address space-related threats such as space debris and space weather.

 

Budget €95 million

+ - SC1: 'Health, demographic change and wellbeing'

Societal Challenge 1: 'Health, demographic change and wellbeing' (SC1):

Activities adress in reducing cyber risks in hospitals and care centres to protect privacy/data/infrastructures.

 

 

Budget €36 million

+ - SC3: ' Secure, clean and efficient energy'

Societal Challenge 3: ' Secure, clean and efficient energy' (SC3):

Activities address in improving the resilience of the Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES) against cyber and privacy attacks.

 

Budget €20 million

+ - SC6: 'Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies'

Societal Challenge 6: 'Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies' (SC6):

Activities address the prevention of radicalisation through social inclusion, the impact of extreme ideologies on societal polarisation, and the drivers and contexts of violent extremism.

 

Budget €32million

+ - SC7 'Secure Societies'

Societal Challenge 7 'Secure Societies' (SC7):

 

Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection:

Activities aim to reduce the loss of human life, health, environmental, economic and material damage from natural and man-made disasters, including from climate-related weather events, industrial disasters, crime and terrorism threats; to develop new capabilities for fighting and preventing crime (including cybercrime), illegal trafficking and terrorism; improve border security.

 

Budget €571 million

 

Digital Security:

The activities aim at addressing the main challenges of digital security, promoting trust and confidence, and paving the way for a competitive, trustworthy Digital Single Market. Innovative solutions and services in digital security, privacy and personal data protection open new market opportunities for EU companies and ensure a secure and trusted networked environment for governments, businesses and citizens.

 

Budget €290 million (total with LEIT ICT)

 
CONTATTI:

Divisione Ricerca e Innovazione

Via Oberdan, 8 - 60122 Ancona

email: ricerca@univpm.it

tel.: +39 071 220 - 2246 - 2419 - 2355

fax: +39 071 220 2319

Security Research and Innovation
 

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