Open topic on preventing and countering the misuse of emerging technologies for criminal purposes, including issues related to lawful access to data

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Police Authorities in Europe are empowered with modern, accessible and validated tools, methodologies and training curricula to anticipate and cope with the misuse of new and emerging technologies for criminal purposes, with the aim to facilitate prevention, detection, efficient data access and investigation of criminal offences in a lawful manner and with full respect of fundamental rights, including the right to protection of personal data and to privacy; Reinforced interdisciplinary collaboration at the European level through the establishment of partnerships among technologists, policymakers and Police Authorities, resulting in a holistic understanding of the challenges posed by emerging technologies and in sharing of best practices; Clear guidelines and frameworks are created, including on procedures and rules, that ensure lawful access to data, balancing the needs of security with respect for privacy and that foster a European approach to the related challenges for the police and the judiciary. Scope: New and emerging technologies (e.g., new communication technologies, quantum technologies, new biometrics and identification technologies, cloud computing technologies, generative AI etc.) bring many benefits but also pose a number of new challenges for the police and the judiciary. Therefore, there is a strong need to adequately tackle challenges for Police Authorities …bron

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  Open topic on preventing and countering the misuse of emerging technologies for criminal purposes, including issues related to lawful access to data
  
  Topic: HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-02
  Call: HORIZON-CL3-2026-01 — Civil Security for Society 2026
  Programma: Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)
  
  == Beschrijving ==
  Expected Outcome:
  Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
  Police Authorities in Europe are empowered with modern, accessible and validated tools, methodologies and training curricula to anticipate and cope with the misuse of new and emerging technologies for criminal purposes, with the aim to facilitate prevention, detection, efficient data access and investigation of criminal offences in a lawful manner and with full respect of fundamental rights, including the right to protection of personal data and to privacy;
  Reinforced interdisciplinary collaboration at the European level through the establishment of partnerships among technologists, policymakers and Police Authorities, resulting in a holistic understanding of the challenges posed by emerging technologies and in sharing of best practices;
  Clear guidelines and frameworks are created, including on procedures and rules, that ensure lawful access to data, balancing the needs of security with respect for privacy and that foster a European approach to the related challenges for the police and the judiciary.
  Scope:
  New and emerging technologies (e.g., new communication technologies, quantum technologies, new biometrics and identification technologies, cloud computing technologies, generative AI etc.) bring many benefits but also pose a number of new challenges for the police and the judiciary. Therefore, there is a strong need to adequately tackle challenges for Police Authorities stemming from all these new and emerging developments as well as to make sure that the lawful access to data keeps track with these evolutions, respecting applicable legislation and fundamental rights such as personal data protection and privacy.
  Under the Open topic, proposals are welcome to address new and emerging technologies that are not covered by the other projects of the previous Horizon Europe Calls Fighting Crime and Terrorism, as well as of the current Call Fighting Crime and Terrorism 2026-2027. Proposals should emphasize adaptive methodologies and frameworks that can evolve in response to new threats and challenges, empowering Police Authorities to act effectively while ensuring adherence to legal standards regarding data access. Thus, research activities proposed within this topic should, in a balanced way, 1) develop modern tools, methodologies and training material for police to tackle the problem of misuse for criminal purposes of the new and emerging technologies under consideration, and 2) address issues related to lawful access to data in this context.
  In this topic the integration of the gender and intersectional dimension (sex and gender analysis) in research and innovation content is not a mandatory requirement. Coordination among the successful proposals from this topic should be envisaged to avoid duplication and to exploit complementarities as well as opportunities for increased impact.
  The proposals funded under this topic that concern issues which are within the mandate of Europol[1] are expected to engage with the Europol Innovation Lab during the lifetime of the project, including validating the outcomes, with the aim of facilitating future uptake of innovations for the law enforcement community. Similarly, if the proposals concern drug-related issues, they are expected to engage with the EU Drugs Agency during the lifetime of the project, including validating the outcomes. For Police Authorities’ training-related aspects, cooperation of successful proposals with CEPOL is expected, provided that the Agency opts out from applying for funding.
  Finally, proposals are expected to address all applicable considerations expressed in the Introduction of the Fighting Crime and Terrorism Destination.
  Technology Readiness Level - Technology readiness level expected from completed projects
  Activities are expected to achieve TRL 5 by the end of the project – see General Annex B.
  [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32016R0794 (Annex I).
  
  == Voorwaarden (topic conditions) ==
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  General conditions
  1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
  described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
  Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
  2. Eligible Countries
  described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
  A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
  3. Other Eligible Conditions
  The following additional eligibility criteria apply:
  This topic requires the active involvement, as beneficiaries, of at least 2 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.]] from at least 2 different EU Member States or Associated Countries. For these participants, applicants must fill in the table “Information about security practitioners” in the application form with all the requested information, following the template provided in the submission IT tool.
  Subject to restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.
  If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used).
  described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
  4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
  described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
  5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
  are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
  5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
  are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
  5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
  described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
  6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
  The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5.
  Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]].
  described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
  Specific conditions
  described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]
  Some activities resulting from this topic may involve using classified background and/or producing of security sensitive results (EUCI and SEN). Please refer to the related provisions in section B Security — EU classified and sensitive information of the General Annexes.
  Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
  Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
  Standard application form (HE RIA, IA)
  Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations
  Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA)
  HE Programme Guide
  Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
  Lump Sum MGA
  Call-specific instructions
  Detailed budget table (HE LS)
  Information on financial support to third parties (HE)
  Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"
  Additional documents:
  HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction
  HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 6. Civil Security for Society
  HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes
  HE Programme Guide
  HE Framework Programme 2021/695
  HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
  EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
  Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
  Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
  EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
  Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
  Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
  Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement