European funds for prevention and fight against crime

European funds - Targeted call for proposal -Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear materials

Deadline: 17.10.2011

Expexted results:• The proposed projects should provide for a concrete contribution to the implementation of the actions identified in the EU CBRN Action Plan, either in the form of direct implementation or in the form of activities aimed at the preparation of their implementation.
• The expected results should contribute to the overall implementation of the EU CBRN Action Plan, and in particular the actions which have been identified as Key Actions, and other actions of which the
implementation is foreseen to start in 2011 or 2012. 
• The proposed projects should provide for a concrete contribution to the implementation of the actions identified in the EU Action Plan on enhancing the Security of Explosives, as far as these have not yet been implemented

Eligible applicants:

European funds for creation and promotion of audiovisual content

European Support for the development of on- and off-line interactive work

 

Eligible applicants

This notice is aimed at European companies and in particular to independent production companies.

Applicants must be established in one of the following countries:

— the 27 countries of the European Union,

— Croatia and Switzerland.

Eligible actions

The activities for the following interactive works are eligible:

The concept development (up to a first playable application) of digital interactive content complementing an

audiovisual project (drama, creative documentary or animation) specifically developed for at least one of the

following platforms:

• Internet,
• PC,
• console,
• handheld device,
• interactive television.

This digital content must present:

• substantial interactivity with a narrative component,
• originality, creativity and innovation against existing works,
• European commercial potential.

Only the following types of audiovisual project intended for commercial exploitation can be complemented by the submitted interactive work:

• a drama of at least 50 minutes (the total length of the series in the case of a series),
• a creative documentary of at least 25 minutes (length per episode in the case of a series),
• an animation of at least 24 minutes (the total length of the series in the case of a series).

The call for proposals has two deadlines.
25 November 2011
13 April 2012

European grants for security and justice

European grants for “Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism and other Security related risks”
Deadline: 12 October 2011

Priorities. 

• Facilitating the implementation of Council Directive 2008/114/EC on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve  their protection (energy and transport sector);

• Preparing/contributing to the review of Council Directive 2008/114/EC on the identification  and designation of European critical infrastructures, with a particular emphasis on the sectors  covered and the criteria used to identify European Critical Infrastructures;
• Supporting the policy initiative and the action plan on Critical Information Infrastructure  Protection

• Robustness of (global) ICT networks, including implications of a failure of these networks on  critical infrastructures, as well as dependencies of critical processes in critical infrastructures  on such (global) networks;
• Emergency communication in crisis situations, including with the general public and when  standard ICT networks are not available;
• Supporting Member States by enhancing communication in order to strengthen cooperation  between the public and the private sector (regular meetings to discuss issues of common  interest) as well as by improving international cooperation and a cross-border exchange of  information between these stakeholders and the relevant institutions at European level;
• Interdependency analysis;
• Compilation of a comprehensive all-hazards catalogue for critical infrastructures;
• Monitoring and assessment of evolving threats with a view to securing critical infrastructures,  as well as a common understanding in relation to sectoral, intersectoral and cross-border risk management;

• Increasing the security awareness of critical infrastructure operators;
• Improving information management with regard to critical infrastructures;
• Increasing critical infrastructure protection capability in the transport, energy, ICT, chemical, financial, water, food, health, space, research and nuclear sectors.

European grants for audiovisual industry

Call for proposal: Support for the development of production projects — Animation, creative documentaries and drama

Single Projects, Slate Funding and Slate Funding second stage

 

Eligible applicants
European companies and in particular to independent production companies.
Applicants must be established in one of the following countries:
— the 27 countries of the European Union,
— Croatia and Switzerland.

Eligible actions
The development activities for the following audiovisual works (one-offs or series) are eligible:

• drama projects intended for commercial exploitation of no less than 50 minutes,
•  creative documentaries intended for commercial exploitation of no less than 25 minutes (duration per episode in case of series),
• animation projects intended for commercial exploitation of no less than 24 minutes.

The call for proposals has two deadlines.

25 November 2011

13 April 2012

Training for europe: courses

IGC organises two courses on European funds and project techniques in November 2011

The courses will be held in Turin, Italy and delivered in Italian.


For further information please visit www.corsoeuroprogettazione.blogspot.com

European call for proposal: Audiovisual festivals

European funds for the audiovisual industry

Objectives

• facilitating and encouraging the promotion and movement of European audiovisual and cinema works at trade shows, fairs and audiovisual festivals in Europe and around the globe, insofar as such events may play an important role in the promotion of European works and the networking of professionals,
• improve access to European audiovisual works for the European and international public.

Eligible applicants

European organisations from the Member States of the European Union and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Croatia and Switzerland.

Eligible actions

Such organisations must implement audiovisual festivals which contribute to the aforementioned objectives  and which screen a minimum of 70 % European films from at least 10 States participating in the MEDIA  programme, in their total programme

Deadline

31 October 2011: for projects starting between 1 May 2012 and 31 October 2012,

30 April 2012: for projects starting between 1 November 2012 and 30 April 2013

European funds for Security (3)

European funds for research and development: Security

Deadline: 23rd November 2011

BENEFICIARIES:
Any legal entities established in a Member State or Associated country

MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:
Activity: Security systems integration, interconnectivity and interoperability
Secure Communications

• Preparation of the next generation of PPDR communication network
• Interoperability
• Embedded protection of security systems and anti-tampering technologies
• Establishment of a first responders platform for interoperability
• Establishment of a interoperability platform/centre for testing and validating decision and intelligence systems
• Global solution for interoperability between first responder communication systems

Activity: Security and society

Citizens, media and security

• Methodologies to assess the effectiveness of measures addressing violent radicalisation
• Tools and methodologies, definitions and strategies for privacy by design for surveillance technologies, including ICT systems
• Use of new communication/social media in crisis situation

Foresight, scenarios and security as an evolving concept

• Developing an efficient and effective environmental scanning system as part of the early warning system for the detection of emerging organised crime threats
• Criteria for assessing and mainstreaming societal impacts of security research activities

Security economics

• Fight against corruption

Ethics and Justice

• Legitimacy and effectiveness of legal measures against security threats

Activity: Security Research coordination and structuring

Small and Medium Enterprises

• Advancing contemporary forensic methods and equipment

Other coordination

• Coordination of national research programmes in the area of security research
• Networking of researchers for a high level multiorganisational and cross-border collaboration

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European funds for Security (2)

European funds for research and development: Security

Deadline: 23rd November 2011

BENEFICIARIES:
Any legal entities established in a Member State or Associated country

Activity: Intelligent surveillance and border security

Sea borders

• Increasing trustworthiness of vessel reporting systems
• Pre-Operational Validation (POV) at EU level of common application of Surveillance tools

Border checks

• Research on "automated" comparison of x-ray images for cargo scanning with reference material (use of historic images in an automated environment) to identify irregularities
• Research and validation for sub-surface fingerprint live scanners
• Tools and processes for assessing the impact of policies/actions on border control
• Innovative, costefficient and reliable technology to detect humans hidden in vehicles/closed compartments
• Further research, development and pilot implementation of Terahertz passive detection techniques (T-Ray)
• Enhancing the workflow and functionalities of Automated Border Control (ABC) gates

Border intelligent surveillance

• Development of airborne sensors and data link

Activity: Restoring security and safety in case of crisis
Preparedness, prevention, mitigation and planning

• Preparedness for and management of large scale fires
• Psycho social support in Crisis Management

Response

• Positioning and timing tools to guarantee security assets trace and tracking together with worker safety in a secure environment
• Situational awareness guidance and evacuation systems for large crowds, including crowds unpredictable behaviour
• Post crisis lesson learned exercise

Recovery

• Next generation damage and post-crisis needs assessment tool for reconstruction and recovery planning

CBRN Response

• Development of mobile laboratories, structures and functions to support rapid assessment of CBRN events with a cross-border or international impact
• Means of decontamination of large groups, urban/wide areas and large, complex and/or sensitive object
• Tools for detection, traceability, triage and individual monitoring of victims after a mass contamination

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European funds for Security (1)

European funds for research and development: Security

Deadline: 23rd November 2011

BENEFICIARIES:
Any legal entities established in a Member State or Associated country
MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION:
Activity: Increasing the Security of the Citizens
Explosives

• Less than Lethal Handling of PBIEDs
• Home made explosives (HMEs) and recipes characterisation

CBRN Protection

• CBRNE Demo Phase II
• Improving drinking water security management and mitigation in large municipalities against major deliberate, accidental or natural CBRN-related contaminations
• Identification and development of low-risk alternatives to high-risk chemicals
• Securing the food chains from primary production and animal feeds to consumer ready food against deliberate, accidental or natural CBRN contamination

Information Gathering

• Digital, miniaturised operational tool for investigation

Activity: Security of infrastructures and utilities
Design, planning of buildings and urban areas

• Resilience of large scale urban built infrastructure
• Criticality analysis of critical infrastructure including concepts for forgery proof and efficient facility access systems

Energy, Transport, communication grids

• Identification of measures to counter illegal export of metal-bearing waste
• Air traffic Management/Control threat assessment model
• Improving security in air cargo transport
• A common EU aviation security requirement to reduce costs and facilitate passenger flows

Surveillance

• Early warning security systems: physical protection of critical buildings
• Supply chain
• Pre-normative technology development for improved and more efficient security of the supply chain

Cyber crime

• Convergence of physical and cyber security
• Cyber resilience – Secure cloud computing for critical infrastructure

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European funds for Culture

MULTI ANNUAL COOPERATION PROJECTS

Deadline: 5th October 2011

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES:
EU Member States, Croatia, Turkey and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina


ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS MUST
be a public or private organisation with legal status, whose principal activity is in the cultural sphere (cultural and creative sectors); and have their registered legal seat in one of the eligible countries.

PURPOSE:

Cooperation projects can be realised in all areas of cultural activity. These projects are intended to enhance the common European cultural area with a view to encouraging the emergence of a sense of European citizenship. One of the main aim of the programme is to support the trans-national circulation of cultural and artistic works and products.