Iserd - FP7 -> Security

Theme 10 - Objective

The objective of the Security theme is: to develop the technologies and knowledge for building capabilities needed to ensure the security of citizens from threats such as acts of terrorism and (organized) crime, natural disasters and industrial accidents while respecting fundamental human rights including privacy; to ensure optimal and concerted use of available and evolving technologies to the benefit of civil European security; to stimulate the cooperation of providers and users for civil security solutions; to improve the competitiveness of the European security industry and to deliver mission-oriented results to reduce security gaps.

Theme 10 – Structure

10.1 - Increasing the security of citizens - technology solutions for civil protection, bio-security, protection against crime and terrorism;
10.2 - Increasing the security of infrastructures and utilities - examining and securing infrastructures in areas such as ICT, transport, energy and services in the financial and administrative domain;
10.3 - Intelligent surveillance and border security - technologies, equipment, tools and methods for protecting Europe's border controls such as land and coastal borders;
10.4 - Restoring security and safety in case of crisis - technologies and communication, coordination in support of civil, humanitarian and rescue tasks;
10.5 - Improving security systems integration, interconnectivity and interoperability - information gathering for civil security, protection of confidentiality and traceability of transactions;
10.6 - Security and society - socio-economic, political and cultural aspects of security, ethics and values, acceptance of security solutions, social environment and perceptions of security;
10.7 - Security research coordination and structuring - coordination between European and international security research efforts in the areas of civil, security and defense research.

For the content of the theme, the specific topics of the open call, implementation of calls, indicative priorities for future calls, please see the Security Work Programme (336 kb)

Theme 10 - Budget

€ 1.4 billion will be allocated to fund this theme over the duration of FP7.