TowArd sustainable foresigHt capabilitiEs for increAseD Civil Securitycore
AHEAD · Horizon Europe grant · 2023-09-01–2026-05-31
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About the data
Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-CL3-2022-SSRI-01 · scheme HORIZON-CSA · topic HORIZON-CL3-2022-SSRI-01-01. CORDIS record →
Objective
With the rise of potentially disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, a particular challenge has emerged for LEAs and other civil security practitioners. Tasked with fostering safe societies and protecting European citizens from new forms of criminality, they need to pre-empt technological evolutions, turning potential threats into opportunities, and anticipate the operational future of policing.Technology foresight is one possible anticipatory process. However, pure technology watch-based approaches are not helpful for decision-making if not embedded in a qualitative assessment of threats and capabilities. Hence the need to move towards a comprehensive foresight framework which is the rationale behind AHEAD.Standing for TowArd TecHnological ForEsight for IncreAseD Security, AHEAD is a LEA-led project which will adopt a 360-degree approach accounting for megatrends but also contextual elements (i.e. legal, ethical, societal and economic) to design and operationalise a sustainable capability-based civil security foresight framework. Tested through iterative Foresight Exercises addressing the five Destinations of the Horizon Europe Cluster 3 (Fighting crime and terrorism, Border management, Resilient infrastructure, Increased cybersecurity and Disaster-resilient society), this framework will be tailored to the needs of civil security practitioners to generate “evidence-based” capability roadmaps.Such roadmaps will translate the foresight process’ outcomes into concrete courses of actions to support decision- and policy-makers at EU and national levels when deciding on strategies and policy actions in the field of civil security, including the programming of security research and innovation investments. By enhancing a forward-looking culture in civil security, AHEAD will contribute to the strategy put forward in the European Commission's Foresight Agenda to embed in a more systematic way strategic foresight into policy-making.
Beneficiaries (14)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINISTERE DE L'INTERIEUR | FR | coordinator | €423,125 | |
| UNIVERSITEIT GENT | BE | participant | €358,020 | |
| UPPERION | FR | participant | €258,431 | |
| Netherlands Police | NL | participant | €133,188 | |
| SISAMINISTERIO (SM) | FI | participant | €125,125 | |
| IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS | EL | participant | €100,000 | |
| POLICE FEDERALE BELGE | BE | participant | €55,156 | |
| MINISTERIO DEL INTERIOR | ES | participant | €46,875 | |
| CIVIPOL | FR | thirdParty | €0 | |
| Ministerio da Justica | PT | associatedPartner | — | |
| BUNDESMINISTERIUM FUR INNERES | AT | associatedPartner | — | |
| IEKSLIETU MINISTRIJAS VALSTS POLICIJA STATE POLICE OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR | LV | associatedPartner | — | |
| POLISMYNDIGHETEN SWEDISH POLICE AUTHORITY | SE | associatedPartner | — | |
| MINISTARSTVO UNUTARNJIH POSLOVA | HR | associatedPartner | — |
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