KMU-innovativ: Forschung für die zivile Sicherheit
Funds German SME-led consortia developing civil-security technology.
This is the SME strand of Germany's wider 'Research for Civil Security' framework: SMEs partner with end users, and universities, research institutions or larger non-SME companies may also join, though funding must chiefly benefit the participating SMEs and small consortia focused on a defined part of the value chain are preferred. Project outlines went through the KMU-innovativ online portal on a…
The programme funds SME-led consortium projects developing innovative civil-security solutions, spanning protection of critical infrastructure, crime and terrorism prevention, disaster and population protection, and technologies such as robotics or hazardous-substance detection. Projects must build on real end-user needs and push clearly beyond the current state of the art.
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