Open topic on efficient border surveillance and maritime security
Funds up to three border-security and maritime-surveillance projects worth EUR 3.3 million each, built with Border or Coast Guard partners.
Open topic on efficient border surveillance and maritime security is a European Commission Innovation Action, worth EUR 3.3 million per project, that funds new or disruptive technology improving surveillance, situational awareness and decision-making at the EU's external borders and in maritime environments. Consortia submit a single-stage proposal, and the project must actively involve at least t…
The Commission wants new or disruptive technology that improves surveillance, situational awareness and decision-making at the EU's external borders and in maritime environments — covering threats like irregular migration, trafficking, piracy, and cyber and hybrid threats. It's open to a wide range of technologies including sensing, autonomous vehicles and platforms, data fusion, robotics, edge and cloud computing, and decision-support systems.
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