The French National Research Agency (ANR) opens a Franco-German call for proposals on future security in urban areas within the framework of a collaboration with German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
In Germany as well as in France a high proportion of the population lives or works in cities or urban agglomerations. The broad range of recreational and cultural activities as well as a high density of infrastructures contributes to wealth and quality of life. However, the density of infrastructures and the constantly changing nature of cities and quarters also lead to new vulnerabilities for the population. Furthermore, cities are expected to be subject of major transformation in the long run that will require novel security solutions.
With this call for proposals the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the French National Research Agency (ANR) aim at funding interdisciplinary research projects that enhance the security of today’s and future cities in Germany and France. By doing so, BMBF and ANR want to intensify the longstanding successful bilateral cooperation of Germany and France in the area of civil security research. With their bilateral cooperation on civil security research, Germany and France do not only want to strengthen future national security but also want to provide a contribution to the European security architecture
This call is opened exclusively to Franco-German collaborative projects. Funding is expected to lead to research solutions that help improving citizens’ civil security. Funding will be provided to collaborative projects that conduct research aiming at innovative solutions for improving the civil security in cities and urban agglomerations. Projects may address today’s security situations or forthcoming security concerns in the city of the future and have to create added value from the Franco-German cooperation.
NRA will fund French teams and BMBF German teams.
Proposals shall follow an interdisciplinary approach to find solutions that helps improving global security. The projects must take into account technological and societal aspects that are relevant for the security solutions.
The themes of this call are:
A first partnering event is planned in Düsseldorf, February 16, 2016. Registration via this form https://www.projekt-portal-vditz.de/file/2594
The appelsprojetsrecherche.fr portal centralises all information on calls for proposals and calls for applications from ADEME, ANR, Inserm including ANRS, Anses and INCa. It provides a simplified access to upcoming and ongoing calls, giving a greater visibility to funding opportunities. Following their closing date, the calls remain published for a few months.
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