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Call for Members Europol Advisory Group on Research & Development
Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) collaborates closely with trusted partners to support and promote a joint effort on fighting cybercrime. Three Advisory Groups are currently providing a forum for law enforcement and the private sector to cooperate on cybercrime-related threats and challenges, fostering collaboration on both strategic and operational level. EC3 continues to spread and strengthen its network in the joint fight against cybercrime with a new advisory group on Research & Development. Express your interest to join this group before 13 December 2024.
This call for Members of the Advisory Group on Research & Development aims to establish a collaborative network with Academic and Research partners with the following purposes:
- To support law enforcement agencies (LEA) investigating and combating cybercrime.
- To enhance cybercrime awareness within the Academic and Research partners to identify and facilitate research projects and educational curricula tackling cybercrime at national and international level.
- To create a forum for knowledge sharing, research, and innovation in cybercrime with Academia.
Areas of interest
EC3 is looking for organisations that share the interest in developing projects on the following areas at strategic, operational, technical levels:
- Research and Development:
- Conduct cutting-edge research on cybercrime trends and techniques of cybercrime.
- Develop, maintain and improve innovative tools and methodologies for detecting, preventing, and combating cybercrime.
- Education and Training:
- Develop and maintain curricula and educational materials on cybercrime (prevention and deterrence, detection, disruption) for Academia and LE communities.
- Create and provide specific training programmes and workshops for Academia and LE communities.
- Knowledge sharing:
- Foster collaboration between academia and LEA by sharing trends and challenges in combating cybercrime.
- Foster collaboration between academia and LEA by sharing trends and challenges in combating cybercrime.
- Policy and Regulation guidance:
- Advocate for improved cybercrime policies and regulations.
Requirements and submission
This call is open to participants representing public or private universities, research institutions/centres, NGOs and/or other public entities or private parties, based in European Union Member-States or third countries with current agreements with Europol that have experience, capacities and interest in the mentioned cybercrime-related topics.
Selected institutions will have the responsibility to be an active and engaged member, and uphold the principles and rules that will be jointly defined in the future Terms of Reference (ToR).
Expressing of interest
Expression of interest can be submitted until 13 December 2024 via the following formhttps://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/166676be-6a3f-5308-1ce5-e00bdbeb06fe.
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More info about the Advisory Groups
Established by the Head of EC3 and reporting to him, dedicated advisory groups have been created in order to foster closer cooperation with its leading non-law enforcement partners. They help to strengthen practical cooperation between law enforcement and key domains, such as internet security, telecommunications and financial services.
- the Advisory Group on Communication Providers
- the Advisory Group on Financial Services
- the Advisory Group on Internet Security
HSD partners Bitdefender, CheckPoint, Group-IB, KPN and Prodaft are already part of these Advisory Groups.
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