call for proposals on digital investigations

Deadline: Sep 5, 2024  
- 109 days

The expected results include:

- solutions to increase and enhance reporting of cybercrime to law enforcement authorities implemented.

- capacity and ownership of digital tools, including future maintenance, to EU Law Enforcement Authorities, including EU Agencies, formally transferred

- capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to investigate cyber-attacks and cyber enabled crime, for instance through investigative techniques and tools (including for digital forensics) adapted, in particular, to emerging smart environments, enhanced

- enhanced capacity of law enforcement to support victims during investigations

- enhanced capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to address the use of encryption by criminals and its impact on criminal investigations,

- solutions to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to cooperate across borders implemented

- practical mechanisms, systems and tools to enhance the cooperation between private entities and law enforcement and/or judicial authorities, for the purpose of detecting, reporting, investigating and preventing crime and taking remedial action created

- accountability of registrars of domain names and ensuring accuracy of information on website ownership increased

The activities to be funded have the following objectives:

(1) developing capacity and expertise of law enforcement and judicial authorities and supporting cross-border cooperation;

(2) contributing to the implementation of EU law;

(3) fostering cross-border cooperation between law enforcement/judicial authorities and private entities.

The project activities should focus on:

- developing and implementation of solutions to increase and enhance reporting of cybercrime to law enforcement authorities.

- formal transfer of capacity and ownership of digital tools, including future maintenance, to EU Law Enforcement Authorities, including EU Agencies

- enhancing the capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to investigate cyber-attacks and cyber enabled crime, for instance through investigative techniques and tools (including for digital forensics) adapted, in particular, to emerging smart environments.

- enhancing the capacity of law enforcement to support victims during investigations

- enhancing the capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to address the use of encryption by criminals and its impact on criminal investigations,

- implementing solutions to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to cooperate across borders

- setting up practical mechanisms, systems and tools to enhance the cooperation between private entities and law enforcement and/or judicial authorities, for the purpose of detecting, reporting, investigating and preventing crime and taking remedial action

- increasing the accountability of registrars of domain names and ensuring accuracy of information on website ownership

Specific priority areas might be further specified in the call.

Cooperation in the framework of EMPACT and with relevant EU Agencies (Europol, CEPOL, Eurojust) and with existing projects to ensure sustainability of results will be considered an asset.

enhanced and increased reporting of cybercrime to law enforcement authorities

enhanced capacity to use digital tools, following transfer of these tools (including future maintenance) to EU Law Enforcement Authorities, including EU Agencies,

enhanced capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to investigate cyber-attacks and cyber enabled crime,

enhanced capacity of law enforcement to support victims during investigations

enhanced capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to address the use of encryption by criminals and its impact on criminal investigations,

enhanced capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to cooperate across borders implemented

enhanced cooperation between private entities and law enforcement and/or judicial authorities, for the purpose of detecting, reporting, investigating and preventing crime and taking remedial action created

enhanced accountability of registrars of domain names and ensuring accuracy of information on website ownership