INTERPOL CKE as Privanova’s Dissemination Platform for LEAs
The significant proliferation of cybercrime is an ever-growing concern across the globe. Its cross-border nature renders it harder to grasp and track which calls for evermore stronger cooperation between concerned authorities. In order to mitigate these complexities, the efforts that INTERPOL dedicates to countering cybercrime are more than ever palpable.…
The European Health Data Space: A new catalyst for medical innovation
The need for a European Health Data Space Secure and exploitable data flows are a key element in the European Strategy for Data. They are perceived as an asset set to fuel Europe’s future innovations, increase the competitivity of its companies and contribute to the overall quality of life of…
Horizon Europe Data Management Plan from an Ethics Perspective
Introduction Innovative, interdisciplinary R&D projects produce large amounts of research information. Depending on the nature of the project, its scope and research objectives, the information used or created during the project lifecycle may include personal data. While the management of research information in general pertains to the Open Research Data…
Copyright infringement as a form of cybercrime
What is copyright? Copyright (or author’s right) is a term that commonly refers to a regulation or set of regulations that define the scope and protect the rights of creators of literary (including software), dramatic, musical and artistic works in terms of how the work is used and protection against…
Data Protection Officer (DPO) in EU-funded projects
The General Data Protection Regulation has brought in many advances and additions, among which is the role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO). The DPO intervenes in the functioning of an organization in order to orchestrate the general compliance with data protection laws and regulations, such as the GDPR and…
Cloud forensics framework for law enforcement agencies
In its continuous engagement in cybersecurity-related topics, Privanova has contributed to the publication of a scientific paper in the Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University on the 30th of April. The publication is titled “Cloud forensics framework for law enforcement agencies”. Through it, Privanova contributes to the ever-growing interest in cloud…
Privanova at the ISF Chapter in Paris
The ISF Francophone Chapter Meeting Privanova took part in the Information Security Forum Francophone Chapter meeting. Organised in Paris on the 29th of March 2022 the event focused on cybersecurity and provided an excellent opportunity for the regional ISF members to meet and discuss security and risk management issues. Privanova…
Clinical Trials Regulation in H2020 and Horizon Europe
Clinical Trials Regulation: a common denominator for health-related projects Privanova’s portfolio of EU-funded projects includes several innovative, interdisciplinary initiatives focusing on health-related issues and clinical trials. DigiCare4You objective is to deliver an intersectoral innovation involving digital tools for early screening, prevention and management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension…
EIC Accelerator and its importance for your start-up
EU-funded research and the EIC Accelerator Technological innovation is a key element in the European Commission’s R&D strategy. Through Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe, it succeeded in creating an environment for the development of solutions that use innovation for the public interest. In this sense, the European Commission had established the…
Privanova discusses cybersecurity at the UN
Privanova is honored to announce that it was among rare organizations presenting at the First intersessional consultation of the Ad Hoc Committee established by the UN General Assembly to elaborate a comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes. Organised by the UN…
European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ECCRI) and its role in Horizon Europe
The need for a European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity In its innovation strategies, the European Commission has always been insistent on the importance of values such as responsibility and excellence in all research activities that it funds. As research is a term that can encompass a variety of…
Privanova’s Dissemination Channels
The role of dissemination in Horizon Europe The Horizon Europe rules stipulate that EU-funded projects need to have tangible results that must be widely disseminated and exploitable. Dissemination and communication activities are a fundamental part of EU-funded projects, as the aim of these projects is to generate inventive ideas and…
AI4HealthSec Ethics Challenges
AI4HealthSec Ethics Challenges: Background AI4HEALTHSEC is a scientific research project focused on cyber security and privacy risks in the health care domain. The main objective of the project is to propose a state-of-the-art solution that improves the detection and analysis of cyber-attacks and threats on informational infrastructure that stores/processes healthcare…
CYBERSPACE Project Kicks Off
CYBERSPACE Project Kick-Off Meeting CYBERSPACE’s virtual kick-off meeting was conducted on 9th – 10th December 2021. The participants included Privanova, representatives of the European Commission and an international, multidisciplinary consortium of 11 partners (from across Europe) which includes LEAs (Law Enforcement Agency), SME, Research institutes and Industry player, all bringing their…
LEA Cluster: increasing the impact of several EU projects
Context for the LEA Cluster Depending on the available resources, the EC can fund multiple projects addressing the same topic. While these consortia compete during the proposal phase, once the granting is finalised, it is of great interest to initiate a fruitful dialogue between different winning projects in order to…
Europol Data Protection Experts Network (EDEN) and its importance
Introduction to Europol Data Protection Experts Network As the European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol works in cooperation with different law enforcement authorities to fight against international crime and terrorism. In order to achieve its goals, Europol processes significant amounts of personal data that need an optimal level of protection…
Benefits of GDPR Compliance for Exploitation of Project Results
GDPR Compliance in EU-funded Projects Protection of personal data and privacy are one of the most important ethical challenges. Across all EU research funding schemes, Ethics has a transversal nature. For that reason, it prevails all working packages and task within scientific and research projects. Managing privacy and data protection…
MARVEL: a case study for an Ethical AI
Ethical AI – Algorithmic biases and the potential for misuse By using cutting-edge technologies, the MARVEL project aims to provide a framework useful to the public authorities to detect audio-visual events and achieve contextual awareness in smart cities. The MARVEL technology could help in improving safety by monitoring certain areas…
FACILITATE Project – Kick-off Meeting
The FACILITATE Project is launched The FACILITATE project consortium organised a virtual Kick-off meeting on January 24th and 25th 2022. Besides the project officer representing the European Commission, more than 80 representatives of 26 consortium partners were in attendance. The FACILITATE project is implemented under the Innovative Medicines Initiative (MI2)…
IoT-NGIN Ethics Compliance
IoT-NGIN Ethics Evaluation Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the quickest developing segments within the ICT ecosystem. However, due to numerous positive effects of the IoT this concept generates societal and economic challenges. One of the greatest challenges is to leverage existing technology strengths to develop solutions that sustain…
Privanova – INTERPOL Cybercrime Knowledge Exchange Member
We are proud to announce that as of October 2021, Privanova has the access to INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Knowledge Exchange (CKE). As part of the wider effort to curb cybercrime, the INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Knowledge Exchange represents a secured digital environment facilitating continuous communication and intelligence exchange between police forces and other…
CYRENE Hackathon
First CYRENE Hackathon The CYRENE Project where Privanova is a partner, organises its first hackathon. The event will take place on October 14th and 15th 2021 and will last for 24 hours. Registration is open until the 11th of October. Focused on the information security of the supply chains, the…
IoT-NGIN Open Call 1
IoT-NGIN Open Calls The IoT-NGIN project in which Privanova takes part organizes two Open Calls with the aim to increase the public awareness of the project and welcome new members in the IoT-NGIN community. IoT-NGIN Open Call 1 The IoT-NGIN Open Call 1 starts on October 1st 2021 and will…
Clustering in Horizon Europe
With the European Commission insisting on the importance of multiplying impact across several projects usually funded under the same call, clustering in Horizon Europe becomes a critical activity. This means that proposals involving well-described, extensive clustering activities will have more chances of being granted. The present text outlines the importance…
Privanova’s dissemination partner: Crowdhelix
Privanova’s dissemination approach When project outcomes are transformed into concrete benefits for society, they maximise the scientific, social, economic, technological and policy value of the project and, in turn, further contribute to making Europe a global reference in Research and Innovation. To achieve this transformation, Privanova’s dissemination activities must rely…
Ethics Appraisal Process: Main Reference Documents
Significance of the Ethics Appraisal Process Ethical research conduct implies the application of fundamental ethical principles and legislation to scientific research in all possible domains of research. The Ethics Appraisal Process in Horizon Europe is conceived to assess and address the ethical dimension of funded projects. Following the scientific evaluation…
Ethics Advisory Board in Horizon Europe: Functions and Role
Ethics Advisory Board in EU-funded Projects There are various approaches to ethical issues. While some of these issues invite simple solutions, other demand complex, multilayered solutions. Regardless of the favored approach, the actions of the Ethics Advisory Board (EAB) and its Ethics Advisors (EA) must be carried out with the…
Ethics Appraisal Process in Horizon Europe: Key Changes
Ethics Appraisal Process – the Context The Horizon Europe introduced several important changes concerning the way the Ethics Appraisal Process is organised for EU-funded research projects. Beyond ensuring ongoing ethics compliance, these changes reflect both the evolution in terms of procedures as well as a reflection of the technological developments…
DigiCare4You – KickOff Meeting
A virtual DigiCare4You kick-off meeting was held on April 8th-9th 2021. The participants included Privanova, representatives of the European Commission and an international, multidisciplinary consortium of 16 partners (from Europe, USA and Australia), including the key partners who developed and implemented the Feel4Diabetes-study and BlueStar®. The meeting marks the official…
Tackling the Illicit financial flows – the TRACE project starts
The menace of Illicit financial flows Due to the impact of increased and spread of ICT-related crimes and illicit financial flows (IFF), there is a need for innovative policing tools, skills, organisational and regulatory adaptations to counter these threats. Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and financial intelligence units (FIUs) are affected…
Artificial Intelligence and Ethics in EU-funded Projects
Artificial Intelligence is the aim or the enabler in many ongoing EU-funded projects and upcoming Calls for proposals. On the EU level, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is perceived as the key element of economic growth and competitiveness. AI is one of the most important applications of the digital economy based on…
AI4HealthSec: ensuring privacy in healthcare ICT infrastructure
AI and privacy in healthcare ICT infrastructure The significant advancements in ICT have paved the way to its utilization in improving healthcare for individuals and communities all over the world. ICT has revolutionized healthcare systems in many advanced and developing countries in multiple aspects such as digitization and dissemination of…
CYRENE Expert Workshop
CYRENE Expert Workshop On March 31st, Privanova organised the first CYRENE Expert Workshop together with the project coordinator, our consortium partners and representatives of all three external advisory boards. Organised at the end of Month 6 of the project, the CYRENE Expert Workshop successfully kickstarted the collaboration between the project partners and external advisors. Workshop…
MARVEL Kick-off Meeting
MARVEL: Multimodal Extreme-Scale Data Analytics for Smart Cities Environments A virtual MARVEL kick-off meeting was held on 18-19 January 2021. Fifty participants from seventeen partner organisations and the Project Officer representing the EC discussed roles, ways of working, quality assurance process, ethics compliance and financial reporting. The MARVEL project is…
Living-in.EU: Digital Transformation in the European Cities
Challenges of a Smart Environment The smart city environments are becoming increasingly popular and are being widely adopted across the globe, owing to the tremendous advancements in Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence. These environments offer intelligent monitoring and real-time decision making for optimal utilization and management of resources,…
Next Generation Internet of Things: IoT-NGIN Project Starts
The IoT-NGIN project consortium held its first meeting on October 15th and 16th 2020. Funded by the European Commission, the project addresses the topic ICT-56-2020 – Next Generation Internet of Things. IoT-NGIN Project: The Next Generation Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) has been identified as one…
CYRENE – Resilience and Cybersecurity of Supply Chains
Global Cybersecurity Supply Chains Risks In the modern era, Global Supply Chains are a way of life for modern business. In a sense, they are the veins of global trade and economy. Individual operators and cross border Critical Infrastructures such as airports, telecom providers, railways, energy suppliers, banks and logistic…
IBM: Artificial Intelligence and Research Projects
For Artificial Intelligence (AI) made in Europe, three key principles are: “interoperability”, “security by design” and “ethics by design”. We discuss AI and EU-funded projects with one of our partners, Julia Pshenichnaya – Cognitive Process Automation Practice lead, IBM France. Julia Pshenichnaya, IBM France PN: Julia, could you please introduce…
Conditional Clearance and Ethics Requirements
Importance of Ethics in H2020 All H2020 projects must comply with ethics principles and relevant laws. Ethics and data protection issues are given the highest priority in H2020. Compliance is assessed on all stages of the project life cycle: from the Ethics Issues Table (Part A of the proposal) and…
CC-DRIVER Kickoff Meeting
The CC-DRIVER project officially starts CC-DRIVER was formally launched at a virtual kick-off meeting on 6-7 May 2020, which was attended by more than 30 representatives from partner organisations, including law enforcement agencies (LEAs), research centres, universities, industry and civil society from across Europe as well as a representative from…
Opinion on the European Gambling and Betting Association’s draft Code of Conduct
About EGBA The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) is the Brussels-based trade association representing the leading online gaming and betting operators established, licensed and regulated within the EU. According to its website: “EGBA works together with national and EU authorities and other stakeholders towards a well-regulated online gambling market…
Privacy Impact Assessments for H2020 Projects
Context Performing Privacy Impact Assessments on H2020 projects is an essential part of a risk-based approach to privacy and data protection the EU promotes. Publicly-funded research projects such as those financed by the EU Commission often involve consortia consisting of a large number of partners. The task of ensuring privacy, data protection…
