Call for proposals for action grants to support transnational e-Justice projects

Closed

Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Justice Programme

Programme Description

The overall objective of the Justice programme is to help create a European area of ​​justice, based on mutual trust.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

JUST-2022-EJUSTICE

Call

Call for proposals for action grants to support transnational e-Justice projects

Summary

The key objective for 2022 is to contribute to achieving the goals of the Commission Communication on the Digitalisation of Justice in the EU and the Council European e-Justice Strategy and Action Plan 2019-2023 by supporting the implementation of e-Justice projects at the European and national level, as far as they have a European dimension.

Detailed Call Description

The key priorities for 2022 under this call are to:

  • Contribute to achieving the objectives of the Commission Communication on the Digitalisation of Justice in the EU and the Council European e-Justice Strategy4 and Action Plan 2019-20235 by supporting the implementation of e-Justice projects at the European and national level, as far as they have a European dimension.
  • Support projects aiming at joining or enhancing existing or on-going e-Justice projects:
    1. Projects facilitating electronic cross-border interaction and communication between judicial authorities, as well as with citizens, businesses and practitioners in judicial proceedings. For example, with regard to the use of videoconferencing in a cross-border setting, in particular with regard to standardisation and achieving interoperability. etc. (page 6-7 of the call document)
  • Support the development of concrete use cases based on artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology in the justice area.

Without prejudice to the priority areas set out above, other e-Justice project proposals related to supporting relevant EU policies, such as victims’ rights, rights of suspects and accused in criminal proceedings, and projects which are in advanced stage of development or already live on the e-Justice Portal at the moment when the call is published, will not be excluded.

Project activities under this call would in principle include:

  • Analytical, conceptual, design and elaboration work;
  •  IT software development, quality assurance and related auxiliary measures necessary for the establishment of IT systems;
  • Expansion and adaptation of existing national and transnational solutions towards addressing the objectives of the call.

Call Total Budget

€2,800,000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

90%

Thematic Categories

  • Information Technology
  • Justice - Security

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • International Organisations
  • Large Enterprises
  • NGOs
  • Private Bodies
  • State-owned Enterprises

Eligibility For Participation Notes

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

  • be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
    •  EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs),excluding Denmark)
    •  Non-EU countries: Countries associated to the Justice Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries)
    • Organisations that are profit-oriented may only submit applications in partnership with public entities or private non-profit organisations.

Call Opening Date

15/12/2021

Call Closing Date

15/03/2022

National Contact Point(s)

Ministry of Justice and Public Order, Republic of Cyprus

Konstantina Filippou

Administrative Officer

Tel: +357 22805955

Email: cfilippou@papd.mof.gov.cy

(Publish Date: 16/12/2021-for internal use only)

EU Contact Point

For individual questions on the Portal Submission System, please contact the:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/helpdesks/contact-form

Non-IT related questions should be sent to the following email address: EC-JUSTICECALLS@ec.europa.eu.