o) Research and innovation

«Fundamental rights, education and training, as well as research and innovation shall be overarching components in the implementation of European integrated border management»

^{(Art. 3, para. 2 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 on the European Border and Coast Guard)}

Strategic objectives of IBM strategy III and measures

Strategic objective o1: IBM partners are networked at national level with other actors in the fields of innovation and research. Switzerland remains committed to the European Innovation Centre for Internal Security.

Standard measures
	Measures	Authorities	Related objectives	Project launch	Project completion
o1a	Participation in the European innovation centre: The bodies represented in the European Innovation Centre for Internal Security are to define a joint approach to research and innovation with the IBM partners at a meeting of the Border Steering Group and note their needs. They are to share their findings with them once a year.	fedpol		Q2 2024	Q1 2025
o1b	Networking with the Artificial Intelligence Competence Network: The IBM partners are to network with the federal government's ‘Artificial Intelligence Competence Network’^[1]. The body represented in the competence network is to exchange information with the IBM partners once a year at the meeting of the Borders Steering Group.	SEM		Q2 2024	Q1 2025

[1] Der Bund baut ein «Kompetenznetzwerk Künstliche Intelligenz» auf (German, French, Italian)

Strategic objective o2: Promote research and innovation on border management, especially through application-oriented pilot projects, and share the findings at national and European level.

Standard measures

Measures

Authorities

Related objectives

Project launch

Project completion

o2a

Promotion of innovative projects and research:
Test and drive forward innovative projects and research into artificial intelligence within the scope of the legal framework.

fedpol

Border control authorities

FOCBS

o2 / j3

2024

2028/29

o2b

Use of BMVI funds:
BMVI funds will be used if possible for research and innovation.

SEM

l1 / o2

Q1 2024

Q4 2027

Completed measures

Completed measures
	Strategy	Related objectives	Authorities	Project launch	Project completion
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