# C_2006167EN.01002001.xml

| 19.7.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/20 |
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19.7.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 167/20

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Call for proposals under the multiannual Community Programme on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies

(Safer Internet plus)

(2006/C 167/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.   Objectives and description

The European Commission has adopted a Work Programme and a call for proposals to implement the Safer Internet plus Programme (1).

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The present call is open for proposals addressing the following actions:

The present call is open for proposals addressing the following actions:

1.   Fighting against Illegal Content

| 1.1 | Hotlines for reporting illegal content |
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Hotlines for reporting illegal content

2.   Tackling unwanted and harmful content

| 2.1 | User empowerment (measures which meet the needs of users and which empower them to limit the amount of unwanted and harmful content which they receive, and to manage unwanted spam. This will include work on content rating and quality site labels; work contributing to the accessibility of filter technology). |
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User empowerment (measures which meet the needs of users and which empower them to limit the amount of unwanted and harmful content which they receive, and to manage unwanted spam. This will include work on content rating and quality site labels; work contributing to the accessibility of filter technology).

| 2.2 | Pilot projects demonstrating best practices or involving innovative use of existing technologies, aiming at developing databases of references to illegal content and/or content matching mechanisms |
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2.2

Pilot projects demonstrating best practices or involving innovative use of existing technologies, aiming at developing databases of references to illegal content and/or content matching mechanisms

3.   Promoting a Safer Environment

| 3.1 | Cross-border actions in the field of co-regulation and self-regulation to combat unsolicited content (spam) harmful for children. |
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Cross-border actions in the field of co-regulation and self-regulation to combat unsolicited content (spam) harmful for children.

4.   Awareness-raising

| 4.1 | Awareness nodes which will carry out awareness actions and programmes in close co-operation with all relevant actors at national, regional and local levels |
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4.1

Awareness nodes which will carry out awareness actions and programmes in close co-operation with all relevant actors at national, regional and local levels

| 4.2 | Helplines, where children could raise concerns about illegal and harmful content on the Internet |
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4.2

Helplines, where children could raise concerns about illegal and harmful content on the Internet

2.   Eligible applicants

Participation in the Safer Internet plus programme is open to legal entities established in the 25 Member States.

It is further open to legal entities established in Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Turkey and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, if a bilateral agreement with the relevant country has been concluded to this effect. It is open to legal entities established in EFTA States that are contracting parties to the EEA Agreement (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), in accordance with the provisions of that Agreement (2).

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The participation of legal entities established in third countries and of international organisations is possible, though without financial support from the Community.

3.   Budget

The total budget earmarked for co-financing indirect actions (grant agreements concluded with third parties) is estimated at EUR 6,9 million.

4.   Deadline

The deadline for receipt of proposals by the Commission is 29 September 2006 at 17:00 (Luxembourg local time).

29 September 2006 at 17:00 (Luxembourg local time).

5.   Further information

The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on the following web site:

http://ec.europa.eu/saferinternet

All applications must comply with the specifications and conditions described in the full text of the call for proposals, the Work Programme and the Guide for proposers which are available in English on the Commission's above-mentioned internet site. These include information on how to prepare and submit proposals.

The evaluation of proposals will be based on the principles of transparency and equality of treatment. It will be carried out by the Commission with the assistance of outside experts. Each submission will be assessed on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in the Safer Internet plus 2006 Work Programme.

All proposals received by the European Commission will be treated in strict confidence.

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(1)  Decision No 854/2005/EC of 11 May 2005 of the European Parliament and the Council adopting a multiannual Community Programme on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 1.

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(2)  Up-to-date information on which countries are part of the programme is published in the Official Journal of the European Union. An up-to-date list is also available on the programme website at

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Official Journal of the European Union

http://ec.europa.eu/saferinternet.

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