PEN-CP & 13 European Customs Administrations: from Innovation Observers to Innovation Drivers
PEN-CP, the Pan-European Network of Customs Practitioners – EU Horizon 2020 funded Customs security practitioner project – acts as a European Customs innovation boosting network, powered by an innovation-centric online platform, and tailored innovation intermediary services. PEN-CP focuses on accelerating innovation efforts across three core Customs technical areas: Data and risk management; Detection technologies; and Laboratory equipment. We have a broad variety of innovation and knowledge instruments in use, including Technology grants, Challenge competitions, Innovation awards, Annual studies and Expert reports. Across our activities, we aim to connect innovation-spirited Customs officers, helping them to ‘find friends in Customs innovation’. The vision is to become a robust & permanent Customs innovation boosting network, helping to accelerate both incremental and radical innovations, for the direct benefit of Customs administrations in Europe and even beyond. The H2020 grant for PEN-CP runs from August 2018 until January 2025 - any ideas and suggestions towards setting up PEN-CP 2.0, from February 2025 onwards (with multi-year duration), are most welcome; please feel free to send an email about your ideas to pen-cp@cross-border.org
Ambitions and activities
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Collecting User Need Ideas at the PEN-CP online platform
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Keeping track of innovative customs technologies and solutions on the market
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Matchmaking between customs challenges and innovative solutions
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Organisation of open innovation activities, such as hackathons and challenge competitions
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Facilitation of forward-looking pre-standardization activities
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Design and piloting of innovative training materials
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Organisation of annual Customs Innovation Awards and Prizes
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Networking of innovation-spirited Customs experts
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Finding new ways to interact with start-ups, scale-ups and other innovators of customs-relevant technologies
PEN-CP innovation instruments
PEN-CP Consortium partners (17 in total):
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DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CUSTOMS OF ALBANIA = Albanian Customs (ALB)
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BUNDESMINISTERIUM FÜR FINANZEN = Austrian Customs (AUT)
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SERVICE PUBLIC FEDERAL FINANCES = Belgian Customs (BEL)
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MAKSU- JA TOLLIAMET = Estonian Customs (EST)
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NEMZETI ADO- ES VAMHIVATAL = Hungarian Customs (HUN)
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THE REVENUE COMMISSIONERS = Irish Customs (IRL)
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VALSTS IENEMUMU DIENESTS = Latvian Customs (LVA)
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MUITINES DEPARTAMENTAS PRIE LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS FINANSU MINISTERIJOS = Lithuanian Customs (LTU)
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CARINSKA UPRAVA NA REPUBLIKA MAKEDONIJA = North Macedonian Customs (MKD)
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MINISTERIE VAN FINANCIEN, DOUANE = Dutch Customs (NLD)
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TOLLREGION OSLO OG AKERSHUS = Norwegian Customs (NOR)
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FINANCIAL DIRECTORATE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC = Slovakian Customs (SVK)
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HOME OFFICE = UK Border Force (GBR)
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ARTTIC, France (ART)
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TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT, the Netherlands (TUD)
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UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE, Switzerland (UNIL)
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CROSS-BORDER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, Switzerland (CBRA, PEN-CP Coordinator)