NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Their core work

Norway's central government ministry responsible for justice, policing, public safety, and civil protection. In H2020 projects, they serve as a policy and end-user authority — bringing real operational requirements from law enforcement and the justice system into EU research on digital forensics, community policing, and criminal evidence handling. Their involvement ensures that research tools and methods developed in EU projects align with actual legal frameworks and practitioner needs across European justice systems.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their H2020 participation began in 2015 with ICT4COP, a broader project on community-based policing and post-conflict reform — a governance and policy-oriented engagement. By 2019, their focus shifted sharply to technical security research: both FORMOBILE and INSPECTr deal with digital forensics, mobile device investigation, and evidence handling for court proceedings. This evolution reflects a clear move from policing policy toward the technical infrastructure of criminal investigations in the digital age.

Moving toward digital evidence and forensic technology, suggesting future interest in AI-assisted investigations, cybercrime tooling, and cross-border digital evidence sharing frameworks.

How they like to work

Always a participant, never a coordinator — consistent with their role as a government end-user authority that validates and steers research rather than managing it. Their 47 partners across 22 countries from just 3 projects indicate they join large, multi-national consortia (averaging ~16 partners per project). This is typical of a demand-side organization that brings operational legitimacy and policy access rather than technical deliverables.

Despite only 3 projects, they have built connections with 47 unique partners across 22 countries — a remarkably wide network driven by their participation in large security research consortia spanning most of Europe.

What sets them apart

As a national justice ministry, they offer something most research partners cannot: direct authority over policing and justice policy, and access to real operational environments for validation. For consortium builders in the security domain, having a ministry-level end-user dramatically strengthens proposals by demonstrating genuine policy demand and a path to real-world adoption. Few organizations can bridge the gap between forensic research outputs and actual courtroom admissibility the way a justice ministry can.

Highlights from their portfolio

• INSPECTr
  Largest funding (EUR 581,250) and focused on building a secure platform for cross-border evidence correlation — directly tied to operational justice needs.
• FORMOBILE
  Covers the complete forensic chain from mobile phone seizure to court presentation, addressing a critical gap in digital evidence admissibility.