Regulation (EU) 2017/825 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 6 U.K. Eligible actions

With a view to pursuing the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5, the Programme shall finance in particular the following types of action:

(a)

expertise related to policy advice, policy change, formulation of strategies and reform roadmaps, as well as to legislative, institutional, structural and administrative reforms;

(b)

the provision of experts, including resident experts, for a short or long period, to perform tasks in specific domains or to carry out operational activities, where necessary with interpretation, translation and cooperation support, administrative assistance and infrastructure and equipment facilities;

(c)

institutional, administrative or sectoral capacity building and related supporting actions at all governance levels, also contributing to the empowerment of civil society, as appropriate, in particular:

(i)

seminars, conferences and workshops;

(ii)

working visits to relevant Member States or third countries to enable officials to acquire or increase their expertise or knowledge in relevant matters; and

(iii)

training actions and the development of online or other training modules to support the necessary professional skills and knowledge relating to the relevant reforms;

(d)

collection of data and statistics, development of common methodologies and, where appropriate, indicators or benchmarks;

(e)

organisation of local operational support in areas such as asylum, migration and border control;

(f)

IT capacity building: expertise related to development, maintenance, operation and quality control of the IT infrastructure and applications needed to implement the relevant reforms, as well as expertise related to programmes geared towards the digitalisation of public services;

(g)

studies, research, analyses and surveys, evaluations and impact assessments, and the development and publication of guides, reports and educational material;

(h)

communication projects for learning, cooperation, awareness raising, dissemination activities and the exchange of good practices; organisation of awareness-raising and information campaigns, media campaigns and events, including corporate communication and communication, where appropriate, through social networks;

(i)

compilation and publication of materials to disseminate information as well as the results of the Programme, including through the development, operation and maintenance of systems and tools using information and communication technologies;

(j)

any other relevant activity in support of the general and specific objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5.