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Improving the Effectiveness of the Capabilities (IEC) in EU conflict prevention (IECEU)

Start date: May 1, 2015, End date: Jan 31, 2018,

The European Union (EU) is increasingly affected and challenged by geopolitical changes, increasing impact of conflict on civilians, globalized impact of local conflicts, technological developments and budgetary constraints challenges the Radicalization, the growing potential for individuals to create large security threats and transnational criminality further complicates the security landscape o ...
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Lower the impact of aggravating factors in crisis situations thanks to adaptative foresight and decision-support tools (SNOWBALL)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

SnowBall is a €5M STREP R&D proposal of 36 months. Its overall objective is to increase preparedness and response capacities of decision-makers, emergency planners and first responders in respect to amplifying hazards in large disasters.SnowBall consists in a deep analysis of cascading effects and development of methods to anticipate them; and in a Decision Support System able to display current c ...
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Online and Mobile Communications for Emergencies (SOTERIA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2017,

The SOTERIA Project aims to research and develop recommendations and an associated toolbox that leverage the positive impact of social media in emergencies, enabling public safety organisations (PSOs) and citizens using new mobile and online social media technologies to communicate before, during and after an emergency event, and exchange critical information for the PSOs' intervention in emergenc ...
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Security And InteroperabiLity in Next Generation PPDR CommUnication InfrastructureS (SALUS)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

"Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) agencies in EC member states are relying on digital Private Mobile Radio (PMR) networks for mission-critical voice and data communication. These networks are highly resilient and properly dimensioned to cope with crisis and emergency handling, and are well protected against monitoring and intrusion by means of encryption, authentication and integrity. ...
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AIRBorne information for Emergency situation Awareness and Monitoring (AIRBEAM)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

The AIRBEAM project proposes a situation awareness toolbox for the management of crisis over wide area taking benefit of an optimised set of aerial (unmanned) platforms, including satellites.The number of unmanned air- and space-borne platform available and their associated sensors present a new set of challenges to end users involved in the effective management of emergencies and actions of law e ...
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Modelling crisis management for improved action and preparedness (CRISMA)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2015,

"The CRISMA project shall develop a simulation-based decision support system (Integrated Crisis Management System - ICMS), for modelling crisis management, improved action and preparedness. The ICMS shall facilitate simulation and modelling of realistic crisis scenarios, possible response actions, and the impacts of crisis depending on both the external factors driving the crisis development and t ...
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Online and Mobile Communications for Crisis Response and Search and Rescue (ISAR+)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

The iSAR+ Project aims to research and develop guidelines and an associated platform that, in emergencies or crises, enables citizens using new mobile and online technologies to actively participate in the response effort, through the bi-directional provision, dissemination, sharing and retrieval of information essential for critical PPDR intervention, in search and rescue, law enforcement and med ...
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Public Empowerment Policies for Crisis Management (PEP)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

"Public Empowerment Policies for Crisis ManagementThe aim of the project Public Empowerment Policies for crisis management (PEP) is to investigate how the crisis response abilities of the public can be enhanced and to clarify what public empowerment policies are successful in realising these objectives. A general goal of crisis management is prevention and reduction of harm or damage. This is supp ...
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Developing a Crisis Communication Scorecard (CrisComScore)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Apr 30, 2011,

The outcome of this project will be an audit instrument - a Scorecard and relevant Guides - as a tool for ensuring effective crisis communication strategies and implementation. The Scorecard will enable public authorities to measure and improve their readiness for crisis communication. The Guides facilitate effective media relations and crisis communication strategies for various public groups. ...
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Common Operational Picture Exploitation (COPE)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Jan 31, 2011,

"The Common Operational Picture Exploitation (COPE) project will integrate COTS solutions and novel technologies to achieve a step change in information flow both from and to the first responder in order to increase situational awareness across agencies and at all levels of the command chain. A user-driven approach will be taken to develop new technologies for supporting user information requireme ...
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Vocational training of firefighting team leaders and commanders in strategy, tactics and methodology to ensure a safe working enviroment for firefighters

Too many fire fighters are killed or injured when responding to fires inside burning buildings, and therefore the policy needs to be changed to fight firers from the outside.Through FIREFIGHT II the training is focused on fighting the fire from the outside of the building with the new Cutting and Extinguishing Concept (CEC) methodology and technology, which also limits secondary damage from water ...
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