DG Home COU A4-MH

A Community of Users on
Secure, Safe and

Resilient Societies (CoU)
Mapping EU policies and
FP7 research for enhancing
partnerships in H2020
Responsible Editor: Philippe QUEVAUVILLER (DG HOME.B4)
This is a publication of the European Commission's Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre
A Community of Users on Secure, Safe and Resilient Societies (CoU)
Mapping EU policies and FP7 research for enhancing partnerships in H2020
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Contents
1. Executive Summary...........................................................................................................................7
2. Overview of Tasks and Objectives..................................................................................................................9

2.1 Background..........................................................................................................................................................9
2.2 Objectives.............................................................................................................................................................9
2.3 List of CoU tasks............................................................................................................................................ 10
2.4 Logistics.............................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.5 Governance and knowledge transfer.................................................................................................... 12
3. Rationale behind the Development of a Community of Users...................................15

3.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Who are the users?........................................................................................................................................ 16
3.3 Why build a Community of Users?......................................................................................................... 17
4. Targeting Readers...........................................................................................................................19
4.1 Key Actors / Levels........................................................................................................................................ 19
4.2 Communication channels............................................................................................................................ 20
5. Policy Background...........................................................................................................................22
5.1 General Framework....................................................................................................................................... 22
5.2 EU Civil Protection Mechanism and related international policies.......................................... 24
5.3 Critical Infrastructure Protection............................................................................................................ 25
5.4 CBRN and Explosives ................................................................................................................................... 26
5.4.1 CBRN Action Plan .....................................................................................................................................................26
5.4.2 Explosive Action Plan and Regulation 98/2013.......................................................................................27
5.4.3 International Conventions....................................................................................................................................28
5.5 Major accident hazards............................................................................................................................... 28
5.6 Serious cross-border threats to health................................................................................................ 29
5.7 EU Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change....................................................................................... 29
5.8 Water and Marine policies.......................................................................................................................... 30
5.9 Control of export and Union Custom Code......................................................................................... 31
5.10 Border security................................................................................................................................................ 31
5.11 Fight against crime and terrorism.......................................................................................................... 31
6. EU-Funding Instruments - Research and Capacity-Building.......................................34

6.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 34
6.2 Horizon 2020 .................................................................................................................................................. 34
6.3 DG ECHO ............................................................................................................................................................ 35
6.4 DG HOME / ISF................................................................................................................................................. 35
6.5 DG DEVCO - CoE.............................................................................................................................................. 35
6.6 LIFE+ ................................................................................................................................................................... 36
6.7 Structural funds ........................................................................................................................................... 36
6.8 Education / Training...................................................................................................................................... 37
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6.9 JRC. .......................................................................................................................................................................37

6.9.1 JRCs CBRNE activities............................................................................................................................................37
6.9.2 ERNCIP ...........................................................................................................................................................................38
6.9.3 Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC)....................................................................39
6.10 Joint Investment Programme - EDA...................................................................................................... 39
7. Mapping Eu Policies vs Research In The Light Of Secure, Safety And Resilience

Societal Challenges.........................................................................................................................41
7.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 41
7.2 Disaster resilience / Crisis management (natural hazards)....................................................... 43
7.2.1 All hazards. .................................................................................................................................................................43
7.2.2 Geological hazards...................................................................................................................................................59
7.2.3 Risk assessment of climate-related hazards............................................................................................71
7.2.4 Health threats crisis management ................................................................................................................85
7.2.5 Victim triage and identification.........................................................................................................................89
7.2.6 Information / Communication systems for Disaster Management..............................................90
7.2.7 Cost-assessments of hazards...........................................................................................................................94
7.2.8 Training...........................................................................................................................................................................94
7.2.9 Networking .................................................................................................................................................................96
7.2.10 Best practices and knowledge management ...........................................................................................96
7.3 Critical Infrastructure Protection .......................................................................................................... 97
7.3.1 Multi-hazard risk assessment, stress tests ..............................................................................................97
7.3.2 Protection against electromagnetic radiations .......................................................................................98
7.3.3 Electrical Power and Smart Grids....................................................................................................................99
7.4 Security and Safety (general) .............................................................................................................. 101
7.4.1 Resilience of urban built environment with focus on safety and security threats...........101
7.4.2 Security threats in complex environments..............................................................................................104
7.4.3 Cyber Security ........................................................................................................................................................105
7.4.4 Detection / Control of CBRN-E risks............................................................................................................108
7.4.5 Risk Assessment of Major Accident Hazards.........................................................................................116
7.4.6 Water safety and security ...............................................................................................................................117
7.4.7 Prevention of Food Supply Chain-related threats...............................................................................118
7.4.8 Detection / inspection for customs in relation to security threats.............................................119
7.4.9 Transport Security Threats ..............................................................................................................................125
7.4.10 Risk assessment related to radicalisation...............................................................................................128
7.4.11 Disaster Response and Security of Citizens.......................................................................................128
7.4.12 Standardisation.......................................................................................................................................................130
7.4.13 Foresights studies on security threats.......................................................................................................132
7.4.14 Roadmaps ............................................................................................................................................................134
7.5 Border security ............................................................................................................................................ 134
7.5.1 Aviation security ...............................................................................................................................................134
7.5.2 Maritime security .. ................................................................................................................................................137
7.5.3 Land border security ...........................................................................................................................................143
7.5.4 Identification technologies ..............................................................................................................................144
7.5.5 Standardisation .....................................................................................................................................................148
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7.6 Fight against Crime and Terrorism .................................................................................................... 148

7.6.1 Detection of intruders in Critical Insfrastructures...............................................................................148
7.6.2 Detection of terrorist threats ........................................................................................................................149
7.6.3 Crime forensics ......................................................................................................................................................152
7.6.4 Explosives .................................................................................................................................................................160
7.6.5 Decontamination....................................................................................................................................................163
7.6.6 Prevention of extremist events and counterterrorism......................................................................164
7.6.7 Post-crisis response and recovery following terrorist attacks......................................................166
7.6.8 Removal of anti-personal landmines.........................................................................................................167
7.6.9 Cyber crime. .............................................................................................................................................................168
7.6.10 Finances, Economics............................................................................................................................................172
7.7 Population alert and civil protection in case of emergencies................................................ 173
7.7.1 Population alerting ..............................................................................................................................................173
7.7.2 Public Protection.....................................................................................................................................................173
7.7.3 Civil protection operations ..............................................................................................................................174
7.8 Socio-economic and ethical implications ........................................................................................ 174
7.8.1 Post-crisis societal support psychological support.............................................................................174
7.8.2 Public involvement / engagement in research and use of social media................................175
7.8.3 Ethics ...........................................................................................................................................................................179
8. Way Ahead...................................................................................................................................... 186
This working paper has been prepared by the Secure Societies Programme (DG HOME). It does not reflect a
formal position of the European Commission and is prone to iterations following discussions and comments
from the Community of Users.
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1. Executive Summary
In a world facing a growing risk of man-made and natural disasters resulting from increasingly frequent and
severe natural, industrial and man-made hazards, the security of citizens, infrastructure and assets and the
environment protection have become a high priority in the European Union. Strengthening capacities in disaster
risk / crisis management and improving resilience in the fields of CBRN-E (Chemical, Biological, Radiological,
Nuclear and Explosive) and natural and man-made disaster management, as well as in the areas of border
security and the fight against crime and terrorism, represent key EU policy and research challenges.
The overall EU security policy framework covers many different sectors, which require coordination among
various communities. In this respect, policy development and implementation rely on effective interactions
among policy-makers, research, industry (including SMEs) and operational actors (first responders, civil
protection units, police forces etc.) in the EU Member States. This requires a proper exchange of information
and communication about either policy updates or (research) project results, which should be tailor-made
to different sectors concerned with the goal of enhancing the transfer of research solutions or new policy
recommendations to users in a timely and relevant fashion. Such exchanges are also needed to identify
and address users needs regarding research, technologies and policies, in order to better design funding
programmes at an EU level. Finally, a proper transfer of knowledge from research to policy and operational
sectors may have a positive impact on policy formulation and review.
However, the policy complexity, the high number of research projects, the difficulties associated with bringing
innovative tools to the market and the lack of interfacing mechanisms make it difficult to efficiently
reach these goals. In order to improve this situation, the European Commission is funding various types of
projects, including large-scale demonstration projects. In the field of Disaster Risk and Crisis Management
(including CBRN-E, natural and man-made disasters), large-scale projects have helped build a critical mass
by federating efforts at an EU level, namely EDEN and DRIVER, as well as other projects which have an
interfacing component.
These projects, along with different policy committees and think-tanks, develop networks with users groups
in the Member States which have great potential but are currently too fragmented. In this respect, the need
to build a Community of Users in the EU based on existing users communities has been expressed in
various fora. Discussions with different actors have hence taken place over the past months and a mapping of
policies and research projects has been carried out in light of operational features regarding the overall risk
management cycle (from preparedness / prevention, detection / surveillance, response / recovery) and the need
to ensure a proper transfer (and implementation) of research outputs to users.
This working paper presents the reasoning for the development of a Community of Users on Secure, Safe and
Resilient Societies and the results of the mapping of policies and (FP7 secure societies and sector-specific)
research, which is aimed to pave the way for improving future links among Horizon2020, capacity-building,
training, industrial developments and policy implementation. It has been prepared in view of setting a
background for the Community of Users. It does not reflect a formal position of the European Commission.
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2. Overview of Tasks and Objectives

2.1 Background
The management of disaster risks and crises of different kinds (unintentional or intentional man-made
disasters, natural hazards) as well as other security / safety issues in the areas of border control, supply
chains and crime are ruled by a number of international, EU and national policies covering various sectors
and operational features such as preparedness, prevention, detection, surveillance, response, and recovery.
A wide range of research and technological developments, as well as capacity-building and training projects,
are striving to support the implementation of these policies. However, the complexity of the policy framework
and the wide variety of research, capacity-building and training initiatives often leads to a lack of awareness
about policies and/or project outputs by or among users, namely policy-makers, scientists, industry/SMEs and
practitioners, e.g. civil protection units, medical emergency services and police departments. Highly fragmented
information often leads to poor awareness of policy requirements by research and industry communities and
poor transfer of research results to policy and stakeholders communities.
2.2 Objectives
In the light of the above, there is a strong need to establish a mechanism enabling better information
exchanges with regular updates for all possibly interested organisations and effective interactions among
projects and different communities. To better understand the type of information that should be considered
and how it fits to a larger architecture, a mapping exercise was carried out to highlight the scientific and
technological challenges of key related policies and their possible matching by research projects funded by the
7th Framework Programme. A first step is to build up the framework of science-policy-industry-practitioners
interactions and to figure out how an efficient mechanism of information transfer could be made operational
at EU and national levels in the light of Horizon 2020 developments. This is the core objective and mission
of the proposed Community of Users on Secure, Safe and Resilient Societies. More specifically, five key
objectives are defined, namely:
1. Ensuring that research programming (particularly H2020) takes account practitioners needs, thereby
promoting research results that are relevant to them;
2. Identifying the most promising tools, methods, guidelines (including those developed in FP7 and H2020
projects) that have the potential to be taken up by practitioners;
3. Support the competitiveness of EU industry by enhancing the market for research results;
4. Ensuring that the expertise of practitioners is available to policy makers, thereby facilitating the policy-
making process;
5. Facilitating the implementation of policy.
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2.3 List of CoU tasks

The Community of Users aims to gather as many actors as possible. The registration is hence open and
membership can be achieved through a simple request to be included in the CoU mail directory. To fulfil the
above defined objectives, the following tasks are considered:
1. The forum of information exchanges represents a first level of interactions at EU level among research,
policy, industry and practitioners within the Horizon 2020 framework. It principally concerns the
organisation of meetings and reporting through:
(a) Information exchanges (objectives 1 to 5) through biannual meetings organised in spring and autumn
under the coordination of DG HOME with support from the Research Executive Agency (REA), relevant
projects and the EC Joint Research Centre. The meetings aim to enhance links and interactions among
research, policies, industrial developments and practitioners needs; they will gather representatives of
the Community of Users either through physical attendance (selection done according to themes to be
discussed) or via Internet (web streaming) to exchange information about research and policy updates.
In particular, information will be given on key findings of FP7 / H2020 projects, as well as on newly
funded projects from other funding instruments. It is hoped that these regular information exchanges
and debates will help developing a culture of dialogue among the different communities at International,
EU and Member State levels.
(b) Highlight new projects, research outputs (objective 2) and policy updates (objective 4) through
annual reporting (based on a similar structure as the present report) under the coordination of DG HOME
and REA with involvement and contributions from other EC Directorate-Generals, complementing the
present background mapping document.
2. The improvement of synergies among future Horizon2020 projects, capacity-building, training and
industrial developments is the second level aimed to be developed through:
(a) Regular survey (objective 2) of projects issued from different calls / programmes to keep the
information basis as complete as possible. This will be jointly carried out by REA and DG HOME, in close
cooperation with other DGs, on the basis of project fact sheets (extracts of project catalogues, or sheets
produced on the basis of existing formats) regularly updated by the projects at the early stage of the
projects (description of objectives), mid-term (interim findings) and final (key findings) stages.
(b) Exchange of views with policy-makers and stakeholders (objectives 2, 4, 5) through ad-hoc meetings
coordinated by REA, in close coordination with DG HOME and other DGs, gathering selected projects (max.
10) on a given theme to discuss possible synergies. Such meetings will be held in Brussels back-to-back
to biannual CoU meetings and on other occasions (depending on project milestones).
(c) Through the above subtasks, bridging projects from different funding sources (objectives 1, 2) in
particular linking demonstration / training components of H2020 projects to ECHO / HOME (ISF) capacity-
building and training projects. This will be a joint undertaking by concerned DGs and REA.
3. The identification of promising tools / technologies / recommendations and the production of tailor-
made information (objective 2) addressed to the different communities, including Member States
representatives in different policy sectors, will result from the above interactions, representing a third
level, namely: Under joint coordination by DG HOME and REA, and in close cooperation with other DGs,
establishing close ties between H2020 projects and their potential users from the very start of the
projects by inviting coordinators of projects selected from regular calls to present their project objectives
to Policy DGs, Member States (via relevant Committees) and practitioners. Depending upon the nature of
the project outputs, these interactions will be coordinated either in an ad-hoc way project by project (i.e.
specific meeting with a single project), or through CoU or ad-hoc meetings (see above).
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4. Better channelling information (in an appropriate format) on the identified outputs to different users
(objectives 1, 4, 5). This concerns in particular projects which have a potential to directly support policy
implementation and update and feed research programming through developed tools, technologies,
guidelines and roadmaps that are of potential interest to policy-makers, industry stakeholders and
practitioners in the Member States. This should result in well-designed briefs, starting from the policy
background and describing the project outputs. The production of briefs will be carried out by the projects
under coordination of DG HOME, REA and other DGs concerned.
5. The fifth level of interactions concerns the development of networking with practitioners at EU level
through close cooperation with Member States to improve their involvement and facilitate the effective
transfer and uptake of project outputs, namely through:
(a) Sectorial networks (objective 2) with close involvement of practitioners to ensure that the identified
project outputs (resulting from the three levels above) are transferred from the EU to national / regional
levels in partnership with Member States committees, EU Agencies, Intergovernmental Agencies, and
International Organisations.
(b) Return of experiences (objective 4) through interactions with practitioners to get feedback about
experiences in the Member States regarding the implementation of research solutions.
2.4 Logistics
The agenda and organisation of the Community of Users is under the responsibility of DG HOME.B4 in close
consultation with various DGs and Agencies, as well as with REA and relevant projects.
In its first phase (2014-2015), the development of the Community of Users has been closely linked to two
demonstration projects (EDEN1 and DRIVER2) in terms of logistics, i.e. CoU meetings were organised under the
umbrella of these two projects, while all other tasks were coordinated with other services. In the second phase
(2016-2017), logistics will be carried out under a service contract with the development of a dedicated website.
The first phase of the CoU development has focused on disaster risk and crisis management. The scope
of the mapping has been enlarged to encompass all the areas covered by research on secure, safe and
resilient societies.
On the longer term (2018 and beyond), depending on the development of the CoU, the initiative could be
institutionalised through an internal financing that remains to be defined, that could take over some of the
tasks (meeting organisation, annual reporting) while the CoU will remain under the coordination and policy
responsibility of DG HOME.B4.
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https://www.eden-security-fp7.eu/
2
http://driver-project.eu/
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2.5 Governance and knowledge transfer

The governance of the Community of Users and related knowledge transfer have to be established in the lights
of the different interactions among different categories of actors, linking research, industry, policy sectors and
practitioners.
In this respect, several levels of governance need to be considered: (1) a horizontal level in the framework of
which interactions among research, industry, policy-makers and practitioners are established in a coordinated
way at different scales, i.e. EU, national and regional; (2) a vertical level which establishes operational
links among the EU, national and regional levels through appropriate information relays, synergies and
demonstration activities.
Figure 1. Different levels of governance

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The different levels are illustrated in Figure 1 and deals with, in particular:
Horizontally
Science to science: sharing information and developing interactions among H2020 projects (via the Research
DGs) dealing with specific themes to develop a critical mass and reduce fragmentation, and bring tools/
technologies to the market through links with industrial stakeholders. EU-funded projects respond to topics
which are generally based on well-defined policy hooks. We might hence expect that projects supporting
common policy goals will establish synergies, which is rarely the case without a push from the Commission
owing to various considerations (IPR and classified information in particular). Here again, sharing information
and developing interactions on a regular basis should become a practice that the Commission asks
of projects.
Policy to policy: policy interactions in the light of policy implementation needs, including the respective DGs,
and establishing links with Member States through formal committees (e.g. CBRN-E Advisory Group, Civil
Protection Committee, Seveso Committee etc.). While International and EU policies are developed in close
consultation among different sectors, in practice few interactions take place at the implementation level
among sectors within the Member States. This is partly due to insufficient sharing of information and joint
actions.
Science to policy: formatting/translation of research information in a way which is tailor-made to policy-
makers and ultimately users needs, responding to well specified technical challenges. This is obviously
directly linked to the above, with the requirement for the scientific community to format/translate research
information in a way which is tailor-made to policy applications, basically responding to well specified
technical challenges. This is the subject of the mapping described in this document.
Policy to science: identification of research needs from policy-makers, stakeholders and practitioners on the
short to long term and communication of these needs to be taken into account in research programming,
development and implementation. An essential component of the policy to science interaction is the capacity
for policy-makers to identify research needs on the short to long term and communicate these needs in
anticipation to the research community so that programming, research development and implementation
can match the policy timeline (e.g. access to the scientific state-of-the-art, short-term research / capacity
building, longer term research goals, pre- and co-normative research).
Vertically
International/EU to National: in the research sector, interactions through H2020 consortia; in the policy sector,
interactions through Committees representing Member States and stakeholders, working out appropriate
relays to national authorities and stakeholders based on well-formatted information. At international/
EU level, policies are elaborated by relevant organisations (e.g. UN for various conventions and European
Commission for security-related EU policies). The links to the National level take place through Committees
in which Member States are represented. There is a need to ensure that these Committees be informed on
similar grounds about science & policy developments.
National to Regional/Local: information relays through interactions with regional research partners and
regional authorities as well as practitioners networks and associations. Once representatives of the Member
States Committee are duly informed, it is to be expected that appropriate relays with regional / local
implementers will then take place under the MS responsibility. This also requires a level of coordination
which depends upon the willingness and capacity of each Member State. This level of interaction is less well
defined than the EU level because of different settings within the Member States.
Regional to National/EU: return of experiences from either practitioners involved in EU-funded projects or
practitioners informed via national channels to the EU level.
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3. Rationale behind the Development

of a Community of Users
3.1 Introduction
This document presents the reasoning for the development of the Community of Users on Secure, Safe and
Resillient Societies and the results of the mapping of policies and (FP7 secure societies and sector-specific)
research, which is aimed to pave the way for improving future links among Horizon2020, capacity-building,
training, industrial developments and policy implementation.
In a world facing a growing risk of man-made and natural disasters resulting from increasingly frequent
and severe natural, industrial and man-made hazards, the security of citizens, infrastructure and assets has
become a high priority in the European Union. Strengthening capacities in disaster risk / crisis management
and improving resilience in the fields of CBRN-E (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives) and
natural and man-made disaster management represent key EU policy and research challenges. In the case of
CBRN-E incidents and threats, the huge explosion at the AZF fertiliser factory in Toulouse in 2001, the deadly
E. Coli outbreak which hit Germany in May 2011 and the current Ebola crisis, as well as the recent chemical
weapons use during the Syrian conflict, are some examples illustrating the level of risk faced by the EU today.
Terrorist threats are also among the most serious risks to be anticipated as shown by the recent attacks in
Paris on the 13th November 2015 and in Brussels on the 22nd March 2016. Linked to this, enhanced research
efforts are called in the area of the fight against crime and terrorism. Finally, the EU is facing the refugee crisis
with related border security challenges, which represent another area requiring research developments.
The impact of climate change on natural hazards has also seen a rise in the severity and frequency of various
natural disasters in Europe and beyond. Meteorological hazards such as extreme weather events, floods and
heat waves, as well as forest and wildfires have become recurrent phenomena in the EU. The Xynthia storm
in 2010, the major floods in Southern Germany and neighbouring regions in 2013, and the deadly heat wave
which struck Europe in 2003 are a few examples. Similarly, crisis management also addresses various geological
hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, as well as health-related hazards (pandemics, livestock
epidemics) and other man-made risks (cyber-attacks, loss of critical infrastructure) which all present risks to
the EU and its citizens.
The many different risks affecting security involve various communities covering research, policy and operational
actors (including industry/SMEs, first responders, civil protection units, decision-makers etc.), all of which have
specificities but present also common features regarding the overall risk management cycle (preparedness
/ prevention, detection / surveillance, response / recovery) and the need to ensure a proper transfer (and
implementation) of research outputs to users. Disaster Risk / Crisis Management policies have common
technical grounds, including the need to check the effectiveness and performance of existing equipment, tools
and processes (testing and validation), the detection of new threats (e.g. new substances) and risk assessment,
training and exercises ; in addition, they all support improving the usage of research results.
This diversity of actors requires that the dissemination and communication of project results be tailor-made
to different sectors, while bearing in mind that the common goal is to ensure that solutions resulting from
research will reach users (often regional implementers, first responders, civil protection units, SMEs, individuals,
etc.) in a timely and relevant fashion and be translated into useful & used operational tools, hence contributing
also to the European economy through improved competitiveness. The high number of research projects and
the lack of interfacing mechanism make it difficult to efficiently reach this goal. This is why large-scale
demonstration projects have been funded by the European Commission to improve the situation. In the field
covering Disaster Risk and Crisis Management (including CBRN-E, natural and man-made disasters), two large-
scale projects have the potential to help build a critical mass by federating efforts: EDEN and DRIVER (see
section 1.2), as well as other projects which have an interfacing component.
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At the present stage, the wide range of sectors, disciplines and actors involved in security as well as safety
issues are not sufficiently interlinked. While some specificities of each sector do not necessarily require multi-
sectoral interactions (e.g. tools specific to a given hazard), general aspects related to disaster risk management
are often common to all types of hazards (CBRN-E, natural and man-made). The need to build a Community
of Users in Europe based on existing user communities has been expressed in various fora (Figure 1). In this
respect, discussions with different actors have taken place over the last few months and a mapping of policies
and research projects has been carried out in the light of features regarding the overall risk management
cycle (preparedness / prevention, detection / surveillance, response / recovery). The results of this mapping
address several needs such as proper transfer (and implementation) of research outputs to users in the light
of specific policy requirements (formulation, implementation, review), identifying users needs and taking them
into consideration in designing research programmes.
3.2 Who are the users?

Fields concerned by security, safety and resilience for societies are themselves scattered into many different
disciplines and sectors. To simplify, we will distinguish five main categories of users: (a) Policymakers; (b)
Scientists; (c) Industry (including SMEs); (d) Training and Operational units; and (e) NGOs and general public:
a. Policy-makers and stakeholders

At the international level, UN bodies are closely working with the EU in the fight against crime and terrorism
(UNICRI), disaster risk reduction (UN-ISDR), transboundary industrial accidents (UNECE), environment
protection (UNEP) etc.
At the EU level, the main policy DGs concerned with Crisis Management are DGs HOME (migration and
home affairs), ECHO (civil protection), SANTE (health), GROW (enterprise), ENV (environment), CLIMA (climate
action), ENER (energy), MOVE (transport), TAXUD (customs), TRADE (export, trade), EEAS/FPI (external security,
foreign policy instrument) and the SG (Secretariat General), as well as the Joint Research Centre (JRC) as
supporting DG, see section 5
At the Member States level, Ministries of Defence, Interior, Foreign Affairs, Civil Protection, Environment,
Research and Industry, as well as Agencies and Regional Authorities, are concerned
Often working at the interface between policy and science, various stakeholders are involved in bridging
interests of different communities, e.g. consultancy companies
b. Scientists
Security research involves a wide range of scientific disciplines which have to interact, ensure complementarity
and build interdisciplinary networks
Different types of scientists are to be considered (universities, research institutes, research units linked to
Defence/Interior ministries or agencies)
c. Industry (including SMEs)
Many industry branches and stakeholders are involved in the areas of defence, forensics, civil protection etc.
Research results can benefit most first responders
Different communication approaches to be followed towards large industries and SMEs often disconnected
from discussions at EU level
d. Practitioners
First responders, i.e. fire brigades, emergency services, police forces, civil protection units, military units,
laboratories, water/flood management etc. as well as Decision-makers (at national or regional levels)
Training centres for first responders, command control centres
e. NGOs and general public
NGOs, Civil Society Organisations, public at large, education (schools) and training
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While some of the above actors in categories a, b and c are used to participate in international meetings, this is
less frequent for SMEs (in category c) and even less for actors in categories d and e. New ways must be found to
ensure that information may freely circulate horizontally as well as vertically (see p. 7) in order to fertilize all
project deliverables while, at the same time, maturing them to the final operational phase (also called usefulness
& use) by end-users, and integrating them into appropriate policy implementation and development.
3.3 Why build a Community of Users?

The large span of projects leads to a huge dispersion of resources as no mechanism is presently in place to establish
a common platform to exchange information of public character, boost awareness and transfer of relevant (FP7 and
H2020) research projects to relevant users (and to industrial/SMEs share- and stake-holders) and make them useful
and used. In addition, efforts will be done to better address users needs which will be reflected into possible inputs
to research programming. Another aspect stems from the contribution of scientific progress to policy formulation,
implementation and review which also requires better coordination. This awareness is readily made for the FP7
projects resulting from the Secure Societies programme (SEC), a large part of which is managed by the Research
Executive Agency (REA). Information exchanges occur even less among SEC projects and projects managed by other
DGs. This lack of a sharing platform led to the idea of developing a Community of Users along the principle shown
in Figure 2.
A Community of Users will benefit from a better coordination of information exchanges of general nature through
a visible platform. This can hardly be done without resources and by the sole officials in charge of the projects. Two
Demonstration Projects (EDEN for CBRN-E, DRIVER for Crisis Management) acted as catalysts for the first phase of
development of such a Community of Users (2014-2015). Both projects inter alia aim to demonstrate the added
value of large scale integration of solutions (related to various risks) and to support Member States preparedness
and response organisations in improving integration and information sharing in countering various threats. They
have both their own specificities and users platform in the framework of which confidential information is shared
among the partners, and the proposed Community of Users will naturally not interfere with these specific fora.
Other FP7 and H2020 projects have also the capacity to help the Community of Users development and contribute
effectively to exchanges of information and practices. This is one of the objectives of the initiative.
Figure 2. Principles of the Community of Users

The intention of the Community of Users is hence to provide an umbrella at EU level (with connexions at
international level) which will provide an overall outlook (based on publicly available information) of science
and policy developments in the relevant sectors.
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4. Targeting Readers
4.1 Key Actors / Levels
Key actors who have a role and interest in the objectives and implementation of security-related research
programmes or projects include users (direct beneficiaries), as well as those responsible for ensuring that
the results are produced as planned, and those who are accountable for the legal framework and resources
that they provide to that programme or project3. In the field of security, three categories of stakeholders are
considered as users of products, technologies, services and processes developed by suppliers in various fields
of security4:
Operators / Practitioners / End-users - Field experts who operate in their everyday duties the security
products, technologies and services purchased by customers for the benefit of the general public, e.g. first
responders (firefighters, policemen, medical personnel), border control agents, etc. In many projects, the
terms operators, practitioners and end-users can be used indistinctly whereas the term users covers a wider
concept in which end-users are part of as a distinct subcategory. Operators as practitioners and end-users
rather have a technology point of view and take the perspective of support to the products and technologies.
They represent the backbone of the innovation system and infrastructure.
Customers - Persons, companies, or other public and private entities which take decisions on purchasing the
products, technologies, services and implementation of processes to be used by operators for the benefit of
the general public, e.g. airport managers, public health agencies, civil protection authorities, hospitals. They
are interested in the functionality of innovative solutions and make decisions on the uptake of such solutions.
Consumers / General public - EU citizens who benefit from the security products, technologies, services and
processes and pay for them indirectly (e.g. through paying taxes, buying flight tickets, paying for health
care services, drugs and vaccines, etc.). The general public today has increasing opportunities to influence
the design, introduction and trajectory of new technologies and services in both private and public sectors.
Consumers also have the ability to directly influence innovation and encourage the development of new
technologies. In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis by governments on the importance of
collaboration with citizens and service users as drivers for innovation to improve service delivery5.
3
UN Development Programme. Glossary; http://web.undp.org/evaluation/documents/mae-glo.htm
4
Vybornova O. et al: A Proposed Framework for Uptake by Security EU&O of Innovation Management Practices.
Report of FP7-SEC-ARCHIMEDES project Support for Security End-Users, grant agreement N: 285061, 2012
5
The OECD Innovation Strategy: Getting a Head Start on Tomorrow - OECD 2010
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4.2 Communication channels

Targeting readers and ensuring appropriate communication channels should hence consider the point of view of:
-- The above specified 3 categories of users of security products, technologies, services and processes.
-- Technology suppliers: academic researchers, RTOs, SMEs and large industry.
--Regulators and policy-makers, i.e., members of European, intergovernmental and/or governmental regulatory
agencies that ensure compliance with laws, regulations, established rules, as well as individuals who set the
plan pursued by a European, intergovernmental and/or governmental institution level, having the authority to
set the policy framework of an organisation.
These different categories and subcategories of stakeholders are illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Categories of Security Stakeholders

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5. Policy Background
5.1 General Framework
A large span of sectors and policies cover secure, safe and resilient societys issues in a direct or indirect way,
either by providing legally-binding frameworks of actions by EU Member States in the form of Directives,
general frameworks in the form of Communications or technical specifications in the form of Decisions,
for example. Figure 4 gives an illustration of the different families of EU General Directorates as well as
Intergovernmental Agencies.
Figure 4. The EU Policy Landscape
Crisis Management policies follow an integrated approach for the management of natural and man-made
hazards focusing on disaster risk reduction (prevention and preparedness) and disaster response. The policy is
mainly represented by the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM)6, and the operational dimension is coordinated
by the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC). Disaster risk management is also addressed through
the EU Internal Security Strategy7 and the resulting European Agenda on Security adopted in April 20158
(DG HOME) and Consumer Health Protection policies (DG SANCO)9. In addition, climate-related disasters are
6
Decision 1313/2013
7
Internal Security Strategy for the European Union: Towards a Eropean Security Model, 5842/2/2010
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The European Agenda on Security, COM(2015) 185 final
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Decision 1082/2013
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covered by environmental and climate policies (DG ENV, in particular the Flood Directive10 and DG CLIMA
through the EU climate change adaptation strategy11). Finally, intergovernmental agencies are also involved
in security policies, namely the European External Action Service (EEAS) which implements the EU Common
Foreign and Security Policy and Europol which is the EU Law Enforcement Agency. Both agencies assist
EU Member States. There are also links with the Council Decision 2014/415/EU on the arrangements for
the implementation by the Union of the solidarity clause, which covers response, situational awareness and
analysis and threat assessment at Union level.
Other key EU policies concern industrial competitiveness and innovation, namely the EU Industrial Policy12 which
aims to boost industrial competitiveness and innovation (thus the access to market of developed technologies)
and the EU research policy represented by Horizon202013.
With regards to CBRN-E, the key EU policy is represented by the CBRN Action Plan14 (DG HOME) and the EU Action
Plan on Enhancing the Security of Explosives15 which are to expire at the end of 2015; the Regulation 98/2013
on the Marketing and Use of Explosives Precursors16 has entered into force and is directly applicable to all MS.
Other EU policies include CBRN as a focal point, namely in the sectors of Civil Protection and Consumer Health
Protection (see above), as well as Energy Infrastructure and Transport Networks17 (DGs ENER and MOVE),
Customs18 (DG TAXUD), Environment and Industrial Risks19 (DG ENV) and International Cooperation, e.g. CBRN
Centres of Excellence (DG DEVCO).
Complementary to EU policies, international policies are also active in Disaster Risk and Crisis Management. In
the case of CBRN-E, various conventions exist, namely the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, the
Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC verification by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,
OPCW), the Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention (BTWC without control mechanisms), and the Nuclear
Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA). In the field of
Disaster Risk Management, Disaster Risk Reduction has been the core action line of the United Nations Hyogo
Framework for Action on how to mitigate the impact of natural and man-made disasters, now continued by
the Sendai Framework for Action setting priorities for the 2015-2025 period, among which the promotion
of a better understanding of disaster risk management through the building, sharing and development of
knowledge and the strengthening of the policy-science interface at local, national, regional and global levels.
The implementation of these policies represents a complex and ambitious challenge as they involve a wide
variety of players whereas each Member State often follows specific national approaches (national action plans)
for dealing with crises and are also differently organised in terms of disaster risk management capabilities.
The EU framework represents a means and a real opportunity to discuss possible ways to improve coordination
among the various national approaches and develop a common EU vision strengthened by a joint strategy in this
field. The development of a Community of Users is, in this respect, an essential component to bring together key
scientific, policy and industry actors, as well as other stakeholders (e.g. first responders, police representatives,
fire fighters, civil protection units) around this common vision and strategy. This is closely linked to the EU
industrial policy20 under the responsibility of DG GROW, the EU research policy21 coordinated by DG R&I and
involving DG HOME (Secure Societies Programme), DG CNECT and JRC, the EU civil protection policy managed by
DG ECHO, as well as the EU environmental and climate policies coordinated by DG ENV and CLIMA respectively.
10
Directive 2007/60/EC
11
COM (2013) 216 final 16
Regulation 98/2013
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COM(2012) 417 final 17
Regulation 347/2013 and Decision 661/2010
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http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/ 18
COM(2012) 793 final
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COM(2009) 273 final and COM(2014) 247 final 19
Directive 2012/18/EU
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Council of the European Union, EU Action Plan on Enhancing 20
COM (2010) 2020 final
the Security of Explosives 21
COM (2011) 152 final
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5.2 EU Civil Protection Mechanism and related international policies

The UCPM22 aims to facilitate reinforced cooperation between the EU and the Member States and to facilitate
coordination in the field of civil protection, in order to improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing,
preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters. It supports and complements the efforts of
the Member States for the protection, primarily of people but also of the environment and property, including
cultural heritage, in the event of natural and man-made disasters, acts of terrorism and technological, radiological
or environmental accidents, including marine pollution. Built upon these policy instruments, the UCPM is about
developing an integrated approach to disaster management. The EU action is based on the principles of solidarity.
The overall mechanism takes due consideration of laws and international commitments, and exploit synergies
with relevant Union initiatives such as the European Earth Observation Programmes (Copernicus), the European
Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) and the Common Information Sharing Environment
(CISE). The mechanism is based on the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC) and the European
Emergency Response Capacity (EERC) in the form of voluntary pool of pre-committed capacities from the Member
States, trained experts, a Common Emergency Communication and Information System (CECIS) managed by
the Commission and contact points in the MS. It also recognises the role of regional and local authorities in
disaster management. Outside the Union, disaster response is coordinated with the United Nations and other
relevant international actors with reference to Council Regulation No 1257/96 concerning humanitarian aid23.
Finally, the use of military means under civilian leads as a last resort may constitute an important contribution to
disaster response.
On technical grounds, the UCPM is working towards a general policy framework on disaster risk prevention aimed
at achieving a higher level of protection and resilience against disasters by preventing or reducing their effects
and by fostering a culture of prevention. From this perspective, it promotes the review of risk assessment, risk
management planning conducted at national/regional level and the development of an integrated approach,
linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions. On the basis of information received from the EU
Member States, the European Commission establishes and regularly updates a cross-sectoral risk overview.
Among its priorities is the action to improve the knowledge base on disaster risks and facilitate the sharing of
knowledge, best practices and information24.
The UCPM is closely related to the Sendai Framework for Action 2015-202525 Building the resilience of
nations and communities to disasters which is the successor of the Hyogo Framework for Action adopted
by 168 UN Member States that voluntarily committed to work towards achieving its objectives, in particular
improving disaster resilience and disaster risk reduction as a necessary ingredient for the achievement of
poverty reduction and sustainable development. The Sendai Framework for Action sets out an ambitious set of
priorities to place disaster risk reduction as a key element of sustainable development efforts, to define further
steps to reduce existing and emerging risks and foster disaster resilience. As stressed in Council Conclusions
on this matter, the EU supports a framework which strengthens the contribution of disaster risk management
to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by promoting the use and development of innovative technologies
and encouraging a more systematic and reinforced science-policy interface in disaster risk management. These
objectives are supported by IPCC recommendations expressed in the special report on extreme events26.
The UCPM is also financing actions related to preventing, preparing for and responding to disasters. These
include: an important EU Civil protection training programme, regular large-scale exercises and modules
exercises, exchange of experts, prevention and preparedness projects (through annual calls for applications27),
logistical and transport support for response missions, deployment of coordination, assessment or advisory
missions, adaptation and certification of assets to be included in the Voluntary Pool, the availability of buffer
capacities under the Voluntary Pool (additional assets than those made available by the Member States). In
the area of marine pollution these actions are coordinated with the European Maritime Safety Agency and the
regional sea conventions.
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Council Decision 2007/779/EC, OJ L 314, 1.12.2007 26
Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and
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Council Regulation No 1257/96, OJ L 163, 2.7.1996 Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX),
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Art.5.1(a), Council Decision No. 1313/2013/EU, Official http://ipcc-wg2.gov/SREX/report/
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http://ec.europa.eu/echo/en/funding-evaluations/financing-civil-
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http://www.unisdr.org/we/coordinate/sendai-framework protection-europe/selected-projects
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5.3 Critical Infrastructure Protection

The new approach to the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection28 (EPCIP) is built on a
review of the 2006 programme and the Council Directive 2008/114/EC29 on the identification and designation of
European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection. It aims to ensure
a high degree of protection of EU infrastructures and increase their resilience (against all threats and hazards).
It looks at interdependencies between critical infrastructures, industry and state actors, taking account of the
cross border dimension and interdependencies between sectors (e.g. European high-voltage electricity grid).
The EPCIP established (1) procedures for the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures
and assessment of the need to improve their protection (Directive 2008/114/EC); (2) measures to facilitate its
implementation, including an action plan, CIWIN, CIP expert groups at EU level and information sharing process;
(3) funding for CIP-related measures and projects focussing on Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence
Management of Terrorism and other Security Related Risks; and (4) an external dimension for engagement with
third countries on CIP. At the time of publication of the revised approach (2013), less than 20 European Critical
Infrastructures had been designated and hence very few Operator Security Plans had been produced; the number
of ECI designated has since increased substantially. The Directive 2008/114/EC has mainly encouraged bilateral
engagement of Member States instead of a real European forum for cooperation the sector-focused approach
of the directive represents a challenge to a number of MS as in practice the analysis of criticalities is not confined
to sectoral boundaries and follows rather a system or service approach (e.g. hospitals, financial services). There
is a need for a cross-sectoral approach development. In practical terms, development of preparedness strategies
are based around contingency planning, stress tests, awareness raising, training, joint courses, exercises and
staff exchange. The programme also promotes the dialogue between the operators of the critical infrastructures
and those who rely upon them in order to better prepare responses to events affecting European critical
infrastructures. The gaps identified in the review of the EPCIP led the Commission to present its new approach to
the implementation of the EPCIP in 2013, with a greater focus on interdependencies and proposing practical work
with four critical infrastructures of a European dimension (Eurocontrol, Galileo, the electricity transmission grid
and the gas transmission network).
The guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure30 are built upon the Communication of 28 February
2011 entitled Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond A blueprint for an integrated European
energy network; it stipulates that the Unions energy infrastructure should be upgraded in order to prevent
technical failure and to increase its resilience against such failure, natural or man-made disasters, adverse
effects of climate change and threats to its security, in particular as regards European Critical Infrastructures
and the assessment of the need to improve their protection.
Creating the environment for safe transport is essential for European citizens. EU transport policies31 cover a
wide range of security and safety policies in the air, road, maritime and rail areas which all relate to technical
standards for preventing / detection risks and responding to major threats, including terrorist attacks, crimes
and accidents. In order to maintain proper security levels cooperation with third countries is paramount and
the Commission consolidates and strengthens security by working together with major international partners,
exchanging experiences and best practices. Security in transport also relies on new technologies that can really
assist in developing smooth high-security systems for the future but without making the security checks too
long and intense.
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SWD(2013) 318 final
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Council Directive 2008/114/EC, OL L345/75
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Regulation (EU) no 347/2013 of 17 April 2013, OJ L115/39 of 25.04.2013
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http://ec.europa.eu/transport/home_en
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5.4 CBRN and Explosives

From the above, it is clear that Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRN-E) threats are
covered by a range of policies. In views of improving coordination of actions related to CBRN-E risk management,
the European Commission has issued strategic documents which main features are described below regarding
technical challenges.
5.4.1 CBRN Action Plan

The CBRN Action Plan aimed to ensure that unauthorised access to CBRN materials of concern is as difficult as
possible. Prevention is based on robust risk-assessment processes, which include the prioritisation, security and
control of high-risk CBRN materials and facilities, developing a high-security culture of staff, improving the security
of transport, information exchange, import and export regimes, and strengthening cooperation on the security of
nuclear materials. Key Actions defined in the Plan are designed to reduce threat and damage from CBRN incidents
of accidental, natural and intentional origin, including terrorist threats. It is a political commitment which may be
seen as a roadmap of intentions guided by principles of EU solidarity (the responsibility of protecting populations
against CBRN incidents lays with the Member States), EU added value (respecting principles of subsidiarity and
proportionality), based on existing regulations and instruments, and in close consultation with national authorities.
Actions are based on risk- and threat assessments and cost-effective assessments. Confidentiality of certain
types of information is taken into account. Actions have been financially supported by expired and existing Union
programmes and fund32,33.
The plan aims to efficiently respond to incidents involving CBRN materials and recover from them as quickly
as possible. Specific attention is made to CBRN emergency planning, strengthening countermeasure capacity,
reinforcing information flows, developing better modelling tools and improving criminal investigation capacity.
The plan focuses on the required capability to detect CBRN materials in order to prevent or respond to CBRN
incidents. This is related to the development of minimum detection standards to be applied across the entire
EU, establishing trialling, testing and certification schemes for CBRN detection and improving the exchange of
good practices on the detection of CBRN materials. The Plan promotes a scenario-based/modelling approach
at EU level to identify work priorities in the detection field (identification of CBRN material and detection
technologies), wide risk assessment (including events with cross-border effects) built on existing scenarios
and national experience, and gap analysis; it supports the exchange of methods and procedures for developing
scenarios and modelling, interconnecting detectors at national levels where feasible including data on incidents,
coordination of exercises and lessons learnt. It also promotes a mechanism of information exchange among
Member States on methodologies of scenario development related to sampling and detection, taking appropriate
confidentiality into account. In the specific area of biological pathogens and toxins, the Plan promotes the
development of detection models, considering distribution, possible vectors, infectious dose and stability.
The CBRN Action Plan is complemented by the new EU approach to the detection and mitigation of CBRN-E
risks which adopts a proactive approach to the detection of threats, and proposes among others to put effective,
proportional safeguards in place, including prevention, preparedness and response measures at EU level with
the objective to better assess the risks, to develop countermeasures, to share knowledge and best practices,
test and validate new safeguards with the ultimate goal of adopting new security standards. The response
mechanisms within the CBRN Action Plan are linked to various EU policy instruments such as the EU Mechanism
for Civil Protection (see section 5.2), the EU Integrated Political Crisis Response Arrangements (IPCR), the
implementation of the Solidarity Clause, the ARGUS crisis management system allowing for an immediate
exchange of information among Commission rapid alert systems such as the ECURIE system for radiological
emergencies, the Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) for communicable diseases, and the RAS-BICHAT
for biological and chemical health threat.
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OJ L 58, 24.2.2007, p.1-6 - Prevention, Preparedness and Consequence Management of Terrorism
and other Security related risks
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OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 93 Internal Security Fund - Police
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5.4.2 Explosive Action Plan and Regulation 98/2013

The enhancement of the security of explosives has been identified as a priority issue for the European Commission
in its efforts in the field of combating terrorism. Home-made explosives can be fabricated from certain easily
accessible chemical precursors and can be misused by terrorists to inflict casualties and damage. In order to
mitigate the risk of such misuse, in 2008 the Justice and Home Affairs Council approved the EU Action Plan on
Enhancing the Security of Explosives. The Action Plan thus contributes to the implementation of the EU Counter
Terrorism Strategy (2005) and is in line with the Internal Security Strategy (2010).
The EU Explosives Action Plan contains 48 measures related to the prevention, detection, and preparedness and
response to explosives-related incidents. The recommendations for action address a comprehensive range of
relevant aspects, such as precursors, storage, transport, traceability, detection, research, information exchange,
and inter-agency coordination.
A first set of horizontal measures aims at improving the exchange of timely information and best practices, and
supporting and promoting research, including research into inhibitors to precursors. A second set of measures
focuses on prevention around explosives precursors, by raising staff awareness, increasing control over
substances and explosives available on the market (including pyrotechnics), and establishing a mechanism
for reporting suspicious transactions. Other prevention measures cover the security of explosives facilities
and transport, as well as the security vetting of personnel at any stage in the supply chain. The action plan
calls, in addition, for increased efforts to reduce the presence of bomb-making information over the internet.
A third set of actions focuses on the detection of explosives threats. The plan has as a priority to establish a
scenario-based approach to identifying priorities in the detection field, notably to identify detection technology
requirements, current equipment that is available, and common minimum detection standards which should be
applied. In the area of detection, the action plan recognises that there is an urgent need for improved exchange
of information between authorities, researchers, and end-users, particularly in order to establish an EU-wide
certification, testing and trialling scheme for the detection of explosives, and to continuously reassess the use
of detection technologies in specific locations. Finally, a set of preparedness and response measures call on
the creation of a network which improves the exchange of information and best practices among explosives
ordnance disposal units in Europe, and also supports the development of threat assessments on explosives
and on specific threats.
The actions contained in the EU Explosives Action Plan are implemented through a joint effort of the European
Commission, Member States, Europol, research institutions as well as private sector stakeholders. DG HOME
aimed at fully achieving implementation by the end of 2015.
One of the key actions of the EU Explosives Action Plan called on the Commission to consider measures to
regulate the availability of explosives precursors on the market. As a result of the work done to implement
this action, Regulation (EU) 98/2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors was adopted with
a view to enhancing the protection of citizens from the threat of homemade explosives. Regulation 98/2013
came into force on 2 September 2014. It restricts availability, possession and use, by members of the general
public, of seven dangerous substances (restricted explosives precursors, listed in Annex I). Member States may
decide to grant access by the public to these substances only through a system of licenses and registration.
In addition, the Regulation introduces obligations for economic operators who place such substances on the
market. Operators must ensure the appropriate labelling of restricted explosives precursors, and must also
report any suspicious transactions involving both the seven restricted substances and eight other non-restricted
substances which are also considered of concern (listed in Annex II).
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5.4.3 International Conventions

At international level, the EU strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD strategy),
together with relevant Community Instruments, in particular the Instrument for Stability (supporting third countries
to develop training and assistance on CBRN risk mitigation and preparedness) and the instrument for nuclear safety
cooperation, reinforce actions on reducing the risks from CBRN materials. This is linked to nuclear non-proliferation
for strengthening nuclear security34. Furthermore, the Implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution
1540 will be further strengthened by supporting the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in particular
contributing to more efficient export control and border monitoring systems. Regional Centres of Excellence will
be instrumental in order to exchange best practices, support capacity building and share experiences gathered
at EU level with key regions. Issues related to the threat of CBRN materials are also discussed by international
organisations such as the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the BTWC meetings,
Interpol and the Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI).
5.5 Major accident hazards

Major accidents can have consequences beyond the limits of industrial establishments and the human, ecological
and economic costs of an accident are borne not only by the establishment affected, but also by the society
concerned. It is therefore necessary to establish and apply safety and risk-reduction measures to prevent possible
accidents, to reduce the risks of accidents occurring and to minimise the effects if they do occur, thereby making
it possible to ensure a high level of protection throughout the Union.
The Directive 2012/18/EU (on major-accidents hazards involving dangerous substances)35 sets risk
management goal oriented objectives based on the fact that operators are obliged to take all necessary
measures to prevent major accidents and to limit their consequences for human health or the environment. The
Directive 2012/18/EU is better known as the so-called Seveso III directive; it replaced the previous Directive
96/82/EC (Seveso II) which was repealed in May 2015. The Directive lays down rules for the prevention of
major accidents which involve dangerous substances and the limitation of their consequences for human
health and the environment, and criteria for the obligations are based on the maximum amounts of the
hazardous substances that are, or are likely to be present in the establishment (industrial plant) in the potential
course of the accident. The Directive is focused on the un-intentional (accidental, including natural hazards)
potential events in the establishments, thus usually not related to the intentional acts (attacks) and is excluding
the military establishments, pipelines, as well as the transportation outside establishments. It does not focus
on the cause of an (unintentional or intentional) accident but is rather impact-oriented. The safety report has to
consider operational causes, natural causes and external causes (although the text does not explicitly mention
causes such as sabotage), and is complemented by CIP regulations for attack-prone installations.
At international level, the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents (TEIA)36 of UNECE
(UN Economic Commission for Europe) is designed to protect people and the environment against industrial
accidents, aiming to prevent accidents from occurring, or reducing their frequency and severity and mitigating
their effects if required. The Convention promotes active international cooperation between countries before,
during and after an industrial accident. It therefore closely cooperates with the EU, in particular in the framework
of the Seveso III Directive implementation. The TEIA has also close links with the Sendai Framework for Action
(see section 5.2).
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COM(2009) 143 final, 26.03.2009
35
Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on major-accidents
hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC,
Official Jornal of the EU, No. L 197/1, 24.7.2012.
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http://www.unece.org/env/teia.html
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5.6 Serious cross-border threats to health

The protection of human health is a matter which has a cross-cutting dimension and is relevant to numerous Union
policies and activities. The Commission should ensure, in liaison with the Member States, the coordination and
exchange of information between the mechanisms and structures established under the Decision 1082/2013/
EU on serious cross-border threats to health4 as well as activities which are relevant to the preparedness and
response planning, monitoring, early warning of, and combating serious cross-border threats to health. Pursuant
to Decision 2119/98/EC a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in
the Community has been set up. Apart from communicable diseases, a number of other sources of danger to
health, in particular related to other biological or chemical agents or environmental events, which include hazards
related to climate change, could by reason of their scale or severity, endanger the health of citizens in the entire
Union, lead to the malfunctioning of critical sectors of society and the economy and jeopardise an individual
Member States capacity to react. The legal framework set up under the above Decision should, therefore, be
extended to cover other threats and provide for a coordinated wider approach to health security at Union level.
In the context of this Decision, an important role in the coordination of recent crises of Union relevance has been
played by an informal group composed of high-level representatives from Member States, referred to as the
Health Security Committee, and established on the basis of the Presidency Conclusions of 15 November 2001
on bioterrorism. The Decision promotes preparedness and response planning through consultation among the
Member States and the Commission in order to share best practice and experience, as well as interoperability
of national preparedness planning and addressing the intersectoral dimension of preparedness and response
planning at Union level.
The Health Security Committee plays an important role in responding to health threats (notably in terms of crisis
preparation, exercises on CBRN events and the listing of pathogens and chemicals which pose a health threat)
whilst the European Centre for Disease and Control (ECDC) provides risk assessments for communicable diseases
and biological incidents.
5.7 EU Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change

The EU Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change highlights the consequences of climate change and the need for
adaptation measures. It focuses on early, planned and coordinated action rather than reactive adaptation. The
communication highlights the need for systematic exchanges of best practice on how to best adapt to climate
change. The strategy takes account of global climate change impacts such as disruptions to supply chains or
impaired access to raw materials, energy and food supplies. The overall aim is to contribute to a more climate
resilient Europe by enhancing the preparedness and capacity to respond to the impacts of climate change at
local, regional, national and EU levels, developing a coherent approach and improving coordination. This strategy
is closely linked to national adaptation strategies which are considered as recommended instruments by the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change. A close coordination between climate change adaptation and disaster
risk management / policies is also required. Development is foreseen of guidelines on minimum standards for
disaster prevention based on good practices.
The requirement for climate-proofing and mainstreaming of adaption measures in various sectors also calls for
strengthened preparedness and science-policy links. The strategy makes reference, in particular, to the Marine
Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC)37 and various environmental policies, related to e.g. Forestry (EC
Regulation 2152/2003), Water (Directives listed in the COM(2012)673 on the Blueprint to Safeguard Europes
Water Resources38), as well as other sectors such as Transport (Decision 661/2010/EC), Energy (COM(2011)665/3),
and the above described Disaster Risk Prevention (within the Union Civil Protection mechanism) and Health
(Decision 1082/2013).
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Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy
Framework Directive), OJ L 164/19
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COM(2012) 673 final
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5.8 Water and Marine policies

Linked to the above, specific policy instruments are in place in the water sector related to extreme hydrometeorological
events such as floods and droughts. In the first place, complementing the Water Framework Directive (WFD)39
(and its daughter Directives, namely the Priority Substances Directive40 and the Groundwater Directive41, flood
prevention and management are tackled by the Flood Directive which requires EU Member States to assess and
manage flood risks, with the aim of reducing adverse consequences for human health, the environment, cultural
heritage and economic activity associated with floods in Europe. This directive has to be coordinated with the
implementation of the WFD from the second river basin management plan onward (which will take place from
2015 to 2021). It therefore provides a comprehensive mechanism for assessing and monitoring increased risks of
flooding, taking into account the possible impacts of climate change, and for developing appropriate adaptation
approaches. Water scarcity and droughts are also considered in the policy context42. In particular, a European
assessment of water scarcity and droughts has been conducted by the European Commission in the framework of
the Water Scarcity and Drought Communication to monitor changes across Europe and to identify where further
action is needed in response to climate change. Recommendations have been taken on board in the Blueprint
to Safeguard Europes Water Resources. It may, therefore, be considered that the successive steps of the WFD
River Basin Management Planning (RBMP) and the related flood and drought policy framework may conveniently
incorporate adaptation to climate-related water risks through risk assessment, monitoring, environmental
objective setting, economic analysis and action programmes to achieve well defined environmental objective.
The Drinking Water Directive (DWD)43 regulates the quality of water intended for human consumption. The
Directive is currently under evaluation as a follow-up of the European Citizens Initiative (ECI) Right2Water44.
The policy concerns the quality of drinking water from around 100,000 water supplies. It aims to protect human
health by ensuring that drinking water at the consumer tap is wholesome and clean. It lays down essential
quality standards at EU level, for which monitoring programmes have to be performed. For any failure remedial
action has to be taken. Its intervention logic was to address all possible contamination causes, including from
treatment and distribution, by setting strict minimum parametric values to be complied with at the consumer
tap. It thus implicitely includes deliberate poisoining risks. The abstraction of drinking water and the protection of
water bodies for this aim is, however, not regulated in the DWD, but in Article 7 of the above mentioned Water
Framework Directive (WFD), which requires Member States to identify bodies of water for the abstraction of
drinking water and to protect them, so that the resulting water will meet the DWD requirements under the water
treatment regime applied.
Finally, while the protection of the (coastal) marine environment is covered by the WFD, EU environmental
policymakers considered there was a lack of strategy underpinning the policies to protect the marine
environment. A strategy was thus developed in the sixth Environmental Action Programme (2002-2012) which
resulted in setting up environmental objectives for the marine environment. The related protection regime is
regulated under the EU Marine Strategy which was adopted in 200845.
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Directive 2000/60/EC
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Directive 2013/39/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 amending Directives 2000/60/EC and
2008/105/EC as regards priority substances in the field of water policy, OJ L 226/1
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Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater
against pollution and deterioration, OJ L 372
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COM(2007) 414 final
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Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption,
OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32
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Communication from the Commission on the European Citizens Initiative Water and sanitation are a human
right! Water is a public good, not a commodity! COM/2014/0177 final
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EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive, 2008/56/EC
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5.9 Control of export and Union Custom Code

The Council Regulation (EC) no 428/2009 on a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer,
brokering and transit of dual-use items46 is setting rules that Member States have to apply to control the
transfer of certain dual-use items within the Community in order to safeguard public policy or public security. This
includes the effectiveness of controls on exports from the Community and those items which only pass through
the territory of the Community (i.e. not assigned to a customs-approved treatment or use other than the external
transit procedure or placed in a free zone or warehouse with no record of them).
EU customs policy for security and trade facilitation47 aim to facilitate legitimate trade whilst applying the
level of controls necessary for guaranteeing the safety and security of citizens and protecting the public health,
environment, financial and economic interests of the EU and its Member States. The increase in global terrorism
has expanded customs to become a major player in the field of supply chain security. The deployment of detection
technologies plays an essential role.
5.10 Border security

In the framework of the Communication Examining the creation of a European Border Surveillance System
(EUROSUR)48, support needed in the area of border security targeted the development of technologies
and capabilities which are required to enhance systems, equipment, tools, processes, and methods for rapid
identification to improve border security, whilst respecting human rights and privacy. This includes both control
and surveillance issues, contributing to the further development of the EUROSUR and promoting an enhanced use
of new technology for border checks; also in relation to the Smart Borders legislative initiative (for both EUROSUR
and the Smart Borders, the Commission published the initial relevant communications on 13 February 2008).
At sea, the main technical challenge was identified in the detection and identification of small non cooperative
vessels (and of their anomalous behaviour). At the system level the identified priority was to improve the sharing
of information amongst actors active in maritime surveillance. A close interactive dialogue has taken place with
other Commission DGs (DG HOME, DG MARE, DG JRC, DG MOVE) as well as with EU agencies (Frontex, EMSA and
EDA). This helps the setting by the Frontex Agency of CONOPS (concepts of operations) as related to the detection
small boats detection.
5.11 Fight against crime and terrorism

Regarding the fight against crime and terrorism, the European Commission is not in charge of operational activities
but supports and facilitates the activities of the security practitioners at the EU level.
The main policy framework for this action is provided by the European Agenda on Security (COM(2015) 185
final) adopted on 28th April 2015, which provides strategic focus for the EU and Member States for the overall
goal of strengthening the Unions security framework. The three pillars of the Unions action to obtain this goal
are: to strengthen the information exchange; to increase the operational cooperation; and to provide support
in training, funding, research and innovation. The main thematic priorities listed in the Agenda are: terrorism,
organised crime and cybercrime.
A Communication on the delivery of the Agenda on Security (COM(2016) 230 final) has been adopted in April
2016. It acknowledges the common position of the European Parliament, the EU Ministers for Justice and Home
Affairs and the Commission to press ahead with the measures foreseen and to deepen the fight against terrorism.
For this reason, the Communication, one year on from the presentation of the Agenda, takes stock of the progress
that has been made in its implementation as concerns the EU contribution to counter-terrorism.
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Regulation (EU) no 952/2013
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http://frontex.europa.eu/intelligence/eurosur/
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In addition to the Agenda, a number of more specific EU legislative and policy documents apply in the area of
fight against crime and terrorism. Two of the most relevant ones are the Regulation (EU) No 98/2013 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the marketing and use of explosives precursors,
and the Communication COM(2016) 379 final on supporting the prevention of radicalisation leading to
violent extremism.
Also, on 13 and 14 December 2011, the Council approved conclusions (17537/11 ENFOPOL 413 COPEN 342) on
the vision for European Forensic Science 2020 including the creation of a European Forensic Science Area and the
development of forensic science infrastructure in Europe. Their aim was to foster cooperation between police and
judicial authorities across the European. An action plan has been developed under the Dutch presidency which
should be adopted as Council conclusions in June 2016.
Furthermore, the Commission assists EU Member States in the implementation of existing legal instruments such
as e.g. the Data Retention Directive, the Decision on access for consultation of the Visa Information System etc.[1].
The EC also participates in specialised working groups of the Council such as COSI, and agencies such as Europol
and CEPOL.
Finally support to security practitioners is also granted via the financing of national and multi-national projects
that enhance police cooperation, including among police networks.
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6. EU-Funding Instruments -
Research and Capacity-Building
6.1 Introduction
As highlighted in section 4.1, EU research funding is orchestrated by different research families, namely various
programmes of DG RTD, DG CNECT and DG HOME, as well as research actions undertaken by the Joint Research
Centre (JRC). Other funding instruments focus on capacity-building and training (e.g. prevention, preparedness and
response projects in disaster risk management funded by DG ECHO, security-related projects funded by DG HOME)
but they will not be developed in this document. Linked to EU research actions, the European Defense Agency
(EDA) funds research projects with interactions with DG HOME funded projects under the so-called European
Framework Cooperation (EFC).
While research programming and policy responsibilities lay with the respective General-Directorates of the
European Commission, the management of projects is increasingly delegated to sister agencies, namely the
Research Executive Agency (REA) and the Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME).
6.2 Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly 80 billion of funding
available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) in addition to the private investment that this money will attract. It
promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.
Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative
aimed at securing Europes global competitiveness. By coupling research and innovation, Horizon 2020 is
helping to achieve this with its emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal
challenges. The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and
makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering innovation. In the Security
area, Horizon 2020 will contribute to the implementation of the policy goals of the Europe 2020 strategy, the
Security Industrial Policy, the Internal Security Strategy, the Cyber Security Strategy49, the Union Civil Protection
Mechanism, as well as supporting the various above-mentioned thematic policies. The primary aim of the Work
Programme on Secure societies Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens is to enhance
the awareness, preparedness and resilience of our society against natural and man-made disasters. Crisis
Management (including CBRN-E, natural and man-made disaster risk management) related research will be
considered in various topics focusing on new crisis management tools, novel solutions for the protection of
critical infrastructure, and new forensic tools for fighting crime and terrorism.
The current EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation is built up upon achievements of the 7th
Framework Programme, which mapping is focused upon and which embedded serveral programmes of direct
or indirect relevance to secure, safe and resilient societies, namely:
Health, demographic change and wellbeing;
Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the
Bioeconomy;
Secure, clean and efficient energy;
Smart, green and integrated transport;
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials;
Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies;
Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens.
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6.3 DG ECHO
The overall rationale of the DG ECHOs Programme for Capacity Building is that such investments into the global
humanitarian system lead to more rapid and more cost-effective humanitarian responses, allowing a better
and broader humanitarian coverage. EU Member States and the European Commissions partners agreed that:
supporting the development of the collective global capacity to respond to humanitarian crises is one of the
fundamental tenants of our [EU] approach50. The principal objective of the programme is to strengthen the global
humanitarian preparedness and response capacity. Specific objectives are:
1. To increase the effectiveness and reinforce the capacity of international humanitarian organisations and
stakeholders to assess, analyse, prepare and respond to humanitarian needs during man-made and /or
natural disasters and their immediate aftermath in a coordinated and inclusive manner.
2. To reinforce the capacity of international humanitarian organisations and stakeholders to deliver more varied
and appropriate forms of food assistance, during emergencies and their immediate aftermath.
6.4 DG HOME / ISF

The goal of the Internal Security Fund, managed by DG HOME, is to contribute to ensuring a high level of security
in the EU. One of two general objectives is enhancing the capacity of EU States and the Union for managing
effectively security-related risk and crisis, and preparing for protecting people and critical infrastructure against
terrorist attacks and other security related incidents. In this context the Fund co-finances projects in the areas of
CBRN-E, critical infrastructure protection as well as crisis management. The projects are supposed to be much
more operational than those funded under the Horizon 2020. The majority of the funds are implemented via the
shared management, nevertheless the Commission directly manages as union actions around 1/3 of the total
budget (which for the 2014-20 period, slightly over EUR 1 billion). These funds will have to cover however all
security-related priorities, i.e. apart from above-mentioned areas, also fight against organized crime and police
cooperation mechanisms.
6.5 DG DEVCO - CoE

As a matter of new international priority, the European Union decided in 2010 to launch and fund a new concept
called CBRN Risk Mitigation Centers of Excellence (CoE), based on a voluntary, cross border, local ownership
and, last but not least, bottom up approach. As of today, 52 partner countries joined the initiative, coordinated
around 8 regional secretariats based Georgia, Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
and The Philippines launched its chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) Centres of Excellence (CoE)
initiative (hereinafter the initiative) in May 2010. The initiative is designed to strengthen the institutional capacity
of nonEU countries to mitigate CBRN risks which, if not countered, may constitute a threat to the EU. The origin of
these risks can be criminal (proliferation, theft, sabotage and illicit trafficking), accidental (industrial catastrophes,
in particular chemical or nuclear, waste treatment and transport) or natural (pandemics but also consequence of
natural hazards on CBRN material and facilities).
With a budget of 250 million euro for the 20102020 period, the initiative is the single biggest measure of the
longterm component of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP). The IcSP was designed to
provide the European Union with a new strategic tool to address a number of global security and development
challenges. The IcSP provides nonEU partner countries with technical and financial assistance for risk mitigation
and preparedness relating to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material or agents. According to the
European Parliament and the Council, the measures adopted through the IcSP should be complementary and
consistent with measures adopted in pursuit of the EUs common foreign and security policy.
The main objectives of the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence initiative are t strengthen the longterm national
and regional CBRN governance and capabilities of responsible authorities and administrative infrastructure.
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The CoE initiative is a provider of tools and means for increased CBRN governance. It facilitates CBRN
governmental officials from partner countries, belonging to all relevant ministries and agencies involved in
CBRN governance, to meet regularly at the national level but also twice a year at the regional level between
CBRN (round tables). This cross agency cooperation is key to stimulate further networking and has been much
appreciated by partner countries. It funding for CBRN activities identified and agreed by partner countries
during these regional round tables meetings. By implementing these activities, Member States come together
and work to create action and provide CBRN governance support. More than fifty CoE projects have been
funded in the last 5 years. These activities include a wide variety of formats, such as workshops and trainings,
train the trainers programmes, capacity building or even equipment. Interagency cooperation, team building
and support for CBRN administrative reforms are also part of these activities. Furthermore, the CoE provides a
funding platform and a sound methodology to first assess CRBN gaps needs at the national levels (NAQs
with hundreds of supporting questions) which is activated only upon request from a partner country, and,
secondly, a methodology to develop CBRN National Action Plans based on the needs assessments. Results
are fully confidential and belong entirely to the country.In the last two years, more than 25 partner countries
completed their CBRN needs assessments and more than 15 started to develop their own National Action
Plans. Some of the first NAPs developed within the initiative will be presented shortly this afternoon by their
CoE country representatives.
The European External Action Service (EEAS), the body responsible for the EU foreign policy, is responsible for
the strategic orientation of the initiative. DG DEVCO International Cooperation and Development is the
decisionmaking body and is responsible for implementing the initiatives budget. It prepares the annual action
programmes of the IcSP and monitors the work of the main implementing bodies: the Commissions Joint
Research Centre (JRC) and the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).
Further detailed info: http://www.cbrn-coe.eu/
6.6 LIFE+
The LIFE (the Financial Instrument for the Environment) Regulation, which was published on 20 December 2013,
sets a budget for the next funding period, 20142020, of 3.4 billion in current prices. The LIFE programme
is the EUs funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The general objective of LIFE is to
contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental and climate policy and
legislation by co-financing projects with European added value. The European Commission (DG Environment
and DG Climate Action) manages the LIFE programme. The Commission has delegated the implementation of
many components of the LIFE programme to the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
(EASME). External selection, monitoring and communication teams provide assistance to the Commission and
EASME. The European Investment Bank will manage the two new financial instruments (NCFF and PF4EE). The
LIFE programme will contribute to sustainable development and to the achievement of the objectives and
targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy, the 7th Union Environmental Action Programme and other relevant EU
environment and climate strategies and plans.
6.7 Structural funds

Solutions exist that can help our regions become the best that they can be. Today, the EUs emphasis is very
much on paving the way for regions to realise their full potential by helping them to capitalise on their
innate strengths while tapping into opportunities that offer possibilities for economic, social and environmental
progress. Interreg Europe helps regional and local governments across Europe to develop and deliver better
policy. By creating an environment and opportunities for sharing solutions, the programme aims to ensure that
government investment, innovation and implementation efforts all lead to integrated and sustainable impact
for people and place. By building on its forerunner, INTERREG IVC (2007-2013), Interreg Europe aims to get
maximum return from the EUR 359 million financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for
2014-2020. To achieve this goal, Interreg Europe offers opportunities for regional and local public authorities
across Europe to share ideas and experience on public policy in practice, therefore improving strategies for their
citizens and communities.
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6.8 Education / Training

Erasmus+ is the EUs programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Its budget of 14.7
billion will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train gain experience, and volunteers abroad.
Set to last until 2020, Erasmus+ does not just have opportunities for students. Merging seven prior programmes,
it has opportunities for a wide variety of individuals and organisations. Erasmus+ has opportunities for people of
all ages, helping them develop and share knowledge and experience at institutions and organisations in different
countries. Erasmus+ has opportunities for a wide range of organisations, including universities, education and
training providers, think-tanks, research organisations, and private businesses. The aim of Erasmus+ is to contribute
to the Europe 2020 Strategy for growth, jobs, social equity and inclusion, as well as the aims of ET2020, the EUs
strategic framework for education and training.
6.9 JRC
6.9.1 JRCs CBRNE activities

The extensive ongoing work in CBRNE in the European Commissions Joint Research Centre is bringing together
JRCs competences in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive risks to respond to the needs
of policy DGs in successfully addressing CBRNE as an emerging issue in the EU and in global security. In this
context, the JRC collaborates with DG HOME for actions inside the EU in the implementation of the EU CBRN
and Explosives action plans, and in aviation security; with DG DEVCO to support the mirroring of activities with
partner countries of the EU, acknowledging that security issues are not limited by borders; and with several other
partner DGs to fulfil their technical and scientific needs in the CBRNE areas. Security and non-proliferation issues
remain an important pillar of the JRCs Euratom activities, extending our support to international safeguards,
combating illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials, enhancing nuclear forensics, export control,
and supporting several activities of training (in nuclear safeguards and nuclear and radiological security), as
well as research agreements with several institutions in the EU MS. International cooperation with key partners
(US, IAEA) in activities such as the Border Monitoring Working Group is also very important in this regard. Finally,
standardisation in security is a key issue for the EU market, and the JRC actively supports the development of
standards by providing scientific inputs to the European and International technical committees.
The activities in CBRNE security are strongly synergic and are aggregated in JRCs CBRNE cluster, currently
including 34 projects focused on several key areas: support to the implementation and monitoring of EU CBRN
security policy and international cooperation, support to CBRNE standardisation, improving CBRNE detection,
optimising the prevention and detection approach to the emergence of new psychoactive drugs, implementing
capacity building and training in nuclear security, supporting export control of dual use items, enhancing critical
infrastructure protection and developing nuclear forensics.
Some examples of JRCs activities in CBRNE security include:
The establishment and running of EUSECTRA - European nuclear security training centre, located in the
JRC premises in Karlsruhe and Ispra, inaugurated in April 2013. EUSECTRA offers hands-on training using
a wide variety of radioactive and nuclear materials and a broad selection of equipment and measurement
instruments. So far, EUSECTRA has conducted trainings for several partners, among them DG TAXUD (Front
Line Officers Training Course on Radiation Detection Techniques; customs experts from all the EU Member
States will be trained over in total five sessions between June 2015 and February 2016), DG HOME (training
for law enforcement officers being planned) and DG ENER but also external customers such as the US
Second Line of Defence programme. It remains at the disposal of MS needs.
The JRC leads the ITRAP+10 Phase II project, which aims at testing various families of the RN detection
equipment produced in the European Union. Manufacturers of instruments used against illicit trafficking of
radioactive sources and nuclear material have been invited to participate in an extensive test programme, based
on available IEC and ANSI standards, and IAEA recommendations. The important results of the project have been
the basis for the input given to International Standardisation Organisations to review and improve the standards.
Also, a certification scheme is being set up to capacitate MS laboratories to perform the same verifications.
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The CBRN Centres of Excellence initiative (see section 6.5), launched in 2010 by the European Union, provides
a platform for voluntary regional cooperation on all CBRN-related hazard issues, be it of criminal (trafficking,
terrorism), natural (pandemics, volcanic eruptions) or accidental (e.g. Fukushima) origin. It also includes the
JRC support to the EU outreach activities in export control for dual-use items. The initiative is managed
by DG DEVCO and the EEAS, with the technical and scientific support of a task force from the JRC and the
collaboration of the United Nations UNICRI institute. The JRC supports countries participating in the initiative
to work together to identify risks, assess gaps and needs, draft National Action Plans and design capacity
building projects to be implemented in the partner regions by EU MS consortiums. Fifty-two countries are
now partners of the initiative, and a further 25 are looking to join.
The JRC - Institute for reference materials and measurements (IRMM) supports the development of advanced
measurement standards and training in several fields including safety and security linked to CBRN-E threats.
For example the institute provides nuclear reference measurements and conformity assessment tools to
safeguards authorities, industry and the international community helping to stop illicit trafficking of nuclear
and radiological materials. JRC-IRMM reviews and tests the performance of new and existing chemical,
biological and explosives threat detection equipment for current and emerging substances of interest, and
develops testing protocols for first responder (hand-held) equipment. Scientific studies are performed on
request for DG HOME and the Standing Committee for Precursors. JRC-IRMM will also produce explosives
simulants as quality control tools to i) check that regulatory requirements for explosives detection equipment
are met and ii) to support the end users in the Member States. JRC-IRMM provides impartial analysis and
technical support to the continuous development and implementation of EU aviation security policies. JRC-
IRMM supports the implementation EU requirements for explosives trace detection (ETD), by i) assisting
the Commissions own team of aviation security inspectors, ii) providing reference materials to EU test
centres who carry out testing of ETD equipment, and iii) developing training tools for personnel involved in
operating ETD equipment at security checkpoints. JRC-IRMM supports a new Commission Regulation aiming
at harmonising the certification of aviation security equipment, by providing impartial technical analysis of
the conformity assessment practices.
6.9.2 ERNCIP
The Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen of the Joint Research Centre of the European
Commission set up the European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection (ERNCIP) project in 2009
(https://erncip-project.jrc.ec.europa.eu/). This took place under the mandate of the DG HOME, in the context of
the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP), and with the agreement of Member States.
ERNCIP is a European effort with the mission to foster the emergence of innovative, qualified, efficient and
competitive security solutions, through networking of European experimental capabilities, with three strategic
goals to:
Improve the protection of critical infrastructure in the EU

Support the development of the EUs single market for security
Identify gaps in EU security product testing capabilities.
To achieve these goals, ERNCIP maintains an online inventory of experimental capabilities in Europe (The
ERNCIP Inventory) and has developed a network of experts to identify and promote good test practices to
form the basis of common European testing standards, aiming at harmonisation of test methodologies and
test protocols, where practical. Currently, ERNCIP brings together over 200 active volunteers in this network.
The ERNCIP Inventory (https://erncip-project.jrc.ec.europa.eu/inventory) is a free-to-use search tool for

information on European security experimental and testing facilities. It helps all types of critical infrastructure
stakeholders to identify and make contact with CIP-related experimental expertise located in the EU. For
the laboratories that are registered in the ERNCIP Inventory it provides greater visibility and increased
business potential.
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Member States and the Commission jointly define the Thematic Areas (TA) of concern, for ERNCIP to address at
the EU level. When the need for a TA is identified, ERNCIP forms a Thematic Group (TG) to address this concern.
A TG consists of nominated experts from research facilities, and also other stakeholders such as manufacturers
and vendors of security solutions, government authorities, academia, and operators of critical infrastructures.
Each group is led by an appointed Coordinator, who is responsible for the work programme for the TG to deliver
against, in order to achieve the objectives agreed with ERNCIP.
6.9.3 Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC)

The Knowledge Centre for Disaster Risk Management is an initiative of the European Commission to further
enhance and exploit the knowledge and evidence base of the Commission and the EU member states in
disaster risk management. The Knowledge Centre adopts a networked approach to the science/knowledge-
policy interface in Disaster Risk Management to support translating complex scientific data and analyses into
usable information and provide science-based advice for DRM policies, as well as timely and reliable scientific-
based analyses for emergency preparedness and response coordinated activities.
The Knowledge Centre could become a focal point of reference to support the work of Member States, relevant
Commission services and the wider DRM community within and beyond the EU. For example, through taking
up the results of other projects such as FP7 DRIVER, the Knowledge Centre can advise and inform Member
States and others on DRM tools and cooperate with other initiatives (Community of Users). In addition, via the
international dimension of the Knowledge Centre, the EU could support the Sendai framework for Disaster Risk
Reduction to promote a more systematic and reinforced science-policy interface to strengthen the contribution
of DRM to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth globally.
6.10 Joint Investment Programme - EDA

The European Commission (EC) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) aim at maximising the complementarity
and synergy of civilian security and defence-related research activities. This synchronisation of Research &
Technology (R&T) investment takes place in the context of the European Framework Cooperation (EFC). In
September 2011 the EFC cooperation agreement was signed on the CBRN protection by high representatives
of EDA and the EC. The EDA contribution takes the form of a Joint Investment Programme (JIP-CBRN), with a
centrally managed budget funded by all contributing Members (cM). The cooperation encompasses research
activities identified under the security research theme of the Unions seventh research framework programme
(FP7 SEC) and the EDA JIP CBRN. The JIP CBRN is a so called EDA R&T CAT A programme managed by a
Management Committee comprising one representative from each cM. This committee is chaired by EDA
and also comprises a non-voting representative from the Commission. The Management Committee is in
charge of the management of the programme, the technological content and the selection of the proposals.
Furthermore, they will follow the projects and do the dissemination of the results. As the JIP CBRN is an R&T
Cat A programme, all the outcomes are research results (technology demonstration may be included) to be
used by all the contributing Members.
Contributing Members of JIP CBRN are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy,
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Norway. The budget allocated to the JIP CBRN programme is 12
Million Euro. CBRN Protection is an important dual use domain in which Member States are prepared to jointly
invest at a European level. In view of existing and emerging CBRN threats mid- to long-term, Member States
see a need for enhanced technological development to protect against these threats.
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7. Mapping Eu Policies vs Research

In The Light Of Secure, Safety And
Resilience Societal Challenges
7.1 Introduction
While policies and research programming are designed in a concerted way at EU level (to avoid possible
duplications and ensuring best possible complementarity), in practice policy coordination in operational terms
(i.e. implementation by Member States) and research synergies are often lagging behind what could be achieved.
This is partly due to a lack of matrix which establishes links among different branches of a given sector (in
the case of this document, focusing on secure, safe and resilient societies), but this lack of matrix concerns
all fields which involve policy, research, industry and training / practitioners). This section proposes a way to
establish such a matrix which is not solely linked to given sectors (e.g. internal security, civil protection, health
etc.) but to common features of the disaster risk / crisis management cycle and other related issues. A review
of different EU policies showed that almost all regulations contain operational elements of (crisis) management
cycle, namely detection/surveillance (covering the full cycle), prevention / preparedness and risk assessment
(pre-crisis), situation awareness / early warning (occurrence of an event), response / recovery (post-crisis), and
socio-economic impacts (full crisis cycle). In addition, horizontal and external actions (e.g. international cooperation)
also embed operational features that are common to all sectors. Figure 5 below gives an illustration of the various
areas covered by this document (both policy and research wise). The mapping of FP7 projects vs. different areas
(and policies) are described in the sections below.
Figure 5. Various areas covered by the CoU

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Complementing the above, a mapping of projects funded under the FP7 Secure Societies programme, as
a starting point, has been carried out to establish links among projects objectives and outputs and policy
challenges. The mapping has been complemented by projects funded by other FP7 programme and EDA. Based
on the mapping elements, and taking into considerations the technical/scientific/training needs of the various
EU policies, it has been possible to establish links among these (operational elements / policies) and EU-funded
projects (Figure 6). The objective was not to make an impact assessment but to understand the complexity of
the matrix and better prepare the ground for a strategy of science-policy-industry- operators interactions
within future Horizon2020 projects.
Figure 6. Science-policy matrix
In the sections below, the different policy sectors are separated into operational goals with highlights of specific
actions to which FP7 projects have a potential to respond (in the various tables throughout the document). It
should be stressed again that, at this stage, the document is not providing an analysis of the research outputs
but rather provides the overall architecture of science-policy interactions related to the different sectors. Links
among policy objectives and specific projects are tentatively established with regard to an area coverage and not
sensu stricto, i.e. attributions/references are prone to modifications.
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7.2 Disaster resilience / Crisis management (natural hazards)

Most of the research projects listed in this section directly or indirectly support the UCPM (see section 5.2) which
address all aspects of the DRM cycle by strengthening cooperation and facilitating coordination within Europe in
the areas of disaster prevention, preparedness and response. The mechanism indeed includes an action to improve
the knowledge base on disaster risks and facilitate the sharing of knowledge, best practices and information51.
The use of various Union funds that may support sustainable disaster prevention is promoted and EU Member
States and regions are encouraged to exploit those funding opportunities.
7.2.1 All hazards

Series of projects are of generic nature and address tools and technologies related to DRM (from prevention
to recovery) that can be applied to all types of (natural) disasters. The inter-operability of tools/technologies
is actually mentioned in the CBRN Action Plan and UCPM as a mean to improve planning of disaster response
operations, scenario building and response capacities (of direct support to the ERCC mission). The UCPM also
promotes consistency in the response of disasters (networking), and the support to coordination of operational
organisations (UN Offuce for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Member States).
The following section provides a snapshot of FP7 projects categorised according to specific sectors / themes
related to natural hazards.
7.2.1.1 Earth observation in support of emergency and disaster management

Earth observation tools are mainly developed within projects funded by the Space Programme. The project below
(ended in 2012) is an illustration of a project supporting rescue and emergency operations and management.
Funding Contract
Project Acronym / Title Abstract / Website Consortium
Instrument details
GEO-PICTURES FP7 - Space March 2010 / April 2012 Combining state of the art in satellite Coordinator:
communication, navigation and earth 1. Ansur Technol. Fornebu (NO)
Space-2009-1 EUR 2,424,751 observation. Ggeo-tagged image and
GMES and Earth Observation sensor communication combined with Consortium:
with Position-based Image REA 242390 latest satellite earth observation, allowing 2. Assoc. Brasileira Telecom. Rio De
and sensor Communications a large number of accurate optical field Janeiro (BR)
Technology for Universal observations, tagged with position,
3. D.M.A.T. Consult. KG Lieboch (AT)
Rescue, Emergency and transferred via satellite-optimized protocols
Surveillance management to a control center. Optical observations 4. Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe EV Berlin (DE)
are extended to video, audio and sensors 5. Kongsberg Satellite Services AS
that measures temperature, moisture, wind Tromso (NO)
Status: etc. Such data is helpful in emergency/
6. Sec. Estado de Cincia e Tecnologia
FINISHED disaster management and for improving
Manaus (BR)
interpretation of GMES data. Design of
small lightweight equipment a disaster 7. UN Inst. Training and Research
management expert comments pictures Geneva (CH)
directly on scene pictures and main needs 8. Univ. Estado do Amazonas Fundacao
according to the assessment, sending them Manaus (BR)
immediately to the Operation Center. 9. Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona
Cerdanyola del Valles (ES)
http://www.geo-pictures.eu/
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7.2.1.2 Multi-risk assessment and management of natural hazards

Research projects benefit from support from capacity building, in particular centres of excellences, and example
of which is given below in the field of natural disaster monitoring capacities.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
BEYOND FP7 REGPOT June 2013 / May 2016 Building Capacity for a Centre of Excellence Coordinator:
dedicated to Natural Disaster Management 1. Nat. Observatory Athens (GR)
Space-2009-1 EUR 2,305,650 in southeastern Europe, including European
Building Capacity for a Centre Balkan countries, with a potential to Consortium:
of Excellence for EO-based RTD 316210 expand to an even wider geographic area 2. Univ. Valencia Valencia (ES)
monitoring of Natural through harmonizing the observational 3. Univ. Valladolid Valladolid (ES)
Disasters capabilities available in the partners. Setting
4. Supercomputing Centre Barcelona (ES)
up integrated observational solutions
allowing different monitoring networks 5. Kings College London (UK)
Status: (space borne and in-situ) to cooperate in 6. Norw. Inst. Air Res. Kjeller (NO)
ON-GOING a complementary, unified and coordinated 7. Marmara Res. Cent. Ankara (TR)
manner, creation of archives and data bases
8. Inst. Atm. Sci. Clim. Basilicata (IT)
of long series of observations and higher
level products, and making the observations 9. SARMAP Purasca (CH)
and products available for exploitation with 10. Hydromet. Service Belgrade (RS)
state-of-the-art science and models. 11.Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam (DE)
12. Inst. Troposph. Res. Leipzig (DE)
http://www.beyond-eocenter.eu/
13. Univ. Hamburg Hamburg (DE)
14. Ist.Naz. Geofis. Vulcanl. Rome (IT)
15. Nat. Inst. Optoelectronics
Bucharest (RO)
16. UK MET Office Exeter (UK)
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7.2.1.3 Demonstration in the area of multi-hazards crisis management

As highlighted in the introductory part, DRIVER is one of the largest FP7 projects dealing with crisis management.
The project has a larger focus than only natural hazards as it also covers other (man-made) threats. It is expected
that this demonstration programme, running until March 2019, will have a strong role to play in bringing projects
together and support the developing Communty of Users.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
DRIVER FP7 - Secure June 2014 / DRIVER s demonstration project focusing on Coordinator:
Societies March 2019 augmenting rather than replacing existing 1. ATOS Madrid (ES)
crisis management (CM) capabilities, will
Driving InnoVation in crisis Call 2013-1 EUR 33,468,209 aim at producing comprehensive, well- Consortium:
management for European balanced, cost-effective Portfolio of CM tools 2. Fraunhofer INT Euskiirchen (DE)
Resilience IP REA 607798 exploiting high potential RTD work from last
3. FOI Stockholm (SE)
decade.Aims at 2 main dimensions: - Firstly,
development of a pan-EU test-bed enabling 4. Frequentis Wien (AT)
Status: testing & iterative refinement of new crisis 5. Edisoft Porto (PT)
ON-GOING management (CM) solutions & facilitating 6. Thales Paris (FR)
capability development through provision of
7. GMV Aerosp. Defence Madrid (ES)
respective methodologies & infrastructure; -
secondly, at actual development of Portfolio 8. Isdefe Madrid (ES)
of Tools that improves crisis management 9. Ecorys Rotterdam (NL)
at MS & EU level. 10. Austrian Red Cross Wien (AT)
11. Red Cross Berlin (DE)
DRIVER will carry out experimentation
campaigns in three strands: tools and 12. Red Cross Kbenhavn (DK)
methods for responders, resilience of civil 13. British Red Cross London (UK)
society and learning by both. The intra- 14. Magen David Adom (IL)
strand experimentation leads into two Joint
15. Pole Risque Aix en Provence (FR)
Experiment campaigns and a Final Demo
focusing on challenges requiring highly 16. Armines Paris (FR)
complex interaction between CM tools 17. JRC Brussels (BE)
18. ITTI Poznan (PL)
19. TNO Delft (NL)
20. Cent. Irish Eur. Sec. Dublin (IE)
21. CITET Madrid (ES)
22. DLR ZKI Wessling (DE)
23. DIN Berlin (DE)
24. Disaster Waste Rec. London (UK)
25. E-Semble Delft (NL)
26. EOS Brussels (BE)
27. AIT Wien (AT)
28. SATCEN Torrejn de Ardoz (ES)
29. HKV Consultancy Lelystad (NL)
30. Inst. Info. Comm. Tech. Sofia (BG)
31. MSB Karlstad (SE)
32. PRIO Peace Res. Inst. Oslo (NO)
33. PSCEF Brussels (BE)
34. Q4PR Ltd Dublin (IE)
35. THG City of the Hague (NL)
36. Westflische Wilhelms- Universitt
Mnster Mnster (Germany)
37. Univ. IAT Stuttgart (DE)
38. Techn. Hilfswerk THW Bonn (DE)
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7.2.1.4 Multi Natural Hazards risk reduction, preparedness and resilience enhancement
A range of projects on multi (natural) hazards risk reduction, preparedness and resilience has been funded in FP7
from different programmes, in particular the FP7 Environment programme. This section gives an overview of
these projects, starting with terminated ones:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CATALYST FP7 - October 2011 / Strengthening capacity development in Coordinator:

Environment September 2013 hazard risk reduction and adaptation 1. FEEM Milano (IT)
through knowledge exchange and science-
Capacity Development for Call 2011. EUR 843,931 application interface, adding value to Consortium:
Hazard Risk Reduction and 1.3.4-1 integrated knowledge on NH/DRR and 2. Geological Survey Copenhagen (DK)
Adaptation RTD 283177 reinforcing existing network capacity. NH/
3. UFZ Leipzig (DE)
CA DRR reference website and online discussion
forum (think tank), information archive 4. Seeconsult Gmbh Osnabruck (DE)
Status: about NH/DRR resources and research work. 5. Landbouwkundig Onderzoek
FINISHED Wageningen (NL)
http://www.catalyst-project.eu/ 6. World Acad. Sciences Triest (IT)
7. United Nations University
Shibuya Ku Tokyo (JP
IncREO FP7 - Space January 2013 / Improved preparedness and mitigation Coordinator:
December 2014 planning for areas highly vulnerable to 1. SPOT Images Toulouse(FR)
Space-2012-1 natural disasters and already noticeable
Increasing Resilience through EUR 1,924,718 climate change trends. Solutions adjusted Consortium:
Earth Observation to users and end-users needs, reflecting 2. CNR - Roma (IT)
REA 312461 on short-term climate change scenarios. 3. GEOMER Gmbh Heidelberg (DE)
Selected case studies on dam failure, storm
4. Geoville Inform. Datenverarbeitung
Status: surge and wave height, flood, earthquake
Gmbh Innsbruck (AT)
FINISHED and landslide. Based on state-of-the-art
methodologies, implemented by means 5. INFOTERRA Immenstaad (DE)
of up-to-date mapping and modelling 6. Meteo-France Saint Mande (FR)
/ procedures and finally appropriately 7. Nat. Inst. Meteorol. Hydrol. Sofia (BG)
disseminated to the relevant stakeholder
8. Rom. Space Ag. Bucharest (RO)
groups.
9. UNESCO Paris (FR)
http://www.increo-fp7.eu/ 10. Univ. Twente Enschede (NL)
CAPHAZ-NET FP7 - June 2009 / May 2012 Identification and assessment of existing Coordinator:
Environment practices and policies for social capacity 1. UFZ Leipzig (DE)
EUR 910,000 building in the field of natural hazards
Social Capacity Building for ENV. and elaboration of strategies and Consortium:
Natural Hazards: Toward 2008.1.3.2.1 RTD 227073 recommendations for activities to enhance 2. Dial. Gemein. Gesel. Komm.
More Resilient Societies the resilience of European societies to Kooperationsforsch. Stuttgart (DE)
the impacts of natural hazards. Living
3. Eidgenoessische Forschungsanstalt
document representing the state of the art
Status: and providing initial suggestions on how Wsl Birmensdorf (CH)
FINISHED to improve societies capacity building. 4. Ist. Sociologia Internazionale Di Gorizia
Down-scaling in particular regional I.S.I.G Gorizia (IT)
contexts and evaluated in respect of local 5. Lancaster Univ. Lancaster (UK)
experiences and existing practices and
6. Middlesex Univ. London (UK)
tools. Study of three geographical areas
representing different natural hazards types. 7. Univ. Auton. Barcelona Cerdanyola del
Recommendations for specific steps to Valles (ES)
improve social capacity building of European 8. Znanstvenoraziskovalni Center Slovenske
societies facing natural hazards and give Akademije Znanosti in Umetnosti
guidance for future research. Ljubljana (SI)
http://www.caphaz-net.org/
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
EMBRACE FP7 - October 2011 / Development of conceptual and Coordinator:

Environment September 2015 methodological approach to clarify how the 1. UCL Brussels (BE)
resilience capacity of a society confronted
Building Resilience Amongst ENV. EUR 3,243,423 with natural hazards and disasters can Consortium:
Communities in Europe 2011.1.3.2-1 be characterized, defined and measured. 2. Accad. Europea Bolzano Bolzano (IT)
RTD 283201 Disaster footprints and a review of current
3. Eidgenoessische Forschungsanstalt
data gaps and challenges for human
WSL Birmensdorf (CH)
Status: impacts and development databases in
FINISHED providing resilience data on regional and 4. UFZ Leipzig (DE)
national levels will help inform indicator 5. Kings College London (UK)
development. Six case studies across 6. Middle East Technical University
Europe exposed to different natural hazards, Ankara (TR)
situated in different governance settings
7. SEI Oxford Office Ltd Oxford (UK)
and socio-demographic-economic contexts.
Advanced methodologies for evaluating, 8. Univ. Reading Reading (UK)
modeling and assessing resilience of 9. UN University Shibuya Ku (JP)
different actors. 10. Univ. Northumbria
Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK)
http://www.embrace-eu.org/
11. Univ. York York (UK)
CRISMA FP7 - Secure March 2012 / CRISMA developed a simulation-based Coordinator:

Societies August 2015 decision support system, for modelling 1.VTT Espoo (FI)
crisis management, improved action &
Modelling crisis management Call 2011.4.1-1 EUR 10,107,160 preparedness. It shall facilitate simulation,
Consortium:
for improved action and modelling of realistic crisis scenarios,
preparedness IP REA 284552 possible response actions, impacts of crisis 2. FhG IAO Stutgartt (DE)
depending on both external factors driving 3. AIT Wien (AT)
crisis development & various actions of 4. AMRA Napoli (IT)
Status: crisis management team.
5. ADIA Coimbra (PT)
FINISHED
http://www.crismaproject.eu/ 6. Tallinn Univ. Technol. Tallinn (EE)
7. NICE Systems Ltd Haifa (IL)
8. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
9. Insta DefSec Tampere (FI)
10. Spacebel SA Lige (BE)
11. Cismet Gmbh Saarbrcken (DE)
12. Pelastusopisto Emerg.
Serv.College Kuopio (FI)
13. Magen David Adom Tel Aviv (IL)
14. PSCEF Brussels (BE)
15. Finnish Meteor. Inst. Helsinki (FI)
16. DE Rotes Kreuz Berlin (DE)
17. Artelia Eau & Environ. Lyon (F)
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Two projects in the area of disaster risk management and preparedness are due to deliver their final
recommendations / outputs by April and November 2016 respectively.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ENHANCE FP7 - December 2012 / Development of new ways to enhance Coordinator:

Environment November 2016 societys resilience to catastrophic natural 1. VU-VUMC Amsterdam (NL)
hazard impacts (heat waves, forest fires,
Enhancing risk management Call 2012.6.4-1 EUR 5,992,084 flood, drought, storm surge, and volcanic Consortium:
partnerships for catastrophic eruptions), by providing new scenarios 2. Acad. Studii Econ. Bucharest (RO)
natural disasters in Europe RTD 308438 and information in selected hazard cases
3. Agenzia Regionale Emilia-Romagna
at different geographical- and spatial
Bologna (IT)
scales in Europe in close collaboration
Status: with stakeholders, and by contributing 4. Empresa Aguas SA Valencia (ES)
ON-GOING to the development of new multi-sector 5. European Business and Innovation
partnerships (MSPs) to reduce or redistribute Centre Network Brussels (BE)
risk. Outputs are harmonised dynamic 6. FEEM Milano (IT)
scenarios of vulnerability / exposure,
7. Haskoli Islands Reykjavik (IS)
guidelines for resilience enhancement
and risk reduction, methods for linking 8. Helmholtz Geesthacht Zent. Material-
MSPs to novel scientific risk scenarios Kustenforsch. Geesthacht (DE)
and assessments; economic instruments 9. HKV Lijn in Water BV Lelystad (NL)
and non-structural mitigation measures 10. Instit. Sup. Agronomia Lisboa (PT)
at the national, regional, and local levels,
11. Int. Inst. Angewandte Systemanalyse
policy recommendations to the EU and HFA
Laxenburg (AT)
signatories.
12. JRC Brussels (BE)
http://enhanceproject.eu/ 13. London School of Economics and
Political Science London (UK)
14. Metacortex Lisboa (PT)
15.Open. Railway Techn. Wien (AT)
16. Perspectives GmBH Hamburg (DE)
17. Univ. Cambridge Cambridge (UK)
18. Univ. Oxford Oxford (UK)
19. UN-ISDR - Geneva (CH)
20. Univ. Potsdam Potsdam (DE)
21. Univ. Pol.. Valencia Valencia (ES)
22. UCL Louvain-La-Neuve (BE)
23. Wadden Sea Forum E.V.
Wilhelmshaven (DE)
24. Willis Limited London (UK)
TACTIC FP7 - May 2014 / Studies on risk perception, preparedness to Coordinator:

Secure April 2016 develop a community preparedness audit 1. Helmholtz-Zentr.UFZ Leipzig (DE)
Societies enabling communities to assess, impacts in
Tools, methods And training EUR 999,083 multi-hazard context, their motivations & Consortium:
for CommuniTIes and Society Call 2013.4.1-5 capacities to prepare for large-scale & /or
2. Trilateral Res. Consul. London (UK)
to better prepare for a Crisis REA 608058 cross-border disasters. Developing education
CSA & training strategies, practices, etc. for 3. Univ. Northumbria
increasing overall prepares of communities Newcastle upon (UK)
Status: & societies across EU. Four case studies 4. European Dynamics Athens (GR)
ON-GOING focusing on terrorism, floods, pandemics, 5. Inst. Meteorol. Water Manag.
earthquakes. Warszawa (PL)
6. ME Tech. Univ. Ankara (TR)
ttp://www.tacticproject.eu/
7. Saxon State Office Environ..
Dresden (DE)
In Horizon2020, this area is complemented by strategic developments expected with the DRS-10-2015 topic
on Natural Hazards: Towards risk reduction science and innovation plans at national and European level, as
well as projects under the DRS-7-2014 topic (started around summer 2015) on Crises and disaster resilience
operationalizing resilience concepts which are due to provide a direct contribution to the Civil Protection
Mechanism.
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7.2.1.5 Multi Natural Hazards situation awareness / early warning

Situation awareness, early warning and alert systems are part of the UCPM policy portfolio, including specific
actions in support of ERCC. Tools and technologies developed by FP7 projects included airborne platforms,
multi-modal assessment platforms etc. as illustrated by the (finished) projects below.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
AIRBEAM FP7 - Secure January 2012 / Development of a situation awareness Coordinator:

Societies December 2015 toolbox for the management of crisis over 1. EADS Astrium Paris (FR)
wide area taking benefit of an optimised
AIRBorne information Call 2010.4.2-3 EUR 9,894,307 set of aerial (unmanned) platforms, Consortium:
for Emergency situation including satellites. By running scenarios 2. VITO Mol (BE)
Awareness and Monitoring CP ENTR 140358 defined by end-users in a simulated
3. TU Dortmund (DE)
environment, the increased capabilities for
situation awareness has been assessed 4. FOI Stockholm (SE)
Status: methodically. Various platform and sensor 5. Vigilance BV Eindhoven (NL)
FINISHED mixes have been compared using key 6. Astrium Paris (FR)
performance indicators among which is cost
7. EADS GMBH Ottobrunn (DE)
effectiveness, with live demonstrations with
multiple civil unmanned aerial platforms. 8. Dassault Aviation Paris (FR)
9. Mini. Notranje Zadeve Ljubjana (SI)
http://airbeam.eu/project/ 10. CSS Kemea Athens (GR)
11. Emergency serv. Coll. Kuopio (FI)
12. Thales Paris (FR)
13. Sagem Paris (FR)
14. Alenia Aeronautica Napoli (IT)
15. Isdefe Madrid (ES)
16. Radiolabs Rome (IT)
17. Selex Rome (IT)
18. Lapin Yliopisto Rovaniemi (SE/FI)
19. Laurea Helsinki (FI)
20. Inst. Novas Technol. Lisboa (PT)
21. INDRA Madrid (ES)
MOSAIC FP7 - Secure April 2011 / Multi-modal data intelligence capture, Coordinator:
Societies April 2014 analytics including video & text collaterals 1. Univ. Reading Reading (UK)
for decision support for automated
Multi-Modal Situation Call 2010.2.3-3 EUR 2,664,559 detection, recognition, geo-location, Consortium:
Assessment & Analytics mapping, including intelligent decision 2. BAE Systems Ltd Rochester,
Platform CP REA 261776 support to enhance situation awareness, Farnborough (UK)
surveillance targeting, camera handover.
3. A E Solutions Badsey (UK)
Systems architecture to support wide area
Status: surveillance with edge, central fusion, 4. Synthema Srl Pisa (IT)
FINISHED decision support capabilities, algorithms 5. TU Berlin (DE)
for disparate multi-media information 6. DResearch Digital Media Systems Gmbh
correlation.
Berlin (DE)
http://www.mosaic-fp7.eu/ 7. West Midlands Police Authority
Birmingham (UK)
8. Warwickshire Police Leek Wootton (UK),
COPE FP7 - Secure February 2008 / Novel technologies to achieve a step Coordinator:
Societies January 2011 change in information flow both from 1. VTT Helsinki (FI)
& to first responder in order to increase
Common Operational Picture Call 2007- EUR 2,535,049 situational awareness across agencies & at Consortium:
Exploitation 4.3-1 all levels of command chain. Screening of
2. BAE Systems Farnborough (UK)
REA 217854 technologies, building innovative solutions;
CP end-users input in technology development 3. BAE Systems C-ITS Stockholm(SE)
Status: & verification, in trial exercise design, 4. Trinity College Dublin Dublin (IE)
FINISHED validation. Integration of all components 5. UTI Group Bucarest (RO)
into demonstrator System of Systems &
6. GMV Lisboa (PT)
setup of large scenario based mixed live,
tabletop type trial exercise. 7. CESS Mnchen (DE)
8. IGSU Bucarest (RO)
http://cope.vtt.fi/ 9. ESC Kuopio (FI)
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Another project dealing with situation awareness and survivor localisation has started uin 2014 and will last until
September 2018:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
INACHUS FP7 - Secure September 2014 / In support of increased efficiency in Urban Coordinator:
Societies September 2018 Search, Rescue Operations through refined 1. ICCS Zografou / Athens (GR)
information to response forces following
Technological and Call 2013-1 EUR 10,008,434 disaster event to assist in helping to find Consortium:
Methodological Solutions survivors. Initial situation assessment
2. ASI Europe, SRL Piacenza (IT)
for Integrated Wide Area CP REA 607522 based on satellite imagery & damage
Situation Awareness and simulation with synthetic models, followed 3. Centre for Irish and European Security
Survivor Localisation to by 3D data generation based on imagery Ltd Dublin (IE)
Support Search and Rescue from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and 4. Cinside AB Linkping (SE)
Teams ground-based laser scanners, and eventually
5. Crisisplan BV Leiden (NL)
robots and other suitable instruments to find
survivors being deployed in the field. Follow- 6. Diginext sarl Aix en Provence (FR)
Status: up of RECONASS project. Tools include 7. CEREN Pole Risque Gardanne (FR)
ON-GOING decision and planning modules for advanced 8. EXUS Software Ltd London (UK)
casualty and damage estimation; integration
9. FhG EMI Freiburg (DE)
existing and novel sensors (electromagnetic,
vision, chemical) for detecting & high- 10. Fund. Tekniker Gipuzkoa (ES)
accurate localization, and mobile phones 11. Holistic Innovation Institute
signals for estimating number of trapped Madrid (ES)
humans; snake robot mechanism 12. Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu oy
etc.; as well as resilient, interoperable Espoo near Helsinki (FI)
communication platform; enhanced data
13. Mikrosyst. Mikrorois Gia
analysis techniques, 3-D visualization tool of
Aghia Paraskevi (GR)
to be operated by crisis managers, decision
makers; etc.. Contribution to standards, 14. Onera Paris (FR)
training package for First Responders. 15. Schler-Plan Ingenieurgesell.
Dsseldorf (DE)
16. SDIS 13 Marseille (FR)
17. Sdertrns brandfrsvars frbund
Stockholm (SE)
18. Stiftelsen Sintef Tronheim (NO)
19. TELINT rtd Consult. Services Ltd
London (UK)
21. Univ. Twente (NL)
Another project dealing with situation awareness and survivor localisation has started in 2014 and will last until
September 2018:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
A4A FP7 - Secure March 2011 / Improving the effectiveness of People- Coordinator:
Societies December 2013 Centred Early Warning Systems paradigm 1. DLR Berlin (DE)
in case of major disasters. Development of
Alert for All Call 2010.4.1-1 EUR 3,497,469 simulation tool for spreading information Consortium:
and human behaviour to key crisis 2. Bund. Bevlkerungsschutz und
CP REA 261732 scenario, communications plans, social/
Katastrophenhilfe Bonn (DE)
Status: cultural crowds. Management portal for
FINISHED sharing information among authorities / 3. BAPCO Manchester (UK)
first responders about crises, overcoming 4. Technalia Bilbao (ES)
regional and national barriers 5. AFACERILOR Bucarest (RO)
6. Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Berlin (DE)
www.aler4all.eu
7. EDISOFT (PT)
8. EUTELSAT S.A. Paris (FR)
9. Inst. Rundfunktechnik Mnich (DE)
10. TECNOSYLVA Leon (ES)
12. Univers. Stuttgart (DE)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
OPTI-ALERT FP7 - Secure January 2011/ Improvement of alerting of general Coordinator:

Societies January 2014 public in crisis situations through 1. FhG FOKUS Berlin (DE)
personalized, culturally sensitive multi-
Enhancing the efficiency of Call 2010.1 EUR 2,531,122 channel communication. In addition to Consortium:
alerting systems through in-depth & interdisciplinary studies of 2. Univ. Innsbruck (AT)
personalized, culturally CP REA 261699 sociologists, media scientists on perception
3. TNO Delft (NL)
sensitive multi-channel of crisis communication, development
communication of a demonstrator to test proposed 4. Impact Diemen (NL)
socio-culturally adaptive alerting tool, 5. Acad. Med. Cent Amsterdam (NL)
corresponding alert simulation component 6. UNIZ Faculty of Humanities and Social
Status: in practice.
Sciences Zagreb (HR)
FINISHED
www.opti-alert.eu 7. MDA Tel Aviv (Israel)
8. Tripitch Utrecht (NL)
9. SAMUR Madrid (ES)
10. CSSC Roma (IT)
11. CRISMART Stockholm (SE)
In the Space research area, an-going project focuses on satellite imaging for prediction / early detection of
emergencies and population alerting:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PHAROS FP7 - Space December 2013 / Developing a sustainable, pre-operational Coordinator:

June 2016 open service platform which integrates 1. Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft - und
Space-2013 space-based observation, communications Raumfahrt EV Koeln (DE)
Project on a multi-hazard EUR 2,499,440 and navigation technologies to provide
open platform for satellite innovative services for various users Consortium:
based downstream services REA 606982 and application domains. Multi-hazard 2. Avanti Communications Ltd
applications such as the prediction/early London (UK)
detection of emergencies, population
3. Eutelsat S.A. Paris (FR)
Status: alerting, environmental monitoring, crisis
ON-GOING management and risk assessment through 4. Fundacio decologia del FOC i Gestio
a single, user friendly interface, targeting dincendis - Tivissa Tarragona (ES)
several users (crisis managers, operators of 5. IQ Wireless Gmbh Berlin (DE)
critical infrastructures, insurance companies, 6. Space Hellas S.A. Athens (GR)
scientific/academic).
7. Stichting Platform Mobile Messaging
Hoofddorp (NL)
http://www.pharos-fp7.eu/
8. Tecnosylva SL Leon (ES)
In Horizon2020, this area (situational awareness) is complemented by a topic opening the possibility for a future
PCP, namely the DRS-02-2016 topic on CSA on situational awareness systems to support civil protection
preparation and operational decision making.
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7.2.1.6 Multi-Hazard Emergency and Humanitarian Crisis

A large-scale project has supported the implementation of emergency response, mainly in the meteorological and
geophysical risks, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SAFER FP7 - SPA January 2009 / Implementation of preoperational versions Coordinator:

March 2012 of the Emergency Response Core Service, 1.SPOT Image (SI) SA Toulouse (FR)
2007-1.1-01 reinforcement of European capacity to
Services and Applications For EUR 26,912,700 respond to emergency situations: fires, Consortium:
Emergency Response floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, 2. Accad.Europ. Bolzano Bolzano (IT)
REA 218802 landslides, humanitarian crisis. Short term
3. Altamira Inform. SL Barcelona (ES)
improvement of response when crisis occurs,
Status: with rapid mapping capacity after disastrous 4. Artelia Eau Environ. Echirolles (FR)
FINISHED events, including the relevant preparatory 5. Bund Bevlk. Katast. Bonn (DE)
services (reference maps). Delivering 6. CNES Paris (FR)
services at full scale for real events or
7. CEFRIS Pavia (IT)
during specific exercises. Follow-up by
extension to core service components before 8. CNR Roma (IT)
and after the crisis, targeting the longer 9. Critical Software SA Coimbra (PT)
term service evolution, through the provision 10. Zentrum Luft Raum. Koeln (DE)
of thematic products, to be added in the
11. Ecole Normale Sup. Paris (FR)
portfolio of services. The main performance
criterion is the added-value of products with 12. Edisoft Caparica (PT)
risk-specific information. In SAFER, thematic 13. E-Geos SPA Matera (IT)
products covered mainly the meteorological 14. Elsag Datamat S.P.A. Genova (IT)
and geophysical risks. Users involvement as
15. ECMRWF Reading (UK)
a key driver and a specific task addresses
the federation of the key users, both for 16. EU Satellite Centre Madrid (ES)
interventions in Europe and outside Europe. 17. Eurosense Belfotop N.V. Tielt (BE)
18. GRSRC Gumligen (CH)
http://www.emergencyresponse.eu
19. Geoid BVBA Leuven (BE)
20. GeoMer Gmbh Heidelberg (DE)
21. Gisat S.R.O. Praha 7 (CZ)
22. GMV Aerosp Defence Madrid (ES)
23. GMVIS Skysoft SA Lisboa (PT)
24. Indra Sistemas S.A. Madrid (ES)
25. Infoterra Gmbh Bodensee (DE)
26. Infoterra Ltd Leicester (UK)
27. Ingen. Serv. Aeroesp. Madrid (ES)
28. Inst.Geodynamics Bucharest (RO)
29. Isti.. Geofis. Vulcanol. Roma (IT)
30. Joanneum Research Graz (AT)
31. JRC - Brussels (BE)
32. Keyobs S.A. Herstal (BE)
33. Magellium Ramonville St Agne(FR)
34. MapAction Buckinghamsire (UK)
35. Meteo-France Saint Mande (FR)
36. Metria AB Gvle (SE)
37. Min. Interieur Asnieres (FR)
38. Nat. Inst. Meteor. Sofia (BG)
39. National Observatory Athens (GR)
40. Norsk Inst. Luftforsk Kjeller (NO)
41. Univ. Salzburg Salzburg (AT)
42. Planetek Hellas Athens (GR)
43. Protezione Civile Rome (IT)
44. ReSAC Sofia (BG)
45. Space Agency Bucharest (RO)
46. Eurosense Bucharest (RO)
47. Sogreah Echirolles (FR)
48. T.R.E. s.r.l. Milano (IT)
49. Telespazio SPA Roma (IT)
50. Nat. Land Survey Gaevle (SE)
51. UN-ITR Geneva (CH)
52. Univ. Alcala Alcala/Madrid (ES)
53. Univ. Valladolid Valladolid (ES)
54. Univ. Firenze Florence (IT)
55. Univ. Strasbourg Strasbourg (FR))
56. Univ.Bratislave Bratislava (SK)
57. World Food Programme (IT)
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Linked to this area, an on-going project is investigating ways to develop tools in support of assessment, recovery,
health an dsocial needs as well as other critical humanitarian needs:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
COBACORE FP7 - Secure April 2013 / March 2016 Improving the matching of needs with Coordinator:
Societies capacities, through building upon community 1. TNO The Hague (NL)
EUR 3,497,636 as important source of information &
Community Based Call 2012.4.3-1 capabilities. Development of suite of Consortium:
Comprehensive Recovery REA 5068485 tools that will support common needs 2. Univ. Ulster Coleraine (UK)
CP assessments efforts, damage recovery
3. Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Berlin (DE)
needs, economic needs, health & social
Status: needs, and other critical humanitarian 4. Ned. Rode Kruis The Hague (NL)
ON-GOING needs. COBACORE assets will stimulate 5. Future Analytics Consulting Ltd
community-wide involvement in information Dublin (IE)
gathering, sense-making, needs assessment 6. Kath. Univ. Tilburg Tilburg (NL)
practices. COBACORE platform is a set of
7. Integrasys SA Madrid (ES),
interconnected mechanisms that maintain
3 information models: community model,
context model, needs model.
http://cobacore.eu/index.html
In Horizon2020, this area is complemented by strategic developments expected with the DRS-01-2016 topic on
Integrated tools for response planning and scenario building.
7.2.1.7 Multi-risk assessement of natural hazards including cascading effects

Multi-risk assessment of natural hazards with possible cascading effects has been investigated in a project
funded in 2010-2013:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MATRIX FP7 - October 2010 / Method integration for multi-type Coordinator:

Environment December 2013 assessment, accounting for risk 1. Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam Deutsches
comparability, cascading hazards, and Potsdam (DE)
New Multi-HAzard and MulTi- Call 2010. EUR 3,395,870 time-dependent vulnerability, as compared
RIsK Assessment MethodS 1.3.4-1 to established methods for single-type Consortium:
for Europe RTD 265138 hazard and risk analysis based on three test 2. Amra Napoli (IT)
cases (Naples, Cologne and the French West
3. Aspinall & Assoc. Salisbury (UK)
Indies), and a virtual city. Development
Status: of tools to support cost-effective mitigation 4. BRGM Paris (FR)
FINISHED and adaptation in multi-risk environment 5. Deutsches Komitee
related to the most important hazards for Katastrophenvorsorge E.V. Bonn (DE)
Europe (earthquakes, landslides, volcanic
6. Eidgenssische Tech. Hochschule Zrich
eruptions, tsunamis, wildfires, winter
Zurich (CH)
storms, and both fluvial and coastal floods.
Involvement of European National Platforms 7. Inst. Sup. Agronomia Lisboa (PT)
for Disaster Reduction. 8. Int. Inst. Angewandte Systemanalyse
Laxenburg (AT
http://matrix.gpi.kit.edu/ 9. Karlsruher Inst.Tech. Karlsruhe (DE)
10. Stiftelsen Norges Geotekniskeinstitutt,
Oslo (NO)
11. Technische Univ. Delft Delft (NL)
12. Univ. British Columbia Vancouver (CA)
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In a complementary vein, radar and satellite imaging developments support improved multi-hazard risk analyses,
including assessment of natural hazards risks on critical infrastructure systems:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
RASOR FP7 - SPACE December 2013 / Development of a platform to perform Coordinator:

June 2016 multi-hazard risk analysis to support the 1. Fondazione CIMA Savona (IT)
Space 2013 full cycle of disaster management, including
Rapid Analysis and EUR 2,459,760 targeted support to critical infrastructure Consortium:
Spatialisation Of Risk monitoring and climate change impact
2. Acrotec Srl Savona (IT)
REA 606888 assessment, exploiting internally produced
and available services. Adapting the newly 3. AG Europe SAS
Status: developed 12m resolution TanDEM-X Digital Simiane-La-Rotonde (FR)
ON-GOING Elevation Model (DEM) to risk management 4. Altamira Info. Sl Barcelona (ES)
applications, using it as a base layer to 5. CEFRIS Pavia (IT)
interrogate data sets and develop specific
6. Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft - und
disaster scenarios. RASOR overlays archived
Raumfahrt EV Koeln (DE)
and near-real time very-high resolution
optical and radar satellite data, combined 7. Ist. Naz. Geofis. Vulcanol Roma (IT)
with in-situ data for both global and local 8. Nat. Observatory Athens (GR)
applications. A scenario-driven query system 9. Deltares Delft (NL)
allows users to project situations into the
10. Univ. Strasbourg Strasbourg (FR)
future and model multi-hazard risk both
before and during an event. Managers can
determine the extent of flooding in a given
area and determine, for example, the risk
pending on Critical Infrastructure Systems.
http://www.rasor-project.eu/
7.2.1.8 Crisis emergency, including cascading effects

In the field of crisis emergency / response to disasters, a range of projects have been funded by the Secure
Societies Programme, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
DISASTER FP7 - Secure February 2012 / Improvement of inter-operability & Coordinator:

Societies January 2015 understanding between heterogeneous 1. Treelogic Madrid (ES)
Emergency Management Systems (EMS)
Data Interoperability Solution Call 2011.5.3-2 EUR 2,783,970 located in different countries & operating Consortium:
At STakeholders Emergency within different contexts. Development
2. Univ. Appl Sciences Cologne (DE)
Reaction CP REA 285069 of common modular ontology shared by
all stakeholders to offer best solution to 3. Fundacin CTIC Gijn (ES)
gather all stakeholders knowledge in unique, 4. Danish Inst. Fire and Security Technol.
Status: flexible data model, taking into account Hvidovre (DK)
FINISHED different countries cultural, linguistic, 5. Aimtech consulting ltd Leeds (UK)
legal issues. Addressing interoperability
6. Veiligheidsregio kennemerland
information burden by means of transparent
Haarlem (NL)
SOA mediation algorithms compliant with
current data formats & existing solutions. 7. antwortING Ingenieurbro Weber
Schtte Kser Partnerschaft Kln (DE)
http://disaster-fp7.eu/
IDIRA FP7 - Secure May 2011 / Development of conceptual framework Coordinator:

Societies April 2015 for supporting, augmenting regionally 1. FhG IVI Dresden (DE)
available emergency management
Interoperability of data and Call 2010.4.2-1 EUR 8,032,971 capacities (including IT systems) with Consortium:
procedures in large-scale flexibly deployable Mobile Integrated
2. Salzburg Research Salzburg (AT)
multinational disaster IP REA 261726 Command & Control Structure. This system
response actions of technologies & guidelines is designed 3. Frequentis AG Wien (AT)
to help in optimal resource planning & 4. Brimatech Serv. Gmbh Wien (AT)
operations across national, organisational 5. NKUA Athens (GR)
Status: borders.
6. EPPO Athens (GR)
FINISHED
http://www.idira.eu/ 7. German Red Cross Dresden (DE)
8. Univ. Greenwich London (UK)
9. IES Solutions Rome (IT)
10. Flexit Systems Salzburg (AT)
11. Austrian Red Cross Wien (AT)
12. Hellen. Min. Defence Athens (GR)
13. Min. Interior CNVVF Rome (IT)
14. Satways Ltd STWS Halandri (GR)
15. TLP, spol - Praha (CZ)
16. WAPM-ERR Geneva (CH)
17. Achaia Prefecture Patra (GR)
18. KEMEA Athens (GR)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
HIT-GATE FP7 - Secure February 2012 / Development of solution for Coordinator:

Societies August 2014 communications interoperability 1. Thales Paris (FR)
between First-Responder (FR) networks,
Heterogeneous Interoperable Call 2011.5.2-1 EUR 3,451,257 interconnecting all existing communication Consortium:
Transportable GATEway for systems via a dedicated node, ensuring 2. KEMEA Athens (GR)
First-Responders REA 284940 interoperability of all desired systems
3. Teletel SA Athens (GR)
without modifications of handset devices,
major communications infrastructure. 4. Amper Sa Madrid (ES)
Status: 5. CTSC Madrid (ES)
FINISHED http://www.hit-gate.euW 6. Edisoft Porto (PT)
7. Rohill Tech.. BV Hoogeveen (NL)
8. ITTI Poznan (PL)
9. Thyia Tehnol. doo Lubjana (SL)
10. Rinicom Ltd. Lancaster (UK)
SICMA FP7 - Secure March 2008 / Improved decision-making capabilities Coordinator:

Societies August 2010 through integrated suite of modelling, 1. Selex Florence (IT)
analysis tools providing insights into
Simulation of crisis Call 2007- EUR 2,566,330 collective behaviour of whole organisation Consortium:
management activities 4.3-2 in response to crisis scenarios. Decision
2. Skytek Ltd Dublin (IE)
REA 217855 Support provided:
IP preparation, assisting identification 3. Centre for European Security Strategies
Status: implementation, providing forecast of Gmbh Mnchen (DE)
FINISHED scenario evolution, proposing doctrine- 4. Ifad TS A/S Odense (DK)
based solutions, evaluating effects of 5. Elbit Systems Haifa (Israel)
alternative decisions - debriefing.
6. ITTI Ltd Poznan (PL)
www.sicmaproject.eu 7. IABG Ind. Betriebsgesellschaft mbh
Ottobrunn (DE)
8. CNR Napoli (IT)
9. Univ.. Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Milano (IT)
BRIDGE FP7 - Secure April 2011 / Development of technical, organisational Coordinator:

Societies April 2015 solutions that significantly improve crisis, 1. SINTEF - Trondheim (NO)
emergency management in EU MS to
Bridging resources and Call 2010.4.2-1 EUR 12,983,143 increase safety of citizens. Platform Consortium:
agencies in large-scale that will provide technical support for 2. Almende B.V. - Rotterdam (NL)
emergency management DEMO REA 287658 multi-agency collaboration in large-scale
3. CNet Svenska AB - Stockholm (SE)
emergency relief efforts. Key to this is
to ensure interoperability, harmonization 4. FhG FIT - Sankt Augustin (DE)
Status: & cooperation among stakeholders on 5. Lancaster Univ. - Manchester (UK)
FINISHED technical & organisational level. 6. Crisis Training AS - Oslo (NO)
7. SAAB Training Syst. - Huskvarna (SE)
http://sec-bridge.eu
8. Thales Nederland B.V. - Delft (NL)
9. Alpen-Adria Univ. - Klagenfurt (AT)
10. Paris-Lodron Univ. - Salzburg (AT)
11. Test Gallery Ltd - Zrich (CH)
12. Tech. Univ. Delft- Delft (NL)
13. Stockholms Univ. - Stockholm (SE)
14. Helse Stav. HF - Stavanger (NO)
EMILI FP7 - Secure January 2010 / New generation of data management & Coordinator:
Societies December 2012 control systems for large Infrastructures 1. FhG IAIS Sankt Augustin (DE)
(CIs) including appropriate simulation &
Emergency Management in Call 2009- EUR 3,139,228 training capabilities. Adaptation of today's Consortium:
Large Infrastructures 4.3-3 control systems to new challenges
2. Skytec AG Unterfohring (DE)
ENTR 242438 (need new generation of control systems),
CP their methodology & technology. it brings 3. ASIT Bern (CH
Status: together leading research groups in 4. Stichting Centrum voor Wiskunde en
FINISHED operational & data management, complex Informatica CWI Amsterdam (NL)
event processing, reactivity, knowledge 5. Aplicaciones en Informtica Avanzada
representation, SCADA with industrial AIA Barcelona (ES)
partners offering use cases & know-how
6. Ludwig-Maximilians Univ. Munich (DE)
for SCADA in airports, public transport,
power grids. It will strengthen EU research 7. Inst. Mihailo Pupin Belgrade (RS)
in CI emergency management, expanding
it with focus on event-based, executable
knowledge, transfer it into areas of vital
socio-economic relevance.
http://emili-project.eu
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This area is complemented by several on-going projects which are dealing with modelling, decision-support tools,
guidance systems etc.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CASCEFF FP7 - Secure April 2014 / Escalating incidents in complex Coordinator:

Societies March 2017 environments can lead to severe cascading 1. Sveriges Tek. Forskningsinst. (SE)
effects which can have enormous Gteborg (SE)
Modelling of dependencies Call 2013.4.1-2 EUR 3,594,938 consequences with respect to life and
and cascading effects for environment. CascEff aims to improve Consortium:
emergency management in CP REA 607665 understanding the chain of cascading effects
2. E-Semble BV Delft (NL)
crisis situations in crisis situations through the identification
of initiators, dependencies and key decision 3. INERIS Creil (FR)
points. The objectives are achieved thorugh 4. Lunds Univ. Malm (SE)
Status: the development of an Incident Evolution 5. MSB Karlstad (SE)
ON-GOING Tool.
6. Northamptonshire County Council (UK)
The tool will support Incident Commanders 7. Safety Centre Europe Antwerpen (BE)
to improve their response strategy in order 8. Service Public Federal Intrieur
to reduce collateral damages and other Brussels (BE)
unfortunate consequences associated with 9. Univ. Lorraine Metz (FR)
large crises.
10. Univ. Gent (BE)
www.casceff.eu 11. Univ. Leicester (UK)
SNOWBALL FP7 - Secure March 2014 / The cascading effects which may occur in a Coordinator:
Societies February 2017 system of systems in case of a crisis, need 1. GEDICOM Le Plessis (FR
to be better understood in order to predict
Lower the impact of Call 2013.4.1-2 EUR 3,882,463 at best the impact of the crisis and to take Consortium:
aggravating factors in the appropriate measures. It is necessary
2. FhG EMI Freiburg (DE)
crisis situations thanks CP EA 606742 not only to understand causes and
to adaptative foresight & consequences, but also why consequences 3. Istit. Sup. Mario Boella Torino (IT)
decision-support tools may expand, in order to improve public 4. Univ. Napoli (IT)
safety. 5. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Univ.
Greifswald (DE)
Status: The overall objective of the project is to
6. UCL Brussels (BE)
ON-GOING increase the preparedness of the European
Union in respect to hazards that could 7. INEO Paris (FR)
amplify a large crisis. A dedicated simulation 8. Szkola Glowna Sluzby Pozarniczej
tool is being developed in order for decision Warszawa (PL)
makers, public authorities, emergency 9. Pelastusopisto emergency services
planners and first responders to apprehend,
college Kuopio (FI)
predict and react to the cascading effects
that occur in a crisis. 10. EvroProject Ood Sofia (BG)
11. Magyar Vrskereszt Budapest (HU)
http://snowball-project.eu/
EVACUATE FP7 - Secure April 2013 / Development of capabilities of a framework Coordinator:

Societies May 2017 that will enhance effectiveness of complex 1. Exodus AE Athens (GR)
crowd evacuation operations by defining
A holistic, scenario- Call 2012.4.2-2 EUR 8,583,311 the full architecture of required systems Consortium:
independent, situation- & services supporting variety of complex
2. Univ. Southampton IT Innovation Centre
awareness and guidance IP REA 313161 crowd evacuation operations, integrating
Southampton (UK)
system for sustaining Active existing modules (e.g. visual cameras,
Evacuation Route for large hyper-spectral imaging), early location 3. ICCS Athens (GR)
crowds devices, etc., studying, developing underlying 4. HKV LIJN in Water BV Lelystad (NL)
socio-economic environment by addressing 5. Telesto Technologies Athens (GR)
ethics, legal issues, regulation societal
6. TEK Eibar Guipuzcoa (ES)
Status: context, standardization, National &
ON-GOING International operating procedures, and 7. Athens Int. Airport SA Athens (GR)
demonstrating developed system, validating 8. Vitrociset spa Rome (IT)
its operational characteristics in full-scale 9. Crowd Dynamics Int. Oxted (UK)
field trials that will simulate realistic
10. INDRA Sistemas Madrid (ES)
emergencies, crises.
11. KULeuven Leuven (BE)
www.evacuate.eu 12. Diginext Aix en Provence (FR)
13. Politechnico Di Torino Torino (IT)
14. STX Saint Nazaire (FR)
15. Tech. Univ. Dresden (DE)
16. TU Chemnitz (DE)
17. Real Sociedad De Futbol Sad San
Sebastian (ES)
18. Metro Bilbao SA (ES)
19. Telecom Italia Spa Milano (IT)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
PREDICT FP7 - Secure April 2014 / PREDICT aims at developing a Coordinator:

Societies March 2017 comprehensive solution for dealing with 1. CEA - Paris (FR)
cascading effects in muti-sectorial crisis
PREparing for the Domino Call 2013.4.1 EUR 3,460,193 situations covering aspects of critical Consortium:
effect in Crisis siTuations infrastructures. The PREDICT solution will 2. ITTI Sp Poznan (PL)
CP REA 607697 be composed of the following three pillars:
3. FhG IAIS Sankt Augustin (DE)
methodologies, models and software tools.
Status: A generic approach will be setup to prevent 4. Thales Paris (FR)
ON-GOING or mitigate cascading effects which will be 5. CEIS Brussels (BE)
applied in selected cases agreed with with 6. TNO Delft (NL)
end-users.
7. VTT Espoo (FI)
Three end-users are part of the project and 8. Safety Region South Holland
are directly involved in the three test cases Amsterdam (NL)
that will validate the PREDICT Suite. 9. Syke Finnish Environment Institute
Helsinki (FI)
http://www.predict-project.eu/ 10. Int. Union railways Paris (FR)
11. Thales Res.Techn.. The Hague (NL)
S(P)EEDKITS FP7 - Secure March 2012 / February Provide kits that can be pre-positioned, Coordinator:
Societies 2016 mobilized very quickly, easily, modular, 1. VUB / Centexbel Brussels (BE)
adaptable, low cost, high-tech in conception
Rapid deployable kits as Call 2011.4.2-3 EUR 6,117,066 but low-tech in use. These kits can literally Consortium:
seeds for self-recovery improve lives of millions of peoples the first
2. Croix-Rouge Luxembourg (LU)
IP REA 284931 hours, days, weeks after major disaster. It
targets smart (re-)design of existing /novel 3. Red Cross Amsterdam (NL)
Status: kits via smart packaging & via introduction 4. Sioen Industries NV Ardooie (BE)
ON-GOING of latest technological developments from 5. VUB Brussels (BE)
wide range of domains like coated textile
6. TU Eindhoven (NL)
materials, ICT, material development, tensile
structures & construction. 7. Politecnico di Milano (IT)
8. DAppolonia Spa Genova (IT)
http://www.speedkits.eu/ 9. De Mobiele Fab. Amsterdam (NL)
10. Stichting Waste Gouda (NL)
11. Sticht. Practica Papendrecht (NL)
12. Int. Biogas Bioenergie Kompet..
Kirchberg/Jagst (DE)
13. Millson BV Apeldoorn (NL)
14. Mdecins sans frontieres
Amsterdam (NL)
15. Norwegian Refugee Council Oslo (NO)
FORTRESS FP7 - Secure April 2014 / March 2017 Improved crisis management practices by Coordinator:
Societies identifying the diversity of cascading effects 1. TUB Berlin (DE)
EUR 3,400,666 due to the multiple interrelations of systems
Foresight Tools for Call 2013-1 and systems of systems, and by designing a Consortium:
Responding to cascading REA 607579 tool that will assist in forecasting potential 2. Trilateral Res. & Cons. London (UK)
effects in a crisis CP cascading effects. The Scenario Builder
3. Trrelogic Madrid (ES)
(FSB) is a web-based platform that enables
stakeholders from different sectors to map 4. EDF Paris (FR)
Status: their system elements, indicate criticalities 5. Dialogik Stuttgart (DE)
ON-GOING and dependency-relations in a collaborative 6. IRKS-Research Gmbh Wien (AT)
process.
7. Ritchey Consult. Stockholm (SE)
Two main innovations for inter-sectoral 8. Univ. College London (UK)
risk management can be expected, first, 9. Ist. Sup. Sistemi Territoriali per
inter-connectedness of infrastructure lInnovazione Torino (IT)
systems and mapping of these connections 10. GMV Aerospace and Defence SA
in a proper way, second, indication by users Unipersona Madrid (ES)
(CI operators, crisis managers) of their
11. GGD Veiligheidsregio Kennemerland -
relevant sub-systems, objects, criticalities
Haarlem (NL)
and relations.
12. SDIS-04 Gardanne (FR)
http://fortress-project.eu/ 13. Berliner Wasserbetriebe Berlin (DE)
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7.2.1.9 Systems of systems demonstration for post-crisis management (generic)

Post-crisis management has been investigated by a CSA for preparing demonstrations and experiments:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ACRIMAS FP7 - Secure February 2011 / Development of user-centric, scenario- Coordinator:

Societies May 2012 based approach for Crisis management (CM) 1. FhG INT Euskirchen (DE)
integrating diverse technologies, concepts,
Aftermath Crisis Management Call 2010.4.1-1 EUR 1,109,381 frameworks, decision supports, logistics Consortium:
System-of-systems etc. Preparation of demonstrations & 2. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
Demonstration CSA REA 261669 experiments for enhancing CM capabilities,
3. KEMEA thens (GR)
procedures, technologies, policies, standards
through real field tests, facilitating EU wide 4. Crisis Man. Initiat. Helsinki (FI)
Status: collaboration in CM and improving cross- 5. JRC Brussels (BE)
FINISHED fertilisation between MS. 6. DEMOKRITOS Athens (GR)
7. TNO Delft (NL)
www.acrimas.eu
8. NFIV Arnhem (NL)
9. SELEX Rome (IT)
10. Technol. Frontires Brussels (BE)
12. Turk. Kizilay Dernegi Ankara (TR)
13. UNU-EHS Bonn (DE),
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7.2.2 Geological hazards

Research and studies about geological hazards have been mainly undertaken by the Space and Environment
programmes, covering tools and technological developments supporting various steps of crisis and disaster
risk management.
7.2.2.1 Data access to geohazard information

Geohazard data gathering has been subject to a GMES related project involving a wide range of
organisations, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PanGeo FP7 - Space February 2011 / Service enabling free and open access to Coordinator:
January 2014 geohazard information in support of GMES 1. CGG Services Crawley (UK)
Space-2010-1 achieved by the generation of a validated
Enabling access to geological EUR 2,404,925 Geohazard Data Layer supported by a Consortium:
information in support of Geohazard Summary for 52 of the largest
2. ABConsulting Edinburgh (UK)
GMES REA 242371 towns listed in the GMES Land Themes
Urban Atlas involving all 27 countries of the 3. Adm. Ponts et Chaussees
EU. Upon user enquiry, a PanGeo web-portal Luxembourg (LU)
Status: will automatically integrate the geohazard 4. Altamira Info. Barcelona (ES)
FINISHED data with the Urban Atlas to highlight the 5. Bund. Geowissens. Hannover (DE)
polygons influenced. The datasets will be
6. BRGM Paris (FR)
made discoverable, accessible and useable
via a distributed web-map system as built 7. CTTC Castelldefels (ES)
and demonstrated by OneGeology Europe 8. Ceska Geol. Sluzba Prague (CZ)
(www.onegeology-europe.eu). 9. CGG Mapping Ltd Crawley (UK)
10. Inst. Geomatica Castelldefels (ES)
Products will be made by integrating: a)
interpreted InSAR terrain-motion data 11. Depa. Comm., Energy and Natural
(derived from existing projects, e.g. ESA Resources Dublin (IE)
GSE Terrafirma plus new processing), 12. Eesti Geol. Tallinn (EE)
b) geological information, and c) the 13. Ethniko Kentro Viosimis Kai Aeiforou
landcover and landuse data contained Anaptyxis Acharnae (GR)
within the Urban Atlas. The integration
14. EuroGeoSurveys Brussels (BE)
and interpretation, plus a validation of key
features observed, will be made by the 15. Fed. Eur. Geologues Paris (FR)
corresponding national Geological Survey for 16. Gamma Remote Sensing Research And
the towns concerned. It is planned to deliver Consulting AG Gumligen (CH)
the service for two Urban Atlas towns in 17. Geol. Tutkimuskeskus Espoo (FI)
each country of the EU (Luxembourg and
18. Geol. Survey Copenhagen (DK)
Cyprus only 1), equalling fifty-two towns in
total. The geological survey concerned will 19. Geol. Bundesanstalt Wien (AT)
choose the towns for processing from the 20. Geol. Zavod Slov. Ljubljana (SI)
Urban Atlas list using their own knowledge 21. IGME Madrid (ES)
as to where the information will be of most
22. Inst. Geol. Acharnae (GR)
use, probably the largest towns, which, when
extrapolated, would equal (13% of total EU 23. Inst. Royal Scie. Nat Brussels(BE)
urban population). User input to design will 24. Inst. Geol. Rom. Bucharest (RO)
be facilitated by the Surveys contracted into 25. ISPRA Rome (IT)
the project and initiation of Local Authority
26. LNEG S.Mamede de infesta (PT)
Feedback Group.
27. Landmark Info. Group Exeter (UK)
http://www.pangeoproject.eu/ 28. Latvijas Univ. Riga (LV)
29. Liet. Geol. Vilnius (LT)
30. Magyar Allami Foldtani Intezet
Budapest (HU)
31. Magyar Foldtani es Geofizikai Intezet
Budapest (HU)
32. MRA Marsa (MT)
33. Min. Agriculture Nicosia (CY)
34. Min. Environ. Sofia (BG)
35. NERC Swindon (UK)
36. TNO Delft (NL)
37. Inst. Geologiczny Warszawa (PL)
38. Statny Geol. Bratislava (SK)
39. Sveriges Geol. Uppsala (SE)
40. SIRS Villeneuve dAscq (FR)
41. T.R.E. S.R.L. Milano (IT)
42. Univ. Mining Geol. Sofia (BG)
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7.2.2.2 Detection of earth-surface / ground deformations

Earth observation imaging have been used for detecting earthquake precursors and ground deformations, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
DORIS FP7 - Secure October 2010 / Advanced downstream service for the Coordinator:
Societies September 2013 detection, mapping, monitoring and 1. CNR Rome (IT)
forecasting of ground deformations, that
Ground Deformations Risk Space-2009-1 EUR 3,395,866 integrates traditional and innovative Consortium:
Scenarios: an Advanced Earth Observation (EO) and ground based 2. Agenzia Spaziale Ital. Roma (IT)
Assessment Service REA 242212 (non-EO) data and technologies. Evaluation
3. Altamira Info. Sl Barcelona (ES)
of new SAR sensors, including ALOS,
COSMO-SkyMed and TERRASAR-X, exploiting 4. Booz & Comp. BV Amsterdam (NL)
Status: the different bands (L/X), the significantly 5. Booz & Comp. Dsseldorf (DE)
FINISHED reduced revisiting time, and the higher 6. FDETEC. Bern (CH)
spatial resolution offered by these sensors.
7. GRSRC Gumligen (CH)
Mapping ground deformations, to identify
the elements at risk, and for dynamic risk 8. IGME Madrid (ES)
scenarios design. 9. MFGI Budapest (HU)
10. Panst. Inst. Geol. Warszawa (PL)
12. Tecnol. Osserv. della Terra ed i Rischi
Naturali Tito Scalo (IT)
SEMEP FP7 - Secure December 2010 / Investigation of the short-term transient Coordinator:
Societies November 2012 processes in the global lithosphere- 1. Univ. Sheffield (UK)
atmosphere-ionosphere coupled system
Search for Electro-Magnetic Space-2010-1 EUR 452,515 using synchronous satellite and ground- Consortium:
Earthquake Precursors based observations. Analysis of data 2. CNRS Paris (FR)
combining satellite and REA 262005 obtained from several micro-satellites,
3. Russian Acad. Sci. Physics of the Earth
ground-based facilitie including the French spacecraft DEMETER
RAS Moskva (RU)
together with those collected from the
specialized network of identical VLF 4. Inst. Marine Geol., Russian Acad.
Status: receivers distributed in Russia, Europe and Sci. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (RU)
FINISHED Japan. Creation of experimental database of 5. Space Res. Inst. Russian Acad.
electromagnetic and seismic observations Sci. Moskva (RU)
from both satellite and ground-based
sources using data covering the Far East
and Southern European regions.
http://www.ssg.group.shef.ac.uk/ semep/
SENSUM FP7 - Space January 2013 / Innovative methodologies and software tools Coordinator:
December 2014 for dynamic, multi-resolution monitoring of 1. Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam (DE)
Space-2012-1 pre-disaster vulnerability and preparedness
Framework to integrate EUR 1,931,683 and post-disaster recovery planning and Consortium:
Space-based and in-situ monitoring, based on current and future 2. Central-Asian Inst. Appl. Geosciences
sENSing for dynamic REA 312972 space-based products and a novel approach
Bishkek (KG)
vUlnerability and recovery to in-situ observation for data rich and data
Monitoring poor countries, with focus on earthquake 3. CEFRIS Pavia (IT)
and landslide related vulnerability indicators 4. Deutsches Zentr. Luft - und Raumfahrt
through test-cases in and outside Europe. EV Koeln (DE)
Status: 5. Imagecat Ltd Ashtead (UK)
FINISHED http://www.sensum-project.eu/home
6. Inst. Geol., Acad. Sci. Republic of
Tajikistan Dushanbe (TJ)
7. Stiftelsen Norges Geotekniske Inst.
Oslo (NO)
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In the area of ground deformation, a project has focused on subsidence hazards in coastal areas, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SUBCOAST FP7 - Space April 2010 / Development of service for monitoring Coordinator:
September 2013 subsidence effects in coastal lowlands and 1. TNO Delft (NL)
Call 2009.1.1.01 demonstrate its capability in various pilots
A collaborative project EUR 3,108,688 for a variety of settings around Europe Consortium:
aimed at developing a with focus on flood risks. Monitoring of 2. Univ. Bologna Bologna (IT)
GMES-service for monitoring REA 242332 integrity of coastal barrier systems and
3. Consorci Institut de Geomatica
and forecasting subsidence infrastructure and assessment of impact
Castelldefels (ES)
hazards in coastal areas of subsidence due to natural or man-made
around Europe causes (groundwater pumping and oil/gas 4. Fugro NPA Ltd Edenbridge (UK)
production) on land use and hydrology. 5. Hansje Brinker BV Delft (NL)
Validation using the Terrafirma site. 6. Lietuvos geologijos tarnyba prie
Status: Services oriented along existing guidelines Aplinkos ministerijos Vilnius (LT)
FINISHED established in previous GMES-projects, and
7. NERC Swindon Wiltshire (UK)
in line with relevant directives at European
Level. 8. Inst. Geologiczny Panstwowy (PL)
9. Inst. Badawczy Warszawa (PL)
http://www.subcoast.eu/ 10. Stichting Deltares Delft (NL)
11. Tech. Univ. Delft Delft (NL)
13. Geol. Survey of Denmark and
Greenland Copenhagen (DK)
An on-going project funded by the FP7 People programme is aiming to bring together experts in the area of real-
time detection of earth-surface deformation, that is:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MELINA FP7 - People October 2013 / Bringing together experts in geodetic Coordinator:
September 2017 satellite positioning for precise earth- 1. Techn. Univ. Crete Chania (GR)
FP7-PEOPLE- surface deformation monitoring related
Development of a global 2013-IRSES EUR 151,200 to natural disasters, like earthquakes, Consortium:
network for the real-time landslides, rockfalls, etc. to develop 2. Latvijas Universitate Riga (LV)
Detection of failures and REA 612590 statistical tools for early detection of
extreme events in natural failures or progressive secular changes of
disasters very small magnitude in geodetic monitoring
signals, in a timely, precise, uniform and
reliable manner to support early warnings.
Status: Networking activity achieved by sharing
ON-GOING knowledge, enhancing research training, and
finally acquiring new techniques through
algorithm development for quality control
and deformation monitoring of signals
produced by satellite positioning.
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7.2.2.3 Landslides assessment and preparedness

This area is linked to the above projects. The example below is more focused on landslide events than on ground
deformation. It focuses on modelling and risk management.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
LAMPRE FP7 - Space March 2013 / Increasing GMES limited operational Coordinator:
February 2015 capacity to cope with triggered landslide 1. CNR Rome (IT)
Space-2012-1 events and their consequences, in Europe
Landslide Modelling and tools EUR 1,964,196 and elsewhere. Enhanced landslide risk Consortium:
for vulnerability assessment mitigation/preparedness efforts and post- 2. Altamira Info. Barcelona (ES)
Preparedness and REcovery REA 312384 event-landslide recovery and reconstruction
3. Fed. Dep. Environment Transports
management activities, in highly vulnerable geographic
Energy and Comm. Bern (CH)
and geologic regions, achieved by
dynamically integrating satellite/airborne 4. Geomatrix UAB Kaunas (LT)
Status: imagery, designing and using intelligent 5. IGME Madrid (ES)
FINISHED image processing techniques, modelling 6. Kings College London (UK)
landslide-infrastructure interactions
7. Pernice Umberto Palermo (IT)
using advanced numerical modelling
and ground based thematic information, 8. Protezione Civile Rome (IT)
and proposing standards for landslide 9. PWC Strategy & Consulting
mapping, susceptibility zonation and image Netherlands) B.V. Amsterdam (NL)
processing. 10. Univ. Firenze Florence (IT)
http://www.lampre-project.eu/
7.2.2.4 Seismic risk evaluation and earthquake risk reduction, preparedness and protection
Seismic risks and related research on prevention, scenario building etc. have been subject to a wide range of
research projects funded by various programmes, in particular the FP7 Environment programme. The table below
gives a snapshot of finished projects with a focus on risk reduction:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MARSITE FP7 - November 2012 / State of the art assessment of seismic Coordinator:
Environment October 2015 risk evaluation and management at 1. Bogazici Universitesi Istanbul (TR)
European level, moving a step forward
New Directions in Seismic Call 2012.6.4-2 EUR 5,965,286 towards new concepts of risk mitigation Consortium:
Hazard assessment through and management by long-term monitoring 2. AMRA - Napoli (IT)
Focused Earth Observation in RTD 308417 activities carried out both on land and at sea
3. BRGM Paris (FR)
the Marmara Supersite in the Marmara Sea and in the surrounding
urban and country areas. Coordination of 4. CNRS Paris (FR)
initiatives to collect multidisciplinary data, 5. CEFRIS Pavia (IT)
Status: to be shared, interpreted and merged in 6. CNR Roma (IT)
FINISHED consistent theoretical and practical models
7. Daimar Srl Mazara Del Vallo Tp (IT)
suitable for the implementation of good
practices to move the necessary information 8. EM Seism. Cent. Arpajon (FR)
to the end users. 9. European Space Agency Paris (FR)
10. Guralp Systems Ltd Reading (UK)
11. Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam (DE)
http://marsite.eu/ 12. IFREMER Issy-Les-Moulineaux (FR)
13. IFSTTAR Marne La Vallee (FR)
14. INERIS Verneuil En Halatte (FR)
15. Teknik Universitesi Istanbul (TR)
16. Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul (TR)
17. Ist. Naz. Geofis. Vulc. Roma (IT)
18. Kocaeli Univ. Izmit Kocaeli (TR)
19. Sarmap Sa Bedigliora (CH)
20. Turkiye Bilimsel Ve Teknolojik
Arastirma Kurumu Ankara (TR)
21. Univ. Pavia Pavia (IT)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
SHARE FP7 - June 2009 / Harmonized assessment of seismic hazard Coordinator:

Environment November 2012 (engineering requirements and applications, 1. Eidgenoessische Tech. Hochschule
collection and analysis of input data, Zurich Zuerich (CH)
Seismic Hazard Call 2008.1.3.1. EUR 3,200,000 procedures for hazard assessment).Unified
Harmonization in Europe framework and computational infrastructure Consortium:
RTD 226967 for seismic hazard assessment and 2. Aristotelio Pan. Thessaloniki (GR)
integrated European probabilistic seismic 3. Bogazici Universitesi Istanbul (TR)
Status: hazard assessment (PSHA) model and
FINISHED specific scenario based modeling tools 4. BRGM Paris (FR)
serving as reference for the Eurocode 5. CRAAG Alger (DZ)
8 application. Homogeneous input for 6. Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam (DE)
the correct seismic safety assessment 7. Inst. Superior Tecnico Lisboa (PT)
for critical industry, such as the energy 8. Inst. Nat. Cercetare - Bucuresti (RO)
infrastructures and the re-insurance sector.
9. Ist. Naz. Geofis. Vulcanol Roma (IT)
http://www.share-eu.org/ 10. Kon. Sterrenwacht Brussels (BE)
11. LNEC Lisboa (PT)
12. Middle East Tech.Univ Ankara (TR)
13. Nati. Univ. Athens Athens (GR)
15. Seizmol. Zavod Podgorica (ME)
16. Stiftelsen Norsar (NO)
18. Univ. Joseph Fourier Grenoble (FR
PERPETUATE FP7 - January 2010 / Development of European Guidelines for Coordinator:
Environment December 2012 evaluation and mitigation of seismic risk 1. Univ. Genova Genova (IT)
to cultural heritage assets, with innovative
Performance-based approach Call EUR 3,499,993 techniques for the seismic strengthening Consortium:
to the earthquake protection 2009.3.2.1.1 of historical buildings and the preservation
2. AN Nuove Tecnol., energia, Sviluppo
of cultural heritage in RTD 244229 of artworks (frescos, stucco-works, statues,
Econ. Sostenibile Roma (IT)
European and Mediterranean battlements, banisters, ). Validation
countries of methodology including vulnerability 3. Aristotelio Pan. Thessaloniki (GR)
evaluation and design of interventions, 4. BRGM Paris (FR)
use of safety verification in terms of 5. Gradbeni Inst. Ljubljana (SI)
Status: displacement etc. 6. Il Cenacolo Srl Roma (IT)
FINISHED
http://www.perpetuate.eu/ 7. Nat.Technical Univ. Athens (GR)
8. Proind Srl Prod. Indust. Opera (IT)
9. Univ. Sciences et la Technologie Houari
Boumediene Alger (DZ)
10. Univ. Bath Bath (UK)
11. Univerza V Ljubljani Ljubljana (SI)
NERA FP7 - November 2010 / Improvement and long-term impact in Coordinator:
Infrastructure October 2014 the assessment and reduction of the 1. Eidgenoessische Tech. Hochschule
vulnerability of constructions and citizens to Zurich Zuerich (CH)
Network of European Call INFRA- EUR 9,000,000 earthquakes. Integration of the key research
Research Infrastructures for 2010-1.1.27 infrastructures in Europe to monitor Consortium:
Earthquake Risk Assessment RTD 262330 earthquakes and assess their hazard and 2. CSIC Madrid (ES)
and Mitigation risk, combining expertise in observational 3. Aust. Inst. Technol. Wien (AT)
and strong-motion seismology, modeling,
geotechnical and earthquake engineering 4. AMRA Napoli (IT)
Status: to develop activities to improve the use 5. Aristotelio Pan. Thessaloniki (GR)
FINISHED of infrastructures and facilitate the 6. Bogazici Universitesi Istanbul (TR)
access to data. Provision of high-quality 7. Architect. Res. Ltd Cambridge (UK)
services, including access to earthquake 8. CNRS Paris (FR)
data and parameters and to hazard and 9. CEFRIS Pavia (IT)
risk products and tools. Coordination
10. EM Seismol. Cent. Arpajon (FR)
with other EC projects (SHARE, SYNER-G)
for comprehensive dissemination effort. 11. Univ. Lisboa Lisboa (PT)
Contribution to OECD GEM program and to 12. Helmholtz-Zent. - Potsdam (DE)
EPOS ESFRI infrastructure.. 13. Inst Tech. Seism. Thessaloniki (GR)
14. Inst. Nat. Cercetare Bucuresti (RO)
15. Ist. Naz. Geofis. Vulc. Roma (IT)
16. Inst. Technologie Karlsruhe (DE)
17. KUL Leuven (BE)
18. Meteorologisch Insti. De Bilt (NL)
19. Middle East Tech.Univ Ankara (TR)
20. Nat. Observatory Athens (GR)
22. Earthquake Plan. Org. Athens (GR)
23. Forsch. Prfz.. Arsena Vienna (AT)
24. Stichting Orfeus De Bilt (NL)
25. Stiftelsen Norsar Kjeller (NO)
26. Univ. Liverpool Liverpool (UK)
27. Universitaet Linz Linz (AT)
28. Univ. Leicester Leicester (UK)
29. Vce Holding Gmbh Wien (AT)
30. Vedurstofa Islands Reykjavik (IS)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
BLACKSEAHAZNET FP7 - People January 2011 / Coordinated joint program of researchers Coordinator:
December 2013 exchanges on earthquake forecasting. 1. Inst. Nuclear Res. Sofia (BG)
Call 2009. Proposed regional network as first step for
Complex Research of EUR 475,200 creating wide interdisciplinary scientific Consortium:
Earthquakes Prediction consortia for formulation of more adequate 2. Geol. Inst. St.Dimitrov Sofia (BG)
Possibilities, Seismicity and REA 246874 models of today Climate change, Earth
3. Cent. Mar.Res. Anavissos Attiki (GR)
Climate Change Correlations seismic processes as well as different time
scales regional earthquakes forecasts. 4. Jozef Stefan Institute Ljubljana (SI)
Which will the bases for future EC 5. Nat. Inst. Geophysics Sofia (BG)
Status: framework , regional and bilateral Projects. 6. Space & Solar Terrestrial Research
FINISHED Institute Sofia (BG)
http://theo.inrne.bas.bg/~mavrodi/
7. Univ. Skopje - Skopje (FY)
blackseahaznet/
8. TUBITAK Marmara Research Center
Gebze, Kocaeli (TR)
9. Znanstvenoraziskovalni Center
Ljubljana (SI)
REAKT FP7 - September 2011 / Improvement of efficiency of real-time Coordinator:

Environment December 2014 earthquake risk mitigation methods and 1. AMRA - Napoli (IT)
their capability of protecting structures,
Strategies and tools for 2011.1.3.1-1 EUR 6,972,190 infrastructures and populations. Developed Consortium:
Real Time EArthquake RisK methodologies to enhance the quality 2. Arist.. Panepist. Thessaloniki (GR)
ReducTion RTD 282862 of information provided by earthquake
3. Bogazici Univ. Istanbul (TR)
forecasting, early warning and real-time
vulnerability systems, as well as establishing 4. BRGM Paris (FR)
Status: best practices for how to use all of this 5. CNRS Paris (FR)
FINISHED information in a unified manner. In order to 6. CEFRIS Pavia (IT)
be used effectively, such information needs
7. Cceo St Augustine (TT)
to be combined into a fully probabilistic
framework, including realistic estimates of 8. Eidg. Tech. Hochsch. Zuerich (CH)
the uncertainties involved, that is suitable 9. EM Seismol. Centre Arpajon (FR)
for decision making in real time. through 10. Helmholtz-Zentr. Potsdam (DE)
operational earthquake forecasting, early
11. Inst. Sup. Tecn. Lisboa (PT)
warning and rapid assessment of damage
and vulnerability, decision making and 12. Inst. Nat. Cercetare Bucuresti (RO)
capacity building, and the application of the 13. Ist.Naz.Geofis.Vulcanol. Roma (IT)
developed methodologies to 12 strategic 14. Karlsr. Inst.Tech. Karlsruhe (DE)
test cases.
15. Min. Land, Infrastructure, Transport
And Tourism Tokyo (JP)
http://www.reaktproject.eu/
16. Univ. Athens Athens (GR)
17. Nat. Taiwan Univ. Taipei (TW)
18. Univ. Edinburgh Edinburgh (UK)
19. Univ. West Indies Kingston (JM)
20. Univ. Patras Rio Patras (GR)
21. Univ. Southern California
Los Angeles (US)
22. Univ. Ulster Coleraine (UK)
SYNER-G FP7 - November 2011 / Elaborating, in the European context, Coordinator:

Environment March 2013 fragility relationships for the vulnerability 1. Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis
analysis and loss estimation of all elements Thessaloniki (GR)
Systemic Seismic ENV.2009.1.3.2.2 EUR 3,500,000 at risk, for buildings, building aggregates,
Vulnerability and Risk utility networks (water, waste water, energy, Consortium:
Analysis for Buildings, Lifeline CP RTD 244061 gas), transportation systems (road, railways, 2. AMRA Napoli (IT)
Networks and Infrastructures harbors) as well as complex medical
3. BRGM Paris (FR)
Safety Gain care facilities (hospitals) and fire-fighting
systems. (2) To develop social and economic 4. JRC Brussels (BE)
vulnerability relationships for quantifying 5. Karlsruher Inst. Technol.
Status: the impact of earthquakes. (3) To develop a Karlsruhe (DE)
FINISHED unified methodology, and tools, for systemic 6. Middle East Techn. Univ. Ankara (TR)
vulnerability assessment accounting for all
7. Nat. Univ. Corporation Kobe (JP)
components (structural and socio-economic)
exposed to seismic hazard, considering 8. Stiftelsen Norges Geotekniskeinstit.
interdependencies within a system unit and Oslo (NO)
between systems. 9. Univ. Illinois Champaign (US)
http://www.vce.at/SYNER-G/
11. Univ. la Sapienza Roma (IT)
12. Univ. Patras Rio Patras (GR
13. VCE Holding GmbH Wien (AT)
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In the same area (risk reduction), an international cooperation is on-going under the FP7 People
programme, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
TCAINMAND FP7 - People January 2014 / Sino-Latin American-European team of Coordinator:

December 2017 researchers to exploit open source codes 1. Centre Int. Metodes Numerics en
Call and numerical methods for designing enginyeria - Barcelona (ES)
Tri Continental Alliance in People-2013 EUR 436,800 effective tools to mitigate the main
Numerical Methods applied to Natural Disasters in the three regions, by Consortium:
Natural Disasters REA 612607 a collaborative interchange of software 2. Swansea Univ. - Swansea (UK)
resources, scientific knowledge and,
naturally, scientific experts in the different
Status: fields. Besides the two European partners,
ON-GOING an American one, CIMAT in Mexico and a
fourth and last partner in Asia, Tsinghua
University (THU).
http://tcainmand.cimne.com/
Other projects dealt with specific issues related to protection and monitoring of earthquake risks:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
NIKER FP7 - January 2010 / Study of earthquake-induced failure Coordinator:

Environment December 2012 mechanisms, construction types and 1. Univ. Padova (IT)
materials, intervention and assessment
New integrated knowledge 2009.3.2.1.1 EUR 2,736,114 techniques and cross-correlations aiming Consortium:
based approaches to the to develop new integrated methodologies 2. Bozza Legnami S.r.l. - Vigonza (IT)
protection of cultural heritage RTD 244123 with a systemic approach. Testing of novel
3. BAM Berlin (DE)
from earthquake-induced risk collaborative combinations of them will
be tested on structural components (walls, 4. Cairo Univ. Giza (EG)
pillars, floors, vaults) and on structural 5. Cintec International Ltd. Newport (UK)
Status: connections (wall-, floor- and roof-to- 6. Ecole Nat. Architect. Rabat (MA)
FINISHED wall), which converge the behaviour of
7. Gazi Univ. Ankara (TR)
single strengthened elements into the
global structural response. The envisaged 8. Interprojekt d.o.o. Mostar (BA)
techniques have been validated on model 9. Israel Antiquities Authority
buildings and substructures. Jerusalem (IL)
10. Monumenta - Lisboa (PT)
http://www.niker.eu/
11. NTUA Athens (GR)
12. Politec. Milano (IT)
13. S&B - Kifissia Athina (GR)
14. Univ. Minho Braga (PT)
15. Univ. Politec. Catalunya
Barcelona (ES)
16. Univ. Bath (UK)
17. Ustav Teoreticke a Aplikovane
Mechaniky Avcr - Praha (CZ)
18. Ziegert Seiler Ingenieure Gmbh
Berlin (DE)
PRE-EARTHQUAKES FP7 - Space January 2010 / Cooperation among EU and Russian Coordinator:
December 2012 researchers to integrate different 1. Univ. della Basilicata - Potenza (IT)
Space-2010-1 observational data (including ESA and
Support EO-driven forest and EUR 499,490 ROSKOSMOS satellite data) and to improve, Consortium:
carbon monitoring in Central by cross-validating, their methodologies, 2. Deutsches Zentr. Luft - Und Raumfahrt
Africa for REDD REA 263502 in order to improve our knowledge of EV Koeln (DE)
preparatory phases of earthquakes and
3. Geospazio Italia s.r.l. Potenza (IT)
their possible precursors, and to promote a
Status: worldwide Earthquake Observation System 4. ITMIRW, Acad. Sci. Troitsk (RU)
FINISHED (EQuOS) as a dedicated component of 5. Russian Space Syst. - Moscow (RU)
GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of 6. State Inst. Appl. Geophysics
Systems). Moskva (RU)
7. Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma
Kurumu Ankara (TR)
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In the area of response / rescue operations, projects focused on search of victims in collapsed building further to
an earthquake in an urban environment, and other types of disasters (e.g. tsunami):
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SGL FOR USAR FP7 -Secure October 2008 / Oriented towards solving critical problems Coordinator:
Societies October 2012 following large scale structural collapses 1. Nat. Tech. Univ. Athens (GR)
in urban locations, combining chemical
Second generation locator Call 2007-4.2-2 EUR 4,859,026 & physical sensors integration with Consortium:
for urban search and rescue development of an open ICT platform
2. SDIS 84 Avignon (FR)
operations CP REA 217967 for addressing mobility & time-critical
requirements of USaR Operations. Focus 3. DGPEI Barcelona (ES)
on medical issues, on relevant ethical 4. Faenzy Srl Grossetto (IT)
Status: dilemmas. Development of two tangible 5. VTT Espoo (FI)
FINISHED product prototypes: FIRST portable rescue
6. GAS Dortmund (DE)
device to monitor hazardous conditions
or locate entrapped victims/dead bodies 7. Ecomed bvba Brussels (BE)
within collapsed buildings; REDS network 8. Environics Oy Mikkeli (FI)
of remotely controlled sensors, installed 9. Austrian Acad. Sci. Wien (AT)
in a collapsed building for unattended
10. Entente de lEnvironnement contre
monitoring & to detect life signs or
lIncendie Gardanne (FR)
hazardous conditions.
11. ANCO SA Athens (GR)
www.sgl-eu.org 12. Univ. Dortmund (DE)
13. TEMAI Ingenieros Madrid (ES). Univ.
Politec. Madrid (ES)
15. Savox Comm. Ltd Espoo (FI)
16. Univ. Athens (GR)
17. Markes Int. Mid Glamorgan (UK)
18. Bay Zoltan Foundation for Applied
Res. Budapest (HU)
19. Critical Links SA Coimbra (PT)
20. Univ. Loughborough (UK)
ICARUS FP7 -Secure February 2012 / Development of integrated solutions Coordinator:

Societies January 2016 for search, rescue teams that act after 1. Ecole Royale Militaire Brussels (BE)
disasters, such as earthquakes in Haiti,
Integrated Components Call 2011.4.2-2 EUR 12,584,933 Italy, tsunami in Japan. Unmanned vehicles Consortium:
for Assisted Rescue and (land, air, sea) will be equipped with sensors
2. Space Appl. Services Brussels (BE)
Unmanned Search operations IP REA 285417 to detect victims that will facilitate rescue
work. Introduction of unmanned Search & 3. Estudios GIS Miano (ES)
Rescue devices can offer a valuable tool to 4. CTAE Barcelona (ES)
Status: save human lives, to speed up SAR process. 5. FhG IZM Berlin (DE)
FINISHED ICARUS concentrates on development of
6. IMM Warszawa (PL)
unmanned SAR technologies for detecting,
locating, rescuing humans. 7. JMDThque Binic (FR)
8. TU Wien (AT)
http ://www.fp7-icarus.eu/ 9. IntegraSys Madrid (ES)
10. Skybotix AG Zurich (CH)
11. Quobis Networks SL Vigo (ES)
12. INESC Porto Porto (PT)
13. Univ. Neuchatel (CH)
14. ETHZ Zurich (CH)
15. Atos Madrid (ES)
16. TU Kaiserslautern (DE)
17. NATO Undersea Res. La Spezia (IT)
18. Calzoni Srl Calderara Di Reno (IT)
19. Metalliance St Lubin la Haye (FR)
20. Esri Portugal Lisboa (PT)
21. SpaceTec Partners Brussels (BE)
22. Escola Naval CINAV Lisboa (PT)
23. Belgian cross Bfast Brussels (BE)
24. EPFL Lausanne (CH)
25. Allen-Vanguard Tewkesbury (UK)
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7.2.2.5 Tsunami risk evaluation and reduction

Fundamental research on tsunamis has been initiated in several programmes, an example of which is given
below (ERC):
Funding Contract
Instrument details
URBANWAVES FP7 - ERC January 2014 / Using experimental capability to reproduce Coordinator:
December 2018 flows on shorelines from tsunami to provide 1. University College London (UK)
information for fundamental research into
Urban Waves: evaluating EUR 1,911,315 tsunami flows onshore as well as the forces Consortium:
structure vulnerability to and pressures they exert on model buildings 2. HR Wallingford Ltd Wallingford (UK)
Tsunami and Earthquakes ERC 336084 and coastal protection structures. The study
findings will be used to propose simplified
relationships for tsunami forces/pressures
Status: suitable for inclusion in codes of practice
ON-GOING (for buildings and coastal defences
Other tsunami-related projects are investigating strategies to improve risk assessment and reduction as well as
mitigation of impacts:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ASTARTE FP7 - November 2013 / Development of comprehensive strategy to Coordinator:

Environment October 2016 mitigate tsunami impact in the North East 1. Inst. Portugues do Mar e da Atmosfera
Atlantic, Mediterranean and Adjacent Seas
Lisboa (PT)
Assessment, STrategy And ENV-2013.6.4-3 EUR 5,999,677 (NEAM) region, improving basic knowledge
Risk Reduction for Tsunamis of tsunami generation and recurrence
in Europe RTD 603839 going beyond simple catalogues, with novel Consortium:
empirical data and new statistical analyses 2. Univ. Bologna Bologna (IT)
for assessing long-term recurrence and 3. Bogazici Univ. Istanbul (TR)
Status: hazards of large events in sensitive areas of
4. CNRS Paris (FR)
ON-GOING NEAM. Development of numerical techniques
for tsunami simulation, with focus on real- 5. CNRST Rabat (MA)
time codes and novel statistical emulation 6. CEA Paris (FR)
approaches, and methods for assessment 7. Dan. Tekn Univ. Lyngby (DK)
of hazard, vulnerability, and risk. Production
8. Univ. Lisboa Lisboa (PT)
of guidelines for tsunami Eurocodes,)
better tools for forecast and warning for 9. Helmholtz-Zentr. Potsdam (DE)
CTWPs and NTWCs, and guidelines for 10. Inst. Nat. Cercetare Bucharest (RO)
decision makers to increase sustainability 11. Ist.Naz.Geofis.Vulcanol. Roma (IT)
and resilience of coastal communities. In
12. Mid. East Tech. Univ Ankara (TR)
summary, overall development of basic
scientific and technical elements allowing 13. Nat. Observatory Athens (GR)
for a significant enhancement of the 14. NERC Swindon (UK)
Tsunami Warning System in the NEAM 15. Port And Airport Res. Inst.
region in terms of monitoring, early warning Yokosuka (JP)
and forecast, governance and resilience.
16. Russian Acad. Scie. Yuzhno
Sakhalinsk (RU)
http://www.astarte-project.eu/
17. Geotekniske Institutt Oslo (NO)
18. Tech. Univ. Crete Chania (GR)
19. Univ. Cantabria Santander (ES)
20. Univ. Bremen Bremen (DE)
21. Univ. Hamburg Hamburg (DE)
22. Univ. Barcelona Barcelona (ES)
23. Univ. College Dublin Dublin (IE)
24. Univ. South. California
Los Angeles CA (US)
25. Univ. Tokyo Tokyo (JP)
26. US Dep. Comm. Washington (US)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
SEISMIC FP7 - ERC October 2013 / Development of comprehensive strategy to Coordinator:

October 2016 mitigate tsunami impact; Improvement of 1. Austrian Inst. Technol. Wien (AT)
ERC-SG-PE10 seismic hazard evaluation in earthquake-
Slip and Earthquake EUR 2,995,117 prone regions. Better understanding of Consortium:
Nucleation in Experimental the processes that control earthquake
2. CSES Otford Sevenoaks (UK)
and Numerical Simulations: RTD 612493 nucleation using a novel acoustic imaging
a Multi-scale, Integrated and technique to obtain direct information on 3. Chalmers Tek. Hoeg. Gteborg (SE)
Coupled Approach the internal microstructural evolution of 4. Fond. Ric. Dell Anci Roma (IT)
fault slip zones during deformation, and 5. Eurocities Asbl Bruxelles (BE)
on how this evolution leads to unstable
6. ECWT Drammen (NO)
Status: slip. Experiments linked with sophisticated
ON-GOING numerical models of grain-scale frictional 7. Humboldt-Univ. Berlin (DE)
processes. Validation of the resulting models 8. Iq Samhallsbyg. Ab Stockholm (SE)
for fault slip by simulating and comparing 9. Istanbul Tek. Univ. Istanbul (TR)
patterns of seismicity for the lAquila region
10. Reg. Env. Cent. Szentendre (HU)
and a reservoir involving induced seismicity
in the Netherlands. 11. Sticht. Platform31 Den Haag (NL)
12. Univ. Karlova V Praze Praha (CZ)
13. VITO Mol (BE)
7.2.2.6 Volcanic risk assessment and forecasting

Risk assessment and management related to volcanic eruptions are closely related to observation capacities
which space services can offer, here is an example of research:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
EVOSS FP7 - Space March 2010 / Six volcano observatories with responsibility Coordinator:
June 2013 in current major unrests at 11 volcanoes 1. Inst. Phys. du Globe Paris (FR)
Space-2009-1 worldwide. Implementation of spaceborne
European volcano EUR 3,007,294 support to volcano monitoring capacity by a Consortium:
observatory space services substantial amount, acting at supra-regional 2. Booz & Company SRL - Milan (IT)
REA 242535 scale and including multi-parameter tracking
3. CGS SPA Comp. Gene. Spazio
with temporal resolutions (multispectral EO)
Milan (IT)
Status: and spatial resolutions (Radar EO) hitherto
FINISHED unachieved. Development or finalization of 4. Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft
advanced data processing techniques for Und Raumfahrt EV Koeln (DE)
Gas/Ash, Thermal (high-temperature) and 5. Inst. Daeronomie Spatiale de Belgique
Ground deformation, underlain by robust Bruxelles (BE)
theory and brought seamlessly to the End 6. Intelligence For Environment & Security
User for use in surveillance routine and Roma (IT)
emergency decision. Focus on EU and Africa
7. KNMI De Bilt (NL)
but potential to extend globally.
9. Sci. Technol. B.V. Delft (NL)
10. T.R.E. S.R.L. Milano (IT)
11. Terrasphere Imaging & Gis B.V.
Amsterdam (NL)
12. Univ. la Sapienza Roma (IT)
13. ULB Brussels (BE)
Another project is focusing on surveillance, combining satellite imaging to ground data:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
APhoRISM FP7 - Space December 2013 / Development and testing of two new Coordinator:
December 2016 methods to combine Earth Observation 1. Ist. Naz. Geofis. Vulcanol Roma (IT)
Space-2013 satellite data from different sensors, and
Advanced PRocedures for EUR 1,915,452 ground data. Aim to provide new improved
Consortium:
volcanIc and Seismic Monitor Copernicus products useful for seismic and
REA 606738 volcanic crisis management. Earthquake 2. Alma Sistemi SAS di Iorio Alessio &
damage mapping to address the detection C Guidonia Montecelio Rm (IT)
Status: and estimate of damage caused by a 3. BRGM Paris (FR)
ON-GOING seism. This relies on a priori information 4. Consorci Institut de Geomatica
derived by InSAR time series to measure Castelldefels (ES)
surface movements, shakemaps obtained
5. Gamma Remote Sensing Research and
from seismological data, and vulnerability
Consulting AG Gumligen (CH)
information.
http://www.aphorism-project.eu/ 7. Univ. la Sapienza Roma (IT)
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Three major projects (funded by the FP7 Environment programme) has built up a solid scientific basis for improved
assessment and forecasting of volcanic risks:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MIAVITA FP7 - October 2008 / Development of tools and integrated Coordinator:

Environment November 2012 cost effective methodologies to mitigate 1. BRGM Paris (FR)
risks from various hazards on active
Mitigate and assess risk from Call EUR 3,475,164 volcanoes (prevention, crisis management
Consortium:
volcanic impact on terrain 2007.1.3.3.1. and recovering). Int. Cooperation project
and human activities RTD 211393 focusing on risk assessment methodology 2. CNRS Paris (FR)
based on a multi-risk approach, cost 3. Dept. Energi Dan Sumber Daya Mineral
efficient monitoring tools designed for Jakarta (LD)
Status: poorly monitored volcanoes (satellite & gas 4. Inesc Id Lisboa (PT)
FINISHED analysis & volcano-seismology), improved 5. Inst. Nac. Meteor. Geofisica Espargos (CV)
vulnerability assessment (people, buildings 6. Inst. Superior Tecnico Lisboa (PT)
and biosphere), socio-economic surveys to 7. Ist. Naz. Geofis. Vulcanol Roma (IT)
enhance community resilience, Integrated 8. Kell Srl Arezzo (IT)
information system taking advantage of
9. Mini. Industrie, Mines et Dev.
GEONETCast initiative.
Technol. Yaounde (CM)
http://miavita.brgm.fr/default.aspx 10. Min. Intrieur, Dfense et Scurit
Civile Asnieres Sur Seine (FR)
11. Norsk Inst. Luftforsk. Kjeller (NO)
12. Philippine Inst. Volcanol. Seismol.
Quezon City (PH)
15. Univ. Hohenheim Stuttgart (DE)
VUELCO FP7 - October 2011 / Based on unrest periods at six type Coordinator:
Environment September 2015 volcanoes in Italy, Spain, the West Indies, 1. Univ. Bristol Bristol (UK)
Mexico and Ecuador, development of global
Volcanic unrest in Europe Call EUR 3,499,993 strategies for enhanced monitoring capacity
Consortium:
and Latin America: 2007.1.3.3.1 and value, mechanistic data interpretation
Phenomenology, eruption RTD 282759 and identification of reliable eruption 2. CSIC Madrid (ES)
precursors, hazard forecast, precursors. Numerical models to help 3. CNRS Paris (FR)
and risk mitigation establishing a link between the processes 4. Escuela Politec. Nac. Quito (EC)
and volcano monitoring data to inform on 5. Ist. Naz. Geofis. Vulcanol Roma (IT)
the causes of unrest and its short-term 6. Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ.
Status: evolution. Development of best-practice Muenchen Muenchen (DE)
FINISHED approach to risk mitigation, communication,
decision-making and crisis management
during unrest periods. Strategic options for 8. Univ. West Indies Kingston (JM)
effective risk mitigation, management and 9. Univ. Nac. Autonoma Mexico (MX)
governance during unrest episodes. 10. Univ. Leeds Leeds (UK)
http://www.vuelco.net/
FUTUREVOLC FP7 - October 2010 / Integrated volcanological monitoring Coordinator:
Environment March 2016 procedure through European collaboration, 1.Haskoli Islands Reykjavik (IS)
development of new methods to evaluate
A European volcanological Call 2012.6.4-2 EUR 5,994,434 volcanic crises, increase scientific
Consortium:
supersite in Iceland: a understanding of magmatic processes and
monitoring system and RTD 308377 improve delivery of relevant information 2. Chalmers Tekn. Goeteborg (SE)
network for the future to civil protection and authorities. Aims to 3. Deutsches Zentrum Luft
mitigate the effects of major eruptions that Raumf. - Koeln (DE)
pose cross-border hazards with Iceland 4. Guralp Syst. Ltd Reading (UK)
Status: chosen as a laboratory supersite area 5. Helmholtz-Zentr. Potsdam (DE)
FINISHED for demonstration. From the knowledge 6. HIMET S.r.l. Laquila (IT)
gathered, development of operational 7. ITEM SRL Firenze (IT)
models of magma discharge rate,
8. Julius-Maximilians Univ.
contributing directly to improved forecasts
Wuerzburg Wuerzburg (DE)
of ash dispersion, helping minimise
economic disruption on a European scale 9. MET Office Exeter (UK)
during eruptions. By integrating a Volcanic 10. Min. Interior Reykjavik (IS)
Ash Advisory Centre and a civil protection 11. Miracle EHF Reykjavik (IS)
unit into the project, European citizens will 12. NERC Swindon Wiltshire (UK)
benefit directly from the scientific work. 13. Nicarnica Aviation Kjeller (NO)
14. Norsk Inst. Luftforsk Kjeller (NO)
15. Samsyn EHF Reykjavik (IS)
http://futurevolc.hi.is/
16. Tech. Univ. Delft Delft (NL)
17. Univ.Cambridge Cambridge (UK)
18. Univ. dellaquila Laquila (IT)
20. Univ. Palermo Palermo (IT)
21. Univ. Blaise Pascal Clermont-
Ferrand (FR)
22. Univ. Geneve Geneva (CH)
24. Univ. Bristol Bristol (UK)
25. Univ. Leeds Leeds (UK)
26. Uppsala Univ. Uppsala (SE)
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Further projects are on-going either from a fundamental perspective (ERC) or demonstration (supersite):
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CHRONOS FP7 - ERC May 2014 / April 2019 New method of investigation for assessing Coordinator:
volcanic eruption timing and improving 1. Univ. Perugia Perugia (IT)
ERC-CG-2013- EUR 1,993,818 prediction using a surgical approach
A geochemical clock to PE10 integrating textural, geochemical and
measure timescales of ERC 612776 experimental data on magma mixing, using
volcanic eruptions the compositional heterogeneity frozen in
time in the rocks the same way a broken
clock at a crime scene is used to determine
Status: the time of the incident.
ON-GOING
http://pvrg.unipg.it/research-projects/
MED-SUV FP7 - June 2013 / May 2016 Improving assessment capacity of volcanic Coordinator:
Environment hazards in Supersites of Southern Italy 1.Ist Naz. Geofis. Vulcanol Roma (IT)
EUR 5,998,851 by optimising and integrating existing
MEDiterranean SUpersite Call 2012.6.4-2 and new observation/monitoring systems,
Consortium:
Volcanoes RTD 308665 by a breakthrough in understanding of
volcanic processes and by increasing the 2. CSIC Madrid (ES)
effectiveness of the coordination between 3. AMRA Napoli (IT)
Status: the scientific and end-user communities. 4. BRGM Paris (FR)
ON-GOING Exploit the unique detailed long-term
5. CNRS Paris (FR)
in-situ monitoring data sets available for
these volcanoes and integrate with Earth 6. CIVISA Ponta Delgada (PT)
Observation (EO) data, setting the basic 7. CNR Roma (IT)
tools for a significant step ahead in the 8. Deltag SRL Arezzo (IT)
discrimination of pre-, syn- and post-
9. Deutsches Zent. fuer Luft Raumf.
eruptive phases. Specific experiments
Koeln (DE)
and studies carried out to improve our
understanding of the volcanic internal 10. ESA Paris (FR)
structure and dynamics, as well as to 11. Helmholtz-Zent. Potsdam (DE)
recognise signals related to impending 12. Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ.
unrest or eruption. Muenchen (DE)
13. Marwan Technol. Pisa (IT)
http://med-suv.eu/
15. Survey Lab Roma (IT)
16. Terradue UK Ltd London (UK)
17. Univ. West. Ontario London(CA)
18. US Geol. Survey Reston (US)
19. Univ. Granada Granada (ES)
20. Univ. Aores Ponta Delgada (PT)
21. Univ. Milano Milano (IT)
22. Univ. Malta Msida (MT)
23. Univ. Blaise Pascal
Clermont-Ferrand (FR)
24. Univ Bristol Bristol (UK)
25. Univ. Durham Durham (UK)
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7.2.3 Risk assessment of climate-related hazards

Preparedness and adaptation planning to threats related to climate change are defined in the EU Adaptation
Strategy to Climate Change, which calls for bridging the knowledge gap, in particular on damage and adaptation
costs and benefits, regional and local-level analyses and risk assessments, tools to support decision-making,
monitoring and evaluating past adaptation efforts. Links with Horizon2020 DRS topics have been designed in this
respect. This section highlights projects dealing with risk management-related tools and technologies that are
applicable mainly to climate-related hazards Forest fires are included in this category, keeping in mind that they
also may be due to intentional man-made actions.
7.2.3.1 Climate impact assessments

Assessment of climate change-induced risks has been subject to research developments since the 6th Framework
Programme. A project cluster within FP7 has specifically focused on risks related to water and security in the
Mediterranean area (CLIWASEC cluster):
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CLIMB FP7 - January 2010 / CLIMB has developed a site specific set Coordinator:
Environment December 2013 of recommendations for an improved and 1. Ludwig Univ. Mnchen (DE)
integrated monitoring and modeling strategy
Climate induced changes Call 2009-1.3.3 EUR 3,148,945 for the assessment of climate change Consortium:
on the hydrology of impact on water resources and use. Relevant 2. AGRIS Sardegna (IT)
Mediterranean basis CP RTD sources of uncertainty in the data and
3. Univ. Kiel (DE)
modeling chain were revealed, quantified
and reduced. The integration of hydrological 4. CEMAGREF (FR)
Status: model results and socio-economic factor 5. CERTE (TN)
FINISHED analysis enabled the development of a 6. CINFAI (IT)
GIS-based, modular Vulnerability and
7. Cent. Ric. Sardegna (IT)
Risk Assessment Tool, which served as a
platform for the dissemination of project 8. Deutsches Zent. Luft & Raum. (DE)
results, including communication with and 9. Forschungszentrum Jlich (DE)
planning for regional agriculture and water 10. Gebze Yukesk Tek. Enst. (TR)
resources experts and stakeholders as well
11. INRS (CA)
as for the discussion and comparison of
scientific results with teams working in the 12. Johanneum Forschungs. (AT)
above mentioned cluster. 13. Universit dAngers (FR)
14. Islamic Univ. Gaza (PAA)
15. Univ. Padova (IT)
16. Univ. Trento (IT)
17. Zagazig Univ. (EG)
18. VISTA Geowiss. Fernerkund. (DE)
19. Bayerische Forschungzs. (DE)
20. Univ. Franois Rabelais Tours (FR)
WASSERMED FP7 - January 2010 / WASSERMed contributed to reducing the Coordinator:

Environment December 2012 uncertainty of climate change impacts on 1. CMCC (IT)
the hydrology of identified regions in the
Water Availability and Call 2009-1.3.3 EUR 2,933,973 Mediterranean ara. It further improved Consortium:
Security in Southern Europe the analysis of climate effects on water 2. CIASAM (INT)
and the Mediterranean CP RTD resources, water uses and the assessment
3. Univ. Exeter (UK)
of expected security risks, and contribute to
a better basis for achieving water security, 4. CLU srl (IT)
Status: by identifying, analysing and evaluating 5. Nat. Tech. Univ. Athens (GR)
FINISHED measures for enhancing resilience to short- 6. Univ. Politec. Madrid (ES)
term water shocks and long-term climate
7. Nat. Cent. Agri. Res. (JO)
risk reduction.
8. Potsdam Inst. Clim. Res. (DE)
9. Inst. Rech. Develop. (FR)
10. Env. Clim. Res. Inst. (EG)
11. Ins. Agron. Tunisie (TN)
12. Univ. Jordan (JO)
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Another international cooperation project has investigated climate change impacts on urban environment in Africa:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CLUVA FP7 December 2010 / Development of methods and knowledge Coordinator:

Environment November 2013 to be applied to African cities to manage 1. AMRA Napoli (IT)
climate risks, to reduce vulnerabilities
CLimate change and Urban 2010.2.1.5-1 EUR 3,494,580 and to improve coping capacity and
Consortium:
Vulnerability in Africa resilience towards climate changes. Aim
CP RTD 265137 to improving the capacity of scientific 2. Addis Ababa Univ. (ET)
institutions, local councils and civil society 3. Ardhi Univ. Dar es Salaam (TZ)
Status: to cope with climate change, assessing 4. CEMCC Lecce (IT)
FINISHED the environmental, social and economic
5. CSIR Pretoria (ZA)
impacts and the risks of climate change
induced hazards expected to affect urban 6. UFZ Leipzig (DE)
areas (floods, sea-level rise, storm surges, 7. Kbenhavns Univ. (DK)
droughts, heat waves, desertification, 8. Norsk Institutt for by- Og
storms and fires) at various time frames. Regionforskning Oslo (NO)
Developing innovative climate change risk
9. Techn. Univ. Muenchen (DE)
adaptation strategies based on strong
interdisciplinary components. 10. Univ. Manchester (UK)
11. Univ. Ouagadougou (BF)
http://www.cluva.eu/ 12. Univ. Yaounde (CM)
13. Univ. Gaston Berger Saint Louis (SN)
Further projects are on-going to improve risk assessment of climate extreme events and varying climatic
conditions, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
RAIN FP7 Secure May 2014 / April 2017 Develop systematic risk management Coordinator:
Societies framework that explicitly considers 1. Trinity College Dublin (IE)
EUR 3,493,600 impacts of extreme weather events on
Risk Analysis of Infrastructure Call 2013.2.1-2 critical infrastructure & develops series
Consortium:
Networks in Response to REA 608166 of mitigation tools to enhance security of
Extreme Weather CP pan-EU infrastructure network. Outputs will 2. European Sever Storms Laboratory
aid decision making in long term, securing Wessling (DE)
new robust infrastructure development 3. Univ. ilina (CZ)
Status: & protection of existing infrastructure 4. Tech. Univ. Delft (NL)
ON-GOING against changing climates, increasingly
5. Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions Ltd
more unpredictable weather patterns. RAIN
Dublin (IE)
will minimise risk of chaos in extreme
weather events by predicting, using most 6. Dragados SA - Madrid (ES)
advanced statistical methods, how both 7. Freie Univ. Berlin (DE)
weather patterns are likely to emerge & 8. Roughan & O' Donovan Ltd Dublin (IE)
how infrastructures will react, reducing
9. Hellenberg Int. Oy Helsinki (FI)
uncertainty & considering impacts
on society. 10. ISIG Gorizia (IT)
11. PSJ Delft (NL)
http://rain-project.eu/ 12. FMI Helsinki (FI)
13. Youris.com Brussels (BE)
14. Gas Nat. Fenosa Barcelona (ES)
15. AIA Barcelona (ES)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
EUPORIAS FP7 - November 2012 / Development of reliable predictions of the Coordinator:

Environment January 2017 impacts of future climatic conditions on a 1. MET Office Exeter (UK)
number of key sectors (to include water,
EUropean Provision Of Call 2012.6.1-1 EUR 8, 976,723 energy, health, transport, agriculture and
Consortium:
Regional Impact Assessment tourism), on timescales from seasons to
on a Seasonal-to-decadal CP RTD 308291 years ahead. Climate services and tools will 2. Adm.Nat. Meteor. Bucharest (RO)
timescale target the needs of the users, and will share 3. Ag. Estatal Meteor. Madrid (ES)
knowledge to promote the technologies 4. Ag. Naz. Nuove Tecnol. Roma (IT)
created within the project. EUPORIAS will
5. Cetaqua Barcelona (ES)
Status: also improve the users understanding
ON-GOING of their vulnerability to varying climatic 6. Deutscher Wetterdienst Offenbach
conditions as well as better prepare them to am Main (DE)
utilise climate forecasts, thereby reducing 7. Dhi Hoersholm (DK)
risks and costs associated with responding 8. Eidgenoessisches Departement des
to varying climatic conditions. As a result Innern Bern (CH)
businesses, governments, NGOs, and society
9. EDF S.A. Paris (FR)
in general will be able to better manage
risks and opportunities associated with 10. Inst. Catala Ciencies del Clima
varying climatic conditions, thus becoming Barcelona (ES)
more resilient to the variability of the 11. Futureeverything CIC
climate. The project will provide the basis for Manchester (UK)
developing a strong climate service market 12. IPMA Lisboa (PT)
within Europe.
13. Knmi De Bilt (NL)
14. Lunds Univ. (SE)
http://www.euporias.eu/ 15. Meteo-France Saint Mande (FR)
16. Predictia Intelligent Data Sol.
Santander (ES)
17. Sver. Meteor. Och Hydrol. Inst.
Norrkoeping (SE)
18. Tourisme Territoires Transports
Environ. Conseil Marseille (FR)
20. Univ. Lisboa (PT)
21. Univ. Leeds (UK)
22. Wageningen Univ. (NL)
23. World Food Programme (IT)
24. WHO Geneve (CH)
7.2.3.2 Climate-related hazards risk prevention, awareness and preparedness

Complementing the above, risk prevention and reduction of climate-related disasters have been subject to major
research efforts, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
KULTURISK FP7 - January 2011 / Development of culture of risk prevention Coordinator:

Environment December 2013 by means of comprehensive demonstration 1. UNESCO (FR) Paris (FR)
of benefits of prevention measures through
Knowledge-based approach Call 2010. EUR 3,225,616 enhanced memory and knowledge of past
to develop a cULTUre of Risk 1.3.2-1 disasters, communication and understanding Consortium:
prevention RTD 265280 capacity of current and future hazards; 2. Autorita di Bacino Venezia (IT)
awareness of risk and preparedness for 3. Consorzio di Ricerca Sistema Lagunare
future events. Measures include early Di Venezia Venezia (IT)
Status: warning systems, non-structural options
4. Eidgenoessische Forsch.
FINISHED (e.g. mapping and planning), risk transfer
Birmensdorf (CH)
strategies (e.g. insurance policy), and
structural initiatives. Focus on water-related 5. European Centre for Medium-Range
hazards with case on floods, debris flows Weather Forecasts Reading (UK)
and landslides, storm surges. 6. JRC Brussels (BE)
7. King's College London London (UK)
http://www.kulturisk.eu/
8. Univ. Brescia Brescia (IT)
9. University of Bristol Bristol (UK)
10. Univerza v Ljubljani Ljubljana (SI)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
KNOW-4-DRR FP7 - June 2013 / June 2015 Exploring the fragmentation and separations Coordinator:
Environment in risk knowledge management strategies in 1. Politecnico di Milano (IT)
EUR 992,951 order to frame a knowledge management
Enabling knowledge for Call 2013.6.5-2 system for disaster risk reduction and
Consortium:
Disaster risk reduction in RTD 6038071 climate change adaptation that may be
integration to climate change CP considered as a comprehensive reference 2. Accademia Europea Bolzano (IT)
adaptation for establishing, reinforcing, or revising 3. Adelphi Res. Gmbh Berlin (DE)
current prevention, mitigation and 4. CSIC Madrid (ES)
adaptation strategies.
5. CIESAS - Mexico DF (MX)
Status:
FINISHED http://www.know4drr.polimi.it/ 6. Dev. Workshop France Assoc. Trejouls
Lauzerte (FR)
7. Harokopio Univ. Athens (GR)
8. Paris-Lodron Univ. Salzburg (AT)
9. Ticonuno Srl Milano (IT)
10. UN Univ. Shibuya Ku Tokyo (JP)
11. Univ. Savoie Chambery (FR)
An on-going project funded by the FP7 Secure Societies focuses on impacts of extreme wheather events on
critical infrastructures:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
INTACT FP7 - Secure May 2014 / April 2017 Objectives: Coordinator:

Societies assess regionally differentiated risk in EU 1. TNO Delft (NL)
EUR 3,445,519 associated with extreme weather;
On the Impact of Extreme Call 2013.2.1-2 identify, classify on EU wide basis CI & to Consortium:
Weather on Critical REA 607799 assess resilience of such CI to EWE impact;
Infrastructures CP 2. CMCC Lecce (IT)
raise awareness of decision-makers, CI
3. DELTARES Delft (NL)
operators about challenges EW conditions
may pose to their CI; 4. FAC Ltd Dublin (IE)
Status:
identify potential measures, technologies 5. Dragados Sa Madrid (ES)
ON-GOING
to consider, implement, be it for planning, 6. HR Wallingford Ltd (UK)
designing, protecting CI or for effectively 7. Panteia BV Zoetermeer (NL)
preparing for crisis response, recover; It
8. NGI Oslo (NO)
brings together community of climatologists,
civil protection operators, meteorologists, 9. CSIC Madrid (ES)
with those of owners / operators of CI 10. UNU-EHS Tokyo (Japan)
planners to develop prevention of major 11. Univ. Ulster Coleraine (UK)
disasters in cascading effects.
12. VTT Espoo (FI)
In addition, in the framework of the EU Adaptation to climate change, a mandate has been given to CEN to map
industry-relevant standards in the area of energy, transport and buildings and identifying standards to be revised
for better inclusion of adaptation considerations.
Within Horizon2020, several topics responded to research needs in support of the adaptation strategy, namely
the DRS-9-2014/2015 topic on Science and innovation for adaptation to climate change: from assessing costs,
risks and opportunities to demonstration of options and practices, the DRS-11-2015 on Mitigating the impacts
of climate change and natural hazards on cultural heritage sites, structures and artefacts and a study on Impact
of climate change in third countries on Europes security (DRS-22-2015). Another major area related to climate
threats is covered by the DRS-1-2016 topic on Crisis management topic 1: potential of current measures and
technologies to respond to extreme weather and climate events.
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7.2.3.3 Flood risk management

Flood risk assessment has been studied by projects funded by the FP7 People programme, as follows:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MAN-U FP7 - People March 2011 / Improvement of understanding and Coordinator:

February 2012 management of uncertainties arising from 1. Kings College London (UK)
PEOPLE-2009- the intersection of flood risk assessment
Managing uncertainties in IEF EUR 87,451 and climate change projection with policy
Flood risk and climate change making, concentrating on interplay of
assessment: An exploratory REA 253773 science and policy and exploring how
study first order scientific uncertainties about
future flood risk are amplified by various
institutional risks arising from the
Status: uncertainties of the policymaking process
FINISHED itself.
DCGGEOPHYS FP7 - People March 2014 / Developing new tools to determine the Coordinator:
March 2016 internal structure and geotechnical 1. Univ. Centre in Svalbard (NO)
2012-IEF properties of moraine and ice dams, and to Longyearbyen (NO)
Subsurface conditions EUR 216,034 understand the controls on lake expansion
in Himalayan glaciers rates to better predict glacial lake outburst.
implications for outburst REA 330805
Flood risk prediction
Status:
FINISHED
Another on-going project on fundamental research on flood risk assessment is funded by FP7 ERC:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
FLOODCHANGE FP7 - ERC April 2012/ March 2017 Understanding how changes in land use Coordinator:
and climate translate into changes in river 1. Technische Univ. Wien (AT)
ERC-AG-PE10 EUR 2,263,565 floods, what are the factors controlling this
Deciphering River Flood relationship and what are the uncertainties
Consortium:
Change CP REA 291152 involved. Deciphering the relationship
between changes in floods and their drivers Flood Research Consortium
by analysing the processes separately (International experts)
Status: for different flood types such as flash
ON-GOING floods, rain-on-snow floods and large scale
synoptic floods, and use of the data to build
a probabilistic flood-change model that
explicitly describes the change mechanisms.
Flood early warning and alert systems, and more generally flood risk management operations have been subject
to a wide range of research projects funded by various programmes:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
FLADAR FP7 - People September 2007 / Production of flood risk zones in selected Coordinator:
August 2011 areas southeast of Athens, Greece. Nat. Technical Univ. Athens (GR)
PEOPLE- Conducting a comprehensive flood study
Flood zoning in Southeast 2007-4-3.IRG EUR 100,000 in a currently developing region of Athens,
Attica using gauge calibrated where effective flood management planning
radar rainfall and advanced REA 211108 may not only mitigate flood impact but also
modeling techniques prevent it. Support to major goals of the EU
Flood Directive.
Status:
FINISHED
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
FLOODSAT FP7 - People April 2011 / March 2014 Flood early warning systems are the most Coordinator:
effective way to mitigate flood induced Middle East Tech. Univ. Ankara (TR)
FP7-PEOPLE- EUR 75,000 hazards. The reliability of such systems
Advancement of satellite 2009-RG depends on the availability of timely and
rainfall applications for REA 277183 good-quality rainfall estimates. The overall
hydrologic modeling with goal of the project is to advance the utility
emphasis on flood monitoring of satellite-based rainfall estimates for
hydrologic modeling, specifically for flood
monitoring.
Status:
FINISHED
IMPRINTS FP7 January 2009 / Improvement of the preparedness and the Coordinator:
Environment December 2012 operational risk management for Flash 1. Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya
Flood and Debris Flow [FF/DF] generating Barcelona (ES)
IMproving Preparedness and 2008.1.3.3.2 EUR 3,280,000 events, as well as to contribute to
RIsk maNagemenT for flash sustainable development through reducing
Consortium:
Floods and debriS flow events RTD 226555 damages to the environment. Methods and
tools to be used by emergency agencies 2. Agncia Catalana de l'Aigua
and utility companies responsible for the Barcelona (ES)
Status: management of FF/DF risks and associated 3. Agencia de Medio Ambiente Y Agua de
FINISHED effects. Impacts of future changes, including Andalucia Sevilla (ES)
climatic, land use and socioeconomic will 4. Auto. Bacino Sele Napoli (IT)
be analysed in order to provide guidelines
5. Azienda Elettrica Ticinese
for mitigation and adaptation measures.
Bellinzona (CH)
Systems tested on five selected flash flood
prone areas supervised by risk management 6. CUPPGR Penta di Fisciano (IT)
authorities and utility company managers in 7. Cetaqua Barcelona (ES)
duty of emergency management. One major 8. Departement Bau Und Umwelt
result of the project will be a operational Glarus (CH)
prototype including the tools and
9. Eidgenoessische Forsch. Wsl
methodologies developed under the project.
Birmensdorf (CH)
This prototype will be designed under the
premise of its ultimate commercialization 10. Eidgenoessisches Dep. Innern
and use worldwide. Bern (CH)
11. HIS Barcelona (ES)
http://www.imprints-fp7.eu 12. JRC Brussels (BE)
13. Lancaster Univ. (UK)
14. Min. Ecologie Paris (FR)
15. Servei Meteorolgic De Catalunya
Barcelona (ES)
16. Univ. Kwazulu-Natal Westville (ZA)
17. Verzasca Sa Lugano (CH)
18. Wageningen Univ. (NL)
URBANFLOOD FP7 - ICT December 2009 / Development of internet based platform Coordinator:
November 2012 for Early Warning Systems connected 1. TNO Delft (NL)
ICT-2009.6.4 to sensor networks, to online sources of
UrbanFlood EUR 2,990,544 information and other EWSs. The platform
Consortium:
is able to host multiple EWSs, corresponding
CNECT 248767 to various hazards and belonging to 2. Akad. Gorniczo-Hutnicza Krakow (PL)
Status: different organisations. Artificial intelligence 3. HR Wallingford Ltd (UK)
FINISHED technologies detecting alarming conditions 4. Siemens Moskva (RU)
and informing stakeholders about disaster
5. Stichting Toegepast Onderzoek
risks. The platform can be used as a
Waterbeheer Utrecht (NL)
simulator with which disaster mitigation
scenarios can be developed and personnel 6. Univ. Amsterdam (NL)
can be trained.
http://www.urbanflood.eu/
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
FLOODPROBE FP7 - November 2009 / Development, testing and dissemination Coordinator:

Environment October 2013 of technologies, methods, concepts and 1. Deltares Delft (NL)
tools for risk assessment and mitigation,
Technologies for the cost- 2009.3.1.5.1 EUR 3,498,727 focussing particularly on the adaptation
Consortium:
effective Flood Protection of of new and existing buildings (retrofitting)
the Built Environment RTD 243401 and on infrastructure networks. Addressing 2. Acciona Infraestructuras S.A.
the vulnerability of critical infrastructure, Alcobendas (ES)
the reliability of urban flood defences and 3. DeltaSync BV Delft (NL)
Status: construction technologies and concepts for 4. Dura Vermeer Groep NV
FINISHED flood-proofing buildings and infrastructure Zoetermeer (NL)
networks to increase the flood-resilience
5. EIVP Paris (FR)
of the urban system as well as for retrofit
and repair of flood defences in the most 6. HR Wallingford Ltd (UK)
economic and cost beneficial manner. 7. IFSTTAR Champs-Sur-Marne (FR)
Elements integrated into state-of-the-art 8. INRSTEA Antony Cedex (FR)
flood risk management strategies and
9. Metcenas OPS Praha (CZ)
tested and validated via pilot study sites.
10. Mostostal SA Warszawa (PL)
http://www.floodprobe.eu/ 11. Oxford Brookes University
Oxford (UK)
12. Regionalni Environmentalni Centrum
(REC) Prague (CZ)
13. Samui Design & Management Ltd
Longworth (UK)
14. Solintel M&P SL Nuevo Baztan (ES)
15. Sintef Trondheim (NO)
INFLATER FP7 - SME October 2011 / Design and building of portable dam, which Coordinator:
January 2014 can be placed anywhere quickly, easily and 1. Ateknea Solutions Hungary KFT
SME-2011-1 does not require much manpower. To aid Budapest (HU)
Development of a universal EUR 1,099,900 the mechanical design, electrical sensors
Flood Protection tool using can be introduced and used to monitor the
Consortium:
the force of the water to REA 286522 system and the river, helping predicting
protect against Floods its behaviour and sending warnings 2. Leau Protection Sarl Saint Pol De
to the surrounding areas via wireless Laon (FR)
communication to help avoid a tragedy. 3. Budapesti Muszaki Es Gazdas.
Status: Egyetem Budapest (HU)
FINISHED 4. Buildair Ingenieria y Arquitectura SA
http://inflater.eu/
Sant Joan Despi Barcelona (ES)
5. Dublin City Council Dublin (IE)
6. Fordam Gazdasagi Tanacsado KFT
Budapest (HU)
7. Labor S.R.L. Roma (IT)
8. Tausec SRO Kosice (SK)
9. X-Treme Holding BV Breda (NL)
FLOODSTAND FP7 - SST March 2009 / The project derived most of the missing Coordinator:
February 2012 data for validation of time-domain 1. Aalto-Korkeakoulusaati Aalto (FI)
SST-2007- numerical tools for assessment of ship
Integrated Flooding Control 4.1-01 EUR 2,999,840 survivability and to develop a standard for
Consortium:
and Standard for Stability a comprehensive measure of damaged
and Crises Management RTD 218352 ship stability, as a means of addressing 2. Aalto-Korkeakoulusaatio (FI)
systematically, rationally and effectively the 3. BMT Group Ltd Teddington (UK)
risk of flooding. The envisaged standard will 4. Bureau Veritas-Neuilly s/Seine(FR)
Status: reflect the stochastic nature of the damaged
5. CNRS Paris (FR)
FINISHED ship stability in waves. It will be based on
first-principles modeling comprising loss of 6. Centrum Techniki Okretowej Spolka
either (or both), flotation and stability, but Akcyjna Gdansk (PL)
also and more importantly ultimate loss of 7. DNV GL AS Hovik (NO)
human life. Since risk-based, the standard
8. Maritime And Coastguard Agency
will form a basis for decision support. It is
Southampton (UK)
expected that by explicit disclosure of the
risks associated with ship flooding and thus 9. MEC Inseneril. Tallinn (EE)
addressed from early design to operation. 10. Meyer Werft Papenburg (DE)
11. Napa Ltd Helsinki (FI)
http://floodstand.aalto.fi/
13. Rosemount Tank Radar AB
Goteborg (SE)
14. Safety at Sea Ltd Glasgow (UK)
15. SSPA Sweden Gteborg (SE)
16. Stichting Marit. Res. Inst. Nederland
Wageningen (NL)
17. STX Finland OY Turku (FI)
18. Univ. Strathclyde Glasgow (UK
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Flood information (emergency) services were covered by the following project by the FP7 Space programme:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
FLOODIS FP7 - Space October 2013 / Providing accurate location based Coordinator:
July 2015 application for portable devices, closing a 1. Ist. Sup. Mario Boella Torino (IT)
Space - critical gap for disaster management teams,
Integrating GMES 2013.1.2.1 EUR 1,543,145 civil protection, field/emergency response
Consortium:
Emergency Services units to better address and mitigate crisis
with satellite navigation REA 607220 situations arising before, during, and after 2. Alpha Consult. S.R.L. Milano (IT)
and communication for heavy flooding. Access to open-source, 3. Eoxplore ug (Haftungsbeschrankt)
establishing a Flood location based smart phone application for GmBH - Weil am Rhein (DE)
information service the general public to enable the capacity 4. Geoville Informationssyst. Datenverarb.
for individuals to take pre-cautionary GmBH Innsbruck (DE)
actions, therefore vastly reducing the
5. ND Consult Ltd London (UK)
Status: likelihood of human and economic loss.
FINISHED The project will also consider rescuers 6. Terranea ug (Haftungsbeschrankt)
relying on professional terminals and legacy GmBH Burgstadt (DE)
communication channels. This combines 7. UNESCO Paris (FR)
Earth Observation and GNSS (GPS, Galileo,
EGNOS/EDAS) technologies to deliver alerts
and interactive maps on flooding risk/events
to users in the geographical area at risk.
http://www.floodis.eu/
As continuation of the above-mentioned INFLATER projec is under development to improve protection

against floods:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
INFLATER-DEMO FP7 - SME December 2013 / Follow-up of INFLATER project, developing a Coordinator:
December 2016 flood protection device that uses the force 1. Ateknea Solutions Hungary KFT
SME-2013-3 of the flooding water to raise INFLATER Budapest (HU)
Demonstration of a universal EUR 793,000 to the required height and deflate once
flood protection tool that the water level goes down. The validated
Consortium:
uses the force of the water to REA 606207 INFLATER will be suitable for riverbanks to
protect against floods protect long segments and home protection. 2. Leau Protection Sarl Saint Pol De
The consortium consists of the same SMEs Leon (FR)
who are taking part in INFLATER. Additional 3. Buildair Ingenieria y Arquitectura SA
Status: tests on the different geometries and Sant Joan Despi Barcelona (ES)
ON-GOING materials are prone to ensure a much more 4. Fordam Gazdasagi Tanacsado KFT
promising market success. Budapest (HU)
5. X-Treme Holding BV Breda (NL)
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Flood resilience is another area that has been tackled by EU-funded research, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SMARTEST FP7 - January 2010 / Development of innovative smart Coordinator:

Environment June 2013 technology, systems and implementation 1. Building Research Establishment Ltd
tools for flood resilient systems in the urban Waterford (UK)
Smart Resilience Technology, 2009.3.1.5.1 EUR EUR 3,488,457 environment through the use of case studies
Systems and Tools in seven partner countries. Production of
Consortium:
RTD 244102 manual of Flood Resilience technology,
systems and implementation tools. 2. Centre Scient. Tech. Batiment
Status: Champs Sur Marne (FR)
FINISHED http://www.floodresilience.eu/ 3. Dion.Toumazis Assoc. Nicosia (CY)
4. ENPC Marne La Vallee (FR)
5. Leibniz-Inst. Okologische
Raumentwicklung EV Dresden (DE)
6. Nat. Kapodi. Univ. Athens (GR)
7. Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg(DE)
8. Tech. Univ. Delft (NL)
9. Univ. Manchester (UK)
10. Univ. Politec. Madrid (ES)
CORFU FP7 - April 2010 / June 2014 EU-Asia international cooperation project to Coordinator:
Environment develop advanced and novel strategies for 1. Univ. Exeter (UK)
EUR 3,490,000 improved flood management in cities.
Collaborative research on 2009.1.3.3.1 Cross-fertilisation of latest technological
Consortium:
Flood Resilience in urban RTD 244047 advances with traditional and emerging
areas approaches to living with floods, enabling 2. AREP Ville Paris (FR)
European and Asian institutions to learn 3. Beijing Municipal Inst. City Planning
from each other through joint investigation, And Design Beijing (CN)
Status: development, implementation and 4. Beijing Univ.Technol Beijing (CN)
FINISHED dissemination of strategies that enabled
5. Cetaqua Barcelona (ES)
more scientifically sound management
of the consequences of urban flooding. 6. China Academy Of Urban Planning And
Assessment of flood impacts in urban Design Beijing (CN)
areas and possible responses by envisaging 7. Cranfield Univ. (UK)
different scenarios: urban development, 8. DHI Hoersholm (DK)
socio-economic trends and climate
9. Dura Vermeer Groep NV
changes, leading to quantification of the
Zoetermeer (NL)
cost-effectiveness of resilience measures
and integrative and adaptable flood 10. Hamburg. Weltwirtschaftsinst.
management plans. Gemeinntzige Hamburg (DE)
11. Hydromet. Innovative Solutions
http://www.corfu-fp7.eu/ Barcelona (ES)
12. IIT Bombay Mumbai (IN)
13. Inst. Water Model. Dhaka (BD)
14. ICUWHRIF Incheon (KR)
15. Nat. Taiwan Univ. Taipei (TW)
16. Tech.Univ.Hamburg Harburg(DE)
17. Univ. Nice Sofia Antipolis (FR)
Finally, flood risk governance has been studied, leading to recommendations addressed to different
decision-makers and policy implementers:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
STARFLOOD FP7 - October 2012 / Improvement of Flood Risk Strategies Coordinator:

Environment March 2016 (FRSs), integrating risk prevention, flood 1. Univ. Utrecht (NL)
defense, mitigation, preparation and
STrengthening And ENV.2012.6.4-1 EUR 5,284,529 recovery. Development of innovative Flood
Consortium:
Redesigning European Risk Governance Arrangements (FRGAs).
Flood risk practices Towards RTD 308364 with concrete recommendations for policy 2. CEPRIA Orleans (FR)
appropriate and resilient and law at EU level, as well at levels of 3. Grontmij Nederland De Bilt (NL)
Flood risk governance member states, regional authorities, and 4. Inst. Agricult. Forest Environment
arrangements public-private partnerships. Comparative Poznan (PL)
analysis of FRGAs in six EU member states
5. Katholieke Univ. Leuven (BE)
with ex-ante evaluation.
Status: 6. Lulea Tekn. Univ. Lulea (SE)
FINISHED http://www.starflood.eu/ 7. Middlesex Univ. London (UK)
8. Katholieke Univ. Nijmegen (NL)
9. Univ. Francois Rabelais Tours(FR)
10. Univ. Antwerpen (BE)
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7.2.3.4 Coastal risks induced by storm events or flooding

Coastal risks have been prone to research projects funded by two programmes, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MICORE FP7 - June 2008 / Development of probabilistic mapping of Coordinator:

Environment September 2011 the morphological impact of marine storms 1. Univ. Ferrara (IT)
and to the production of early warning and
Morphological Impacts and 2007.1.3.1.1 EUR 3,499,954 information systems to support long-term
Consortium:
COastal Risks induced by disaster reduction. Review of historical
Extreme Storm events RTD 202798 storms that had a significant impact on 2. Ag. Reg. Prevenzione E Ambiente
nine representative sensitive European sites Dellemilia Romagna Bologna (IT)
according to wave exposure, tidal regime 3. BRGM Paris (FR)
Status: and socio-economical pressures. One- 4. Consorzio Ferrara Ricerche Ferrara (IT)
FINISHED year monitoring to collect new data sets.
5. Univ. Lisboa (PT)
Development and tests of numerical models
of storm-induced morphological changes, 6. Inst. Oceanology Varna (BG)
linking wave and surge forecasting models 7. Int. Marine Dredg. Consult.
to set-up a real-time warning system and to Antwerpen (BE)
implement its usage within Civil Protection 8. NERC Swindon Wilthshire (UK)
agencies. Conception of Storm Impact
9. Regione Emilia Romagna Bologna (IT)
Indicators (SIIs) with defined threshold for
the identification of major morphological 10. Deltares Delft (NL)
changes and flooding associated risks. 11. Techn. Univ. Delft (NL)
12. Univ. Cadiz (ES)
https://www.micore.eu/
13. Univ. Algarve Faro (PT)
14. Univ. Pablo De Olavide Sevilla (ES)
15. Univ. Plymouth (UK)
16. Univ. Szczecin (PL)
SIM.COAST FP7 People April 2010 / March 2014 Improved process understanding, new Coordinator:
knowledge, methods, new and improved 1. Technische Universitaet
Call 2009-IRSES EUR 171,000 numerical tools, resulting in decision Hamburg Harburg (DE)
Numerical Simulation Tools support systems serving decision-making
for Protection of Coasts RTD 247468 at protection of coasts against flooding
Consortium:
against Flooding and Erosion and erosion. Support to decision makers in
improving co-ordination of coastal erosion 2. Black Sea - Danube Assoc. Res.
and surface water flood risk - strengthening Devel. Varna (BG)
Status: emergency planning arrangements. 3. Univ. Roma Tre Roma (IT)
FINISHED
http://www.simcoast.eu/
THESEUS FP7 December 2009 / Developing a systematic approach to Coordinator:

Environment November 2013 delivering both a low-risk coast for human 1. Univ. Bologna (IT)
use and healthy habitats for evolving
Innovative coastal 2009.3.1.6.1 EUR 6,530,000 coastal zones subject to multiple change
Consortium:
technologies for safer factors. Innovative combined mitigation
European coasts in a IP RTD 244104 and adaptation technologies will include 2. Aalborg Univ. (DK)
changing climate ecologically-based mitigation measures 3. Arist. Panepist. Thessaloniki (GR)
(such as restoration and/or creation of 4. Athens Univ. Economics (GR)
habitats), hydro-morphodynamic techniques 5. Bangor Univ. (UK)
Status: (such as wave energy converters, sediment 6. BRGM Paris (FR)
FINISHED reservoirs, multi-purpose structures, overtop
7. CETMF Compiegne (FR)
resistant dikes), actions to reduce the impact
on society and economy (such as promotion 8. CGCCARIS Lagun. Venezia (IT)
of risk awareness or spatial planning) and 9. East China Univ. Shanghai (CN)
GIS-based software to support defence 10. EIDLM Montpellier (FR)
planning. 8 study sites across Europe, with 11. Hamburg Port Authority (DE)
specific attention to the most vulnerable 12. Helmholtz-Zentr.Geesthacht (DE)
coastal environments such as deltas,
estuaries and wetlands, where many large 13. Infram Int. Marknesse (NL)
cities and industrial areas are located. 14. Inst. Oceanol. Varna (BG)
15. IBWPAN Gdansk (PL)
http://www.theseusproject.eu/ 16. Inst. Meteor. Warszawa (PL)
17. ISPRA Rome (IT)
18. KU Leuven (BE)
19. Knaw Amsterdam (NL)
20. Latvijas Univ. Riga (LV)
21. Mar. Hydr. Inst. Sevastopol (UA)
23. Cheng Kung Univ. Tainan(TW)
24. Shirshov Inst. Oc. Moscow (RU)
25. NIOZ Den Hoorn Texel (NL)
27. Univ. Nac. Aut. Mexico (MX)
28. Univ. Versailles (FR)
29. Univ. Delaware Newark (US)
30. Univ. Plymouth
31. Univ. Southampton (UK)
32. Vzw Oostende (BE)
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Catastrophic events such as the Xynthia event in France (February 2010) highlighted research needs in the
prevention / preparedness of such extreme events, that were reflected in two major projects, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PEARL FP7 - January 2014 / Developing more sustainable risk Coordinator:

Environment December 2017 management solutions for coastal 1. UNESCO Paris (FR)
communities focusing on present and
Preparing for Extreme And ENV.2013.6.4-3 EUR 4,998,851 projected extreme hydro-meteorological
Consortium:
Rare events in coastal regions events. Seven case studies from across
RTD 603663 the EU to develop a holistic risk reduction 2. Asian Inst.Tech. Pathumthani(TH)
framework that can identify multi-stressor 3. Cetaqua Barcelona (ES)
Status: risk assessment, risk cascading processes 4. DHI Hoersholm (DK)
ON-GOING and strengthen risk governance by enabling
5. GISIG Genova (IT)
an active role for key actors. Development
of novel technologies and methods that 6. Hydrol. Res. Bv Delft (NL)
can improve the early warning process and 7. Hydromet. Innovative Solutions
its components, building a pan-European Barcelona (ES)
knowledge base gathering real case studies 9. Imperial College London (UK)
and demonstrations of best practice across
10. IWA London (UK)
the EU to support capacity development
for the delivery of cost-effective risk- 11. Kings College London (UK)
reduction plans. Additionally, the project 12. Max Planck Res. Inst. Muenchen (DE)
provides an interface to relevant ongoing 13. Nat. Taiwan Ocean Univ.
tsunami work: it plugs into global databases, Keelung (TW)
early warning systems and processes
at WMO, and contributes to community
building, development of guidelines and 15. OMM Geneva (CH)
communication. 16. Publ. Works Res.Inst. Tsukuba (JP)
17. Satways Halandri (GR)
http://www.pearl-fp7.eu/
18. SINTEF Trondheim (NO)
19. Tech.Univ. Hamburg - Harburg(DE)
20. Tech. Univ. Delft (NL)
21. Univ. Cambridge (UK)
22. Univ. Exeter (UK)
23. United Nations Univ.
Shibuya Ku Tokyo (JP)
24. Univ. Nice Sophia Antipolis (FR)
RISC-KIT FP7 - December 2013 / Development of ready-to-use methods, Coordinator:

Environment December 2016 tools and management approaches 1. Deltares Delft (NL)
to reduce risk and increase resilience
Resilience-Increasing Call 2012.6.1-3 EUR 5,999,692 to low-frequency, high-impact hydro-
Consortium:
Strategies for Coasts meteorological events. Open-source and
CP RTD 603458 free-ware to assess assess present and 2. Bund. Wasserbau Karlsruhe (DE)
future hot spot areas of coastal risk due to 3. CNRS Paris (FR)
Status: multi-hazards, high-resolution Early Warning 4. Fondazione CIMA Savona (IT)
ON-GOING and Decision Support System (EWS/DSS)
5. Consorzio Ferrara Ricerche (IT)
for use on these hot spots (with a scale of
10s of km) and web-based management 6. Ecologic Institut Berlin (DE)
guide offering innovative, cost-effective, 7. Fund. Eurocean Lisboa (PT)
ecosystem-based DRR measures. Testing 8. Inst. Oceanology Varna (BG)
toolkit using data collected on ten diverse
9. Int. Marine And Dredging Consult.
case study sites along each of Europes
Antwerpen (BE)
regional seas and one international site.
http://www.risckit.eu/np4/ home.html 11. OMM Geneve (CH)
12. Stockholm Environ. Inst. (SE)
13. Techn. Univ. Delft (NL)
14. Univ. Cambridge (UK)
15. Unesco Paris (FR)
16. Univ. Algarve Faro (PT)
17. Univ. Polit. Catalunya Barcelona (ES)
18. Univ. Caen Basse Normandie (FR)
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7.2.3.5 Drought risk management

In the light of the Water Scarcity and Drought Communication, technological needs have been expressed regarding
to drought risk assessment, trend studies and monitoring. Several research projects aimed to respond to these
needs, namely projects by the FP7 Environment programme.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
DEWFORA FP7 - January 2011 / EU-Africa internation cooperation aiming to Coordinator:

Environment December 2013 develop a framework for the provision of 1. Deltares Delft (NL)
early warning and response to mitigate the
Improved Drought Early 2010.1.3.3-1 EUR 3,490,000 impact of droughts in Africa. Key targets
Consortium:
Warning and FORecasting were improved monitoring, prototype
to strengthen preparedness RTD 265454 operational forecasting, knowledge 2. CSIR Pretoria (ZA)
and adaptation to droughts dissemination through a stakeholders 3. Dinder Center Environ. Res. Ltd
in Africa platform that includes national and regional Khartoum (SD)
drought monitoring and forecasting 4. ECMRWF Reading (UK)
agencies, as well as NGOs.
5. Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam (DE)
Status:
FINISHED Main impact to increase the effectiveness of 6. IGAD Nairobi (KE)
drought forecasting, warning and response, 7. IAV Hassan II Rabat (MA)
guidance on how and where drought 8. JRC Brussels (BE)
preparedness and adaptation should be
9. ICAMAS Zaragoza (ES)
targeted to contribute to increased resilience
and improved effectiveness of drought 10. Min. Water Resources And Irrigation
mitigation measures. Giza (EG)
11. PIK Potsdam (DE)
http://www.dewfora.net/ 12. Stichting Wetlands International
Wageningen (NL)
13. UNESCO Paris (FR)
14. Univ. Porto (PT)
15. Univ. Eduardo Mondlane
Maputo (MZ)
17. Waternet Trust Gaborone (BW)
18. WR Nyabeze and Associates
Midrand (ZA)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
DROUGHT-R&SPI FP7 - October 2011 / The project will reduce future Europes Coordinator:
Environment March 2015 vulnerability and risk to drought by innovative 1. Wageningen Universiteit (NL)
in-depth studies that combine drought
Fostering European Drought 2011.1.3.2-2 EUR 818,896 investigations in six case study areas in
Consortium:
Research and Science-Policy water-stressed regions (river basin and
Interfacing RTD 282769 national scale) with drought analyses at the 2. Albert-Ludwigs Univ. Freiburg(DE)
pan-European scale. Knowledge transfer 3. Eidgen. Forschungsanstalt WSL
across these scales is paramount because Birmensdorf (CH)
Status: vulnerability is context-specific (e.g. physical, 4. Eidgen. Techn. Hochschule Zurich
FINISHED environmental, socio-economic, cultural, Zurich (CH)
legal, institutional), which requires analyses
5. Inst. Sup. Agron. Lisboa (PT)
on detailed scales, whereas international
policies and drought-generating climate 6. NTUA Athens (GR)
drivers and land surface processes are 7. Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig
operating on large scales. The project will Onderzoek Wageningen (NL)
adopt Science-Policy Interfacing at the 8. Univ. Complutense de Madrid(ES)
various scales, by establishing Case Study
9. Univ. Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
Dialogue Fora and a pan-Europe Dialogue
Milano (IT)
Forum, which will ensure that the research
will be well integrated into the policy-making 10. Univ. Politec. Valencia (ES)
from the start of the project onwards. The 11. Univ. Caen Basse-Normandie (FR)
study will foster a better understanding of 12. Univ. Oslo (NO)
past droughts (e.g. underlying processes,
occurrences, environmental and socio-
economic impacts, past responses), which
then will contribute to the assessment of
drought hazards and potential vulnerabilities
in the 21th C. An innovative methodology for
early drought warning at the pan-European
scale will be developed, which will improve
on the forecasting and a suite of interlinked
physical and impact indicators. This will
help to increase drought preparedness, and
to indentify and implement appropriate
Disaster Risk Reduction measures (along
the lines of the UN/ISDR HFA). The project
will lead through the combined drought
studies at different scales to the identification
of drought-sensitive regions and sectors
across Europe and a more thorough
implementation of the EU Water Framework
Directive, particularly by further developing
of methodologies for Drought Management
Plans at different scales (incl. EU level). The
work will be linked with the European Drought
Centre ensuring that the outcome will be
consolidated beyond the project lifetime.
http://www.eu-drought.org/
7.2.3.6 Forest fire prevention / preparedness and response

Research on forest fires (from both natural and man-made causes) has been funded by several programmes,
examples of which are shown below with focus on Mediterranean:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PREFER FP7 - Space December 2012 / Responding to major fire prevention needs in Coordinator:
November 2015 Southern Europe by : 1. Univ. la Sapienza Roma (IT)
Space-2012-1 1) providing timely multi-scale information
Space-based Information EUR 1,906,360 products based on exploitation of all
Consortium:
Support for Prevention available spaceborne sensors;
and REcovery of Forest REA 312931 2) offering a portfolio of EO products 2. Cent. Sec. Studies Athens (GR)
Fires Emergency in the focused both on Pre-crisis and Post-crisis 3. CGS SPA Milano (IT)
MediteRranean Area forest fire emergency cycle in the EU 4. GMV Aerospace and Defence SA
Mediterranean area; Madrid (ES)
3) preparing the exploitation of new
5. IES Consulting Srl Roma (IT)
Status: spaceborne sensors available by 2020
FINISHED (e.g.: Sentinels) and 6. SATWAYS Halandri (GR)
4) contributing to the definition of User 7. Univ. Coimbra Coimbra (PT)
requirements for the new EO missions. 8. Univ. Strasbourg Strasbourg (FR)
http://www.prefer-copernicus.eu/
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
FIRESMART FP7 - February 2010 / Contribution to the prevention of unwanted Coordinator:

Environment April 2012 forest fires, retrieving fire prevention 1. GMV Aerospace and Defense SA
theories and practices currently in use in the Tres Cantos (ES)
Forest and land management 2009.2.1.6.1 EUR 920,000 Mediterranean Europe, evaluating strengths
options to prevent unwanted and weaknesses involved in fire prevention
Consortium:
forest fires CP RTD 243840 taking into account socio-economic,
institutional and legislative aspects. 2. Ambiente Italia s.r.l. Milan (IT)
The analysis led to recommendations 3. CEPF AsBL Luxembourg (LU)
Status: for stakeholders involved in the entire 4. Entr. Info. Forestal Madrid (ES)
FINISHED sustainable management chain of
5. Forestis Porto (PT)
silviculture, as well as a strategic roadmap.
6. INRSTEA Antony (FR)
http://www.firesmart-project.eu/ 7. INITAA Madrid (ES)
FUME FP7 - January 2010 / Learning from the past to understand Coordinator:
Environment December 2013 future impacts of forest fires in relation 1. Univ. de Castilla
to socioeconomics changes and how La Mancha - Ciudad Real (ES)
Forest fires under climate, Call 2012.6.1-3 EUR 6,178,152 climate and weather affected fire in
social and economic changes dynamically changing landscapes. Fires
Consortium:
in Europe, the Mediterranean CP RTD 243888 will be mapped throughout Europe to
and other fire-affected areas determine hazard burning functions. 2. CSIC Madrid (ES)
of the world Since climate has changed, an attempt 3. Arizona Board of Regents Tempe (USA)
to attribute (sensu IPCC) fire regime 4. CEPS Bruxelles (BE)
change to climate, differentiating it from 5. CNRS Paris (FR)
Status: socioeconomic change, will be made. 6. CEMAGREF Antony (FR)
FINISHED Production of scenarios of change (climate, 7. CEMCC Lecce (IT)
including extremes, land-use land-cover,
8. CNR Roma (IT)
socioeconomics, vegetation) for various
emissions pathways and three time-slices 9. Fac. Cienc., Univ. Lisboa (PT)
during this century. Models and field 10. CEAM Paterna, Valencia (ES)
experiments projected impacts on fire- 11. Ilmatieteen Laitos Helsinki (FI)
regime and vegetation vulnerabilities will 12. IRD Marseille (FR)
be calculated, including climate extremes 13. INRGREF Ariana (TN)
(drought, heat-waves). Further investigation
14. Inst. Sup. Agron. Lisboa (PT)
on adaptation options in fire- and land-
management, including restoration. Fire 15. JRC Brussels (BE)
prevention and fire fighting protocols will be 16. Lunds Univ. (SE)
tested/developed under the new conditions 17. ICAMAS Zaragoza (ES)
to mitigating fire risks. A company managing 18. Southwest Anatolia Forest Rese.
fire will be a key player. Costs and policy Inst. Antalya (TR)
impacts of changes in fire will be studied. 19. Nat. Univ. Athens (GR)
Research will focus on old and new fire 20. PIK Potsdam (DE)
areas, the rural interface, whole Europe 21. Sec. Etat Environ. Rabat (MA)
and the Mediterranean, including all
Mediterranean countries of the world. Users 22. South African Nat. Biodiversity Inst.
will be involved in training and Cape Town (ZA)
other activities. 23. Tecnol. Ser. Agrarios, S.A. Madrid (ES)
24. US Geol. Survey Reston (US)
http://www.fumeproject. 25. Univ. Austral Chile Valdivia (CL)
27. Univ. Tuscia Viterbo (IT)
28. Univ. Sassari (IT)
29. Univ. Ioannina (GR)
30. Univ. Wollongong (AU)
31. Univ. Ferhat Abbas Setif (DZ)
32. US Forest Service Albany (US)
A more specific project has looked into fire detection and protection in cultural heritage areas:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
FIRESENSE FP7 - December 2009 / Development of automatic early warning Coordinator:

Environment February 2013 system to remotely monitor areas of 1. Centre Res. Technol.
archaeological and cultural interest from the Hellas Thessaloniki (GR)
Fire Detection and 2009.3.2.1.2 EUR 2,697,092 risk of fire and extreme weather conditions.
Management through a The proposed system took advantage of
Consortium:
Multi-Sensor Network for CP REA 244088 recent advances in multi-sensor surveillance
the Protection of Cultural technologies, using a wireless sensor 2. Bilkent niv. Ankara (TR)
Heritage Areas from the Risk network capable of monitoring different 3. Bogazici Univ. Istanbul (TR)
of Fire and Extreme Weather modalities (e.g. temperature) andoptical and 4. CNR Roma (IT)
Conditions infrared cameras, as well as local weather
5. ESC Tunis Ariana (TN)
stations on the deployment site, and capable
of generating automatic warning signals 6. Hellenic Min. Cult. Tourism Athens (GR)
Status: for local authorities whenever a dangerous 7. Marac Electronics- Perama (GR)
FINISHED situation arises. Demonstrator deployments 8. SCWI Amsterdam (NL)
will be operated in selected sites in Greece,
9. Titan Bina Elektr. Sistem. Teknol. Sanayi
Turkey, Tunisia and Italy.
Ve Ticaret Ltd Ankara (TR)
http://www.firesense.eu/ 10. Xenics NV Leuven (BE)
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Forest fire fighting is prone to an on-going project funded by the FP7 Secure Societies programme:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
AF3 FP7 - Secure June 2014 / April 2017 Implementing capabilities to increase Coordinator:
Societies efficiency of fire-fighting operations, to 1. SELEX Florence (IT)
EUR 12,985,486 save human lives, reduce damages
Advanced Forest Fire Fighting Call 2013.4.1-6 to environment.
Consortium:
REA 607276
Demo Integration of 3 complex systems: 2. ARIA Technol. SA Paris (FR)
Status: 3. SRC PAS Warszawa (PL)
ON-GOING (1) Command & Control station (to allocate 4. ELBIT Systems LTD Haifa (IL)
resources),
5. EADS Madrid (ES)
(2) Risk Analysis Tool (to assess behaviour 6. EFPC Consulting Glasgow (UK)
& health risks to human, livestock, 7. TRACSA SA Madrid (ES)
infrastructures), and 8. FhG Zv Mnchen (DE)
9. Intracom SA Athens (GR)
(3) Fire Fighting Lab (to predict
fire progression & active / passive 10. Univ.Linkoping Stockholm (SE)
countermeasures effect). Engine, receiving 11. Min. DellInterno Rome (IT)
input data from wide array of sensors 12. Min. Nat. Defence Athens (GR)
(satellite, airborne, mobile, stationary
13. Min. Public Sec. Tel Aviv (IL)
systems), will process, merge heterogeneous
information, will run in real time mission 14. DEMOKRITOS Athens (GR)
simulation to provide reliable support to 15. Politecnico di Torino Torino (IT)
decision makers during crisis management. 16. SKYTEK Ltd Dublin (IE)
17. Univ. Westminster London (UK)
https://www.iit.demokritos.gr/ project/af3
18. Univ. Politec. Valencia (ES)
7.2.4 Health threats crisis management

The Decision 1082/2013 requires sharing best practice and experience in response planning among the Member
States, and the establishment of early warning and response system (EWRS) for alerting, assessing public health
risks and determining the measures that may be required to protect public health in consideration of relevant
information. Besides, the CBRN Action Plan promotes strengthening sharing medical counter-measures across
borders in the case of an incident. Recommendations also concern ways in which medical staff and other first
responders can receive guidance on dealing with large scale CBRN emergencies and a rapid increase of the
number of victims. Various projects support these goals:
7.2.4.1 Prevention / preparedness to contagion, outbreaks, pandemics

Specific research thas been developed about neurotoxins and their risks to security:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ANTIBIOBABE FP7 - Secure September 2010 / Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), the most Coordinator:
Societies February 2015 toxic substances known, are susceptible 1. Centre Rech. Service Sant des Armes
for use as bioweapons (listed as class A
La Tronche (FR)
Neutralizing antibodies Call 2009-4.3-1 EUR 2,966,386 agents by CDC). This project targeted most
against botulinum toxins lethal types of BoNTs according to their high
A,B,E CP ENTR 241832 affinity & in vitro neutralization property. Consortium:
The six most neutralizing scFvs were tested 2. TU Braunschweig (DE)
in vivo, in standardised model of protection 3. Helsingin Yliopisto Helsinki (FI)
Status: & against toxins obtained from collections
4. Inst. Pasteur Paris (FR)
FINISHED of clostridia strains. Security against bio-
threats in EU, based upon a family of well- 5. CNRS Paris (FR)
tolerated & effective molecules. 6. Health Prot. Agency London (UK)
7. Vitamib Sas Grenoble (FR)
http://antibotabe.com/
8. LFB Biotech Paris (FR)
9. Min. Defense Paris (FR)
10. Medecine and Healthcare Products
Agency London (UK)
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A range of on-going projects are investigating various aspects of medical issues in relation to civil protection
(preparedness, emergencies):
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PANDHUB FP7 - Secure November 2014 / Integrated toolbox to aid transport Coordinator:
Societies October 2017 operators, relevant actors in major transport 1. VTT Helsinki (FI)
hubs in development of current pandemic
Prevention and Management Call 2013.2.2-2. EUR 3,142,004 & dangerous pathogen preparedness,
Consortium:
of High Threat Pathogen response plans. Toolbox including modelling
Incidents in Transport Hubs CP ENTR 607433 components to simulate spread of diseases, 2. Assistance Publique-Hpitaux de Paris
evaluate effects of countermeasures. AP/HP Paris (FR)
Facilitation of efficient & rapid response 3. EpiData Association Odense (DK)
Status: to cross-border incident. Co-ordinated 4. Health Prot. Agency London (UK)
ON-GOING & appropriate data collection, collation,
5. It-Suomen yliopisto Kuopio (FI)
analysis tools developed will allow swift
joined-up epidemiological investigation. 6. MEDES Toulouse (FR)
7. Univ. Nottingham (UK),
www.pandhub-fp7-security.eu
PULSE FP7 - Secure July 2013 / June 2016 The project focuses on a) studying Coordinator:
Societies procedures, processes, training 1. Skytek Ltd (IE) Dublin (IE)
EUR 2,789,940 requirements; b): developing standard
Platform for European Call 2012-1 & consistent response procedures; c)
Consortium:
Medical Support during major REA 607799 providing tools to support decision making
emergencies CP in preparedness & response phases; d) 2. CESS Mnchen (DE)
providing Framework that ensures decision 3. Onest Solutions - Bucarest (RO)
makers have access to timely key data 4. SELEX Rome (IT)
Status: and support tools; e) presenting innovative
5. Trilateral Research & Consulting LLP
ON-GOING training techniques to improve personnel
London (UK)
response training; f) developing emergency
apps for smart phones that will allow users 6. Univ.Catt.del Sacro Cuore Milan (IT)
fast, flexible access to emergency resource
availability information.
http://www.pulse-fp7.com/
S-HELP FP7 Secure February 2014 / Volatile events such as disasters bring Coordinator:
Societies - ICT January 2017 prospect of rapid contagion & threat of 1. Univ. College Cork (IE)
disastrous impacts for EU. The project
Securing Health.Emergency. Call 2013-1 ICT EUR 3,496,836 will enhance protection of public health
Consortium:
Learning.Planning and interoperability by significantly
CP REA 607865 advancing existing knowledge required 2. Accelopment AG Zurich (CH)
for develop next generation Decision 3. Magen David Adom Tel Aviv (IL)
Status: Support (DS) tools & user-centred. It will 4. Future Analytics Consulting Ltd
ON-GOING offer evidence-based solutions to improve Dublin (IE)
Health Services performance, developing
5. HSE Kildare (IE)
holistic framework to guide stakeholder
needs analysis, integrating advanced DS 6. Lunds Universitet Lund (SE)
tool-set. It will execute multi-scenario 7. Public Health Agency Northern Ireland
based end user training, alongside what-if Belfast (UK)
analysis, and simulate 3 multi-factorial, 8. Technische Univ. Graz (AT)
multi-agency scenarios (Chemical explosion;
9. Univ. Wien (AT)
mass flooding; regional bio-hazard), model,
projected evolution of 3 emergencies to 10. VectorCommand Ltd Havant (UK)
communicate collaborative problem solving
across agencies.
http://www.accelopment.com/en/projects/s-help
IMPRESS FP7 Secure May 2014 / May 2017 Improving the efficiency of decision Coordinator:
Societies making in emergency health operations, 1. INTRASOFT International SA
EUR 3,251,315 having direct impact on services quality Luxembourg (LU)
IMproving Preparedness and Call 2013.4.1-4 to citizens. Output provides consolidated
Response of HEalth Services REA 608078 concept of operations implemented as
Consortium:
in major criseS CP modular Decision Support System managing
medical resources, prepare, coordinate 2. PHE London (UK)
response activities, using data from 3. CNR Rome (IT)
Status: multiple heterogeneous sources. Improve 4. Adittess Ltd Nicosia (CY)
ON-GOING preparedness of emergency medical
5. Satways Ltd Halandri Attikis (GR)
services including planning, increasing surge
capacity, developing interoperable systems 6. Inst. Inform. Comm. Technol.
ect. and response capabilities in case of Sofia (BG)
large disasters. 7. KEMEA Athens (GR)
8. FhG IVI Dresden (DE)
www.fp7-impress.eu
9. Ecomed bvba Lille (FR)
10. Europ. Univ. Cyprus Nicosia(CY)
11. National Health Command Center
Ekepy Athens (GR)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
CONCORDE FP7 - Secure April 2014 / April 2017 Addressing the issue of mass casualty Coordinator:
Societies incidents or medical surges to healthcare 1. Cambridge Uni. Hospital (UK)
EUR 3,378,212 systems with considerations of different
Development of Coordination Call 2013-1 types of such incidents (natural disasters, Consortium:
Mechanisms During Different REA 285266 explosions, humanitarian crises, others)
2. Crisis Training Elverum (NO)
Kinds of Emergencies CP meaning different framework for
responders. Development of Decision 3. Ellin. omada diasosis Athens (GR)
Support System (DSS) to improve 4. Esri Portugal Lisboa (PT)
Status: preparedness & interoperability of medical 5. European Dynamics Athens (GR)
ON-GOING services during emergency which affects
6. Global Security Intelligence Ltd
health of population at local, regional or
London (UK)
cross-border level. It will incorporate existing
operational assets related to security, trust, 7. Inovamais Porto (PT)
infrastructure & leverage them within DSS. 8. Ko University Istambul (TR)
9. DEMOKRITOS Athens (GR)
http://www.concorde-project.eu/
10. AISBL Brussels (BE)
11. SIVECO Rom. SA Bucharest (RO)
12 Stichting Crisislab Renswoude (NL)
13. VTT Espoo (FI)
14. Univ. Cyprus Nicosia (CY)
Within Horizon2020, a major topic (particularly relevant in consideration of the Ebola crisis) has been published
in the 2014 call, namely the DRS-4-2014 topic on "Feasibility study for strengthening capacity-building for health
and security protection in case of large-scale pandemics".
7.2.4.2 Improved medical responses

Needs for improved medical responses, in support of the Decision 1082/2013, have been investigated in a CSA
funded by the FP7 Secure Societies programme:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
NMFRDISASTER FP7 - Secure May 2008 / June 2009 Project considered ethical, emotional, legal, Coordinator:
Societies media communication aspects of medical 1. Magen David Ado Tel Aviv (IL)
EUR 815,079 first response tasks. It concludes that a lack
Identifying the Needs of Call 2007-7.2 of public understanding of medical tasks
Consortium:
Medical First Responders in REA 218057 in emergency, combined with sensitivity
Disasters CSA towards issues such as blood donation, 2. Charles Univ. Prague (CZ)
medical triage prioritisation, may place 3. DK Red Cross Copenhagen (DK)
medical responders at great risk of legal 4. Fund. Rioja Salud Logrono (ES)
Status: liability charges & emotional trauma.
5. Samur Prot. Civil Madrid (ES)
FINISHED
http://www.mdais.org 6. CSSC Rome (IT)
7. Sinergie Srl Torino (IT)
8. Ambulanc. Ned Al Zwolle (NL)
9. Univ.. Al-quds Jerusalem Abu Dis
(Palestine)
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7.2.4.3 CBRN detection

Assessment / Detection of CBRN threats is an essential component when dealing with health risks assessments,
as well as requirements for ensuring the quality and comparability of data. Projects which contributed to this
goal in the C and B area are:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MIRACLE FP7 - Secure December 2013 / Harmonizing definition of a CBRN mobile Coordinator:
Societies May 2015 laboratory, identify needs, solutions for 1. UCL Brussels (BE)
deployment in- and outside EU. Methods:
MobIle Laboratory Capacity Call 2012.4.4-1 EUR 1,130,605 Evidence-based multi dimensional matrix
Consortium:
for the Rapid Assessment of (type of threats, magnitude, location,
CBRN Threats Located within CSA ENTR 312885 societal impact) will be used to define 2. RIVM Bilthoven (NL)
and outside the EU scenarios, missions justifying use of CBRN 3. FOI Stockholm (SE)
deployable capacities. 4. Health canada Ottawa (Canada)
5. Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
Status: http://www.miracle-fp7.eu/
BMVg Berlin (DE)
FINISHED
6. Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI
Coleraine (UK)
7. FFI Kjeller (NO)
8. EADS Astrium - Paris (FR)
BIO-PROTECT FP7 - Secure June 2010 / Anthrax attack success depends on Coordinator:
Societies January 2014 concentrating sufficient amount of 1. LGI Consulting Paris (FR)
pathogens in a defined area. Hence
Ionisation-based detector of Call 2009-1.3-1 EUR 3,125,577 safeguarding a certain area regarding
airborne bio-agents, viruses B agents demands the detection of Consortium:
and toxins for fast-alert and CP REA 242306 pathogenous bacteria, spores and viruses 2. Aalborg Univ. Aalborg (DK)
identification in various matrices or suspicious aerosols. 3. C-TECH Innov. Ltd Chester (UK)
BIO-PROTECT develops fast-alert, easy-to-
4. Robert Koch-Institut Berlin (DE)
use device to be applied for detection and
Status: identification of airborne bacteria, spores, 5. Environics-IUT Gmbh Berlin (DE)
FINISHED viruses and toxins. Based on bioaerosol 6. O Zuravliovo Imone Avista Vilnius (LT)
detection by fluorescence, scattering and 7. CEA Paris (FR)
background aerosol measurement followed
8. IUT Berlin (DE)
by ionization of air flow, analysis of the
spectrum of relative speed of passage, 9. Environics OY Mikkeli (FI)
which, in turns, enables identification of
harmful biological agents.
http://fp7-bioprotect.eu/
In the radiological sector, one project investigated tools in support of the management of high scale
radiological casualties:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MULTIBIODOSE FP7 - Secure May 2010 / April 2013 Analyse variety of biodosimetric tools Coordinator:
Societies &adapt them to different mass casualty 1.Univ. Stockholm (SE)
EUR 3,493,199 scenarios, for assessing radiation exposure
Multi-disciplinary Call 2009-4.3-2 to general population, enabling identification
Consortium:
biodosimetric tools REA 241536 of those exposed who should receive
to manage high scale CP medical treatment. Biodosimetric tools were 2. Bundesamt fr Strahlenschutz BfS
radiological casualties tested: dicentric & micronucleus assay, Salzgitter (DE)
gamma-H2AX assay, blood serum protein 3. Univ.. Gent (BE)
assay, electron paramagnetic resonance 4. Health Protection Agency London (UK)
Status: optically stimulated dosimetry.It established
5. IRSN Paris (FR)
FINISHED a biodosimetric network called Realizing the
European Network of Biodosimetry (RENEB), 6. ISS Rome (IT)
kicked off January 2012. 7. NRPA Osteraas (NO)
8. STUK Helsinky (FI)
http://www.multibiodose.eu/
9. Univ. Aut. Barcelona (ES)
10. INCT Warszawa (PL)
11. Helmholtz Zentr. Mnchen (DE)
12. BIR Ulm (DE)
14. European Radiation Dosimetry Group
Braunschweig (DE)
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7.2.5 Victim triage and identification

Identification and triage of victims after a disaster, or identification of unidentified bodies are prone to a wide
range of research developments in support of civil protection and security policies.
7.2.5.1 Triage of victims exposed to biological contamination

The project below addressed triage of persons exposed to biological contamination in support of First
Responder operations:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
BOOSTER FP7 - Secure September 2010 / BOOSTER project addresses rapid triage of Coordinator:
Societies June 2013 exposed persons. It is a capability project 1. CEA Paris (FR)
designed to research and develop new bio-
BiO-dOSimetric Tools for Call 2009-4.3-2 EUR 3,284,291 dosimetric tools in order to quickly evaluate
Consortium:
triagE to Responders the level of potential casualties, determine
CP REA 242361 by appropriate sensors their sequences, 2. Nat. Univ. Ireland Galway (IE)
allow an efficient triage of exposed people, 3. ORSZAGOS ATOMENERGIA HIVATAL
Status: integrate a useful and usable toolbox, Budapest (HU)
FINISHED train civil protection operators and define 4. Karlsruher Inst. Technol.
commercial exploitation potentialities. New Karlsruhe (DE)
bio-dosimetric tools.These approaches will
5. Univ. Politecnica Valencia (ES)
be combined in a prognostic toolkit that will
allow effective management of exposed 6. MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA
persons presenting at triage. Budapest (HU)
7. CANBERRA Paris (FR)
http://www.booster-project.org/
7.2.5.2 Post-disaster victim identification

In another domain, also related to forensics, research has focused on the identification of victims after a disaster:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
FASTID FP7 - Secure April 2010 / April 2013 Creation of the first ever police database to Coordinator:
Societies identify & link missing persons, unidentified 1. Interpol Lyon (FR)
EUR 2,270,476 bodies on international level. Establish
FAST and efficient Call 2009-4.2-1 general requirements: - Filling gap in data
Consortium:
international disaster victim REA 242339 exchange; - Decentralized access (It will
Identification CP be based on INTERPOLs Ante-Mortem 2. German Federal Criminal Police
Disaster Victim Identification & Post- Wiesbaden (DE)
Mortem DVI forms (missing persons), 3. FhG IOSB Karlsruhe (DE)
Status: Black Notice (unidentified bodies) forms); - 4. FhG IGD Darmstadt (DE)
FINISHED Comprehensive training; - Forensic research.
5. PlassData Holbk (DK)
6. Univ. Dundee (UK)
7. Crabbe Consuling.
Stockton-on-Tees (UK)
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7.2.6 Information / Communication systems for Disaster Management

Disaster management closely relies on appropriate information / communication systems e.g. for alerting
population, support first responder operations, etc. Several FP7 projects investigated this area.
7.2.6.1 Communication systems with focus on disaster management (generic)

Crisis management relies on proper connection and assessment of tasks for improved pre-crisis evaluation,
inventory etc., examples of projects are given below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CRISCOMSCORE FP7 - Secure February 2008 / Connecting tasks of communication with Coordinator:
Societies April 2011 crisis management & providing quality 1. Univ. Jyvskyl, Finla Yliopisto (FI)
criteria for crisis communication. Tool
Developing a crisis Call 2007-6.1-3 EUR 799,174 used for preparation, crisis preparedness,
Consortium:
communication scorecard organisation and its communication plan,
CP REA 217889 strategy development process, evaluation 2. Univ. Tartu Tartu (EE)
of crisis exercise or reflection on real-life 3. Ben Gurion Univ. of The Negev Beer
Status: performance after emergency situation. Sheva (IL)
FINISHED Another aspect concerns Warning & Crisis 4. Norwegian Univ. Sci. & Technol.
response when situation is at its peak, Trondheim (NO)
whereas the last phase concerns actions
5. Emergency Services College
when situation has calmed down.
Kuopio (FI)
http://www.crisiscommunication.fi/
criscomscore/
Other on-going projects are:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SECINCORE FP7 - Secure May 2014 / Identification of data sets, processes, Coordinator:
Societies October 2017 information systems, business models 1. Univ. Paderborn (DE)
used by first responders, Police authorities
Secure Dynamic Cloud for Call 2013.5.1-1 EUR 3,124,666 leading to dynamic, secure cloud based
Consortium:
Information, Communication common information space. This includes
and Resource Interoperability CP REA 607832 a pan-EU inventory of past critical events 2. TU Dortmund (DE)
based on Pan-European and consequences focusing on collaborative 3. Univ. Lancaster (UK)
Disaster Inventory emergency operations & real-time 4. T6 Ecosystems srl Rome (IT)
decision making while taking ethics, law,
5. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
social practices & privacy into account,
Status: design of secure, dynamic cloud based 6. CloudSigma AG Zurich (CH)
ON-GOING knowledge base, communication system 7. British APCO Lincoln (UK)
concept including ability to use emergency 8. KEMEA Athens (GR)
information by means of trans-EU
communication infrastructure.
http://groups.uni-paderborn.de/secincore/
ISITEP FP7 - Secure September 2013 / Global solution for interoperability between Coordinator:
Societies December 2016 first responder (FR) communication systems. 1. SELEX IT Florence (IT)
2 main PPDR communication systems in EU:
Inter System Interoperability Call 2012.5.3-4 EUR 10,292,495 TETRA & TETRAPOL remaining operational
Consortium:
for Tetra-TetraPol Networks until 2025. Tackling incompatibility of
CP REA 312484 radio systems, unavailability of suitable 2. Belgian Federal Police Brussels (BE)
interconnection interfaces, lack of common 3. Motorola Copenhagen (DK)
Status: procedures, improvement of Interoperability 4. Amper Madrid (ES)
ON-GOING to allow FRs to communicate through
5. Devoteam Fringes Madrid (ES)
their own terminals in visiting Country by
interconnecting networks with gateways, 6. Univ. Pol. Catalunya Barcelona (ES)
enabling visiting terminals to migrate to 7. Net Technologies Athens (GR)
foreign networks using radio coverage of 8. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
visited countries & sharing talk groups.
9. ISCOM Rome (IT)
http://isitep.eu/about/project-objectives.php 10. Univ. Degli Studi Roma Rome (IT)
11. Mini. Justice and Public Safety
Oslo (NO)
12. Min. Security & Justice Delft (NL)
13. TNO Delft (NL)
14. MSB Stockholm (SE)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
C2-SENSE FP7 - Secure April 2014 / Development of profiling approach to Coordinator:

Societies April 2017 achieve seamless interoperability by 1. SAGEM Paris (FR)
addressing all layers of communication
Interoperability Profiles for Call 2013.5.3-1 EUR 2,885,416 stack in security field, e.g. profile-based
Consortium:
Command/Control Systems Emergency Interoperability Framework using
and Sensor Systems in CP REA 607960 existing standards, semantically enriched 2. AIT GmbH Seibersdorf (AT)
Emergency Management Web services, Sensor Systems & other 3. Innova.Puglia Bari (IT)
emergency/ crisis management systems. 4. Lutech SPA Milano (IT)
Assessment of outcomes in a realistic Flood
5. PIAP Warszawa (PL)
Status: Scenario in Italy.
ON-GOING 6. Regione Puglia Bari (IT)
http://c2-sense.eu/ 7. Regola srl Torino (IT)
8. SRDC Ankara (TR)
7.2.6.2 Communication systems / Response coordination for First Responders

ICT systems are also developed to directly support first responder operations, in particular in emergency situations:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
INFRA FP7 - Secure March 2009 / Development of new digital-based personal Coordinator:
Societies / ICT March 2011 technologies for integration into secure 1. thena GS3 Security Implementations
emergency managment system to support Ltd Holon (IL)
Innovative & Novel First Call 2007-1.0-4 EUR 2,642,895 first responders (FRs) involved in critical
Responders Applications infra structure incidents. This includes robust
Consortium:
CP REA 225272 ad-hoc mesh topology broadband wireless
network for interoperability between 2. Halevi Dweck & Co. Arttic Israel
Status: standard FRs radio sets; non-invasive Company Ltd (IL)
FINISHED biometric sensors integrated onto wearable; 3. Univ. Limerick (IE)
finger clip to monitor FRs vital signs such 4. Isdefe Madrid (ES)
as blood haemoglobin, oxygen levels, heart
5. Univ. Thrace Komotin (GR)
rate, temperature; lightweight optical gas
sensors for detecting O2, CO2, methane 6. Rinicom Lancaster (UK)
levels, radiation sensors for detecting x-rays, 7. Everis Madrid (ES)
alpha & beta rays, and video annotation 8. Hopling Networks BV Almere (NL)
system to enhance visu.
9. Opgal Optronic Ind. Karmiel (IL)
http://www.infra-fp7.com/ 10. Res. Educ. Lab. Info. Technol.
Athens (GR)
DITSEF FP7 - Secure February 2010 / Increasing effectiveness & safety of First Coordinator:
Societies / ICT March 2013 Responders (FR) by optimal information 1. SAGEM Paris (FR)
gathering, sharing with their command
Digital and innovative Call 2007-1.0-4 EUR 2,798,517 levels. Self-organising, robust ad-
Consortium:
technologies for security and hoc communications where existing
efficiency of first responders CP REA 225404 infrastructure may be compromised, 2. TNO Delft (NL)
operation allowing communication between FRs & 3. EADS Paris (FR)
their command level; accurate novel 3D 3. KEMEA thens (GR)
positioning in indoor environments; sensors
4. CEA (leti & list) Paris (FR)
Status: offering reliable overview of the situation
FINISHED & of potential threats (expl., chem., fire ...); 5. Elsag Datamat Genova (IT)
enhanced vision for FRs in visually-impaired 6. Demokritos NCSR thens (GR)
conditions. 7. Infitheon Technol. thens (GR)
8. T-SOFT Praha (CZ)
http://www.ditsef.eu
9. Min. Emergency Situations MES - TDCP
Sofia (BG)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
ESS FP7 - Secure July 2009 / June 2013 Integrating several existing front end Coordinator:
Societies data collection technologies into unique 1. Verint Syst. Ltd Herzliya Pituach (IL)
EUR 9,142,126 platform. Development of sensors, requisite
Emergency support system Call 2007-4.2-1 accessories. To enable portable sensor
Consortium:
REA 217951 to communicate with back-office, porting
IP platform will include communication 2. Wind Telecom. SpA Rome (IT)
Status: component which will consist of wireless 3. Int. Geosp. Serv. Inst. Emden (DE)
FINISHED modem based on WLAN, Wi-MAX or GPRS. 4. Intergraph CS Praha (CZ)
ESS portal creates efficient synchronization
5. GMV Sistemas SA Madrid (ES)
framework managing data & information
flow between different public authorities 6. Diginext Aix-en-Provence (FR)
involved in emergency management 7. Fraunhofer IAIS St Augustin (DE)
operations & crisis managers (Rescue forces, 8. ITIS Holdings plc. Altrincham (UK)
Police, Fire-department, Homeland-security,
9. Algosystems SA Kallithea (GR)
Municipality...).
10. Alcatel-Lucent Milano (IT)
www.ess-project.eu 11. APD Comm. Milton Keynes (UK)
12. CEREN Gardane (FR)
13. Kemea Athens (GR)
14. Imego Acreo AB Gteborg (SE)
16. Ernst & Young Ltd Tel Aviv (IL)
17. Aeronautics Defense Systems
Yavne (IL)
SECRIROM FP7 - Secure September 2008 / Demonstrate within integrated Coordinator:

Societies April 2012 communication infrastructure: 1. Qinetik Ltd Farnborough (UK)
1) Cross system/platform communication;
Seamless communication for Call 2007-4.2-4 EUR 8,606,568 2) Security: Non-repudiation, authenticity,
Consortium:
crisis management integrity, confidentiality, accountability -
CP REA 218123 User authentication; 2. Ardaco, a.s. Bratislava (SK)
3) Quality of service; 3. Bumar Ltd. Warsaw (PL)
Status: 4) Resilient connectivity; 4. NEXTEL S.A. Bilbao (ES)
FINISHED 5) Integrated, demonstrated. Applications of
5. Infineon Technologies AG
SECRICOM results: Emergency responders,
Neubiberg (DE)
paramedics, police, fire brigades, public
bodies, crisis management headquarters, 6. Univ. Luxembourg (LU)
eHealth systems, eCommerce; 7. Inst. Informatics, Slovak Acad. Sci.
Bratislava (SK)
http://www.secricom.eu 8. Graz Univ. Technol. Graz (AT)
9. Smartrends, s.r.o. Trnava (SK)
10. ITTI Sp. zoo Poznan (PL)
11. BAPCO LBG Lincoln (UK)
12. CEA Paris (FR)
13. Hitachi Europe SAS Paris (FR)
GERYON FP7 - Secure December 2011 / Innovative emergency inter-networking Coordinator:

Societies May 2014 system capable of connecting existing first 1. Univ. Basque Country UPV/EHU
responder (FR) communication systems,
Guipzcoa (ES)
Next generation technology Call 2011.5.2-1 EUR 2,512,308 enabling integration of next generation
independent interoperability mobile networks by defining technology
of emergency services CP REA 284863 independent standardized interfaces, Consortium:
autonomic configuration, adaptation 2. COSMOTE Mobile Telecomm.
techniques under IMS umbrella. Proposed Maroussi (GR)
Status: system will ensure seamless operation, take 3. Grupo Cys Zaratamo (ES)
FINISHED advantage of coverage & responsiveness of
4. Itelazpi Zamudio (ES)
existing PMRs, 4G broadband data services.
It aimed to demonstrate both classical (i.e. 5. NCSR Demokritos Athens (GR)
PTT, MTP and preemptive calls) & enhanced 6. Plymouth University (UK)
emergency services (i.e. multimedia 7. VIOTECH Communications
streaming, data services) over across- Versailles (FR)
frontier testbed.
http://www.sec-geryon.eu
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
E-SPONDER FP7 - Secure July 2010 / Study, design & implementation of robust Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 platform for provision of specialized ad- 1. EXODUS A.E. Athens (GR)
hoc services, facilities & support for first
A holistic approach towards Call 2009-4.2-1 EUR 8,790,044 responders (FR) that operate at crisis scenes
Consortium:
the development of the first located mainly within critical infrastructures.
responder of the future CP REA 242411 Modularity is key issue to overall system 2. UNIMORE Modena (IT)
design whether it refers to mobile / 3. CrisisPlan BV Leiden (NL)
dispersed units of first FRs or back-office 4. Prosyst Software Gmbh Kln (DE)
Status: applications, systems & services: FR Units
5. Immersion SA Bordeaux (FR)
FINISHED (FRU), Mobile Emergency Operations Centre
(MEOC), Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), 6. Rose Vision Sesena (ES)
Logistics of FRs, Training of FRs. 7. Telcordia Poland Sp Warsaw (PL)
8. S.A.CSEM Neuchatel (CH)
http://www.e-sponder.eu/
9. Smartex Srl Prato (IT)
10. Tech. Univ. Dresden (DE)
11. YellowMAP Karlsruhe (DE)
12. PANOU Athens (GR)
13. Inst. Information Taipei (Taiwan)
14. EPLFM Gardanne (FR)
OD FP7 - ERC January 2011 / Study of programmatic texts and training Coordinator:
June 2015 manuals of civil protection agencies 1. Goldsmith's College London (UK)
ERC-SG-SH2 looking at how civil protection conceives
Organizing Disaster. Civil EUR 1,180,471 the relationship between the organisation
Protection and the Population and the population on paper and how
ERC 263731 these views have changed along with
organisational structures since the 1950ies.
Status:
FINISHED http://organizingdisaster.net/
These are complemented by the following on-going projects:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SPARTACUS FP7 - Secure November 2013/ Development and validation of simulated Coordinator:
Societies October 2016 & real world scenarios GALILEO-ready 1. D'Appolonia Spa Genova (IT)
tracking/positioning solutions for critical
Satellite Based Asset Tracking Call 2012.4.2-1 EUR 3,175,396 asset tracking & crisis management.
Consortium:
for Supporting Emergency Implementation of solutions for location
Management in Crisis CP REA 313002 awareness based on existing (GPS, EGNOS, 2. Rom. Railway Auth. Bucarest (RO)
Operations EDAS) & incoming (GALILEO) satellite 3. TriaGnoSys Gmbh Wessling (DE)
services, technologies providing precise 4. DMAT Consulting KG Lieboch (AT)
tracking/ positioning, ensuring no lacks of
5. AnsuR Technol. Fornebu (NO)
Status: communication, no gaps of information in
ON-GOING coordination actions in support of safety of 6. GlobalGPS BH Sarajevo (BA)
first responders. 7. Univ. Pavia (IT)
8. Univ. Bologna (IT)
http://www.spartacus-project.eu/
9. Univ. Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)
10. Inst. Mihajlo Pupin Belgrade (RS)
11. Akkon Univ. Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe
eV Berlin (DE)
REDIRNET FP7 - Secure March 2014 / Decentralized framework for interoperability Coordinator:
Societies August 2016 for first responders systems based on public 1. Ardaco Bratislava (SK)
meta-data gateway controlled by agencies
Emergency Responder Data Call 2013.5.1-1 EUR 3,498,968 themselves via socio-professional web,
Consortium:
Interoperability Network with detailed mapping of user preferences,
CP REA 607768 related legal requirements using innovative 2. Nextel SA Bizkaia (ES)
technologies on sensor systems & cameras, 3. CETIC Brussels (BE)
Status: additional IT systems (data bases). Agencies 4. Univ. Luxembourg (LU)
ON-GOING will be able link up to partner agencies of
5. BAPCO Manchester (UK)
their choice & operational need.
6. Inst. Jozef Stefan Ljubljana (SI)
7. Slovak Acad. Sci. Bratislava (SK)
8. Verde Bratislava (SK)
9. Pramacom Praha (CZ)
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7.2.7 Cost-assessments of hazards

This area has not been widely covered by FP7, one project has looked into natural hazards:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CONHAZ FP7 - February 2010 / Insight into cost assessment methods Coordinator:
Environment January 2012 needed for an integrated planning and 1. Helmholtz-Zentr.UFZ Leipzig (DE)
overall budgeting, and to prioritise natural
Costs of Natural Hazards ENV.2009.1.3.2 EUR 899,487 hazard management and adaptation
Consortium:
policies. Compilation and evaluation of
RTD 244159 state-of-the-art methods dealing with 2. Helmholtz-Zentr. Potsdam (DE)
Status: costs of natural hazards including droughts, 3. Middlesex Univ. London (UK)
FINISHED floods, storms, and alpine hazards, and 4. Soc.Math.Appl. Sci. Hum. Paris (FR)
impacted economic sectors such as housing,
5. Univ. Ferrara Ferrara (IT)
industry and transport, and non-economic
sectors such as health and nature. 6. Univ. Innsbruck Innsbruck (AT)
Assessment of accuracy of cost predictions 7. Univ. Aut. Barcelona Barcelona (ES)
and best-practice-methods of validation. 8. Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek en
Patientenzorg Amsterdam (NL)
http://www.conhaz.org/
7.2.8 Training
Training activities are a recognised tool for supporting security policies and funding instruments are in place
by the main policy DGs, namely DG HOME and DG ECHO, to stimulate training at EU level. A range of research
projects also include training components in the work programmes, primarily to enhance testing capacities
of developed tools and methods. Examples target training for first responders, civil protection agencies and
security personnel.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
INDIGO FP7 - Secure March 2010 / April 2013 Solution enabling inter-organisational Coordinator:
Societies preparation, support response to 1. DIGINEXT sarl Aix en Provence (FR)
EUR 2,787,672 transboundary crises & disasters, in any
Innovative Training & Call 2009-4.3-3 environment. Inter-organisational exercising,
Consortium:
Decision Support for REA 232441 information sharing and analysis (mining
Emergency operations CP both horizontal and vertical relations) of 2. CNR Rome (IT)
relation between central command centres 3. CASRD Sardinia Pula (IT)
& field units, involvement of First responders 4. Immersion SAS Toulouse (FR)
Status: (FR) in large-scale strategic exercises.
5. CEN Brussels (BE)
FINISHED
http://indigo.diginext.fr 6. Crisisplan CRISP Leyden (NL)
7. CRISM Stockholm (SE)
8. CEREN Gardane (FR)
HYRESPONSE FP7 June 2013 / May 2016 Worlds first comprehensive training Coordinator:
programme for first responders, i.e. a 1. Ecole Nat. Sup. Officiers de Sapeurs-
SP1-JTI- EUR 1,858,453 European Hydrogen Safety Training Platform Pompiers Aix-en-Provence (FR)
European Hydrogen FCH.2012.5.3 (EHSTP), to facilitate safer deployment
Emergency Response FCH-JU-325348 of FCH systems and infrastructure.
Consortium:
training programme for First Development of engineering tools to assess
Responders accident scene status and facilitate decision 2. Air Liquide Hydrogen Energy
making. Three pilot training sessions with Paris (FR)
Emergency Response Guide, explaining 3. Areva Stockage d'nergie SAS Aix-en-
Status: details of intervention strategy and tactics. Provence (FR)
ON-GOING 4. Crisis Simulation Engineering SARL
http://www.hyresponse.eu/ Roquevaire (FR)
5. FAST Milano (IT)
6. CCS Global Group Ltd
Great Bookham (UK)
7. Univ. Ulster Coleraine (UK)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
CRISIS FP7 - Secure October 2010 / CRISIS using an Interactive Simulated Coordinator:
Societies October 2013 Environment) is developing a trainon 1. Middlesex Univ. London (UK)
demand simulation platform, which adapts
CRitical Incident management Call 2009-4.3-3 EUR 3,495,612 advance video games technology to train
Consortium:
training System using an first responders & crisis managers. CRISIS
Interactive Simulation CP REA 242474 will support both collocated & distributed 2. Nat.Aerospace Lab Amsterdam(NL)
environment training across different emergency service 3. E-Semble Delft (NL)
organisations. Reconfiguration and 4. ObjectSecurity Cambridge (UK)
Re-purpose: Airports to Stadiums.
5. Space Appl. Serv. Zaventem (BE)
Status:
FINISHED http://idc.mdx.ac.uk/projects/crisis/ 6. VSL Systems Linkping (SE)
7. Linkping Univ. Linkping (SE)
8. Univ. Iceland Reykjavk (IS)
9. AE Solutions Badsey (UK)
10. Aeroportos Portugal Lisboa (PT)
11. British Transp. Polic London (UK)
12. ISAVIA Reykjavk (IS)
CAST FP7 - Secure September 2009 / Security-centered training course Coordinator:

Societies June 2011 curricula on disaster management for first 1. Salzburg Univ. (AT)
responders; comparative assessment.
Comparative Assessment of Call 2007-1.6.2 EUR 1,974,620
Consortium:
Security-Centered Training http://www.research.sbg.ac.at/cast/
Curricula for First Responders CSA REA 218070 2. ISCC Wien (AT)
on Disaster Management in 3. Saab Huskvarna (SE)
the EU 4. Hamburg Fire (DE)
5. Diamond aircraft indus. Wien (AT)
Status: 6. Swedish Police Stockholm (SE)
FINISHED 7. S. Freud Univ. Wien (AT)
8. DSTS Advisers Wien (AT)
9. Defence Minist. Praha (CZ)
10. Tecnatom Madrid (ES)
11. Feur Ministr. Wien (AT)
12. Red Cross Wien (AT)
13. BCE Budapest (HU)
14. PSNI Police Dublin (IE)
15. FhG ICT (DE)
L4S FP7 - Secure July 2009 / July 2011 L4S develop deployable life-long learning Coordinator:
Societies service to improve crisis management skills, 1. Deloitte Business Solutions
EUR 2,415,768 competencies of security personnel, focused Athens (GR)
Learning for security project Call -ICT- on air, sea transport disaster scenarios.
SEC-2007-11 REA 225634 L4S learning experiences service consist
of advanced simulation games, learning/ Consortium:
Status: CP networking applications. L4S portfolio 2. Oesterreichische Studiengesellschaft
FINISHED contains a WEB 2.0 advanced networking, Fuer Kybernetik Wien (AT)
sharing tool named CRISIS TUBE Leadership 3. Alphalabs Sarl Chartrettes (FR)
Learning Network, as well as supportive
4. Univ. Bundeswehr Muenchen (DE)
online workshop tool known as OWL4S.
5. Lab. Business Admin. Athens (GR)
www.L4S-project.info 6. Univ. Catt. Sacro Cuore Milan (IT)
7. FVA Sas Rome (IT)
8. Int. airport Athens (GR)
9. Creurers del port de Barcelona (ES)
10. Frequentis AG Wien (AT)
11. Akad Wissensch. Hochschule Lahr
Gmbh Stuttgart (DE)
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7.2.9 Networking
Complementing the above, some projects focus on enhanced networking for information exchanges and training
in emergencies:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ESENET FP7 - Secure January 2013 / User requirements & lesson learnt on Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 all levels of interoperability; network of 1. IES Solutions Rome (IT)
end users willing to leverage quality of
Emergency Services Call 2012.5.3-2 EUR 629,266 Emergency services; roadmap for common
Consortium:
Europe Network EU approach to new standards & legal
CSA REA 313013 framework related to emergency services. 2. EENA Brussels (BE)
3. Erupsi Slovakia Bratislava (SK),
Status: http://www.esenet.org/
FINISHED
GARTNET-E FP7 - Space May 2010 / April 2012 To enable and enhance the ability of African Coordinator:
states to use satellite Earth Observation for 1. Infoterra Ltd Leicester (UK)
Space-2009-1 EUR 999,481 the management of natural and man-made
GMES for Africa: Regional humanitarian emergencies. To develop a
Consortium:
Network for Information REA 242385 network of EU, African organisations and
Exchange and Training in African users, in order to build economic, 2. AARSE Benmore (ZA)
Emergencies technical and commercial capacity within 3. CRTS Rabat (MA)
African states, along the priority lines being 4. CSIR Pretoria (ZA)
identified in consultation with the African
5. DMC Int. Imag. Lt Guildford (UK)
Status: Union under the GMES and Africa initiative.
FINISHED 6. Edisoft Monte de Caparica (PT)
http://www.gmes-garnete.net/ 7. EIS-Africa Pretoria (ZA)
8. GEOSAS Consult. Addis Ababa (ET)
9. Keyobs S.A. Liege (BE)
10. Metria AB Gvle (SE)
11. Min. Admin. Interna Praia (CV)
12. Paris-Lodron-Univ. Salzburg (AT)
13. RCMRD. Nairobi (KE)
14. RCTAS Ile Ife (NG)
15. SA Nat. Space Agen. Pretoria (ZA)
16. Spacetec SPRL Brussels (BE)
17. SYSECO SPRL Brussels (BE)
18. Nat. Land Survey Gaevle (SE)
19. Univ. Twente Enschede (NL)
20. VITO. Mol (BE)
7.2.10 Best practices and knowledge management

Finally, exchange of best practices and improved knowledge management are also part of FP7 developments,
e.g. for post-crisis management:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ELITE FP7 - Secure January 2013 / Web solution comprising repository of Coordinator:
Societies June 2014 best practices & guidelines, social media 1. Univ. Navarra San Sebastian (ES)
features. Best acquisition, categorisation,
Elicite to Learn Crucial Call 2012-1 EUR 940,418 analysis of tacit, fragmented knowledge
Consortium:
Post-Crisis Lessons acquired by crisis management responders,
CSA REA 312497 ensuring best practice insights. Living 2. Austrian Red Cross Wien (AT)
document targeted as Wikipedia-like 3. FFI Kjeller (NO)
Status: solution so as to attract & serve whole 4. Gjvik Univ. College Gjvik (NO)
FINISHED spectrum of end-users & crisis decision
5. I.S.A.R. Germany Duisburg (DE)
makers in EU. Identification of major
remaining gaps & recommendations. 6. Thales Paris (FR)
7. School of Fire Serv. Warsawa (PL)
http://elite-eu.org/ 8. CNR Rome (IT)
9. ANCI Umbria Rome (IT)
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7.3 Critical Infrastructure Protection

The European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (see section 5.3) is an all-hazards programme
with a broad range of activities and areas related to prevention, preparedness and response. In this respect,
risk management is taking stock of existing research and innovation activities conducted notably in the FP7
Environment (including climate change) programme, in particular the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) such as
the Supersites Initiative and research on "stress tests" for critical infrastructures. The programme is furthermore
enhancing links with management activities undertaken within the Union Civil Protection Mechanism.
7.3.1 Multi-hazard risk assessment, stress tests

This section focuses on multi-hazard risk assessment and stress tests, with applications to critical infrastructures.
It is hence linked to secions 7.2 (cascading effects) and 7.4 (safety and security):
Funding Contract
Instrument details
INFRARISK FP7 - October 2013 / Development of reliable stress tests on Coordinator:

Environment September 2013 European critical infrastructure using 1. Roughan & O'Donovan Ltd
integrated modelling tools for decision- Sandyford (IE)
Novel Indicators for Call 2013-6.4-4 EUR 2,802,336 support, leading to higher infrastructure
identifying critical networks resilience to rare and low
Consortium:
INFRAstructure at RISK from CP RTD 603960 probability extreme events, known as black
natural hazards swans. Applications to critical land-based 2. CSIC Madrid (ES)
infrastructure which may be exposed to or 3. Dragados SA Madrid (ES)
threatened by (multiple) natural hazards and 4. Eidgenoessische Techn. Hochschule
Status: risks with cascading impact assessments.
Zurich Zuerich (CH)
FINISHED Collaborative platform involving risk
management professionals. 5. Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions Ltd -
Aughrim (IE)
http://www.infrarisk-fp7.eu/ 6. Prak Peter Leonard Ijsselstein (NL)
7. Probabilistic Solutions Consult and
Training Den Haag (NL)
8. Ritchey Consult. Stockholm (SE)
10. Univ. College London (UK)
STREST FP7 - October 2013 / Establishment of common and consistent Coordinator:

Environment September 2013 taxonomy of CIs; developing a rigorous, 1. Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule
consistent modelling approach to hazard, Zurich Zuerich (CH)
Harmonized approach to Call 2013-6.4-4 EUR 3,000,000 vulnerability, risk and resilience assessment
stress tests for critical of low probability-High consequence
Consortium:
infrastructures against CP RTD 603389 (LP-HC) events; design a stress test
natural hazards framework and specific applications 2. Amra Napoli (IT)
to address the vulnerability, resilience 3. Aristotelio Panepistimio
and interdependencies of CIs. Focus on Thessaloniki (GR)
Status: earthquakes, tsunamis, geotechnical 4. Basler & Hofmann Ag, Ingenieure Und
FINISHED effects and floods, and on three principal Planer Zurich (CH)
CI classes: (a) individual, single-site, high
5. Bogazici Univ. Istanbul (TR)
risk infrastructures, (b) distributed and/
or geographically extended infrastructures 6. CEFRIS Pavia (IT)
with potentially high economic and 7. Ecole Polytec. Fed. Lausanne
environmental impact, and (c) distributed, Lausanne (CH)
multiple-site infrastructures with low 8. Ist.Naz.Geofis. Vulcan. Roma (IT)
individual impact but large collective impact
or dependencies.
10. TNO Delft (NL)
http://www.strest-eu.org/ 11. Univ. Joseph Fourier Grenoble (FR)
12. Univ. V Ljubljani Ljubljana (SI)
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Another on-going project funded by the FP7 Secure Societies programme covers various aspects of preparedness,
resilience of critical infrastructures:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CIPRNET FP7 - Secure March 2013 / Building a long-lasting, durable virtual Coordinator:
Societies February 2017 centre of shared & integrated knowledge 1. FhG IAIS (DE) Sankt Augustin
and expertise in CIP and CI MS&A (Modelling,
Critical Infrastructure Call 2012.7.4-2 EUR 6,569,842 Simulation, Analysis) by integrating
Consortium:
Preparedness and Resilience resources & R&D activities acquired in 50
Research Network NoE REA 312450 EU co-funded projects. This centre will form 2. ENEA Rome (IT)
the foundation for the EU Infrastructures 3. TNO The Hague (NL)
Simulation & Analysis Centre (EISAC) by 4. Union Internationale des Chemins de
Status: 2020. It will strengthen and structure the EU Fer Paris (FR)
ON-GOING Research Area on CIPs. It includes training
5. CEA Paris (FR)
& expert service to find & access the right
pockets of EU CIP expertise. Enhances EU CI 6. JRC Brussels (BE)
resilience by knowledge & understanding, 7. Deltares Delft (NL)
preparation and mitigation of CI disruptions. 8. KIOS Nicosia (CY)
It forms the stepping stone for the
9. Univ. Technol. Life Sci. Bydgoszcz (PL)
development of long-lasting cooperation
& integration of R&D. EU CIP innovation 10. Univ. Campus Bio-Medico Roma (IT)
process is boosted. Provide actionable, 11. Univ. British Columbia
risk-informed CIP analyses & strategies that Vancouver (CND)
support the preparation for, response to, &
recovery from major CI disruptions.
https://www.ciprnet.eu/
7.3.2 Protection against electromagnetic radiations

Threats to Critical Infrastructures against electromagnetic radiations has been subject to several FP7 projects
as shown below, focusing on protection and resilience improvements as well as monitoring and control:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
HIPOW FP7 - Secure June 2012 / May 2015 Develop a holistic regime for protection of Coordinator:
Societies critical infrastructures CI against threats 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
EUR 3,373,579 from electromagnetic radiation, including
Protection of Critical Call 2011-1 guidance regarding hardening measures,
Consortium:
Infrastructures against High ENTR 284802 robust architectures, risk management
Power Microwave Threats CP process applicable on organisational level, 2. Demokritos Center Athens (GR)
input to standards, guidelines applicable for 3. Valencia Itaca (ES)
CI on national & EU level. Real experiments 4. EADS Paris (FR)
Status: and sensor development for radiation
5. EIYD (ES)
FINISHED detection. Recommendation for detection
and protective measures. 6. ONERA Paris (FR)
7. AIT Seibersdorf (AT)
http://www.hipow-project.eu/hipow/ 8. FhG IAIS Sankt Augustin (DE)
9. FhG INT Euskiirchen (DE)
10. CPST Vilnius (LT)
11. Danish Defence Acquisition and
Logistics Organisation Ballerup (DK)
12. Grupoetra Valencia (ES)
13. FFI Kjeller (NO)
14. Net Technologies Athens (GR)
15. QinetiQ Farnborough (UK)
16. VOP enov u Novho Jina (CZ)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
STRUCTURES FP7 - Secure July 2012 / July 2015 Aims at analysing possible effects of Coordinator:
Societies electromagnetic (e.m.) attacks, in particular 1. Ing. Sistemi Spa IDS. Pisa (IT)
EUR 3,497,673 of intentional e.m. interference on CIs:
Strategies for The Call 2011.2.2-2 at analyzing possible effects of
Consortium:
impRovement of critical ENTR 285257 electromagnetic (e.m.) intentional attacks,
infrastrUCTUre Resilience to CP at assessing impact for defense, 2. EPFL Lausanne (CH)
Electromagnetic attackS economic security, 3. HES-SO Delmont near Sion (CH)
at identifying innovative awareness, 4. Univ. York (UK)
protection strategies,
5. Montena Technol. Rossens (CH)
Status: providing picture for policy makers on
FINISHED possible consequences, 6. Univ. Helmut Schmidt Hamburg (DE)
bring together existing research in IEMI, 7. Univ. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Analysis of risks to critical infrastructure, Hannover (DE)
Protection, detection, 8. Univ. Wuppertal (DE)
Guidelines for end users, policy makers.
http://www.structures-project.eu/ 10. ISMB Torino (IT)
11. Navigate Consortium Rome (IT)
12. Rheinmettall Waffe Munition GmB
Oberndorf am Neckar (DE)
13. Politecnico di Torino (IT)
VIKING FP7 Secure November 2008 / Objectives: Coordinator:

Societies - ICT November 2011 To investigate vulnerability of SCADA 1. ABB AG Berlin (DE)
systems, cost of cyber attacks on society
Vital infrastructure, networks, Call ICT- EUR 1,824,950 To propose, test strategies, technologies
Consortium:
information and control SEC-2007.1.7 to mitigate these weaknesses
systems management CNECT 225643 To increase awareness for importance 2. ABB Vasteras (SE)
of critical infrastructures & need 3. ETHZ Swiss Federal Institute of
to protect them. Methodologies for Technology Zrich (CH)
Status: analysis, design & operation of resilient 4. E.ON Dsseldorf (DE)
FINISHED & secure industrial control systems for
5. Astron Informatics Ltd Budapest (HU)
Cis developed and tested with particular
focus on increased robustness of control 6. Kungliga Tekniska Hgskolan KTH
system. Focus on power transmission, Stockholm (SE)
distribution networks. 7. Univ. Maryland Foundation USMF
Adelphi (US)
8. MML Analys & Strategi AB Ahus (SE)
7.3.3 Electrical Power and Smart Grids

Vulnerability and security assessment for electrical power Critical Infrastructures and smart grids have been
subject to several research initiatives dealing with protection, monitoring and control, as well as measures for
contingency planning:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
AFTER FP7 - Secure September 2011 / Increasing TSO capabilities in creating, Coordinator:
Societies August 2014 monitoring, managing secure inter 1. Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico
connected electrical power system Milan (IT)
A Framework for electrical Call 2010-2.3-2 EUR 3,473,803 infrastructures, to survive major failures &
power sysTems vulnerability efficiently restore service supply after major
Consortium:
identification CP ENTR 261788 disruption. Objectives were to define &
develop architecture of a framework for risk 2. ENEA Rome (IT)
and vulnerability assessment for integrated 3. SINTEF Trondheim (NO)
Status: power, ICT systems and develop methods, 4. Univ. Genova (IT)
FINISHED tools and techniques for dealing with these
5. Univ. College Dublin (IE)
risks.
6., City Univ. London (UK)
http://www.pyro.es/web/ Pyro_en.html 7. Alstom Power Systems Paris (FR)
8. Siemens AG Mnchen (DE)
10. Elia Brussels (BE)
11. Terna Rome (IT)
12. CEPS Praha (CZ)
13. SINTEF Energi AS Trondheim (NO)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
SEGRID FP7 - Secure October 2014 / Enhance protection of smart grids against Coordinator:
Societies September 2017 cyber-attacks. Development of novel 1. TNO Delft (NL)
security measures for smart grids :
Security for smart Call 2013.2.2-3 EUR 3,403,457 Identifying threats & potential future
Consortium:
Electricity GRIDs cyber-attack pathways;
CP ENTR 607109 Determining gap between currently 2. ABB AS Oslo (NO)
available security standards, methods 3. ABB SCHWEIZ AG Baden (CH)
Status: & measures for smart grids in order to 4. EDP Energias de Portugal Faro (PT)
FINISHED derive which additional security methods,
5. ENCS Delft (NL)
measures required;
Developing necessary new security 6. Univ. Lisboa (PT)
methods, measures for privacy, 7. Incode Madrid (ES)
communication & system security in 8. Kungliga tekniska hogskolan KTH)
smart grids, to mitigate threats; Stockholm (SE)
Building up realistic test environment to
9. Liander NV Duiven (NL)
verify new security methods, measures;
Evaluating, improving current risk 10. Swedish Institute of Computer
management methodos; Science. SICS Lund (SE)
Feeding results into EU global 11. ZIV Metering Solutions SL
standardisation bodies, industry groups, Vizcaya (ES),
smart grid suppliers.
SESAME FP7 Secure May 2011 / May 2014 Developing Decision Support System for Coordinator:
Societies protection of EU power transmission, 1. Politecnico di Torino Turin (IT)
EUR 2,753,790 distribution, generation system. Results:
Securing the European Call 2010.2.3-2 Risk Assessment System;
Consortium:
electricity Supply Against REA 261696 Knowledge base of impacts of blackout
Malicious and accidental CP on society; 2. Energy Institute at the J. Kepler
thrEats Software tool for estimation of damage University Linz EI-JKU Linz (AT)
costs caused by power interruption; 3. Indra Sistemas SA Madrid (ES)
Assessment of security of electricity 4. Heriot Watt University Edinburgh (UK)
Status: supply indicators;
5. e-Control Wien (AT)
FINISHED Comparative view on different EU
regulatory regimes; 6. Deloitte Madrid (ES)
Development of regulatory policy 7. TU Delft (NL)
framework. 8. Transelectrica Bucarest (RO)
9. Univ. Durham (UK)
https://www.sesame-project.eu/
ARGOS FP7 Secure January 2014 / Supply, distribution of gas or electricity & Coordinator:
Societies December 2015 Infrastructures that generate it or transport 1. Everis Spain SL Madrid (ES)
it (power plants, gas pipes), are vital to
Advanced protection of Call 2012.2.3-1 EUR 3,476,412 day-to-day functioning of any country; This
Consortium:
critical buildings by Overall project proposal will enhance the capacity
anticipating System CP ENTR 313217 of those Infrastructures in order to monitor, 2. Res. & Educ. Lab. Info. Technol.
deter, and respond to a potential threat Athens (GR)
using Early Warning Technologies. ARGOS 3. DEMOKRITOS Athens (GR)
Status: has focus on development of non-privacy 4. Univ. Karlova v Praze Praha (CZ)
FINISHED invasive technologies such as vibration
5. Athena GS3 Ltd Holon (IL)
sensors, audio sensors, video sensors, will
contemplate embedded video analytics for 6. Infitheon Technol. Athens (GR)
1st level processing (together with 2nd level 7. Thales Paris (FR)
of powerful video analytics placed in the 8. Hi Iberia Ingenieria y Protectos
local gateway). Madrid (ES)
9. Mira Telelecom Bucarest (RO)
http://www.argos-project.eu/
10. Aratos Technolo. S.A Patras (GR)
12. Autoritad Portuaria Gijon (ES)
13. VTT Espoo (FI)
EURACOM FP7 Secure July 2009 / March 2001 EURACOM addresses issue of protection, Coordinator:
Societies - ICT resilience of energy supply for EU 1. EOS Brussels (BE)
EUR 833,860 interconnected energy networks. It is to
EUropean Risk Assessment Call ICT- identify, together with EU Critical Energy
Consortium:
and COntingency planning SEC-2007-1 REA 225579 Infrastructures operators, common &
Methodologies for holistic approach (end-to-end energy supply 2. Altran Paris (FR)
interconnected energy CP chain) for risk assessment & management 3. CEA Paris (FR)
networks solutions. By establishing links & coherent 4. Edisoft Caparica (PT)
risk management procedures across energy
sectors & EU countries, resilience of critical
Status: energy services across the whole (end-to- 6. Thales Paris (FR)
FINISHED end) energy infrastructure chain is sought 7. TNO Delft (NL)
to be increased.
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Within Horizon2020, several topics concern Critical Infrastructure Protection, namely for the 2015 call,
DRS-12-2015 on "Critical Infrastructure "smart grid" protection and resilience under "smart meters" threats",
DRS-13-2015 linked to standardisation (but not only) on "Demonstration activity on tools for adapting building
and infrastructure standards and design methodologies in vulnerable locations in case of natural or man-
originated catastrophes", DRS-14-2015 on "Critical Infrastructure indicator analysis and development
of methods for assessing resilience" and the SME instrument topic DRS-17-2014/2015 on "Protection of
urban soft targets and urban critical infrastructures". These research efforts will be complemented by an
ethics/societal topic, namely DRS-20-2014 dealing with "Improving protection of Critical Infrastructures from
insider threats".
7.4 Security and Safety (general)

Security and safety are closely interrelated as reflected by different policy trends. This section highlights FP7
developments in various sectors related to threats affecting urban environments, cyber security, CBRN-E risks,
major accidental hazards ect.
7.4.1 Resilience of urban built environment with focus on safety and security threats
Research on safety and security threats to urban built environment has been subject to several projects funded
the FP7 Secure Societies programme. Examples of finished projects are listed below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
THE HOUSE FP7 - Secure March 2012 / The House involves testing of provision Coordinator:
Societies February 2014 of coordination standards during major 1. UNICRI Turin (IT)
events in EU. Standards concern key areas
Enhancing European Call 2011.7.1-1 EUR 2,774,300 which were identified as commonalities
Consortium:
Coordination for National of interest as being the basic constituents
Research Programmes in the NoE ENTR 285099 of major event security planning in EU 2. Min. Interior BM.I Wien (AT)
Area of Security at Major requiring further coordination. After previous 3. Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei
Events projects (EU-SEC, EU-SEC II) provision is now Muenster (DE)
being tested in The House project. Involves 4. Min. Interior Madrid (ES)
Consortium of 24 EU MS, will contribute to
5. Min. Interieur Paris (FR)
Status: elaboration of common EU major events
FINISHED security planning framework, will facilitate 6. Metropolitan Police Service
adoption of common policing approach at London (UK)
EU level. 7. An Garda Sochna Dublin (IE)
8. Min.Interno Rome (IT)
http://thehouse-majorevents.org/
9. Min. Sec. Justice Den Haag (NL)
10. Inst. Sup.Cinc.Policiais Lisboa(PT)
12. Min. Interior Riga (LV)
13. Min. Rom. Police Bucarest (RO)
14. Min. Interior Bratislava (SK)
15. Min. Interior Sofia (BG)
16. Min.Interior Ljublljana (SI)
17. Min. Interior Tallinn (EE)
18. Cyprus Police Nicosia (CY)
19. Police Force Budapest (HU)
20. Malta Police Force Floriana (MT)
21. Swedish Police Stockholm (SE)
22. Nat. Police Copenhagen (DK )
23. Police Min. Interior Vilnius (LT)
24. Min. Interior Helsinki (FI)
25. Policji w Szczytnie Szczytno (PL)
DESURBS FP7 Secure January 2011 / Results will be an internet portal with Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 functionality to identify weak spots & to 1. Research Management AS Trondheim (NO)
contribute to design of more robust &
Designing Safer Urban Call 2010.2.3-1 EUR 3,208,549 resilient spaces. This includes:
Consortium:
Spaces 1. urban space security cases database;
CP REA 261652 2. integrated security resilience (ISR) design 2. Loughborough University Leicester (UK)
framework; 3. Univ. Birmingham (UK)
Status: 3. Comprehensive & generic supporting 4. Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem (IL)
FINISHED tools & methodologies, including urban
5. Techn. Univ. Crete Chania (GR)
resilient design guidelines, quantitative
risk, vulnerability assessment methods 6. CIMME Barcelona (ES)
to facilitate qualitative ISR assessment 7. Univ. Southampton (UK)
process. 8. Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
Jerusalem (IL)
http://www.desurbs.net/
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
EU-SEC II FP7 - Secure September 2008 / EU-SEC II aimed to establish a Coordinator:

Societies October 2014 comprehensive EU-wide network of 1. UNICRI Turin (IT)
national authorities in the field of Major
Coordinating national Call 2007-7.0-2 EUR 2,527,000 Event security as well as common security
Consortium:
research programmes and planning standards to foster future
policies on security at major CSA REA 218076 European coordination in this area. Produce: 2. Europol Den Haag (NL)
events in Europe stronger cooperation and coordination 3. Min. Interior Wien (AT)
among the relevant security stakeholders, 4. German Police Univ. Mnster (DE)
including private sector, to develop
5. Nac.Polica Spain Madrid (ES)
Status: integrated & comprehensive operational
FINISHED security plans; 6. Min. Interior Helsinki (FI)
implementation of specific training 7. Min. Interieur Paris (FR)
curricula to disseminate common policing 8. Metropol. Police Serv London (UK)
methods & a culture of increased
9. An Garda Siochana Dublin (IE)
attention to develop. of relationships with
general public & media. 10. Min. Interno Rome (IT)
11. Min. Justice Den Haag (NL)
http://www.eu-secii.org/ 12. Min. Interior Lisboa (PT)
13. CSS Athens (GR)
14. Police Academy Riga (LV)
15. Min. Interior Bucarest (RO)
16. Min. Interior Bratislava (SK)
17. Min. Interior Sofia (BG)
18. Policijska uprava Maribor (SL)
19. Min. Justice Tallinn (EE)
20. Cyprus Police Nicosia (CY)
21. National Police Budapest (HU)
22. Malta Police Force Floriana (MT)
23. National Police Stockholm (SE)
24. National Police Copenhagen (DK)
25. Min. Interior Riga (LV),
SPIRIT FP7 Secure January 2012 / Terrorist attacks by bombing or CBR-agents Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 are threats with a low probability but with 1. TNO Delft (NL)
disastrous sequences. Solutions have to be
Safety and Protection of Call 2009-2.3-1 EUR 3,497,684 derived to realize sufficient resilience of the
Consortium:
built Infrastructure to Resist urban infrastructure. The project developeda
Integral Threats CP ENTR 242319 methodology to quantify the vulnerability 2. FhG EMI Freiburg (DE)
of built infrastructure; guidance tool to 3. CEA Paris (FR)
assess the vulnerability and define effective 4. Schler-Plan Engineers Ltd
Status: counter measures to achieve a required Warszawa (PL)
FINISHED protection level; guidelines to enable safety
5. Arup Group Ltd London (UK)
based engineering and the incorporation of
CBRE protection; suite of ready to use CBRE 6. Hamilton Erskine Ltd Ballygowan (UK)
countermeasure products. 7. Artemis control AG Uster (CH)
8. Ducon Gmbh
http://www.spirit-ion.eu/ Moerfelden-Walldorf (DE)
9. Ionicon Anal. Gmbh Innsbruck (AT)
10. Corsmit Raadgevend Ingenieurs BV
Rijswijk (NL)
VITRUV FP7 Secure January 2012 / Development of software tools for long, Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 complex screening process (urban planning). 1. FhG EMI Freiburg (DE)
Based on hazard risk approach, tools will
Vulnerability Identification Call 2010.2.3-1 EUR 3,339,898 enable planners:
Consortium:
Tools for Resilience to make well-considered systematic
Enhancements of Urban CP REA 261741 qualitative decisions (concept level), 2. Crabbe Consult. Ltd
Environments to analyse susceptibility of urban spaces Stockton-on-Tees (UK)
to new threats, 3. Provincia di Bologna Bologna (IT)
to perform vulnerability analyses of 4. West Yorkshire Police Wakefield (UK)
Status: urban spaces by computing damage
5. Schler-Plan Duesseldorf (DE)
FINISHED on individuals, buildings, traffic
infrastructure. All levels (concept, plan, 6. DISSING+WEITLING architecture
detail) will contribute to enabling more Copenhagen (DK)
robust, resilient space in field of urban 7. TNO Delft (NL)
(re)planning/(re)design/(re)engineering. 8. Future Analytics Consulting Ltd
Planners will be able to deliver urban Dublin (IE)
space less prone to & less affected by
9. Sigmund Freud Private Univ. Vienna
attacks, disasters.
Wien (AT)
http://www.vitruv-project.eu/ 10. Decisio BV Amsterdam (NL)
11. THALES Security Paris (FR)
12. London Borough of Southwark
London (UK)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
BESECURE FP7 - Secure April 2012 / Based on studies of various urban areas in Coordinator:
Societies March 2015 EU, development of comprehensive set of 1. TNO The Hague (NL)
indicators and pragmatic risk assessment
Best practice Enhancers Call 2011.6.2-1 EUR 3,468,092 model that can provide clues about
Consortium:
for Security in Urban development of certain scenarios with the
Environments CP REA 285222 aim to improve urban security policy-making 2. CNR Rome (IT)
by sharing best practices that are in use 3. Univ. Ulster Coleraine (UK)
throughout EU, & by providing visualisation, 4. ITTI SP Poznan (PL)
Status: assessment tools, guidelines that will help
5. Crabbe Consulting Ltd. Stockton-on-
FINISHED local policy makers to assess impact of their
Tees (UK)
practices.
6. FhG EMI Freiburg (DE),
http://www.besecure-project.eu
The above projects are complemented by on-going projects dealing with various aspects of security and safety
of built environment, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
VASCO FP7 - Secure March 2014 / Innovative IT tool enabling security Coordinator:
Societies February 2017 professionals, administrators to jointly 1. Diginext Sarl, Aix en Provence (FR)
formulate, test, adjust security concepts,
Virtual Studio for Security Call 2013.2.1 EUR 3,037,341 measures in virtual environment, for
Consortium:
Concepts and Operations protection of government buildings.
CP 2. CNR, Rome (IT)
www.security.gr/vasco-virtual-studio- 3. Cent. Adv. Studies, Cagliari (IT)
Status: security-concepts-operations/ 4. Immersion SAS, Bordeaux (FR)
ON-GOING
5. KEMEA, Athens (GR)
6. CrisisPlan Leiden (NL)
7. Swedish Nat. Defense College,
Stockholm (SE)
HARMONISE FP7 - Secure June 2013 / Via synergies with existing FP7 projects Coordinator:
Societies May 2016 (VITRUV, RIBS, DESURBS), development of 1. Future Anal. Consult. Ltd Dublin (IE)
interactive semantic intelligence platform
Holistic Approach to Call 2012.2.1 EUR 3,493,771 and tools to improve design of urban
Consortium:
Resilience and Systematic areas, increase their security, resilience
Actions to make Large Scale CP REA 312013 against new threats, resulting in significant 2. Building Design Partnership Ltd
UrbaN Built Infrastructure resilience enhancement methods and Manchester (UK)
Secure supporting tools for design/planning stage 3. Univ. Ulster Coleraine (UK)
for large scale urban built infrastructure 4. Comune de Genova (IT)
development.
5. Selex ES Rome (IT)
Status:
ON-GOING http://futureanalytics.ie/ p_harmonise.html 6. Tecnalia San Sebastian (ES)
7. Univ. Warwick Coventry (UK)
8. Lonix Oy Helsinki (FI)
9. Univ. Wuppertal Wuppertal (DE)
10. LeighFisher Ltd Manchester (UK)
11. Ayuntamiento of Bilbao (ES)
12. VTT Espoo (FI)
ELASSTIC FP7 - Secure May 2013 / May 2016 Improvement of security and resilience Coordinator:
Societies of large scale multi- functional building 1. TNO The Hague (NL)
EUR 3,472,071 complexes to natural & man-made
Enhanced Large scale Call 2012.2.1 disasters by providing a methodology
Consortium:
Architecture with Safety REA 312632 and tools for achitects from the early
and Security Technologies CP design & planning phase of such projects 2. FhG EMI Freiburg (DE)
and special Information through a comprehensive approach for 3. Siemens AG Mnchen (DE)
Capabilities designing safe, secure, resilient large scale 4. Schler-Plan Ingenieurgesellschaft
built infrastructures (housing, shopping MBH - SP - Dsseldorf (DE)
centre, transport node, business centre &
5. Arcadis Nederland BV Arnhem (NL)
Status: entertainment centre).
ON-GOING 6. Inst. Consult. Desarrollo SL Incode
http://www.elasstic.eu/ Seville (ES)
7. Northwest Architectes Sarl Paris (F)
8. Uniresearch BV Delft (NL)
9. Joubert Architect Rotterdam (NL)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
ECOSSIAN FP7 - Secure June 2014 / May 2017 A prototype system will be developed Coordinator:
Societies which facilitates preventive functions 1. Techn. Forsch. Planungsgesellschaft
EUR 9,224,459 like: - Threat monitoring - Early indicator mbH, Austria Villach (AT)
European COntrol System Call 2013.2.5-3 and real threat detection - Alerting -
Security Incident Analysis REA 607577 Support of threat mitigation - Disaster
Consortium:
Network IP management. Advanced technologies
need to be integrated, including fast data 2. EADS Deutschland Gmbh
aggregation & fusion, visualization of the Ottobruhn (DE)
Status: situation, planning & decision support, 3. Bord Gais Cork (IE)
ON-GOING flexible networks for information sharing 4. AIT Seibeldorf (AT)
coordination support, connection of local
5. FhG Mnich (DE)
operations centres. Factors of societal
perception and appreciation, the existing 6. Alma Mater Studiorum University of
& required legal framework, questions Bologna (IT)
of information security & implications on 7. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
privacy will be analyzed, assessed and 8. INESC Lisboa (PT)
regarded in the concept. The system will
9. Rede Ferroviaria Nac. Lisboa (PT)
be tested, demonstrated & evaluated in
realistic use cases. 10. Polcia Judiciria PJ Lisboa (PT)
11. Espion Ltd Dublin (IE)
http://ecossian.eu/news 12. VTT Espoo (FI)
14. Bertin IT Paris (FR)
15. Inst. Automation Kommunikation
Magdeburg (DE)
16. Poste Italiane Rome (IT)
17. CESS Mnchen (DE)
18. EADS UK Ltd London (UK)
7.4.2 Security threats in complex environments

More specific research focused on security threats to complex environments and areas such as e.g. land border
surveillance, high security sites, historical sites etc. as well as other environments such as off-shore platforms:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
BASYLIs FP7 - Secure May 2011 / May 2013 Development of low-cost smart sensing Coordinator:
Societies platform that can automatically, effectively 1. INDRA Madrid (ES)
EUR 2,037,265 detect a range of security threats in
moBile, Autonomous and Call 2010.2.3-3 complex environments. System targeted
Consortium:
affordable SYstem to increase ENTR 261786 at refugee camp protection, critical
safety in Large unpredIctable CP infrastructures protection, land border 2. New Technol. Global Systems
environmentS surveillance, protection of high security Madrid (ES)
prisons, protection of historical sites, palaces 3. Univ. Firenze UFL (IT)
etc. Security solution combining radar, ladar, 4. TERMA Lystrup(DK)
Status: acoustic vector sensors, unattended ground,
5. Microflow Avisa Arnhem (NL)
FINISHED sensors, bracelets for personal security,
video intelligence for alarm recognition, 6. MIRASYS Helsinki (FI)
classification. 7. Univ. Madrid (ES)
8. Univ. College London UCL (UK)
http://www.basylis.european-project.eu/
9. Min. Interior Madrid (ES)
UAN FP7 Secure October 2008 / Development, test at sea an innovative Coordinator:
Societies - ICT September 2011 wireless network integrating submerged, 1. CINTAL Faro (PT)
terrestrial, aerial sensors for protection of
Underwater acoustic network Call ICT- EUR 2,950,000 off-shore & coastline critical infrastructures.
Consortium:
SEC-2007.1.7 Integrated approach involving underwater &
CNECT 225669 land/air sensors, actuators for surveillance, 2. Selex Sistemi Integrati Rome (IT)
Status: CP monitoring, deterrence. 3. Univ. Genova (IT)
FINISHED 4. Univ. Pisa (IT)
http://www.siplab.fct.ualg.pt/UAN/
7. Norsk Marinteknisk Trondheim (NO)
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7.4.3 Cyber Security

Cyber security has become one of the core research area of the FP7 Secure Societies ICT programme
(managed by DG CNECT). A range of finished projects are examplified below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
COCKPITCI FP7 - Secure October 2013 / Improve resilience & dependability of CIs Coordinator:
Societies September 2013 by automatic detection of cyber-threats, 1. SELEX Rome (IT)
sharing of real-time information about
Cybersecurity on SCADA: Call 2013-6.4-4 EUR 2,986,675 attacks among CI owners. Aims to identify,
Consortium:
risk prediction, analysis and in real time, CI functionalities impacted by
reaction tools for Critical CP REA 285647 cyber-attacks & assess degradation of CI 2. IEC Haifa (IL)
Infrastructures delivered services. CockpitCI will design, 3. Transelectrica Bucarest (RO)
develop a system capable of detecting 4. LYSE Energi Stavanger (NO)
malicious network traffic which may disrupt
5. Itrust consul. Luxembourg (LU)
Status: correct functioning of a SCADA system &
FINISHED tamper with its normal operation. 6. Multitel Mons (BE)
7. Univ. Roma Rome (IT)
http://www.cockpitci.eu/ 8. ENEA Rome (IT)
9. CRAT Rome (IT)
10. Univ. Surrey Guildford (UK)
11. CRPHT Luxembourg (LU)
12. FTUC Coimbra (PT)
PRECYSE FP7 Secure March 2012 / Definition, development, validation Coordinator:

Societies February 2015 of a methodology architecture, set of 1. Etra Investigacion y Desarrollo Sa
technologies & tools to improve by design Valencia (ES)
Prevention, protection & Call 2011.2.5-1 EUR 3,292,792 security, reliability, resilience of ICT systems
REaction to CYber attackS to supporting CIs. It will build on previous
Consortium:
critical infrastructures CP ENTR 285181 research & existing standards, will pay
due attention to performance demands of 2. Skytek Ltd Dublin (IE)
current CI systems, as to relevant privacy, 3. Univ. Agder Kristiansand (NO)
Status: legal & ethical issues. 4. Univ. Queen's Belfast (UK)
FINISHED
5. Ayuntamiento de Valencia (ES)
http://www.csit.qub.ac.uk/ InnovationatCSIT
Projects/PRECYSE/ 6. FhG IOSB Karlsruhe (DE)
7. Thales Milan (IT)
8. AIT Seibeldorf (AT)
9. Linz Strom Gmbh Linz (AT)
SECRIT FP7 Secure January 2013 / Multidisciplinary research project with Coordinator:
Societies December 2015 mission to analyse, evaluate cloud 1. AIT Seibersdorf (AT)
computing technologies with respect to
Secure Cloud Computing for Call 2009-3.2-2 EUR 3,397,319 security risks in sensitive environments, to
Consortium:
Critical Infrastructure IT develop methodologies, technologies, best
CP REA practices for creating a secure, trustworthy, 2. Etra Investigacion y Desarrollo SA
& high assurance cloud computing Valencia (ES)
Status: environment for critical infrastructure IT. 3. FhG IESE Kaiserslautern (DE)
FINISHED 4. Karlsruhe Inst. Technol. (DE)
https://www.seccrit.eu
5. NEC Europe Ltd. London (UK)
6. Univ. Lancaster (UK)
7. Mirasys Ltd Helsinki (FI)
8. Hellenic Telecommunications
Organisation OTE Athens (GR)
9. Ajuntament de Valencia (ES)
10. Amaris Wien (AT)
SPARKS FP7 Secure April 2014 / March 2017 Recommendations for smart grid security Coordinator:
Societies standards. Reduce attack surface of smart 1. AIT Seibersdorf (AT)
EUR 3,429,551 grid systems, detect cyber-attacks in real-
Smart Grid Protection Against Call 2013.2.2-3 time, improve resilience during an attack.
Consortium:
Cyber Attacks REA 608224 Provide deeper understanding of threats,
CP vulnerabilities, economic consequences of 2. EVB Energy Solutions (Diehl)
cyber-attacks on smart grid infrastructure, Velbert (DE)
Status: raise awareness amongst industry 4. FhG AISEC Garching (DE)
FINISHED leaders, present convincing information to 5. SWW Wunsiedel (DE)
stakeholders, improve cyber readiness of EU
6. KTH Stockholm (SE)
network operators.
7. Landis + Gyr Ag Zug (CH)
https://project-sparks.eu/ 8. Univ. Queens Belfast (UK)
9. EMC Information Systems International
Ovens (IE)
10. Energie Institut an der Johannes
Kepler Universitt Linz (AT)
11. UTRC Cork (IE)
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Instrument details
INSPIRE FP7 - Secure November 2008 / Protection of critical information Coordinator:

Societies ICT January 2011 infrastructures by appropriately configuring, 1. CINI Roma (IT)
managing, securing the communication
INcreasing Security Call SEC-2007-1 EUR 3,697,402 network which interconnect distributed
Consortium:
and Protection through control systems: Analysis, modelling of
Infrastructure REsilience STREP CNECT 225553 dependencies between CIs & underlying 2. TU Darmstadt (DE)
communication networks; Designing, 3. Thales Paris (FR)
implementing traffic engineering algorithms 4. Elsag Datamat (IT)
Status: to provide SCADA traffic with quantitative
5. ITTI Poznan (PL)
FINISHED guarantees; Exploiting peer-to-peer
overlay routing mechanisms for improving 6. S21Sec Information Security labs
resilience of SCADA systems; Defining Pamplona (ES)
self-reconfigurable architecture for SCADA 7. KITE Solutions Laveno/Mombello (IT)
systems, Development of diagnosis, 8. Centre for European Security Strategies
recovery techniques for SCADA systems. Mnchen (DE)
http://www.inspire-strep.eu
MICIE FP7 - Secure September 2008 / Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Coordinator:
Societies - ICT February 2011 Network (CIWIN) to design, implement 1.SELEX Florence (IT)
so-called "MICIE alerting system" that
Tool for systemic risk analysis Call ICT-SEC- EUR 3,496,456 identifies, in real time, the level of possible
Consortium:
and secure mediation of data 2007.1.7CP threats induced on given CI by "undesired"
exchanged across linked CI CNECT 225353 events happened in such CI and/or other 2. Univ.. Coimbra (PT)
information infrastructures interdependent CIs. MICIE alerting system 3. Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor
will support CI operators providing them Luxembourg (LU)
with a real time risk level (e.g. expressed 4. Univ. Rome CRAT Rome (IT)
Status: in a chromatic scale such as green, yellow,
5. ENEA Rome (IT)
FINISHED red).
6. PIAP Warsawa (PL)
http://www.micie.eu/ 7. Israel Electric Corp Haifa (IL)
8. itrust consult. sarl Berbourg (LU)
9. Multitel ASBL Mons (BE)
10. Univ. Bradford (UK)
SERSCIS FP7 Secure October 2008/ Develop adaptive service-oriented Coordinator:
Societies September 2011 technologies for creating, monitoring, 1. Southampton Univ. (UK)
managing secure, resilient & highly available
Semantically enhanced Call ICT- EUR 2,000,000 information systems underpinning critical
Consortium:
resilient and secure critical SEC-2007.1.7 infrastructures CIs, so they can survive
infrastructure services CNECT 225336 faults, mis-management, cyber-attack, 2. Joanneum Forschungsgesellschaft mbh
CP & automatically adapt to dynamically Graz (AT)
changing requirements arising from direct 3. Port of Gijn (ES)
Status: impact on CI from natural events, accidents, 4. Qinetiq Ltd London (UK)
FINISHED malicious attacks.
http://www.serscis.eu/ 6. Austro Control Wien (AT)
INSPIRE-INTERNATIONAL FP7 - Secure October 2009 / Better understanding of SCADA threats Coordinator:
Societies - ICT December 2010 and accordingly developing mitigation 1. CINI Roma (IT)
and prevention techniques. Developing a
INcreasing Security Call ICT- EUR 99,300 middleware that aims at increasing the
Consortium:
and Protection through 2009.9.2 protection level of SCADA systems, which
Infrastructure REsilience- CNECT 248737 can be easily adopted for power grid 2. ITTI Sp.Zo.o. Poznan (PL)
International cooperation STREP infrastructures. 3. Techn. Univ. Darmstadt (DE)
aspects
http://www.inspire-strep.eu
Status:
FINISHED
WSAN4CIP FP7 Secure January 2009 / Advance Wireless Sensor technology, Coordinator:
Societies - ICT December 2011 Actuator Networks (WSANs) beyond state 1. Eurescom EUR - Heidelberg (DE)
of art, to improve protection of Critical
Wireless sensor networks Call ICT- EUR 2,775,000 Infrastructures (CIs). By advancing WSAN
Consortium:
for the protection of critical SEC-2007.1.7 technology, project will contribute to
infrastructures CNECT 225186 networked information, process control 2. NEC Europe Ltd Heidelberg (DE)
STREP systems more secure & resilient. Distributed 3. INOV, INESC Porto (PT)
nature of WSANs enables them to survive 4. EDP Energias de Portugal Faro (PT)
Status: malicious attacks, accidents, operational
5. Budapest Univ. Technol. Economics
FINISHED failures. It makes them dependable in
Budapest (HU)
critical situations, when information is
needed to prevent further damage to CIs. 6. IHPM Leibniz (DE)
WSAN4CIP will: 7. INRIA Le Chesnay (FR)
Enhance reliability of CIs critical 8. Lule Univ. Technol. Lule (SE)
infrastructures by providing surveillance
9. Sirrix Homburg (DE)
data for CIs management;
Increase dependability of CIs security 10. Tecnatom AS Madrid.(ES)
by providing self-healing, dependability 11. Univ. UMA Malaga (ES)
modules for WSAN; 12. FWA Frankfurt (DE)
http://www.wsan4cip.eu
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
VIKING FP7 Secure November 2008 / Objectives: Coordinator:

Societies - ICT November 2011 To investigate vulnerability of SCADA 1. ABB AG Berlin (DE)
systems, cost of cyber attacks on society
Vital infrastructure, networks, Call ICT- EUR 1,824,950 To propose, test strategies, technologies
Consortium:
information and control SEC-2007.1.7 to mitigate these weaknesses
systems management CNECT 225643 To increase awareness for importance 2. ABB Vasteras (SE)
of critical infrastructures & need to 3. ETHZ Swiss Federal Institute of
protect them; Objective is to develop, Technology Zrich (CH)
Status: test, evaluate methodologies for analysis, 4. E.ON Dsseldorf (DE)
FINISHED design & operation of resilient & secure
5. Astron Informatics Ltd Budapest (HU)
industrial control systems for CIs.
Methodologies will be developed with 6. Kungliga Tekniska Hgskolan KTH
particular focus on increased robustness Stockholm (SE)
of control system. Focus is on power 7. Univ. Maryland Foundation USMF
transmission, distribution networks. Adelphi (US)
Project combines holistic management 8. MML Analys & Strategi AB Ahus (SE)
perspective -in order to counteract
sub-optimization in the design- with
development of security solutions
adapted to specific requirements of
networked control systems.
On-going FP7 projects are complementing the above research efforts:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SERINITI FP7 People March 2014 / Creation of novel network design techniques Coordinator:
February 2018 by solving multi-criteria optimization 1. Universitatea Petru Maior din Targu
Call problems that take into account several Mures Targu Mures (RO)
Cyber Security and Resilience People-2013 EUR 100,000 aspects such as NCI design standards, e.g.
of Networked Critical NIST SP 800-82 and NERC CIP 002-009,
Infrastructures CP REA 631128 resilient operation of physical process, but
also installation-specific information, e.g.
geographical aspects.
Status:
ON-GOING http://www.upm.ro/sereniti/
PROGRESS FP7 - Secure May 2014 / April 2017 Focus on improving security, resilience Coordinator:
Societies of Global Navigation Satellite Systems 1.CEA Paris (FR)
EUR 3,337,014 GNSS. Resulting threats prioritisation,
Protection and Resilience Of Call 2013.2.2-5 scenarios will be used as input to develop
Consortium:
Ground based infRastructures ENTR 607679 prototype Security Management Solution:
for European Space Systems CP PROGRESS SMS, centralized solution able 2. Crabbe Consulting Ltd Stockton-on-
to detect automatically attacks with built-in Tees (UK)
reconfiguration capability ensuring overall 3. Decisio BV Amsterdam (NL)
Status: system Quality of Service. Composed 4. DLR Kln Kln (DE)
ON-GOING of Integrated Ground Station Security
5. FhG FHR Wachtberg (DE)
Monitoring System IGSSMS, Security
Control Centre. IGSSMS will be innovative 6. Qascom Bassano del Grappa VI (IT)
solution for detection of cyber attacks, 7. Securiton Gmbh Achern (DE)
Radiofrequency attacks, physical attacks. 8. Univ. Ljubljani Ljubljana (SI)
Security Control Centre will analyse impact
9. Thales Alenia Space Madrid (ES)
of reported attacks on system performance,
propose mitigation strategies, automatic 10. Thales Alenia Space Rome (IT)
system reconfiguration, 11. Thales Alenia Space Paris (FR)
Within Horizon2020, security and safety aspects for critical infrastructures are covered by the SME instrument
topic DRS-17-2014/2015 on "Protection of urban soft targets and urban critical infrastructures". These research
efforts will be complemented by an ethics/societal topic, namely DRS-20-2014 dealing with "Improving
protection of Critical Infrastructures from insider threats".
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7.4.4 Detection / Control of CBRN-E risks

The CBRN Action Plan as well as the Explosives Action Plan include various requirements regarding detection,
surveillance and control, for example requirements for appropriate measures to ensure that security plans/
security management systems are in place in high-risk chemical facilities. Controls also concern the delivery of
high-risk chemicals and equipment by chemical industry to legitimate users and licensing schemes in particular
for Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) precursors. In the radiological and nuclear areas, controlling measures are
focused on e.g. the causes and consequences of the loss of control over radioactive sources, on current status
of used and disused sources in the EU and transport patterns for legal uses of radioactive sources.
7.4.4.1 Demonstration project in the field of CBRNE crisis management (generic)

Capitalising on various FP7 developments, a major demonstration project is currently developing an integrated
approach for CBRNE tools development and testing:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
EDEN FP7 Secure September 2013 / A Toolbox of Toolboxes: i.e. ability to Coordinator:
Societies December 2016 integrate already existing Tools and 1. Bae Systems Farnborough (UK)
Toolboxes, to upgrade them, develop new
End-user driven DEmo Call 2012-1.5.1 EUR 24,766,823 tools & propose a comprehensive larger
Consortium:
for cbrNe approach:
Demo ENTR 313037 Covering preparedness, crisis response 2. EADS Astrium Paris (FR)
and recovery phases 3. Ainia Valencia (ES)
Status: Involving more stakeholders: 4. Astri Polska Warszawa (PL)
ON-GOING Users: public organisations, first
5. Bruker Coventry (UK)
responders, large operators, media &
population, 6. CBRNE Centre UMU Umea (SE)
Suppliers and SMEs with additional 7. CBRNE Ltd Ashford (UK)
functions 8. CSSC Rome (IT)
User restricted forum and networks,
9. ENEA Rome (IT)
Scientific expertise & networks,
Market place 10. EU-VRI Stuttgart (DE)
11. FRS Paris (FR)
http://www.eden-security-fp7.eu/ 12. FhG EMI Freiburg (DE)
13. FhG ICT Karlsruhe (DE)
15. Hotzone Den Haag (NL)
16. Indra Systemas Madrid (ES)
17. Ineris Verneuil near Paris (FR)
18. Un. Basque Country Leioa (ES)
19. IAI Rome (IT)
20. Ldiamon Tartu (EE)
21. LDI Innovation Talinn (EE)
22. Polish Fire Serv. Warszawa (PL)
23. MDA Tel Aviv (IL)
24. Microfluidic MIC Jena (DE)
26. Nucletudes Paris (FR)
27. Omnidata Bucarest (RO)
29. RKI Berlin (DE)
30. SAMU Paris (FR)
31. SELEX ES Rome (IT)
32. SICPA Prilly (CH)
33. SRC Warszawa (PL)
34. Tecnoalimenti TCA Milan (IT)
35. Un.Cat. Sacro Cuore Milan (IT)
37. Univ. Reading (UK)
38. VTT Espoo (FI)
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7.4.4.2 Detection of RN sources for inspections and monitoring in case of RN emergency

Research on detection, monitoring and inspections of radioactive sources has been subject to a range of
projects funded by the FP7 Secure Societies and Fission Programmes, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
COCAE FP7 Secure October 2008 / Technology development for spectroscopic Coordinator:
Societies March 2012 measurements of radioactive sources. 1. Technol. Educational Inst. Athens
Applications to localize radioactive
Psahna (GR)
Cooperation across Europe Call 2007-1.3-1 EUR 2,031,347 sources and estimate their activity taking
for Cd(Zn)Te based security information about the source environment
instruments CP REA 88212 (shielding, absorption in the surrounding Consortium:
materials). Aim to improve the quality of 2. Albert-Ludwigs-Univ..Freiburg
the data gathered by the customs officers Freiburg (DE)
Status: during the routine inspections at the 3. Rigas Tehniska Univ. Riga (LV)
FINISHED boarders & assistance to first responders in
4. Oy Ajat Ltd Espoo (FI)
case of a radiological or nuclear emergency.
5. Nat. Acad. Sci. Ukraine Kiev (Ukraine)
www.cocae.eu 6. Demokritos thens (GR)
7. Greek Atomic Energy Commission
Paraskevi (GR)
8. Nat. Univ. Chernivtsi (Ukraine)
SCINTILLA FP7 Secure January 2012 / Building innovative, comprehensive toolbox Coordinator:
Societies December 2015 of devices, best-of-breed technologies 1. CEA Paris (FR)
for enhanced detection & identification of
Development of detection Call 2011.1.5-1 EUR 3,023,652 difficult to detect radioactive sources &
Consortium:
capabilities of difficult to nuclear materials. It covers broad range
detect radioactive sources CP REA 285204 of different usage cases as automatic 2. JRC Brussels (BE)
and nuclear materials screening of moving targets: people, cars, 3. INFN Torino (IT)
trucks, inspection of large containers 4. Ansaldo STS Genova (IT)
detection of radioactive sources in bombs.
5. Hung. Acad. Sci Budapest (HU)
Status:
FINISHED http://www.scintilla-project.eu/ 6. FhG INT Euskiirchen (DE)
7. Arttic Paris (FR)
8. Saphymo Sas Massy (FR)
9. Symetrica Security Ltd
Southampton (UK)
MODES-SNM FP7 Secure January 2012 / Development of a prototype for mobile, Coordinator:
Societies June 2014 modular detection system for radioactive, 1. Univ. Padova (IT)
Special Nuclear Materials. Maximizing
Modular detection system for Call 2011.1.5-1 EUR 2,411,633 detection capability for SNM, the prototype
Consortium:
special nuclear material combines detectors for fast, thermal
CP REA 284842 neutrons, gamma-rays. Key detector 2. Arktis Radiation Detectors Ltd
technology is high pressure scintillation cells Zurich (CH)
Status: filled with noble gases. Fully integrated & 3. Nat. Centre Nuclear Res. Otwock (PL)
FINISHED field tested prototype of modular mobile 4. ETH Zurich (CH)
system capable of passively detecting
5. CAEN Spa Viareggio (IT)
weak or shielded radioactive sources with
accuracy higher than currently available 6. Univ. Dell' Insubria Varese (IT)
systems. 7. Revenue Commissioners Dublin (IE)
8. Univ. Liverpool (UK)
http://www.modes-snm.eu/
REWARD FP7 Secure December 2011 / Novel mobile system for real-time, wide- Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 area radiation surveillance, based on 1. CSIC Barcelona (ES)
integration of new miniaturized solid-
REal-time Wide-Area Call 2011-1.5-1 EUR 3,020,795 state radiation sensors: CdZnTe detector
Consortium:
RaDiation Surveillance for gamma radiation & high efficiency
System CP REA neutron detector based on novel silicon 2. Sensing & Control Systems
technologies. Sensing unit includes wireless Barcelona (ES)
communication interface to send data 3. Vitrociset Spa Rome (IT)
Status: remotely to monitoring base station as 4. Univ. Freiburg (DE)
FINISHED GPS system to calculate the tag position.
5. ITN Lisboa (PT)
Applications for many different scenarios
such as nuclear terrorism threats, lost 6. XIE. X-ray Imaging Europe
radioactive sources, contamination or Freiburg (DE)
nuclear accidents. 7. EDISOFT Lisboa (PT)
8. Civil Protection Unit of Campania
http://www.reward-project.eu/ Napoli (IT)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
NERIS-TIP FP7 Fission February 2011 / Establishing a platform where the Coordinator:
January 2014 operational and research community 1. Karlsruher Insti. Technol.
Fission-2010- can meet and discuss with all the Karlsruhe (DE)
Towards a self sustaining 3.3.1 EUR 1,455,747 relevant stakeholders the topics related
European Technology to emergency response and recovery
Consortium:
Platform (NERIS-TP) on RTD 269718 preparedness and on the other hand to
Preparedness for Nuclear tackle urgent research topics in the area of 2. Beredskabsstyr. Birkerod (DK)
and Radiological Emergency nuclear emergency response and recovery 3. Bund. Strahlensch Salzgitter (DE)
Response and Recovery preparedness. Through a collaboration 4. CEEPD Fontenay-Aux-Roses (FR)
of industry, research and governmental
5. Ciemat Madrid (ES)
organisations in Europe, methodological
Status: aspects and computational models will 6. DK Tekn. Univ. Lyngby (DK)
FINISHED be developed to be consistent with recent 7. Dep. Health Leeds (UK)
recommendations from international bodies 8. HPA London (UK)
such as the ICRP (International Commission
9. Inst.Nat. Cercetar Magurele (RO)
of Radiation Protection) and improve
Europes response by coupling the decision 10. Mutadis Consult. Paris (FR)
support systems with an early notification 11. Demokritos Aghia Paraskevi (EL)
system such as ECURIE. Within this project, 12. Norwegian Radiation Protection
a platform will be established that will be a Authority Osteraas (NO)
unique place for combined meeting of the
13. Univ. Western Macedonia
research and the operational community.
Kozani (GR)
14. Pdc-Argos Aps Brondby (DK)
15. Prolog Dev. Center A/S Brondby (DK)
16. Sateilyturvakeskus Helsinki (FI)
17. SCK Brussel (BE)
18. Acad. Technol. Sci. Ukraine Llc
Kyiv (UA)
20. Univ. Miljo Og Biovit. As (NO)
21. Vuje As Trnava (SK)
DETECT FP7 Fission June 2009 / Developing a methodology for optimising Coordinator:
December 2011 the design of monitoring systems for 1. Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie
Call timely and effective decision making in an Brussels (BE)
Design of optimised systems Fission-2008- EUR 400,000 emergency. This objective together with the
for monitoring of radiation 3.3.1 expected impact (A tool for making more
Consortium:
and radioactivity in case of RTD 232662 efficient use of monitoring resources and
a Nuclear or Radiological improving the bases for decision making in 2. Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
emergency in Europe emergencies, in particular in the context of Lyngby (DK)
the need to upgrade/replace during the next 3. Helmholtz Zentr. Muenchen (DE)
decade many of the monitoring systems 4. Deutsches Forsch.. Gesundheit Umwelt
Status: installed post-Chernobyl) can be seen so Neuherberg (DE)
FINISHED that the project shall provide all relevant
5. Karlsruher Insti. Technol.
information needed in design of monitoring
Karlsruhe (DE)
strategies and show how this information
can be used in planning of monitoring 6. Norwegian Radiation Protection
systems in an optimised way. Authority Osteraas (NO)
7. Westfaelische Wilhelms-Univ.
http://detect.sckcen.be/en Muenster Muenster (DE)
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Another on-going project is focusing on tools and platforms for improved post-accident responses in case of
radiological emergencies:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PREPARE FP7 Fission February 2014 / Closing gaps that have been identified Coordinator:
January 2019 in nuclear and radiological preparedness 1. Univ. Antwerpen (BE)
Fission-2012- following the first evaluation of the
Innovative integrative tools 3.3.1 EUR 23,992,375 Fukushima disaster: Update of emergency
Consortium:
and platforms to be prepared management and rehabilitation strategies
for Radiological emergencies RTD 602525 and expertise in Europe. Review of existing 2. Acad.Med.Centr Amsterdam (NL)
and post-accident Response operational procedures in dealing with 3. Biocartis Nv Mechelen (BE)
in Europe long lasting releases, addressing the cross 4. Biomax Inform. Planegg (DE)
border problematic in monitoring and
5. Biomerieux Sa Marcy (FR)
safety of goods and further developing still
Status: missing functionalities in decision support 6. Capnetz Stiftung Hannover (DE)
ON-GOING system ranging from improved source 7. Cardiff Univ. Cardiff (UK)
term estimation and dispersion modelling 8. Erasmus Univ. Med. Centrum
to the inclusion of hydrological pathways Rotterdam (NL)
for European water bodies. Development
9. European Society Of Intensive Care
of means on a scientific and operational
Medecine Geneve (CH)
basis to improve information collection,
information exchange and the evaluation 10. Fond. Penta Padova (IT)
for such types of accidents. This will be 11. Hla Et Medecine Paris (FR)
achieved through a collaboration of industry, 12. Imperial College Of Science
research and governmental organisations in London (UK)
Europe taking into account the networking
13. Inst. Pasteur Paris (FR)
activities carried out under the NERIS-TP
project. Furthermore, the NERIS Platform 14. Janssen Infectious Diseases
member organisations (so far 43 partners) Diagnostics Bvba Beerse (BE)
will be actively involved in the development. 15. Servizo Galego De Saude Santiago
De Compostela (ES)
http://www.prepare-eu.org/index.php 16. Univ. Split Split (HR)
18. Univ. Western Australia Crawley (AU)
19. Univ. Bonn Bonn (DE)
20. Univ.Med. Centrum Utrecht(NL)
7.4.4.3 CBRNE detection and post-crisis assessment for civil security

CBRN detection for civil security applications is high on the agenda of the CBRN Action Plan and has been
covered by several projects funded by the FP7 Secure Societies programme:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
HANDHOLD FP7 Secure April 2012 / Development of CBRNE modular sensor Coordinator:
Societies September 2015 platform which is reconfigurable & can be 1. Queen's Univ. Belfast (UK)
deployed for stand-off detection for periods
HANDHold - HANDHeld Call 2011-1 EUR 3,495,805 of up to 8 h, operating on battery alone.
Consortium:
OLfactory Detector This platform will be capable of stand-alone
CP ENTR 284456 use, mimicking operational characteristics 2. Tyndall-UCC Cork (IE)
of sniffer dogs used to detect drugs & 3. Scorpion Networks Ltd Clane (IE)
Status: explosives. Development of sensors for 4. Karlsruher Inst. Technol. FIT
FINISHED chemical, explosives, biohazard detection, Karlsruhe (DE)
and RN detecti on.
5. Defendec Ou Tallinn (EE)
http://www.handhold.eu/ 6. INOV Lisboa (PT)
7. Univ. Ireland Galway (IE)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
IMSK FP7 Secure March 2009 / Combining technologies for area Coordinator:
Societies February 2013 surveillance; checkpoint control; CBRNE 1. SAAB AB Gteborg (SE)
detection; support for VIP protection into
Integrated Mobile Security Kit Call 2007-1.2-2 EUR 14,864,308 mobile system for rapid deployment at
Consortium:
venues & sites (hotels, sport/festival
Demo ENTR 218038 arenas...). It accepts input from wide range 2. JRC Brussels (BE)
Status: of sensor modules. Sensor data will be 3. CEA Paris (FR)
FINISHED integrated through secure communication 4. Reading Univ London (UK)
module & data management module, output
5. Tyia tech Lubjana (SI)
to command & control centre. End-users
will define overall system requirements, 6. Telespazio Rome (IT)
ensuring compatibility with pre-existing 7. D Fussball Bund Frankfurt (DE)
security systems & procedures. Compatible 8. DLR Kln (DE)
with new sensors, including cameras (visual
9. Trivision APS Odense (DK)
& infra-red); radar; acoustic; vibration; x-ray
gamma radiation & CBRNE. Tracking of 10. Selex Rome (IT)
goods, vehicles & individuals will enhance 11. Min.. Intrieur Paris (FR)
situational awareness, personal integrity will 12. Qascom Bassano (IT)
be maintained by non-intrusive terahertz
13. Airshipvision int Paris (FR)
sensors. Close cooperation with end-users
will ensure compatibility with national 14. Univ. Catania Catania (IT)
requirements, appropriate interfaces with 15. Regione Lombardia Milano (IT)
existing procedures. 16. FOI Stockholm (SE)
17. Univ. Oxford( UK)
http://www.imsk.eu/
18. Eppra Paris (FR)
20. Cilas Orlans (FR)
21. AS regio Tartu (EE)
22. FhG ISST Berlin (DE)
23. VTT Espoo (FI)
24. Diehl Uberlingen (DE)
25. Bruker Bremen (DE)
26. Swedish Police Stockholm (SE)
LOTUS FP7 Secure January 2009 / LOTUS concept is to detect precursors Coordinator:
Societies July 2011 over wide urban area. The detectors may 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
be placed at fixed positions although
Localisation of Threat Call 2007-1.3-3 EUR 3,189,146 most detectors should be mobile. Size
Consortium:
Substances in urban areas of today's detectors makes placement
CP ENTR 217925 suitable in vehicles such as police or other 2. Portendo AB Stockholm (SE)
law enforcement vehicles. Major outputs 3. Saab AB Gteborg (SE)
Status: from LOTUS project: 1. knowledge on 4. Bruker Gmbh Bremen (DE)
FINISHED threat substance manufacture, dispersion;
5. Ramem SA Madrid (ES)
2. 4 networked sensor modules; 3. one
operations centre display unit; 4. test, 6. Bruhn NewTech A/S Soeborg (DK)
verification and demonstration of LOTUS 7. Res. Educ. Lab. Info. Technol.
concept to stakeholders & end-users in EU. Athens (GR)
8. TNO Delft (NL)
www.lotusfp7.eu
9. Univ.. Barcelona (ES)
10. Secrab Security Research Uttran (SE)
CREATIF FP7 Secure January 2009 / Networking strategy to strengthen Coordinator:

Societies July 2011 cooperation, knowledge exchange within 1. Seibersdorf Labor GmbH
EU. CREATIF, network of testing facilities for Seibersdorf (AT)
CBRNE related testing and Call 2007-1 EUR 831,279 security related products & services focused
certification facilities to CBRNE detection will be established.
Consortium:
CP ENTR 217922 This network is dedicated to provide a
communication platform for technology 2. Cotecna Inspection S.A. Genve (CH)
Status: users & decision makers. 3. Min. Dfense DGA Paris (FR)
FINISHED 4. TNO Delft (NL)
http://www.creatif-network.eu
AVERT FP7 Secure January 2012 / Autonomous Vehicle Emergency Recovery Coordinator:
Societies October 2014 Tool to provide unique capability to Police 1. IDUS Consultancy Ltd Reading (UK)
and Armed Services to rapidly deploy,
Autonomous Vehicle Call 2011.1.3-1 EUR 2,810,822 extract and remove both blocking and
Consortium:
Emergency Recovery Tool suspect vehicles from vulnerable positions
CP REA 285092 such as enclosed infrastructure spaces, 2. Zurcher Hochsch. Angewante
tunnels, low bridges as well as under- Wissenschaften Winterthur (CH)
Status: building and underground car parks. 3. Democritus Univ. Thrace
FINISHED Vehicles can be removed from confined Thessalonique (GR)
spaces with delicate handling, swiftly and 4. Force Ware Gmbh Stuttgart (DE)
in any direction to a safer disposal point
5. Bernd Siegfried Willy Birkicht
to reduce or eliminate collateral damage
Stuttgart (DE)
to infrastructure and personnel. Remote
command and autonomous operation under 6. Marshall SDG Ltd Cambridge (UK)
its own power and sensor awareness.
http://avertproject.eu/
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CBRN contamination risks in complex crises situation are also investigated in an on-going project funded by the
FP7 Secure Societies programme:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
DESTRIERO FP7 Secure September 2013 / Developing next generation post-crisis Coordinator:
Societies August 2016 needs assessment tool for reconstruction 1. E-Geos Spa Rome (IT)
& recovery planning, including structural
DEcision Support Tool for Call 2012.4.3-1 EUR 2,933,015 damage assessment through advanced
Consortium:
Reconstruction and recovery remote sensing enriched by in-field data
and for the IntEroperability CP REA 312721 collection by mobile devices (buildings, 2. Consorzio Interuniversitario Naz. per
of international Relief units bridges, dams) & related data integration, lInformatica Rome (IT)
in case Of complex crises analysis, based on internat. standards, 3. Thales Paris (FR)
situations, including CBRN novel (automated) data & information 4. Amper Programas de Electronica y
contamination risks interoperability across organisations, Comunicaciones Madrid (ES)
systems, in combination with advanced
5. Univ. Politcnica de Valencia (ES)
multi-criteria decision analysis tool,
Status: methodology for multi-stakeholder 6. FhG IAO Stuttgart (DE)
ON-GOING information analyses, priority setting, 7. AETI Bilbao (ES)
decision making & recovery planning. Earth 8. Selex ES Spa Sesm Napoli (IT)
observation images will contribute to fast
9. ITTI Sp Pozna (PL)
damage assessment, monitoring areas, with
data acquired by relief units on field using 10. Saadian Technol.Ltd Dublin (IE)
novel smart-phone apps. Interoperability 11. AMI International Medical Assistance
of information, service & decision support Foundation Lisboa (PT)
tool. Recovery of social & economic aspects, 12. Police Service of Northern Ireland
consideration of humanitarian aspects. (PSNI) Dublin (IE)
13. Slozkola Glowna Sluzby Pozarniczej
http://www.destriero-fp7.eu/
Warszawa (PL)
7.4.4.4 CBRN detection of biological threats

CBRN detection of biological threats is directly relevant to the CBRN Action Plan and has been tackled by
projects funded by the FP7 Secure Societies programme, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MULTISENSE CHIP FP7 Secure June 2011 / June 2015 Development of detection, identification Coordinator:
Societies system for biological pathogens. This 1. Microfluidic ChipShop Gmbh
EUR 6,619,400 chip system includes both sample Jena (DE)
The lab-free CBRN detection Call 2010.4.2-2 preparation function, during which
device for the identification REA 261810 target molecules are directly extracted
Consortium:
of biological pathogens CP nucleic-acid-based and/or immunological
on nucleic acid and detection, identification steps. Disruptive 2. Bertin Technology Paris (FR)
immunological level as technologies (optoelectronic sensors or 3. Friedrich Loeffler Inst. Jena (DE)
lab-on-a-chip system electrochemical sensors), lab-on-a-chip 4. Integr. Microsyst. quality of Life SL
applying multisensor technology, innovative instrumentation are iMicroQ Tarragona (ES)
technologies key to reaching as yet unrealized goal of
5. FhG ICT-IMM Mainz (DE)
identifying multiple pathogens in parallel
on both molecular biological level via PCR & 6. Univ. Rovira i Virgili Tarragona (ES)
Status: immunological means repectively; 7. Inst. Phys Biology Domale (SI)
FINISHED 8. Cedralis Paris (FR)
http://www.multisense-chip.com
TWOBIAS FP7 Secure December 2010 / Develop demonstrable modular & close- Coordinator:
Societies December 2013 to-market demonstrator of stationary, 1. FFI Kjeller (NO)
reliable, vehicle-portable, low false alarm
Two stage rapid biological Call 2009-1.3-1 EUR 3,577,834 rate Two Stage Rapid Biological Surveillance
Consortium:
surveillance and alarm and Alarm System for Airborne Threats
system for airborne threats CP REA 242297 (TWOBIAS) for use at indoor or outdoor 2. MinIntrieur DGA Le Bouchet (FR)
public sites regarded as targets for 3. Dycor Global Solutions Ltd
bioterrorist attacks. It will provide reliable Limassol (CY)
Status: information to command control systems, 4. TNO Delt (NL)
FINISHED first responders within seconds, enhancing
5. Q-linea AB Uppsala (SE)
security related to biological threats at high
profile public sites 6. VVI SUJCHBO VVI Nat. Institute CBRN
Protection Millin (CZ)
http://www.twobias.com/ 7. FOI Stockholm (SE)
9. Univ. Uppsala (SE)
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A further research effort on CBRN detection within Horizon2020 will be through the DRS-2-2014 topic on
"Tools for detection, traceability, triage and individual monitoring of victims after a mass CBRN contamination
and/or exposure".
7.4.4.5 Protective equipments
Research on protective equipments is of direct support to EU policies such as the CBRN Action Plan and the
UCPM, so addressing both security and safety needs for first responders. Examples of finished projects are:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
FRESP FP7 Secure June 2008 / May 2012 Network of scientists & research institutions, Coordinator:
Societies who will develop broad-spectrum, low- 1. Ecole Royale Militaire Brussels (BE)
EUR 3,029,967 burden, tailor-made nanoporous adsorbent,
Advanced first response Call 2007-4.3-3 to integrate the 2 main areas of protection
Consortium:
respiratory protection REA 218138 (versus chemical warfare agents & toxic
CP industrial chemicals) without significant loss 2. Budapest Univ. Technol. Econ.
of capacity. It will integrate features that are Budapest (HU)
Status: not at all available in current state-of-art 3. Univ. Brighton (UK)
FINISHED adsorbents: protection against radioactive 4. Univ. Alicante (ES)
gases, biological threats. Primary goal is
5. TNO Delft (NL)
development of broad -spectrum low-
burden respiratory protection systems for 6. High Technol. Filters Athens (GR)
first responders. 7. MAST Carbon Basingstoke (UK)
8. NORIT Nederland BV Amersfoort (NL)
www.rma.ac.be/fp7-fresp
9. Laser Optical Engin. Ltd
Loughborough (UK)
10. ProQares BV Rijswijk ZH (NL)
IF REACT FP7 Secure January 2012 / IFREACT aims to provide next generation Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 of protective clothing for first responders. 1. Univ. Paris XII SAMU Paris (FR)
Bringing together leading protective
Improved First Responder Call 2011.4.4-1 EUR 3,394,615 technology and blending it with some of
Consortium:
Ensembles Against CBRN latest software, it will enhance chemical,
Terrorism CP REA 285034 biological, radiological protection of EU first 2. EADS Astrium Paris (FR)
responders. EU major cities continue to face 3. Bertin Technologies
threat of terrorism, & in near future, may Aix-en-Provence (FR)
Status: be subject to serious chemical, biological or 4. Blcher Group Erkrath (DE)
FINISHED radiological terrorist attack.
5. Business Editing Paris (FR)
http://www.ifreact.eu/ 6. National Protection and Rescue
Directorate DUZS Zagreb (HR)
7. Hotzone Sol. Den Haag (NL)
8. NBC-Sys Versailles (FR)
9. Prometech Utrecht (NL)
10. SJCHBO Zagreb (HR)
11.. CBRNe World Winchester (UK)
SMART@FIRE FP7 - ICT November 2012 / Development of a commonly agreed Public Coordinator:
February 2016 Procurement Procedure (PCP) approach that 1. Agentschap Innovatie Wetensch.
Call 2011.11.1 can be deployed and duplicated in the EU Technol. Brussels (BE)
Integrated ICT Solutions for EUR 1,507,173 and formulate answers for the identified
Smart Personal Protective bottlenecks. Tackling the challenge on how
Consortium:
Equipment for Fire Fighters CNECT 317898 to increase the safety of fire fighters and
and First Responders first responders undertaking fire fighting 2. Addestino Innovation Management
and civil protection work. Development of CVBA Deinze (BE)
ICT-solutions in Smart Personal Protective 3. Centre Sci. Tech. Industrie Textile Belge
Status: Equipment that might prevent injuries or Brussels (BE)
ON-GOING deaths. Stimulation of exchange of PCP 4. European Apparel and Textile
expertise in order to create a PCP approach Confederation Brussels (BE)
that works on a European scale. Develop
5 Fire & Rescue Auth. Manchester(UK)
smarter ICT-solutions for PPE that are
transferable in a global market. 6. Innova Eszak Debrecen (HU)
7. Ned. Inst. Fysieke Veiligheid
http://www.smartatfire.eu/ Arnhem (NL)
8. SDIS-13 Marseille (FR)
9. Service Public Federal Interieur
Brussels (BE)
10. Stadt Dortmund Dortmund (DE)
11. Universiteit Gent Gent (DE)
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An on-going project is focusing on protective clothing for law enforcement personnel, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SMARTPRO FP7 Secure April 2014 / Development of lightweight, smart Coordinator:

Societies September 2017 protective clothing, incorporating 1. Anonymi Etaireia Viomichanikis Erevnas
smart functionalities, designated for (GR) Volos
Lightweight, flexible and Call 2013.1.4-1 EUR 2,781,067 law enforcement authorities. Develop
smart protective clothing for optimized ballistic textiles (woven, Consortium:
law enforcement personnel CP REA 607295 spacer knitted fabrics) , apply innovative
2. Leitat Technological Center
surface treatments (e.g. shear thickening
Terrassa (ES)
fluids, ceramic coatings) to improve their
Status: performance. Main parameters include 3. Nazionale di Ricerca Prato (IT)
ON-GOING physiological comfort, ergonomic design. 4. Found. Res. Technol. Heraklion (GR)
Smart functions, including positioning 5. Costas Siamidis AE
systems, will be integrated to further Viotia Tanagra (GR)
increase efficiency body armour, to reduced
6. RWTH Aachen (DE)
casualties..
7. BCB Intern. Ltd Cardiff (UK)
http://www.smartpro-project.eu/ 8. Soliani Emc Srl Como (IT)
9. E. Cima SA Barcelona (ES)
10. Generalitat de Catalunya
Barcelona (ES)
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7.4.5 Risk Assessment of Major Accident Hazards

Related to the major accident hazards and its risk management, the Directive 2012/18/EU on major-accidents
hazards involving dangerous substances sets a number of obligations both to the Member States (e.g.,
legislation, organisation of the Inspections, reporting to the EC, etc.) as well as to the industrial establishments.
To date, there are very few Secure Societies projects which cover major accident hazards. However, within
Horizon2020, the DRS-15-2015 topic (2015 call) on "Protecting potentially hazardous and sensitive sites/
areas considering the multi-sectorial dependencies" will support research in support of the Directive 2012/18/
EU, addressing the need that potential impacts also from -major accidents to the national or EU infrastructure
are to be analysed and considered also at the strategic level, thus extending the risk management and risk
assessment beyond usual scope (establishment level).
Environmental accidents and early warning related to new technology risks have been subject to two projects,
namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SECURENV FP7 Secure May 2009 / April 2011 Identification and analysis of major Coordinator:
Societies industrial & environmental accidents for 1. Geonardo Environmental Tech.
EUR 850,596 better understanding of future risks in Budapest (HU)
Assessment of environmental Call 2007-6.3-1 natural phenomena (fires, floods), industrial
accidents from a security ENTR 218152 accidents (chemical, biological ..). Models
Consortium:
perspective CSA were used to develop systematic security
foresight approach. Result methodology 2. FOI Stockholm(SE)
is a combination of assessment methods 3. Adelphi Ggmbh (DE)
Status: including input, expertise from survey
FINISHED addressing more than 600 experts in EU &
beyond,.
www.securenv.eu
iNTeg-Risk FP7 NMP December 2008 / Large-scale integrating project aimed at Coordinator:
May 2013 improving the management of emerging European Virtual Institute for Integrated
2007-3.1-3 risks in the innovative industry. Reducing
Risk Management Stuttgart (DE)
Early Recognition, Monitoring EUR 13,629,109 time-to-market for the lead market EU
and Integrated Management IP technologies and promote safety, security,
And a wide range of partners
of Emerging, New Technology RTD 213345 environmental friendliness and social
Related Risks responsibility as a trade-mark of the
advanced EU technologies. Improvec early
recognition and monitoring of emerging
Status: risks, reduction of accidents caused by them
FINISHED (estimated 75 B/year EU27) and decrease
of reaction times if major accidents
involving emerging risks happen.
http://www.integrisk.eu-vri.eu/
TOSCA FP7 NMP February 2013 / Integration of industrial operations into a Coordinator:
January 2016 total performance management system 1. D'APPOLONIA SPA Genova (IT)
2012.3.0-2 so that concerns about safety, quality and
Total Operation management EUR 3,150,000 productivity are addressed in an integrated
Consortium:
for Safety Critical Activities way during life-cycle of a project or a
RTD 310201 product. The industrial domain of application 2. Univ. Bologna (IT)
regards process control industries (e.g., 3. Electricity Supply Board Dublin (IE)
Status: chemical industries, power generation, 4. European Association of Craft SMEs
FINISHED offshore oil & gas platforms, etc.) that Bruxelles (BE)
may vary in size, regulatory and cultural
5. Inst. Jozef Stefan Ljubljana (SI)
aspects. Assessement of vulnerabilities of
the technical, human and organisational 6. INERIS Verneuil en Halatte (FR)
systems that may have an impact in 7. K &N Efthymiadis AE Sindos (GR)
safety, quality and productivity from the 8. Nat. Center for Scientific Research
perspectives of many stakeholders and "Demokritos" Aghia Paraskevi (GR)
decision-making at different organisational
9. Oil Services 4 U Ltd Borris Carlow (IE)
levels. Descriptions of how the system
works and how responses should be 10. Distribucijo Energentov, Trgovino in
coordinated across the whole organisation. Storitve Doo Maribor (SI)
11. Politec. Torino (IT)
http://www.toscaproject.eu/ 12. PROMIS@Service Sarl
Luxembourg (LU)
13. Reviatech SAS Venette (FR)
14. Techn. Univ. Crete Chania (GR)
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7.4.6 Water safety and security

Water security threats are directly related to the risks of quality degradation, either from an user's viewpoint
(quality of drinking water) or ecological standpoint (ecological or chemical water status). While intentional
degradation of water quality is not specifically covered by EU water policies, the quality deterioration is
nevertheless regulated by the Water Framework Directive and its parent directives dealing with drinking water,
priority substances and groundwater. Related projects are:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SECUREAU FP7 Secure February 2009 / Mitigate the threat of public water Coordinator:
Societies January 2013 contamination. Develop sensors, specific 1. Univ. Lorraine Nancy (FR)
contingency plans to identify, address
Security and decontamination Call 2012.6.1-3 EUR 5,266,871 contamination of water in urban & rural
Consortium:
of drinking water distribution water distribution networks. It carried out
systems following a CP ENTR 217976 experiments on wall deposits & biofilms to 2. CEA Paris (FR)
deliberate contamination determine kinetic parameters for absorption, 3. CNRS Paris (FR)
desorption of contaminants, methods for 4. Univ. Riga (LV)
decontaminating water & cleaning pipes. It
5. Univ. Southhampton (UK)
Status: also used software to model contamination
FINISHED of drinking water networks & identify 6. TJHL Helsinki (FI)
contamination sources. 7. IWW Mulheim an der Ruhr (DE)
8. Veolia Paris (FR)
www.secureau.eu
9. Univ. Porto (PT)
10. Sateilyturvakeskus Helsinki (FI)
11. Kelda Bradford (UK)
12. Monitoring Systems Ltd
Waterlooville (UK)
13. INRA Antonny (FR)
14. Affinity water Hatfield (UK)
On-going projects are dealing with sensor systems for improved security of water supply, detection of
contamination events, and tap water radioactivity real-time monitoring.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ISIS FP7 Secure January 2014 / Integrated intelligent sensor system for Coordinator:
Societies December 2016 improved security of water supply; ISIS 1. C-Tech Innov. Ltd Chester (UK)
will provide public security developing an
Integrated intelligent sensor Call 2012-1.5.2 EUR 3,484,929 advanced monitoring system for drinking Consortium:
system for improved security water networks that instantly detects
2. Kauno Vandenys Kaunas (LT)
of water supply CP ENTR 312330 chemical or biological tamination, gives
clear indication of the risk level. The ISIS 3. Vivaqua Brussels (BE)
project will combine advances in state- 4. CNIguard Stanmore (UK)
Status: of-art in 4 main areas: sensors; wireless 5. Advanticsys Sistemas y Servicios
ON-GOING networks; intelligent surveillance strategies Madrid (ES)
& integrated risk analysis software. It
6. Aleksandras Stulginskis Univers.
will enable immediate alert of C or B
Dotnuva (LT)
taminations &, crucially, indicate location &
nature of hazard, level of risk. 7. CEA Paris (FR)
8. Univ. Wien (AT)
http://www.isis-project.eu/ 9. Univ. Tor Vergata Roma (IT)
10. IOS Internat. Diepenbeek (BE)
SAFEWATER FP7 Secure December 2013 / Developing an affordable global generic Coordinator:
Societies December 2016 solution for detection & management of 1. Arttic Paris (FR)
drinking water crises resulting from CBRN
Innovative tools for the Call 2012.1.5-2 EUR 3,494,338 contamination. It addresses key drinking Consortium:
detection and mitigation of water incident management challenges at
2. FhG ISOB Karlsruhe (DE)
CBRN related contamination CP ENTR 312764 large, & current shortcomings related to
events of drinking water contamination of water networks by CBRN 3. Checklight Ltd Qiryat Tiv on (IL)
agents. Functionalities of leading Event 4. Whitewater tech. Ltd Tel Aviv (IL)
Management System will be expanded by 5. Hagihon Co Ltd Jerusalem (IL)
Status: introducing online simulation capacities,
6. Acreo Swedish ICT Kista (SE)
ON-GOING allowing users to have close to real-time
view of networks behaviour. New sensors 7. 3s Consult Gmbh Garbsen (DE)
will be proposed for online B, R water quality 8. CEA Paris (FR)
measurements. 9. Aguas do Algarve SA Faro (PT)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
TAWARA_RTM FP7 Secure December 2013 / Demonstrate, test new tool for real-time Coordinator:
Societies May 2016 monitoring of radioactive contamination in 1. Univ. Degli Studi di Padova (IT)
tap water. Provide real time measurement
TAp WAter RAdioactivity Real Call 2012.1.5-2 EUR 2,564,554 of water activity (measuring gross alpha,
Consortium:
Time Monitor beta activity) to verify whether distributed
CP ENTR 312713 water is far from limits set by the EU 2. Univ. Degli Studi di Pisa (IT)
legislation (see Directive 98/83/CE of EU 3. Narodowe Centrum Badan Jadrowych
Status: Council). Include development of complete Warszawa (PL)
ON-GOING platform including fast Real-Time Monitor 4. Miejskie Przed. Wodociagow Kanalizacji
system (RTM), Spectroscopic system (SPEC) Warszawa (PL)
as well as Information & Communication
5. Wardyski Wsplnicy spk
System, designed to include in future also
Warszawa (PL)
chemical and biological sensors.
6. Scionix Holland BV Bunnik (NL)
7. CAEN SpA Viareggio (IT)
8. ENEA Rome (IT)
7.4.7 Prevention of Food Supply Chain-related threats

The Decision 1082/2013/EU requests measures to prevent food supply related threats regarding communicable
disease and health issue. Projects look at border threats, focusing on the food chain security:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SNIFFER 2 FP7 Secure June 2010 / Envisions design, development of network Coordinator:
Societies October 2011 of distributed detection devices, capable of 1. Tekever ASDS Lisbon (PT)
rapid, on-site detection of multiple agent
Securing the food chains Call 2012.1 EUR 2,720,029 kinds, CBR agents with high sensitivity &
Consortium:
from primary production and specificity throughout most vulnerable
animal feeds to consumer- CSA REA 312411 stages of food supply chain (farms, 2. Min. Defesa Nacional Lisboa (PT)
ready food against major collection centers, wholesalers). Capability 3. Univ. Umea (SE)
deliberate, accidental or to network different devices with different 4. INESC Porto (PT)
natural CBRN contamination functionalities (capable of detecting
5. Univ. Burgos (ES)
different agents) throughout entire food
supply chain will reduce detection time 6. Oster. Ag. Gesundheit und
Status: (between contaminating specific food, Ernahrungssicherheit Wien (AT)
FINISHED detecting contaminated food somewhere 7. CSEM Neuchatel (CH)
along chain) of contaminant agents, 8. FFI Kjeller (NO)
introduced deliberately, accidentally or
through natural sources.
PLANTFOOSEC FP7 Secure February 2011 / Virtual research network in order to improve Coordinator:
Societies January 2016 quality, impact of training, relation to crop & 1. Univ. Torino (IT)
food bio security research in EU. Project has
Plant and Food Biosecurity Call 2010.7.1 EUR 4,624,499 identified regulatory threats in countries; Consortium:
prioritised target crops ( food, feed, timber 2. NIAB Cambridge (UK)
NoE ENTR 261752 crops); prioritised target pathogens; set
3. FERA York (UK)
Status: up tool for prioritisation of target human
FINISHED pathogens on plants HPOP, mycotoxins, 4. Univ. Bonn (DE)
designed virtual diagnostic network. Future 5. INRA Paris (FR)
outcomes expected: decision-making tool 6. REC Szentendre (HU)
for use by law enforcement offices to
7. Imperial College London (UK)
allow discrimination between deliberate &
accidental outbreaks; risk assessment tools 8. METU Ankara (TR)
for plant pathogens. 9. SPIN-TO Srl Torino (IT)
10. UNICRI Torino (IT)
http://www.plantfoodsec.eu/
11. AROI Bet Dagan(IL)
12. NIMFFAB (Oklahoma State University
Stillwater (USA)
13. Kansas State University
Manhattan (USA)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
SPICED FP7 Secure July 2013 / June 2016 The examination of spices & herbs Coordinator:
Societies supply chain, possible vulnerable points, 1. Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
EUR 3,499,942 investigation of tenacity data of biological Berlin (DE)
Securing the spices and herbs Call 2012.1.5-4 agents, identification of chemical
commodity chains in Europe ENTR 312631 adulterations will lead to better more
Consortium:
against deliberate, accidental CP comprehensive view on this heterogeneous
or natural biological and matrix & will improve prevention, response 2. Osterreichische Agentur Gesund
chemical contamination mechanisms in spices, herbs market. With Ernahrungssicher Wien (AT)
SPICED approach it will be possible to 3. Partikas Drosibas Institut BIOR
improve food safety & food security aspects Rzekne (LV)
Status: in spices and herbs food chain and to reduce 4. Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig
ON-GOING high economic impact and human casualties Onderzoek DLO Wageningen (NL)
since spices and herbs are present in almost
5. Fuchs Essen (DE)
every processed food. EU level of expertise
will be significantly increased. 6. Keki Budapest (HU)
7. RTD Services Innsbruck (AT)
www.spiced.eu 8. Univ. Limerick (IE)
9. VP Vskumn stav potravinrsky
Bratislava (SK)
10. Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
BMVg Bonn (DE)
11. Univ. Wageningen (NL)
7.4.8 Detection / inspection for customs in relation to security threats

The Regulation 952/2013 highlights the need to develop and test detection technologies, in particular Non-
Intrusive Inspection equipment and radiation detection for conducting inspections. Examples of projects in this
area are described in this section.
7.4.8.1 Detection of illegal drugs and hidden persons

Supporting this area, a range of projects has been funded to develop methods of used by customs for e.g.
detecting hidden persons, identifying narcotics and support counter-measures, examples are:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
LINKSCH FP7 Secure February 2012 / Comparative strategic study of two major Coordinator:
Societies January 2015 drug markets, heroin and marijuana, through 1. Univ. Glasgow (UK)
prism of transit chains, operating between
Grasping the Links in the Call 2011.1.4-1 EUR 881,742 Afghanistan, EU, North Africa, with a view
Consortium:
Chain: Understanding the to then evolving a more comprehensive
Unintended Consequences CSA REA 285073 counter-narcotics policy aimed at minimising 2. Virtual Hand Research
of International Counter- proliferation of unintended consequences. Amsterdam (NL)
Narcotics Measures for Research disseminating in the form of 3. CNRS Paris (FR)
the EU concrete policy recommendations via 4. Univ. Coventry (UK)
conference activity and publications.
5. Univ. London (UK)
Status: 6. Thornley Mansfield Ltd Plymouth (UK)
FINISHED 7. Univ. Potsdam (DE)
DOGGIES FP7 Secure June 2012 / May 2015 Deployment of practical efficient means to Coordinator:
Societies detect hidden persons, illegal substances 1. III-V Lab GIE Paris (FR)
EUR 3,499,966 at border crossing points to avoid
Detection of Olfactory Call 2011.3.4-2 terrorism, human trafficking or smuggling. Consortium:
traces by orthoGonal Gas ENTR 285446 Demonstrating stand-alone sensor for
2. CINSTM Firenze (IT)
identification technologIES CP detection of hidden persons, drugs &
explosives. Trace detection by combination 3. Thales Koropi (GR)
of Mid-Infrared spectroscopy technology and 4. Min. Intrieur Paris (FR)
Status: Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS). 5. ISAS Dortmund (DE)
FINISHED
6. AEA S.R.L. Angeli di Rosora (IT)
http://www.fp7-doggies.eu
7. Univ. Athens (GR)
8. CEA Paris (FR)
9. G.A.S. Dortmund (DE)
11. CNR Rome (IT)
12. Gasera Oy Turku (FI)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
CUSTOM FP7 Secure June 2010 / Aims to perform chemical identifications Coordinator:
Societies November 2013 in custom offices, inspection of trucks, 1. SELEX Florence (IT)
cars, containers, people & baggage. The
Drugs and Precursor Sensing Call 2009-1.3-2 EUR 3,486,406 2 complementary technologies are Laser
Consortium:
by Complementing Low Cost Photo Acoustic Spectroscopy & UV induced
Multiple Techniques CP REA 242387 Fluorescence. 2. ENEA Rome (IT)
3. Technalia Bilbao (ES)
4. Gasera Ltd Turku (FI)
Status: http://custom-project.eu/
5. Turku Univ. (FI)
FINISHED
6. INSTM Modena (IT)
7. CNR Napoli (IT)
8. Alcatel Thales Palaiseau (FR)
9. Aalto Univ. Found. Helsinki (FI)
10. DNRED Paris (FR)
SNIFFER FP7 Secure February 2012 / Highly innovative one-stop shop approach Coordinator:
Societies January 2015 to complement sniffer dogs & leverage 1. CEA Paris (FR)
their capabilities, based on state-of-theart
A bio-mimicry enabled Call 2011.3.4-2 EUR 3,493,821 technologies centred on new generation of Consortium:
artificial sniffer olfactory biosensors. It covers variety of
CP ENTR 285203 border security situations in which dogs are
used today. Capabilities will allow security 3. Min. Intrieur Paris (FR)
Status: forces to operate 24/7, while saving use 4. Armines Evry (FR)
FINISHED of real dogs for cases in which they can 5. EADS Ottobruhn (DE)
potentially make difference. Border security,
especially at airports, will be significantly
enhanced as regards illegal trafficking of all 7. CSSC Rome (IT)
kinds (drugs, tobacco, illegal immigration) 8. Univ. Padua (IT)
as well as terrorist acts (thanks to explosive 9. ESIEE Chambre de Commerce et
detection). dIndustrie Paris (FR)
10. GTP Labge (FR)
http://www.sniffer-project.eu/
11. TraceTech Security Tel Aviv (IL)
12. 3D General Aviation Applications SA
3DSA Thessanoliki (GR)
13. Israel National Police Ramle (IL)
14. ARTTIC Paris (FR)
SNIFFLES FP7 Secure January 2012 / Develop Linear Ion Trap Mass Spectroscopy Coordinator:
Societies April 2015 (LIT MS) based device with mass range 1. TWI Ltd Abingdon (UK)
larger than other MS techniques to detect
Artificial sniffer using linear Call 2011.3.4-2 EUR 3,493,625 weapons, drugs, hidden persons at border Consortium:
ion trap technology crossings; identifying in parallel elemental,
2. Univ. Liverpool (UK)
IP REA 285045 molecular or biological composition all at
high speed of detection. Stand-off capability 3. Univ. Aix-Marseille Provence (FR)
Status: complementary that of sniffer dogs. Device 4. DSM R&D Sol. BV Sittard (NL)
FINISHED includes high speed detection, continuous 5. Q Technol. Ltd Liverpool (UK)
monitoring of air & surfaces to prevent
6. SAES Getters Spa Lainate (IT)
transport of illegal substances at crossing
points on land, at airports, seaports. 7. Envisiontec Gmbh Gladbeck (DE)
8. Xaarjet AB Jarfalla (SE)
www.twi.co.uk 9. Wagtail UK Ltd Holywell (UK)
DIRAC FP7 Secure January 2010 / Development of a point sensor to be Coordinator:

Societies March 2014 used by customs and police officers in 1. Consorzio C.R.E.O. L'Aquila (IT)
their daily fight against trafficking of illicit
Rapid screening and Call 2009-1.3- EUR 2,985,507 drugs, suitable in particular to detect and Consortium:
identification of illegal Drugs 2&4 identify amphetamines and their precursors.
2. FhG IPM Freiburg (DE)
by IR Absorption spectroscopy REA 242309 Compact size, capable to analyze both trace
and gas Chromatography CP and bulk material and both volatile and 3. CNR IMM Rome (IT)
non-volatile material; Identification capacity 4. EADS IW Ottobrunn (DE)
superior to commercial sensors based on 5. SELEX ES Rome (IT)
Status: IMS. Analysis / recognition based on Infrared
6. Univ. Lausanne (CH)
FINISHED Absorption Spectroscopy.
7. Univ. Galati (RO)
http://www.fp7-dirac.eu/ 8. NICC Brussels (BE)
9. NBI Vantaa (FI)
10. Elsag Datamat Genova (IT)
SNOOPY FP7 Secure January 2014 / Integration of handheld artificial sniffer Coordinator:
Societies December 2016 system for customs/police inspection 1. Univ. Brescia (IT)
purposes. Able to seek hidden persons,
Sniffer for concealed people Call 2012.3.4-4 EUR 1,835,891 controlled goods, illicit drugs, safety &
Consortium:
discovery security hazards. Target gases cover human
CP ENTR 313110 perspirations like carbonic acids, aldehydes, 2. CNR Rome (IT)
thiolic compounds, nitrogen compounds, 3. C-Tech Innovation Chester (UK)
Status: human breathing product CO2 with different 4. EADS Gmbh Ottobruhn (DE)
FINISHED kinds of sensors. Benchmarking towards
5. Univ. Roma Tor Vergata (IT)
dogs and ion mobility spectrometry.
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Instrument details
CONSORTIS FP7 Secure January 2014 / Develop a demonstrator for stand-off Coordinator:
Societies February 2017 real-time concealed object detection for 1. VTT Espoo (FI)
future implementations of high throughput
Concealed Objects Stand- Call 2012.3.4-5 EUR 3,953,449 security screening for EU mass-transit Consortium:
Off Real-Time Imaging for markets & infrastructure security. Approach
2. TU Delft (NL)
Security CP ENTR 312745 incorporating multi-frequency passive
submillimetre-wave video camera, coupled 3. Innovasec Malvern (UK)
with active 340 GHz 3D imaging radar 4. Wasa Millimeter Wave AB
Status: system. Automatic Anomaly Detection Gteborg (SE)
FINISHED algorithms to improve automation. privacy 5. FOI Stockholm (SE)
issues. End-user demo at a EU airport.
6. Asqella Oy Helsinki (FI)
http://virtual.vtt.fi/virtual/consorti/index.htm 7. ST Andrews Univ., Dundee (UK)
8. Gotmic AB Gteborg (SE)
9. Univ. Tbingen (DE)
10. Rapiscan Systems Ltd Stoke-on-
Trent (UK)
11. Finavia Oyj Vantaa (FI)
ARENA FP7 Secure May 2011 / May 2014 Flexible surveillance system for detection & Coordinator:
Societies recognition of threats towards deployment 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
EUR 3,178,761 on mobile critical assets/platforms such
Architecture for the Call 2010.2.3-3 as trucks, trains, vessels, oil rigs. Develop Consortium:
Recognition of thrEats to REA 261658 methods for detection & recognition, based
2. Univ. Reading (UK)
mobile assets using Networks CP on multisensory data analysis. Reducing
of multiple Affordable number & impact of false alarms towards 3. Sagem Paris (FR)
sensors optimized decision making; integrated, 4. BMT Group London (UK)
scalable, easy to deploy monitoring system. 5. TNO Delft (NL)
Testing of different platforms including
6. PRO DOMO Sas Paris (FR)
Status: trucks, trains, vessels, oil rigs.
FINISHED 7. ITTI Poznan (PL)
http://www.ARENA-fp7.eu 8. MORPHO Paris (FR)
7.4.8.2 Supply chain security

Other projects are focusing on supply chain security, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ISTIMES FP7 Secure July 2009 / June 2012 Prototypical modular, scalable ICTbased Coordinator:
Societies system, exploiting distributed & local 1. TeRN Tito Scalo (IT)
EUR 3,113,460 sensors, for non-destructive electromagnetic
Integrated system for Call FP7-ICT- monitoring, dedicated to reliability, safety Consortium:
transport infrastructure SEC-2007-1 REA 225663 of critical transport infra structures, able
2. Telespazio Spa Rome (IT)
surveillance, monitoring by to couple current monitoring of CIs with
electromagnetic sensing CP high situational awareness during crisis 3. Dip. Protezione Civile Rome (IT)
management. Updated, detailed real time 4. EMPA Thun (CH)
information about the infrastructure status 5. Ifsttar Marne la Valle (FR)
Status: to improve decision support for emergency
6. Univ. Lund (SE)
FINISHED & disasters stakeholders.
7. Univ. Tel Aviv (IL)
www.istimes.eu/ 8. Territorial Data Elaboration
Bucarest (RO)
9. Norsk Elektro Optikk AS
Lrenskog (NO)
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CASSANDRA FP7 Secure June 2011 / June 2015 CASSANDRAs main strategic goal was to Coordinator:
Societies improve supply chain visibility and business 1. TNO the Hague (NL)
EUR 9,958,749 execution as well as the efficiency and
Common assessment and Call 2010.3.2-1 effectiveness for government supervision. Consortium:
analysis of risk in global REA 261795 This was facilitated by data sharing and 2. Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam (NL)
supply chain IP a new approach towards risk assessment.
3. Techn. Univ. Delft (NL)
The project will enable and facilitate the
combination of existing information sources 4. ISEL Bremen (DE)
Status: in supply chains into a new data sharing 5. Fund. Zaragoza Logi. Centre (ES)
FINISHED (information pipeline) concept which 6. Cross-border Res. Assoc.
improves visibility and thus also assessment Lausanne CH)
of risks by both business and government. A
7. GS1 AISBL Brussels (BE)
new approach in risk assessment will make
sure that government can use data more 8. IBM BV Amsterdam (NL)
efficiently and therefore improve overall 9. GMVIS Skysoft SA Lisboa (PT)
effectiveness. 10. Intrasoft Luxembourg (LU)
11. Atos Madrid (ES)
http://www.cassandra-project.eu
12. Descartes AISBL Brussels (BE)
13. City of Bremen, Germany (DE)
14. Min. Financien The Hague (NL)
15. HM Revenue and Customs
London (UK)
16. Korps Land. Politie Diensten (NL)
17. Portic Barcelona S.A. (ES)
18. ECT Particip. Rotterdam (NL)
19. Dbh Logistics Bremen (DE)
20. Seacon Venlo Exp. Venlo (NL)
21. BAP Logistics Felixstowe (UK)
22. Kuehne+Nagel GmbH Wien (AT)
23. DHL Manag. Ltd Basel (CH)
24. North-South Consultants Exchange
LLC Cairo (Egypt)
25. Port Authority of Setubal & Sesimbra
Setubal (PT)
26. Portbase BV Rotterdam (NL)
LOGSEC FP7 Secure January 2009 / Developed a strategic roadmap for supply Coordinator:
Societies July 2011 chain security, analyzed importance 1. EFP Consulting Leeds (UK)
of political, regulatory, technological
Development of a strategic Call 2009-1.1-1 EUR 753,372 aspects, produced recommendations . Consortium:
roadmap towards a Keytechnologies, procedural aspects include: 2. Atos Madrid (ES)
demonstration project in CSA REA - 241676 container, goods/inventory, authentication,
3. Cross-border Research Association
EU logistics & supply chain traceability, inspection, monitoring
Lausanne (CH)
security technologies; risk assessment systems
& models; Information transfer systems; 4. European Council of Transport Users
Intermodal transport security; modernisation Brussels (BE)
Status: of customs procedures; protection of supply 5. Szkoa Gwna Handlowa w
FINISHED chain infrastructure. User requirements, Warszawa (PL)
data collection steps included: 6. Clecat Brussels (BE)
literature, project reviews,
7. Innovative Compliance Europe Ltd
end-user interviews,
London (UK)
user surveys,
user workshops. 8. Eidgenssische Zollverwaltung
Bern (CH)
www.logsec.org/
SECURECHAINS FP7 Secure May 2010 / April 2012 Mission is to contribute to more competitive Coordinator:
Societies Security Technology Supply Chains (STSC). 6 1. INOVAMAIS Porto (PT)
EUR 820,032 main objectives :
Integration of security Call 2009-7.0-2 1) identify supply chains, stakeholders; Consortium:
technology supply chains and REA - 242417 2) detect untapped potential integrated in 2. FhG FKIE Wachtberg (DE)
identification of weaknesses CSA EU STSC ;
3. DHL Innov. Cent. Troisdorf (DE)
and untapped potential 3) engage innovative low tier suppliers in
STSC; 4. Innova Spa Rome (IT)
4) contribute to building of R&D 5. Sollerta Ltd Weimouth (UK)
Status: competences in STSC; 6. Tecnalia San Sebastian (ES)
FINISHED 5) develop awareness building activities in
7. Mr. Juergen K. von der Lippe and Dr.
R&D Security;
Jean Cornier Hannover (DE)
6) promote, facilitate communication
platform/website. 8. Univ. din Craiova Craiova (RO)
9. Alma Consult. Paris (FR)
www.securechains.eu 10. Teseo Sprl Brussels (BE)
11. Informatics Research Institute INA
Thessaloniki (GR)
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OSMOSIS FP7 Secure April 2010 / March 2012 Fostering involvement of SMEs in security Coordinator:
Societies technology supply chain & to facilitate 1. Ciaotech Srl Milano (IT)
EUR 580,889 collaboration between SMEs & key
Overcoming Security Call 2009-7.0-2 stakeholders in EU Security domain, create Consortium:
Market Obstacles for REA - 242416 a nurturing environment for involvement 2. SESM Rome (IT)
SMEs Involvement in the CSA of SMEs in overall Security Market, by
3. GMVIS Skysoft Lisboa (PT)
technological Supply Chain increasing their capabilities to understand &
focus on security market trend & untapped 4. TU Mnchen (DE)
potentials, link with relevant stakeholders, 5. CINI Rome (IT)
Status: facilitate their involvement in technological 6. Innostart Budapest (HU)
FINISHED supply chain, also by favoring joint R&D
7. Honeywell spol sro Praha (CZ)
activities with RTD organisations & large
industries. 8. INTA Madrid (ES)
9. Fundacin para el Conocimiento
www.osmosisecurity.eu Madrid (ES)
10. ELSAG Datamat Rome (IT)
11. PNO Consultants Sas Paris (FR)
SAFEPOST FP7 Secure April 2012 / March 2016 Reuse and development of Security Coordinator:
Societies Knowledge assets for International Postal 1. Assoc. Europ. Public Postal Operators
EUR 9,523,423 supply chains; EU fund: AISBL Brussels (BE)
Reuse and development of Call 2011.2.4-1 SAFEPOST aims to raise current level of
Security Knowledge assets ENTR - 285104 postal security by integrating innovative Consortium:
for International Postal IP screening solutions that: 2. BMT Group Teddington (UK)
Supply chains 1) do not disrupt the flow of enormous
3. Geopost Smethwick (UK)
volumes of parcels & letters associated with
operational postal processes; 4. FOI Stockholm (SE)
Status: 2) support customs & counter-crime 5. Tellusecure TLS Lund (SE)
FINISHED intelligence work within a EU-wide 6. MJC2 Ltd Crowthorne (UK)
cooperative distributed model. After making
7. Inlecom Systems Burgess Hill(UK)
inventory of security gaps these will be
developed into generic postal security 8. Correos y Telgrafos Madrid (ES)
models integrated into a Postal Security 9. Atos Madrid (ES)
Target Operating Model, enabling postal 10. NMI Delft (NL)
operators, customs, other relevant actors
11. Conf. Org. Road Transport
to understand how to securely exchange
Enforcement AISBL Brussels (BE)
information related not only to security but
also to optimisation of postal flows. 12. Hellenic Post Athens (GR)
13. K-NET Athens (GR)
http://www.safepostproject.eu 14. Marlo Heer (NO)
15. Fundacin Zaragoza Logistics Center
ZLC Zaragoza (ES)
16. Conceptivity Meyrin (CH)
17. slandspstur Reykjavik (IS)
18. Univ. Genova Genova (IT)
Echandens (CH)
Other on-going projects are complementing the above:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
IPATCH FP7 Secure March 2014 / April 2017 Collection and in-depth analysis of historical Coordinator:
Societies data on piracy incidents in terms of legal, 1. BMT Group Ltd Teddington (UK)
EUR 2,976,845 ethical, societal, economic implications;
Intelligent Piracy Avoidance Call 2013.2.4-2 production of a manual on use & implement
Consortium:
using threat detection and REA - 607567 of countermeasures against piracy; Build
countermeasure heuristics CSA an on-board system for early detection, 2. FOI Stockholm (SE)
classification, mitigation of piracy threats; 3. Univ. Reading London (UK)
demonstration of automated decision 4. ITTI Poznan (PL)
Status: support for piracy threat countermeasures;
5. Sagem Paris (FR)
ON-GOING Maritime Data Set to evaluate performance
of threat detection algorithms. 6. Univ. Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Milano (IT)
http://www.ipatchproject.eu/partners.aspx 7. Thermal Engineering Systems AB
Linkoping (SE)
8. Univ. Namur Namur (BE)
9. Foinikas Shipping Company
Athens (GR)
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CORE FP7 Secure June 2014 / April 2018 CORE will consolidate, amplify, demonstrate Coordinator:
Societies EU knowledge, capabilities, international 1. ESC Brussels (BE)
EUR 29,254,829 co-operation for securing supply chains
Consistently Optimised Call 2013.2.4-1 whilst maintaining or improving business
Consortium:
Resilient Secure Global REA - 603993 performance, with specific reference to key
Supply-Chains IP Supply Chain Corridors. Driven by: 2. Advanced Track & Trace Paris(FR)
Customs, law enforcement authorities, 3. A.P. Moller Copenhagen (DK)
other agencies nationally & internationally 4. ATOS Madrid (ES)
Status: to increase effectiveness of security &
5. BAP Logistics Ltd Suffolk (UK)
ON-GOING trade compliance, without increasing
transaction costs for business & to increase 6. BMT Group Ltd Teddington (UK)
co-operative security risk management 7. Brimatech Services Wien (AT)
(supervision & control); 8. KEMEA Athens (GR)
business communities, specifically
9. Clecat Brussels (BE)
shippers, forwarders, terminal operators,
carriers, financial stakeholders to integrate 10. CLMS London (UK)
compliance & trade facilitation concepts 11. Conceptivity Sarl Meyrin (CH)
like green lanes, pre-clearance with 12. CONEX SA Orchies (FR)
supply chain visibility, optimisation. It will
13. IBI Bologna (IT)
consolidate solutions developed in each
supply chain sector (port, container, air, 14. FloraHolland Aalsmeer (NL)
post). Implementation-driven R&D will 15. Cross-border Research Association
be undertaken designed to discover gaps, Lausanne (CH)
practical problems & to develop capabilities, 16. CSS Zrich (CH)
solutions that could deliver sizable,
17. dbh Logistics IT Bremen (DE)
sustainable progress in supply chain security
across all EU MS & on global scale. 18. Douane Tax and Customs Admin. DJ
Heerlen (NL)
http://www.coreproject.eu/ 19. Descartes Systems Lier (BE)
20. DHL Spain Madrid (ES)
21. eBOS Technol. Strovolos (CY)
22. Enide Solutions S. Andreu (ES)
23. EIA Brussels (BE)
24. Fundacion Zaragoza Logistics (ES)
25. Georgia Tech Atlanta (US)
26. HMRC London (UK)
27. Icontrol Networks Redwood (US)
28. Inlecom Systems London (UK)
29. ILM Warszawa (PL)
30. Intrasoft Int. Luxembourg (LU)
31. IRTU Brussels (BE)
32. MIT Rome (IT)
34. Log. without Paper Hoorn (NL)
35. Logit One Geel (BE)
36. Mar. Cargo Proc. Felixstowe (UK)
37. Metro Ship. Birmingham (UK)
38. Min. Ecol. Dv. Dur. En. Paris (FR)
39. Min. Financien Den Haag (NL)
40. MJC2 Ltd Crowthorne (UK)
41. TNO Delft (NL)
42. Portic Barcelona Barcelona (ES)
43. Procter & Gamble Brussels (BE)
44. Seabridge NV Zeebrugge (BE)
45. Seacon Venlo Exp. Venlo (NL)
46. Sec. Projects Ltd Rainham (UK)
47. Haefen Bremen (DE)
48. Serv. Public Fin. (BE)
49. Smiths Detection Watford (UK)
50. Sunwell Technologies Inc
Woodbridge (CA)
51. TU Delft (NL)
52. TU Eindhoven (NL)
53. Telespazio TPZ Rome (IT)
54. Term. Maritima Zaragoza (ES)
55. Interpol Lyon (FR)
57. SESE Lund (SE)
58. TTS Italia Rome (IT)
59. Uniserve Ltd Heathrow (UK)
60. Virtual Logistics Transport Network
Brussels (BE)
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7.4.9 Transport Security Threats

Security related research is also focusing on several branches of transport policies as illustrated below.
7.4.9.1 Railway security
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SECRET FP7 Secure August 2012 / Protection of railway infrastructure against Coordinator:
Societies July 2015 EM attacks. Identifying vulnerability points 1. Europe Recherche Transport Lyon (FR)
at different levels (electronic, systemic), EM
SECurity of Railways against Call 2011.2.2-2 EUR 3,059,433 attack scenarios, risk assessment (service
Consortium:
Electromagnetic aTtacks degradation, potential accidents, economic
CP ENTR 285136 impacts), public equipment which can be 2. FhG IAIS Sankt Augustin (DE)
used to generate EM attacks; developing 3. Politecnico di Torino (IT)
Status: protection rules to strengthen infrastructure 4. Trialog Paris (FR)
FINISHED (electronic, architecture, systemic levels),
5. IFSTTAR Paris (FR)
EM attack detection devices & processes,
resilient architecture able to adequately 6. Univ. Lige (BE)
react in case of EM attack detection; 7. Zanassi Alessandro Modena (IT)
extracting recommendations to ensure 8. Univ. Basque Country Leioa (ES)
resiliency, contributing to standards.
9. SNCF Paris (FR)
http://secret-project.eu/ 10. UICF Paris (FR)
11. Alstom Paris (FR)
PROTECTRAIL FP7 Secure September 2010 / To develop integrated system to improve Coordinator:
Societies June 2014 security of rail transportation through better 1. ANSALDO Genoa (IT)
protection of railways, trains, to reduce
Railway-Industry Partnership Call 2009-2.2-1 EUR 13,115,064 disparity in security between EU railway Consortium:
for Integrated Security of Rail systems. This will include immunity of
2. SELEX Rome (IT)
Transport CP REA 242270 signal, power distribution systems against
electromagnetic terrorism, detection of 3. TNO Delft (NL)
abnormal objects on or under ballast; 4. UICF Paris (FR)
Status: clearance of trains before daily use; control 5. Bombardier Transp. Berlin (DE)
FINISHED of access to drivers cabin, detection of
6. Alstom Transport SA Paris (FR)
unauthorised driver; new methods/tools to
isolate & secure luggage; as well as study, 7. Thales Paris (FR)
tools to reduce disparity of EU railway 8. Sarad Gmbh Dresden (DE)
systems security. It will demonstrate 9. UNIFE Brussels (BE)
potential of EU rail transportation systems
10. Morpho Paris (FR)
for improved protection & homogeneity.
11. Sagem Scurit SA Paris (FR)
http://www.protectrail.eu/ 12. Ductis Gmbh Goldbach (DE)
13. eleznin spolonos Slovensko as
Bratislava (SK)
14. Joint Stock Company Lithuanian
Railways Vilnius (LT)
15. ItalCertifer Scpa Florence (IT)
16. PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe SA
Warszawa (PL)
17. DAppolonia Spa Genova (IT)
18. Elbit Systems Ltd Haifa (IL)
19. Univ. Namur (BE)
20. Eppra Courtaboeuf (FR)
21. Kingston Univ. (UK)
23. Sodern Paris (FR)
24. Smiths Heimann Sas Vitry (FR)
25. Rail Cargo Wien (AT)
26. CEA Paris (FR)
27. Institut Franco-Allemand de
Recherches de Saint-Louis (FR)
28. Turk. State Railways Ankara (TR)
29. Mer Mec Spa Monopoli (IT)
30. SNCF Paris (FR)
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7.4.9.2 Urban transport and road network security
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SECUR-ED FP7 Secure August 2011 / Integrate consistent, interoperable mix Coordinator:
Societies September 2014 of technologies & processes, covering all 1. Thales Paris (FR)
aspects. Rationale is to create a global
Secured Urban Transportation Call 2012.6.1-3 EUR 25,468,072 EU improvement in mass transportation
Consortium:
- European Demonstration security through development of
CP ENTR 261605 packaged modular solutions validated in 2. Alstom Transport Paris (FR)
4 demonstrations. It aimed to be used 3. Ansaldo STS Genova (IT)
Status: on transport systems in EU medium & 4. ATM Milano (IT)
FINISHED large sized cities. It defines consistent
5. Bombardier Transp. Berlin (DE)
& interoperable mix of technologies &
processes; 6. CEA Paris (FR)
toolkit of operational procedures aimed 7. CRT Madrid (ES)
at identifying, managing risks, planning 8. Deutsche Bahn AG Berlin (DE)
operations,ensuring fast restoration of
activities; series of improved technical
security solutions: Video analytics, 10. Edisoft Lisboa (PT)
Protection, hardening, CIs resilience, 11. FOI Stockholm (SE)
CBRN-E sensor systems; 12. FhG IAO Stuttgart (DE)
Standardized information management
13. Hamburg Consult HCO (DE)
& comm. systems controlling exchange
of information between transport actors/ 14. ICC Madid (ES)
users ; 15. INOV Lisboa (PT)
Intelligent incident prevention, EWS using 16. JRC Brussels (BE)
multiple-source correlation.
17. RTB Bucarest (RO)
www.secur-ed.eu 18. EMEF Lisboa (PT)
19. MTRS3 Ltd Tel Aviv (IL)
20. NICE Systems Ltd Haifa (IL)
21. Univ. Paderborn (DE)
22. RATP Paris (FR)
24. EMT Madrid (ES)
25. Min. Intrieur Paris (FR)
26. SNCF Paris (FR)
27. Ferrovie Nord Milano (IT)
28. Univ. Stavanger (NO)
29. STIB Brussels (BE)
30. TNO Delft (NL)
31. TU Dresden (DE)
32. UITP Brussels (BE)
33. UNIFE Brussels (BE)
34. VTT Espoo (FI)
35. Univ.. Julius-Maximilians
Wuerzburg (DE)
36. IET Madrid (ES)
37. GTE Tel Aviv (IL)
38. AXIS Comm. Lund (SE)
39. Turk. Cumhuriyeti Ankara (TR)
40. Selex Rome (IT)
SERON FP7 Secure November 2009 / Investigating impacts of possible man-made Coordinator:
Societies ICT October 2012 attacks on transport network, in particular 1. Planung Transport Verkehr AG
resulting regional, supra-regional impacts Karlsruhe (DE)
Security of road transport Call ICT- EUR 2,246,110 on transport links their economic impacts.
networks SEC-2007-1.1 It focuses on development, validation of Consortium:
REA 225354 innovative methodology, designed to provide
2. Bund. Straenwesen BASt Bergisch
CP common framework for analysis of critical
Gladbach (DE)
Status: road infrastructure objects or road transport
FINISHED networks with regard to their importance 3. Parsons Brinckerhoff Newcastle (UK)
within EU transport network with regard to 4. Techn. Univ. Graz (AT)
possible attacks. This methodology is based 5. Traficon nv Wevelgem (BE)
on interdisciplinary interaction of expertise,
6. Ernst Basler & Part. Zollikon (CH)
innovative simulation methods.
7. Niras Rdgivende Ingenirer og
www.seron-project.eu/ Planlggere Alleroed (DK)
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STAR-TRANS FP7 Secure November 2009 / STAR-TRANS created models that can Coordinator:
Societies ICT April 2013 represent possible risk incidents, structure 1. Intrasoft International SA
& assets of EUs heterogeneous transport Luxemburg (LU)
Strategic Risk Assessment Call ICT-SEC- EUR 2,105,588 systems, relationship between different
and Contingency Planning 2007-1.0-01 assets in networks. Project developed a
Consortium:
in interconnected Transport REA - 225594 STAR-TRANS modelling language & impact-
Networks CP assessment modelling language. 2. NRC Demokritos Athens (GR)
http://www.startrans-project.eu/ 4. CORTE AISBL Brussels (BE)
Status:
5. QinetiQ SA Farnborough (UK)
FINISHED
6. FhG IVI Dresden (DE)
7. CERTH Thessaloniki (GR)
8. Metropolitan Police Service
London (UK)
9. CTL Ltd Lefkosia (CY)
10. Squaris Ltd Brussels (BE)
11. Societa' reti e mobilita' spa
Bologna (IT)
7.4.9.3 Security of Critical Infrastructures in relation to Mass Transportation
Funding Contract
Instrument details
DEMASST FP7 Secure August 2009 / Facilitate protection of EU citizens, property Coordinator:
Societies July 2013 & infrastructure against threats of terrorism, 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
crime, riots, by automatic detection of
Security of critical Call 2007-2.1-1 EUR 956,558 abnormal human behaviour based on expert
Consortium:
infrastructures related to classifications, analysis of CCTV operator
mass transportation CP ENTR 218264 behaviour. Algorithms detecting pre-defined 2. Ansaldo STS Genova (IT)
threat behaviours with accurate & robust 3. TIFSA Madrid (ES)
detection, data from audio, video sensors. 4. Sintef Trondheim (NO)
Tested on real-time evaluation platform on
5. CEA Paris (FR)
large-scale events (football arena), & critical
infrastructure (airports). 6. Tecnalia San Sebastian (ES)
7. TNO Delft (NL)
http://www.demasst.eu 8. Diehl Uberlingen (DE)
10. EADS Astrium Paris (FR)
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7.4.10 Risk assessment related to radicalisation

Radicalisation has become one of the core research area with the recent events, few projects have covered this
area in FP7 but the coverage will be enhanced in H2020:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
IMPACT EUROPE FP7 Secure January 2014 / Filling gap in knowledge & understanding Coordinator:
Societies August 2015 of 'what works' in tackling violent 1. TNO Delft (NL)
radicalization, developing evaluation toolkit
Innovative Method and Call 2012-1 EUR 2,801,537 that enables evaluators, policy-makers,
Consortium:
Procedure to Assess frontline workers, academics in field
Counter-violent-radicalisation CP REA 312235 of violent radicalization to answer how 2. CEVAS di Liliana Leone Rome (IT)
Techniques in Europe effective are various programs at tackling 3. FRS Paris (FR)
violent radicalization, what is best practice 4. Int. Sec. Counter-terrorism Academy
in tackling violent radicalization, how does Rishon Le-Zion (IL)
Status: this inform our knowledge, understanding?
5. ISC Brussels (BE)
FINISHED This evaluation toolkit aims to help
professionals in their interventions and 6. ITTI Poznan (PL)
integrating best practice into design. 7. Politie Zaanstreek Zaandam (NL)
8. Radical Middle Way Community Interest
http://impacteurope.eu/ Co Wembley (UK)
9. RAND Cambridge (UK)
10. Stichting dr. Hilda Verwey-Jonker
Instituut Utrecht (NL)
11. Sticht. Hogeschool Utrecht (NL)
12. Univ. Milano Bicocca (IT)
7.4.11 Disaster Response and Security of Citizens

Complementing Chapter 7.2 focusing on natural disasters, issues related to disaster response and security are
handled in research projects which often include classified components and involve different categories of
stakeholders. The section below provides insights into projects in this area.
7.4.11.1 Interoperability and communication with focus on security

Projects below illustrate research trends in (interoperable) communications to enhance citizen's security:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
FREESIC FP7 Secure February 2014 / Investigating barriers to interoperability Coordinator:

Societies July 2014 of emergency services, proposing 1. Ardaco, a.s. Bratislava (SK)
communication solution to support
Free Secure Interoperable Call 2011.5.2-1 EUR 3,284,040 information exchange through
Consortium:
Communications heterogeneous communication systems,
CP REA 285205 deploys interoperability platform into 3 2. Nat. Sec. Authority Bratislava (SK)
countries & evaluates its operation. Creating 3. Univ. Luxembourg (LU)
Status: solution that will allow highly secure & 4. BAPCO Lincoln (UK
FINISHED cost effective interoperability between
5. ITTI Ltd Poznan(PL)
communication infrastructures right across
Europe. System operating free-of-charge 6. NEXTEL SA Zamudio (ES)
through an open source gateway. 7. Cent.Comm. Gouv. Senningen (LU)
8. World Consult Bratislava (SK)
http://www.freesic.eu
9. Pramacom Prague Praha (CZ)
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Instrument details
CRISYS FP7 Secure February 2011 / Roadmap building capable of full Coordinator:
Societies May 2012 implementation to show specific 1. EOS Brussels (BE)
demonstration actions whilst establishing
Critical Response in Security Call 2010.4.1-1 EUR 740,945 contacts & awareness with main public
Consortium:
and Safety Emergencies & private stakeholders. CRISYS links
CSA REA 261682 approaches, technical solutions, procedures, 2. Indra Sistemas SA Madrid (ES)
& standards that exist in civil protection 3. Thales Paris (FR)
Status: field, which can be extremely fragmented at 4. Edisoft SA Pao de Arcos (PT)
FINISHED national, local level, to permit fast, adequate
response to natural & manmade threats.
6. Demokritos Athens (GR)
www.crisys-project.eu 7. Altran BV Amsterdam (NL)
8. Teletron TLT Elmas (IT)
9. Min. Interior FMOI Helsinki (FI)
10. Univ. Lancashire Preston (UK)
11. SFMC Paris (FR)
12. Ist. Affari Int. Rome (IT)
13. Zanasi Alessandro Modena (IT)
14. Transelectrica Bucarest (RO)
15. CTIF Stockholm (SE)
DARIUS FP7 Secure April 2012 / Development of solutions to adapt Coordinator:

Societies February 2015 unmanned systems to SAR operations 1. BAE Systems Rochester (UK)
needs & constraints. Integration Project:
Deployable SAR Integrated Call 2011.4.2-2 EUR 7,475,830 system of systems, system, platforms, Consortium:
Chain with Unmanned sensors, communications. At system level, 2. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
Systems CP REA 284851 solutions designed will be mobile or at least
3. DFRC AG Zug (CH)
transportable.
4. Skytech Ltd Dublin (IE)
Status: http://www.darius-fp7.eu/ 5. ECA Toulon (FR)
FINISHED 6. SINTEF Trondheim (NO)
7. NTUA Athens (GR)
8. Future Intell. Ltd Athens (GR)
9. TELINT London (UK)
10. ONERA Paris (FR)
12. EUSDEM Brussels (BE)
13. NMCI Cork (IE)
14. CEREN Gardanne (FR)
On-going projects are complementing the above research efforts:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
EPISECC FP7 Secure June 2014 / In disaster situation 3 things contribute to Coordinator:
Societies May 2017 success: having right resource available 1. AIT Seibersdorf (AT)
in shortest time, with highest relevance
Establish Pan-European Call 2013-1 EUR 3,764,547 & at right location. Access to necessary Consortium:
Information Space to Enhance information, communication with other
2. Cassidian Finland Helsingfors (FI)
seCurity of Citziens CP REA 607078 rescuers, & stakeholders as well as
availability of resources are key factors in 3. Cassidian Sas Paris (FR)
minimizing damage & loss of life. 4. Deutsche Zentrum fr Luft-und
Status: Raumfahrt e. Berlin (DE)
ON-GOING https://www.episecc.eu/
5. Frequentis AG Wien (AT)
6. IES Solutions Srl Rome (IT)
7. HWC Ltd Lancaster (UK)
8. HITEC Lux. SA Hollerech (LU)
9. KU Leuven Leuven (BE)
10. PSC Forum AISBL Brussels (BE)
11. Univ. Split Split (HR)
12. TU Graz Graz (AT)
13. TETRA Assoc. Newcastle (UK)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
SALUS FP7 Secure September 2013 / Design, implementation & evaluation of Coordinator:
Societies August 2016 next generation communication network 1. Inst. Telecom. Lisboa (PT)
for Public Protection & Disaster Relief
Security And InteroperabiLity Call 2012.5.2-1 EUR 3,499,829 (PPDR), providing security, privacy, seamless
Consortium:
in Next Generation mobility, QoS, reliability support for
PPDR CommUnication CP ENTR 313296 mission-critical Private Mobile Radio 2. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
InfrastructureS (PMR) voice & broadband data services. 3. Rohill Tech. BV Hoogeveen (NL)
Full techno-economic scope regarding 4. Airwave Solutions Ltd Slough (UK)
development & deployment by focusing
5. FhG IOSB Karlsruhe (DE)
Status: on integration / migration to 4G wireless
ON-GOING developments targeting 3 critical scenarios: 6. Twente Inst. Wireless and Mobile
1) city security, Comm. Twente (NL)
2) disaster recovery, 7. OneSource Consultoria Informatica Lda
3) temporary protection Coimbra (PT)
8. Univ. Ljubljana (SI)
http://www.sec-salus.eu/
10. Univ. Kingston (UK)
11. Univ. of Patras (GR)
12. Ubitel Ltd St. Petersburg (Russia)
13. Univ. Belgrade (Serbia)
14. PSCE AISBL Brussels (BE)
15. Alcatel-Lucent Int. Paris (FR)
16. Pelastusopisto Emergency Services
College Kuopio (FI)
SECTOR FP7 Secure September 2014 / Establishing foundations of future Common Coordinator:
Societies April 2017 CCM (Collaborative Crisis Management) 1. E-Geos SPA Rome (IT)
Information Spaces by expanding EU
Secure European common Call 2013.5.1-1 EUR 3,156,202 scientific knowledge base on cross-border Consortium:
information space for the multi-agency CCM processes, complications 2. ASELSAN Elektronik Istanbul (TR)
interoperability of first CP REA 607821 these imply when aiming at setting-up &
3. Univ. Polit. Valencia Valencia (ES)
responders and police design cross-border supporting information
authorities Systems. 4. FOI Stockholm (SE)
5. ITTI Poznan (PL)
6. CINI Rome (IT)
Status:
7. Saadian Technol. Ltd Dublin (IE)
ON-GOING
8. SESM Rome (IT)
9. Univ. Stuttgart (DE)
11. Police Service of Northern Ireland
Belfast (UK)
12. Wysza Szkoa Policji w Szczytnie
Szczytno (PL)
13. Health Serv. Executive Naas (IE)
14. Szkola Glowna Sluzby Pozarniczej
Warszawa (PL)
15. Stichting Studio Veiligheid Den
Haag (NL
16. Eberhard Karls Universitt Tbingen
Tbingen (DE)
7.4.12 Standardisation
Standardisation supports a range of EU policies and is closely related to research developments (pre-, co-
and post-normative research). The Mandate 487 report prepared by CEN has identified a number of needs
and recommendations in the CBRN-E, Crisis Management and Border Control areas, which resulted in the
selection of priorities by the Commission. These were dealt with in two different ways for CBRN-E and Crisis
Management: (1) the development of Workshop Agreements within the framework of expert groups coordinated
by the European Reference Network for CIP (ERNCIP); and (2) mandates to CEN for the development of selected
standards. Besides these formal activities, FP7 research projects also include standardisation components as
described below.
Within Horizon2020, the DRS-6-2015 topic on "Addressing standardisation opportunities in support of increasing
disaster resilience in Europe" will complement on-going activities (see above) on standardisation (derived from
M487 recommendations) and discuss gaps and perspectives for future standardisation developments.
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In the sector of civil protection, the establishment of the European Emergency Response Capacity (EERC)
is linked to quality requirements (based on international standards where such standards exist) defined by
the Commission for the response capacities that Member States will commit. It is related to a process for
certification and registration of the Member States response capacities made available to the EERC. Potentially
significant strategic response capacity gaps in the EERC are identified with help by the Commission to Member
States consortia.
Key standardisation goals are identified in the CBRN and Explosive Action Plans, in particular the requirement
to make a comprehensive overview of relevant regulations or standards at hand and their relevance to
biosecurity and biosafety, and to consider implementation of the CEN Workshop Agreement CWA 15793 and
WHO Laboratory Biosecurity Guidance. The plan also promotes the development of a coherent set of minimum
technical detection standards (including within the context of border monitoring) based on scenarios, user
requirements and risk and threat assessments while building on existing work, in particular the engagement
of the private sector, especially ESOS (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI) and consideration of forensic requirements for
evidence as well as legal metrology requirements. This is complemented by the requirement to develop
reference materials of biological agents for both clinical and environmental samples (according to internationally
accepted standards) in order to achieve quality assurance in detection. Finally, the plan also requires the setting
of minimum requirements for sampling, detection, identification and monitoring of pathogens and toxins within
a civilian security context at EU level and make these available to the private sector, with due consideration of
confidentiality. The CBRN Action plan also requires the development of guidelines based on existing standards
for CBRN training of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists, including standards developed by EDA to
the non-military context.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SLAM FP7 Secure April 2012 / March 2014 Enhancing competence in MS in Coordinator:
Societies development of common methods, 1. Univ. Umea (SE)
EUR 1,117,608 procedures, protocols for detection, analysis
Standardisation of laboratory Call 2011.5.4-1 identification of CBRN substances allowing
Consortium:
analytical methods ENTR 285410 for significant comparison of results from
CSA different laboratories & operators within 2. TNO Delft (NL)
EU. A road-map suggesting methods of 3. Robert Koch Inst. Berlin (DE)
Status: choice, processes, means to implement 4. FOI Stockholm (SE)
FINISHED necessary standards to CBRN analysis
5. Health Prot. Agency London (UK)
will be presented & reported. Functional
standardisation of CBRN analysis at 6. CEA Paris (FR)
necessary level of stringency will become 7. FFI Kjeller (NO)
important component of a EU more resilient
to CBRN incidents.
http://www.cbrnecenter.eu/project/slam/
HECTOS FP7 Secure September 2014 / ocus on industrial standards for explosives Coordinator:
Societies August 2017 detection & person-scanning technology. 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
Study if and how existing evaluation,
Harmonized Evaluation, Call 2013.5.4-1 EUR 3,489,016 certification schemes used in other areas Consortium:
Certification and Testing of including Common Criteria, New Legislative 2. DIN Berlin (DE)
Security Products CP ENTR 606861 Framework, ECAC CEP, CertAlarm... could
3. FhG ICT Karlsruhe (DE)
be used & possibly further developed/
enhanced/ adapted/ integrated as general 4. Iconal Technol. Cambridge (UK)
Status: approach for assessment, certification 5. Morpho Paris (FR)
ON-GOING of products used for physical security of 6. TNO Delft (NL)
people & infrastructure. As mechanisms
7. NPL Management Ltd Hook (UK)
to independently evaluate security
product performance, it will consider 8. Univ. Warwick Coventry (UK)
ethical, privacy requirements, regulatory
compliance. Approach will be validated
through experiments using 2 different
product groups as case studies: weapons,
explosives detection systems & biometric
recognition. Develop roadmap for dev. new
harmonized certification schemes, provide
standardization bodies with proposals for
new work items.
www.hectos-fp7.eu
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7.4.13 Foresights studies on security threats

The constant progress of science and implementation of security policies require a degree of anticipation about
future needs (either related to research or policy implementation). This is why many projects are running foresight
studies and discuss roadmaps to better prepare the future. Examples of finished projects are given below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ETTIS FP7 Secure January 2012 / Provide means to establish sustainable Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 process of anticipating emerging threats to 1. Peace Res. Inst. Oslo (NO)
society & to societal security, to translate
European security trends and Call 2011.6.3-1 EUR 2,285,586 them into research priorities. Future threats Consortium:
threats in society & needs of security organisations are
CP REA 285593 explored in context & situational scenarios.
Identification, assessment of opportunities 3. Den Haag Centr. Strat. Studies HCSS
Status: for enhancing societal security is conducted Den Haag (NL)
FINISHED within context of these scenarios. Options 4. Trilateral Research & Consulting LLP
identified in stakeholder process, aiming to london (UK)
identify collective priorities. Exploration of 5. FhG INT (DE)
needs, options for policy intervention with
6. CIES Dublin (IE)
emphasis on EU policy level.
7. AIT Wien (AT)
www.ettis-project.eu 8. Morpho Paris (FR)
10. Police Service of Northern Ireland
PSNI Dublin (UK)
FESTOS FP7 Secure January 2009 / Identification of future security threats Coordinator:
Societies December 2011 posed by emerging technologies, narrative 1. ICTAF Tel-Aviv (IL)
scenarios, assessment of need for
Foresight of evolving security Call 2007-1 EUR 824,552 knowledge control, evaluation of policy Consortium:
threats posed by emerging measures to cope with threats. Adequate
2. Turku School Economics Turku (FI)
technologies CSA REA 217993 mix of Foresight methods were employed,
e.g. horizon scanning, weak signals analysis, 3. Found. European Sci. Cooperation
expert surveys, brainstormings, futures Warszawa (PL)
Status: wheel , interactive scenario building, STEEPV 4. EFP Consulting Leeds (UK)
FINISHED analysis. 5. TU Berlin (DE)
6. Uniwers. Lodzki lodz (PL)
http://www.festos.org
EVOCS FP7 Secure October 2010 / Security which differ depending on place and Coordinator:
Societies October 2013 time and to analyse similarities, differences 1. FhG INT Euskirchen (DE)
between them. Bringing together relevant
The evolving concept of Call 2009-4.3-3 EUR 918,125 European stakeholders to discuss core
Consortium:
security: A critical evaluation values, threats to them, measures to be
across four dimensions CP REA 605142 taken to protect them. Recommendations 2. Tecnalia Bilbao (ES)
for changes in working parameters of 3. Ist. Affari Internazionali Rome (IT)
various types of security end-users, will 4. PISM Warszawa (PL)
Status: serve as guidelines for policy makers
5. HCSS Den Haag (NL)
FINISHED responsible for formulating measures
that influence an evolving EU concept. 6. Scuola Sup. Sant'Anna Pisa (IT)
Focus on EU & close neighbours, providing 7. Univ. Loughborough (UK)
a holistic view on complex & somewhat 8. Univ. Cat.. Sacro Cuore Milan (IT)
diffuse concept of security by evaluating
9. Procon Sofia (BG)
it across 4 dimensions: core values, areas
of security & time. 4 regional case studies:
West-Mediterranean EU, Eastern EU Border,
North-Western EU, South-Eastern EU;
http://evocs-project.eu/
ANVIL FP7 - Secure March 2012 / Development of consensus definitions of Coordinator:

Societies February 2014 effectiveness and efficiency and then apply 1. RESMAN Oslo (NO)
them to the different country and regional
Analysis of Civil Security Call 2011.6.1-1 EUR 2,009,228 security systems looked at in the project.
Consortium:
Systems in Europe ANVIL will provide specific advice, based
CSA REA 284678 on objective indicators and analysis, about 2. Univ. Utrecht (NL)
what changes or modifications could result 3. UI (SE)
Status: in improvements to the security situation in 4. Univ. Essex Colchester (UK)
FINISHED certain regions or countries where this might
5. Inst. Med. Odnose Zagreb (HR)
be desired by EU policymakers.
6. Univ. Hellenberg Oy Helsinki (FI)
www.anvil-project.net 7. Ist. Affari Internazionali Rome (IT)
8. IFSH Hamburg (DE)
9. Swedish Nat. Defence Coll. (SE)
10. Univ. Beogradu Belgrade (SRB)
11. FRS Paris (FR)
12. Univ. Adama Mickiewicza
Poznan (PL)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
FOCUS FP7 - Secure April 2011 / April 2013 Concentrating on alternative future EU Coordinator:
Societies roles to prevent or respond to incidents 1. Sigmund Freud Univ. Wien (AT)
EUR 3,407,075 situated on the borderline between internal
Foresight Security Scenarios: Call 2011- and external dimensions of the security
Consortium:
Mapping Research to a 1.6.3-2 REA 261633 affecting Union and its citizens. It will do
Comprehensive Approach to so by elaborating multiple scenarios, based 2. Atos Madrid (ES)
Exogenous EU Roles CP on IT-supported foresight. It will deliver 3. BOC Asset Man. Wien (AT)
tangible products (such as an IT platform) 4. Inst. Inform. Comm. Technologies CDSM
and contents (i.e., a roadmap) for planning Sofia (BG)
Status: research and deciding on priorities. It will
FINISHED design, apply an embedded scenario
Lausanne (CH)
method of integration. FOCUSs foresight
work led to its ultimate result: an IT-based 6. Isdefe Madrid (ES)
interactive roadmap for security research. 7. esk Vysok Uen Technick v Praze
Praha (CZ)
http://www.focusproject.eu/ 8. Seceur Brussels (BE)
9. Univ. Weiterbildung Krems (AT)
10. Univ. Haifa (IL)
11. BOKU Wien (AT)
12. INTA Madrid (ES)
FORCE FP7 - Secure May 2014 / March 2016 Based on previous Security foresight studies Coordinator:
Societies & horizon-scanning activities in FP7 & 1. EFPC Ltd Glasgow (UK)
EUR 930,510 elsewhere in EU, production of Intelligent
FOResight Coordination for Call 2013.1 Decision Support System (IDSS), evolvable, Consortium:
Europe REA 607858 scalable with future Foresight research
2. Atos Madrid (ES)
CSA activities conducted in EU to assist policy
makers & stakeholders in the Security 3. Globaz SA Azemis (PT)
Status: domain. Strategic planning for risks related 4. Inovamais Matosinho (PT)
FINISHED to emerging technologies, social changes 5. TU Berlin (DE)
in society.
6. Univ..Tel Aviv (IL)
FORCE activities will include:
Examining outputs from FP7 Security
projects & other;
Mapping identified risks against foresight
methodolog.
Assessing foresight methods,
Identification of appropriate methods
with respect to mix of methods;
Identifying gaps between potential risks
and methods;
Producing a Foresight model, scalable
and sustainable;
Developing an Intelligent Decision
Support System.
www.force-europe.eu
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7.4.14 Roadmaps
Most FP7 projects dealing with exchange of good practices and training are generally turned towards civil
protection operators, even when CBRN-E is concerned. Therefore, the relevant projects have been included in
Section 7.2 of this report. The same applies to foresights and roadmaps, most relevant projects of which are
found in Section 7.2. A specific CBRNE project is:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CBRNEMAP FP7 Secure June 2010 / Plan for the development of technologies Coordinator:
Societies October 2011 & systems needed for an optimised 1. Univ. Umea (SE)
demonstration programme. Evaluation
Road-mapping study of Call 2009-1.1-2 EUR 1,376,185 of events leading up to, during & after
CBRNE demonstrator CBRNE terrorist incident as well as potential Consortium:
CSA REA 94694 roles of various sectors, including law 2. UCL Brussels (BE)
enforcement, civil protection, rescue, 3. SELEX Rome (IT)
Status: health. Gaps between CBRNE science &
4. Robert Koch Inst. Berlin (DE)
FINISHED technology were identified, illustrating the
importance of a system-of-systems in 5. EADS Ottobrunn (DE)
CBRNE counter-terrorism. Demonstrator 6. Min. Dfense Paris (FR)
focuses on threatened societal functions 7. FOI Stockholm (SE)
as mass transport & gatherings, political
8. Lindholmen Science Park Aktiebolag
infrastructure. Mapping relied on interviews.
Goteborg (SE)
It is developing technological roadmap
for investments in research & technology 9. CILAS Orlans (FR)
development. 10. FRS Paris (FR)
11. Sttn stav jadern, chemick a
https://www.cbrnemap.org biologick ochrany, v. v. i Milin (CZ)
12. Home Office London (UK)
13. IAI Rome (IT)
14. Haut Comit Franais la Dfense
Civile Paris (FR)
7.5 Border security
7.5.1 Aviation security
7.5.1.1 Air traffic management

An on-going project funded by the Secure Societies programme is focusing on global Air Traffic Management
regarding security threats:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
GAMMA FP7 Secure September 2013 / Development of solutions to emerging air Coordinator:
Societies August 2017 traffic management vulnerabilities backed 1. Selex Florence (IT)
up by practical proposals for implementation
Global ATM security Call 2012.2.2-2 EUR 9,124,760 of these solutions, considering new Consortium:
management scenarios created by Single EU Sky
2. Airbus ProSky Toulouse (FR)
IP REA 312382 programme. Comprehensive assessment of
full set of security threats & vulnerabilities 3. Boeing Madrid (ES)
Status: affecting existing ATM system of systems, 4. Airbus Cassidian Paris (FR)
ON-GOING covering operational technological aspects. 5. CiaoTech Rome (IT)
Providing basis to develop security
6. DLR Kln (DE)
management framework for day-to-day
operation of air traffic management security. 7. ENAV Rome (IT)
Defining requirements of security solution, 8. Isdefe Madrid (ES)
including ability to manage incidents & 9. Univ. Lancaster (UK)
crises spreading.
10. RNC Avionics Lancaster (UK)
http://www.gamma-project.eu/ 11. Romatsa Bucarest (RO)
12. SEA Milano (IT)
14. stav Informatiky Bratislava (SK)
15. 42 Solutions Eindhoven (NL)
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7.5.1.2 Protection of civil aviation

Security in the civil aviation sector is supported by a continuous research programme since the beginning of
FP7, in particular:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
COPRA FP7 Secure September 2011 / COPRA aims to answer 2 questions: Coordinator:
Societies February 2013 1. FhG EMI Freiburg (DE)
How does the threat situation in civil
Comprehensive European Call 2010-1 EUR 986,382 aviation evolve in the future, taking
Consortium:
approach to the protection of into account both existing and new
civil aviation CSA ENTR - 261651 technologies and proliferation? 2. European Business School Frankfurt
Which opportunities arise from the am Main (DE)
development and proliferation of new 3. TNO Delft (NL)
Status: technologies and security procedures 4. Airbus SAS Blagnac (FR)
FINISHED to overcome the current complex and
5. Fraport AG Frankfurt Frankfurt am
expensive security situation and to
enable sustainable growth for the future? Main (DE)
Optimal balance between security, privacy, 6. EOS Brussels (BE)
public acceptability, mobility and costs 7. Smiths Heiman Gmbh Wiesbaden (DE)
(ideas on how to increase flexibility and 8. Koninklijke Luchtvaart
resilience of the whole aviation system Amstelveen (NL)
against threats.
9. CEA Paris (FR)
http://www.copra-project.eu/ 10. Univ. Ljubliani Ljubliana (SI)
TASS FP7 Secure April 2010 / April 2014 TASS is a multi-segment, multi-level Coordinator:
Societies intelligence & surveillance system, aimed at 1. VERINT Systems Ltd Tel Aviv (IL)
EUR 8,986,696 creating entire airport security monitoring
Total airport security system Call 2009-2.2.2 solution providing real-time accurate Consortium:
REA - 241905 situational awareness to airport authorities.
2. BAA Limited Heathrow (UK)
IP Concept is based on integrating different
Status: types of selected real time sensors & sub- 3. Grupo Mecanica del Vuelo Sistemas SA
FINISHED systems for data collection in variety of Valladolid (ES)
modes, including fixed & mobile, all suitable 4. Rapiscan Systems Ltd
for operation under any environmental Stoke-on-Trent (UK)
conditions. Provides airports C3 systems 5. CRAT Rome (IT)
with actionable information that they seek, 6. Demokritos Athens (GR)
to allow effective timely response. Provide
real-time accurate situational awareness 7. GMVIS Skysoft SA Lisboa (PT)
of all airport facilities, surroundings 8. Mentum SA Villacoublay (FR)
(perimeters, terminal, access-points, 9. Vitrociset Spa Rome (IT)
sensitive areas...), people (passengers, 10. Alcatel-Lucent Italia Milano (IT)
employees...), vehicles, cargo, airplanes. 11. Univ. Queen Elizabeth Dublin (IE)
12. IMEGO AB Goteborg (SE)
www.tass-project.eu
13. Elbit Security Systems Haifa (IL)
14. Athens Int. Airport SA (GR)
15. Real Fusio France Toulouse (FR)
16. Immersion SAS Paris (FR)
17. Red-M Wireless Horsham (UK)
18. BAE Systems Farnborough (UK)
19. Ernst & Young Tel Aviv (IL)
20. Aeroportos De Portugal SA Lisboa (PT)
21. INOV Inesc Porto (PT)
SUBITO FP7 Secure January 2009 / Culminate in a demonstration at end user Coordinator:
Societies October 2011 site, of semi-automated, human-intheloop 1. SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems
data processing operating with existing Ltd Southampton (UK)
Surveillance of Unattended Call 2007-2.3-1 EUR 2,581,052 circuit television technology , demonstrating:
Baggage and the Fast detection of baggage abandoned, Consortium:
Identifcation and Tracking of CP REA - 218004 Fast identification of individual who left 2. ELSAG Datamat Spa Genova (IT)
the Owner baggage,
3. Onera Paris (FR)
Fast determination of their location or
path followed. Objectives: 4. L-1 Identity Solutions AG Bochum (DE)
Status: To understand threat scenarios involving 5. CEA Paris (FR)
FINISHED unattended goods from user perspective, 6. Univ. Leeds (UK)
identify alarm & non-alarm conditions 7. Uni. Reading (UK)
related to these & decision logic applied
8. VTT Espoo (FI)
by human operators in taking proactive
or reactive actions. 9. Fachhochschule Technikum Wien (AT)
To determine measures of performance, 10. Fiera di Genova Genova (IT)
To undertake Privacy Impact Assessment 11. Univ. Oxford Oxford (UK)
process.
To develop algorithms that provide
capability to detect, segment, track,
classify moving objects within monitored
scene.
To demonstrate integrated system
operating against realistic scenarios in
typical end user facility.
http://www.subito-project.eu
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Further on-going projects are pursuing these research efforts:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ABC4EU FP7 Secure January 2014 / ABC Gates are deployed in main European Coordinator:
Societies June 2017 airports, most as pilot projects to test 1. Indra Sistemas Madrid (ES)
their capability to improve the border
ABC Gates for EU Call 2012.3.4-6 EUR 12,015,246 crossing processes in aspects such as Consortium:
speed, security, automation, false rejection
2. Centre for Irish and European Security
IP REA - 312797 reduction, etc. Harmonisation is required
Dublin (IE)
Status: in areas as e-passports management,
ON-GOING biometrics, gate design, human interface, 3. Cognitec Systems Dresden (DE)
processes, PKD certificate exchange, 4. Dermalog Ident. Systems Gmbh
signalling and interoperability. Project Hamburg (DE)
identifying requirements for an integrated, 5. ETICAS Madrid (ES)
interoperable and citizens rights respectful
6. ISDEFE Madrid (ES)
ABC system at EU level, and paying special
attention to citizen rights, privacy and other 7. LAUREA Helsinki (FI)
related ethical aspects. Harmonisation in 8. Min. Admin. Int.erna Lisboa (PT)
the design and operational features of ABC 9. Politsei- ja Piirivalv. Tallinn (EE)
Gates. Two-steps validation: Upgraded ABC
10. SAFE ID Solutions Gmbh
systems in several MS (airports, harbours
Mnchen (DE)
and land borders) will be integrated with
RTP and EES prototypes. 11. Min. Interior Madrid (ES)
12. VISIONBOX Lisboa (PT)
https://abc4trust.eu/ 13. Univ. Milano (IT)
14. Univ. Juan Carlos Madrid (ES)
XP-DITE FP7 Secure September 2012 / Develop, validate comprehensive, Coordinator:

Societies March 2017 passenger-centred approach to design, 1. TNO Delft (NL)
allowing airports, checkpoint designers,
Accelerated checkpoint Call 2011.2.2-1 EUR 9,992,635 regulators to incorporate wide range of Consortium:
design integration test and requirements, to evaluate checkpoint 2. FhG ICT Karlsruhe (DE)
evaluation Demo IP ENTR - 285311 performance against security performance,
cost, throughput, passenger satisfaction,
ethical factors. Design process & supporting 4. Isdefe Madrid (ES)
Status: software based on conceptual model, 5. Schiphol NL AAS Schiphol (NL)
ON-GOING overall requirements will be developed. 6. Morpho Paris (FR)
This will help ensure robust, controllable
7. Smiths Heimann SMI Wiesbaden (DE)
aviation checkpoint security performance,
whilst providing freedom for airport 8. Eurofast IDP Paris (FR)
operators to design checkpoints with 9. Iconal Technol. Cambridge (UK)
innovative technologies, procedures. security 10. Cascade Technol. Stirling (UK)
checkpoints at airports.
11. Alfa Imaging Madrid (ES)
http://www.xp-dite.eu/ 12 Albert-Ludwigs-Univ. Freiburg (DE)
13. Manchester Airport Group
Manchester (UK)
EUROSKY FP7 Secure May 2013 / May 2017 EUROSKY will raise the bar in air cargo Coordinator:
Societies security to safeguard internat. supply chains 1. BMT Group Ltd London (UK)
EUR 11,708,124 & security of citizens & air travellers across
Single European Secure Air- Call 2012.2.2-3 EU MS by: comprehensive list of threats
Consortium:
Cargo Space ENTR - 312649 to aviation system through all-hazard
IP Demo approach; contributing to unified EU aviation 2. Swissport Int. AG Oppfikon (CH)
security approach; developing strategic set 3. Athens Int. Airport Athens (GR)
Status: of effective innovative measures, centred 4. Dep. Transport London (UK)
ON-GOING on next-generation detection systems. It wil
5. Conzorzio IBI Bologna (IT)
support common approach & associated
infrastructure for internat. co-operation, for 6. SGPS Sao Juliao do Tojal (PT)
enforcing air-security regulations, risk-based 7. Geopost Ltd Smethwick (UK)
approaches in EU uniform manner; specify 8. Fast Freight Marconi SPA Bologna (IT)
detection technology requirements & future
9. Heavyweight Air Express Ltd
research areas; monitor effectiveness
Derby (UK)
of regulations, standards, enforcement
controls to fuel continuous improvement; 10. Rapiscan Systems Radlett (UK)
Provide innovative aviation security 11. Multix SA Paris (FR)
solutions to implement EU policy addressing 12. FOI Stockholm (SE)
requirements.
13. Inlecom Systems Ltd Burguess
Hill (UK)
14. Conceptivity Sarl Geneve (CH)
15. Mass Spec Anal. Bristol (UK)
16. Enide Solutions SL Sant Andreu de
la Barca (ES)
17. CEA Paris (FR)
18. MJC2 Ltd Crowthorne (UK)
20. IDOM Madrid (ES)
21. CLMS Ltd London (UK)
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7.5.2 Maritime security

With the current Refugee crisis, maritime surveillance has become a top priority. The issue had been identified
as a research priority in the early stage of FP7 as illustrated by the following finished projects dealing with
maritime surveillance related to illegal immigration and suspicious activities:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
WIMAAS FP7 Secure January 2009 / Airborne building block of maritime Coordinator:
Societies November 2011 surveillance, more autonomous & improved 1. Thales Paris (FR)
efficiency through introduction of air
Surveillance in Wide Matime Call 2007-3.3-2 EUR 2,737,169 vehicles with reduced or zero onboard crew Consortium:
areas, (air vehicules) to control illegal immigration. Air assets for
2. Selex Rome (IT)
CP ENTR 217931 wide area maritime surveillance providing
situation awareness over extended areas 3. Dassault 0Paris (FR)
Status: (endurance, speed, long distance detection), 4. Sener Inge. Sistemas Getxo (IT)
FINISHED re-direction to areas of interest (threat), 5. FOI Stockholm (SE)
flexible reaction (inspection). Simulation
6. FhG IOSB Karlsruhe (DE)
based on operational scenarios, innovative
concepts, technologies held by simulation, 7. JRC Brussels (BE)
In flight experiment (remote control, crew 8. Air Force Inst. Technol. Warszawa (PL)
concept). 9. Eurosense Belfotop NV Tielt (NL)
10. Satcom1 Greve (DK)
www.wimaas.eu
11. SETCCE Ljubjana (SI)
12. Univ. TA Malta (MT)
13. Aerovision Vehiculos
San Sebastian (ES)
AMASS FP7 Secure March 2008 / Development of innovative fully automated Coordinator:
Societies August 2011 & autonomous system to keep a watchful 1. Carl Zeiss Opptonics Gmbh
eye on EU's coastlines for suspicious activity. Stuttgart (DE)
Autonomous maritime Call 2007-3.3-2 EUR 3,450,460 Design of reliable, round-the-clock maritime
surveillance system monitoring solution, including a flotation Consortium:
CP REA 218290 platform, optronics, hydrophones, thermal
2. Crabbe Consult. Newcastle (UK)
imaging camera, communications, power
Status: management & image exploitation, as well 3. HSF spol. s r.o. Sokolov (CZ)
FINISHED as command & control. Upon detection of 4. Inst. Canario de Ciencias Marinas
suspicious vessel, images relayed directly Las Palmas (ES)
to a control centre on shore, enabling 5. Univ. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
coastguards & other services to take swift & Las Palmas (ES)
appropriate action.
6. FhG Zv Mnchen (DE)
www.amass-project.eu 7. IQ Wireless Gmbh Berlin (DE)
8. CTM Gdansk (PL)
9. Fugro Oceanor AS Tronheim (NO)
10. Armed Forces MALTA, Luqa (MT)
SECTRONIC FP7 Secure February 2008 / Observation, protection of critical Coordinator:

Societies January 2012 maritime infrastructures: Passenger & 1. Univers. Queen Mary London (UK)
goods transport, Energy supply, Port
Security system for maritime Call 2007-2.3-4 EUR 4,496,106 infrastructures. It combined various
Consortium:
infrastructure, ports and observation systems (radar, sonar, satellites)
coastal zones CP REA 218245 to develop an early warning system EWS, 2. Uniresearch BV Delft (NL)
installed on ships bridge or in port control 3. Det Norske Veritas Hovik (NO)
rooms. EWS tracks, characterises objects 4. Norwegian Defence Research
Status: of significance in a 360 degree radius Establishment Kjeller (NO)
FINISHED around. System also facilitates responses
5. Univ. Technol. Chalmers
to threats.It analysed performance gaps
Goeteborg (SE)
in existing monitoring facilities, based on
userdefined scenarios, & recommended new 6. Advanced Computer Systems Spa
sensors & algorithms. Rome (IT)
7. Nato Undersea Research Centre La
http://www.sectronic.eu/ Spezia (IT)
8. Carnival Corp. London (UK)
9. BW Offshore AS Oslo (NO)
10. BW Gas ASA Oslo (NO)
11. Havenbedrijf Rotterdam (NL)
12. Autorit Portuale della Spezia (IT)
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OPERAMAR FP7 Secure March 2008 / May 2009 Assessment of challenges of boosting Coordinator:
Societies seamless exchange of information, ensuring 1. Thales Paris (FR)
EUR 669,132 sufficient level of interoperability between
An interoperable approach Call 2007-7.0-2 current maritime security management
Consortium:
to European Union maritime REA 218045 systems amongst EU MS. It undertook 40
security management CP field visits & stakeholder surveys, used 2. SELEX Rome (IT)
to ascertain current state of information 3. Indra Sistemas Madrid (ES)
gathering, integration, dispatch between 4. Quintec Associates Ltd
Status: stakeholders in maritime surveillance field. It Weybridge (UK)
FINISHED concluded that getting information sharing
5. Alliance of Maritime Regional Interests
to become routine while also developing a
in Europe Brussels (BE)
common Concept of Operations ( ConOps)
are more of an impediment in this domain 6. JRC Brussels (BE)
than actual technological obstacles. 7. Ist. Affari Intern. Rome (IT)
8. EDISOFT Caparica (PT
9. STM Savunma Teknolojileri Muhendislik
ve Ticaret Ankara (TR)
CONTAIN FP7 Secure October 2011 / Demonstrating EU Shipping Containers Coordinator:

Societies March 2015 Surveillance system which will encompass 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
regulatory, policy & standardisation
Container Security Advanced Call 2010-1 EUR 10,044,904 recommendations, new business models & Consortium:
Information Technology advanced container security management
2. BMT Group Teddington (UK)
Demo ENTR - 261679 capabilities. Demonstrate Secure Multimodal
Corridor Design, Chain Monitoring & 3. Conceptivity Meyrin (CH)
Status: Control across intern. & EU corridors. 4. Inlecom Systems London (UK)
FINISHED Cornerstones include: Upgraded Container 5. Consorzio IB Bologna (IT)
Monitoring Solutions (permanent & reliable
6. JRC Ispra (IT)
localisation & information on the integrity
& content of containers); Situational 7. Selex Rome (IT)
Awareness Support Platform that facilitate 8. Thales Addlestone (UK)
development of innovative, configurable, 9. Telespazio TPZ Rome (IT)
highly automated distributed information
10. Marlo Marlo (NO)
management applications guaranteeing &
safeguarding information chain on container 11. Novacom Toulouse (FR)
movements at sea & land; CONTAIN 12. VTT Espoo (FI)
Decision Support Services that exploit 13. MJC2 Crowthorne (UK)
extended container monitoring & tracking
14. eBOS Technol. Nicosie (CY)
information to optimise container transport
related processes both in terms of security 15. EOS Brussels (BE)
performance, efficiency, quality of container 16. Valencia Port Authority Valencia (ES)
transport services. 17. Italian customs and excise
department Rome (IT)
http://www.containproject.com/
18. Sogemar SpA Milano (IT)
I2C FP7 Secure January 2010 / I2C proposes a new generation of innovative Coordinator:
Societies January 2014 sea border surveillance system to track 1. DCNS SA Toulon (FR)
all vessel movements to early identify,
Integrated system for Call 2009-3.2-2 EUR 9,869,621 report on threats associated to detected
Consortium:
interoperable sensors & suspicious events. Outcomes: Innovative
information sources for IP REA - 232440 capacities to collect/pre-process/ fuse/ 2. Rockvell Collins Blagnac (FR)
common abnormal vessel exploit collected data & information to track 3. Furuno Finland Oy Espoo (FI)
behaviour & collaborative all vessel types, to detect suspicious events, 4. SES Astra TechCom Betzdorf (LU)
identification of threats early identification of associated threats;
5. Kongsberg Norcontrol IT Horten (NO)
Assessments of added value of various
sensor types, integrated data processing 6. Kongsberg Spacetec Troms (NO)
Status: according to various threats, detection 7. ClearPriority SA Waterloo (BE)
FINISHED conditions; Demonstration showing 8. ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik GmbH
that integrated system fulfils operational Friedrichshafen (DE)
needs with prototypes installed in a few
9. Meteosim Sl Barcelona (ES)
operational centres.
10. Ajecco Oy Espoo (FI)
http://www.i2c.eu 11. Airshipvision international SA
Paris (FR)
12. Anne Littaye Bidart (FR)
13. Intuilab Labege (FR)
14. Sofresud La Seyne sur Mer (FR)
15. Eric Van Hooydonk Advocaten
Antwerp (BE)
16. Armines Evry (FR)
17. Univ. Paul sabatie Toulouse (FR)
18. Onera Paris (FR)
20. Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei DZR
Friedrichshafen (DE)
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SUPPORT FP7 Secure July 2010 / July 2014 SUPPORT will address total port security Coordinator:
Societies upgrade solutions encompassing legal, 1. BMT GROUP Ltd London (UK)
EUR 9,920,607 organisational, technology, human factors
Security Upgrade for Ports Call 2009-3.2-1 perspectives. These solutions should provide
Consortium:
ENTR - 242112 substantial improvements in performance,
CP reliability, speed, cost of EU port security. 2. Sonarsim Ltd Limerick (IE)
Status: It will deliver : (1) validated generic port 3. Gemeente Amsterdam (NL)
FINISHED security management models (capturing 4. Piraeus Port (GR)
reusable state-of-art, best practices); (2)
5. Lisboa Port (PT)
training & open standards based tools to aid
security upgrade in EU ports. 6. STSLC Den Haag (NL)
7. Univ. Bristol (UK)
http://www.supportproject.info/ 8. Inlecom Syst Rotherfield (UK)
9. Univ. Innsbruck (AT)
10. Europhar Valencia (ES)
11. Stena Line Scandinavia
Gteborg (SE)
12. Securitas AB Stockholm (SE)
14. INRIA Paris (FR)
15. Maritime Administration of Latvia
Riga (LV)
16. Cargotec Oyj Helsinki (FI)
17. eBOS Technologies Ltd Strovolos (CY)
18. Marlo AS Heer (NO)
19. Marac SA Perama (GR)
20. Valtion Teknillinen Espoo (FI)
21. Nautical Enterprise Cork (IE)
22. Norsk Marinteknisk Trondheim (NO)
TRITON FP7 Secure December 2013 / In scenario of civilian, commercial maritime Coordinator:
Societies November 2015 control: surveillance & safety systems may 1. Isti. Sup. Mario Boella Genoa (IT)
be under attack aiming to bypass, mystify
Trusted vessel information Call 2012-1 EUR 1,533,099 control system to obtain economic gain. Consortium:
from trusted on-board systems such as AIS (Automatic Identif. 2. 7I Group AB Stockholm (SE)
instrumentation CP ENTR - 312687 System), LRIT (Long Range Identif. Tracking),
3. Granturco partners Brussels (BE)
VMS (Vessel Monitoring System), whose
reported data (vessel ID, accurate position 4. Kongsberg Norcontrol IT Horten (NO)
Status: & time, course over ground, speed over 5. ALPHA Consult Milano (IT)
FINISHED ground, heading, rate of turn...) are not 6. Acorde Technologies SA
verified nor validated. Proof of concept of Santander (ES)
proposed technological solutions will be
given in a prototype & appropriate test
suites. It focuses on:
1. GPS/Galileo receiver robust to intentional
jamming, spoofing attacks;
2. Enhancing robustness of communication
link from vessel to vessels & shore base
stations.
http://tritonproject.eu/
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SEABILLA FP7 Secure June 2010 / SEABILLA proposal aims to: Coordinator:
Societies February 2014 define architecture for cost-effective 1. SELEX Florence (IT)
EUSea Border Surveillance systems,
Sea border surveillance Call 2009-3.2-2 EUR 9,841,604 integrating space, land, sea, air assets,
Consortium:
including legacy systems;
IP REA - 241598 apply advanced technological solutions 2. Alenia Aeronautica Venegono
Status: to increase performances of surveillance Superiore (IT)
FINISHED functions; 3. CNIT Parma (IT)
develop & demonstrate significant 4. BAE Systems Farnborough (UK)
improvements in detection, tracking,
5. Correl. Systems Or Yehuda (IL)
identification, automated behaviour
analysis of all vessels, including hard to 6. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
detect vessels, in open waters as well as 7. Edisoft Paco de Arcos (PT)
close to coast. 8. Eurocopter Espaa Albacete (ES)
http://www.seabilla.eu
10. Holland Insti. Traffic Technol. BV
Apeldoorn (NL)
11. Indra Sistemas Madrid (ES)
13. Mondeca SA Paris (FR)
14. Sagem Paris (FR)
15. Space Appl.Serv. Zaventem (BE)
16. Thales Alenia Space Rome (IT)
17. Thales Defence Stuttgart (DE)
18. TNO Delft (NL)
19. Telespazio Rome (IT)
20. Thales Systmes Paris (FR)
21. TTI Norte Santander (ES)
22. Univ. College London (UK)
23. Univ. UMU de Murcia (ES)
24. Univ. Portsmouth Higher Education
Corporation (UK)
PERSEUS FP7 Secure January 2011 / Build, demonstrate an EU maritime Coordinator:

Societies December 2014 surveillance system integrating existing 1. Indra Sistemas Madrid (ES)
national, communitarian installations
Protection of European Call 2010.3.1-1 EUR 27,847,579 enhancing them with innovative
Consortium:
seas & borders through the technologies.PERSEUS will deliver :
intellilgent use of surveillance CP ENTR - 261748 A system of systems representative 2. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
of what will be available from 2015 3. DCNS Paris (FR)
onwards; 4. Engin. Ingegneria Informatica Spa
Status: A target vision for an integrated EU Rome (IT)
FINISHED maritime border surveillance system;
A set of recommendations, best practices
to instantiate this target vision in 6. EADS-Casa Madrid (ES)
different contexts, to extend it to more 7. Demokritos Athens (GR)
countries, based on user & provider 8. Guardia Civil Madrid (ES)
feedbacks acquired through 2 real-life
9. PRIO Oslo (NO)
exercises operating in Western & Eastern
Mediterranean regions. 10. SAAB Linkoping (SE)
11. SES-ASTRA Betzdorf (LU)
http://www.perseus-fp7.eu/ 12. AJECO Oy Espoo (FI)
13. INTUILAB Labege (FR)
14. METEOSIM Barcelona (ES)
15. LUXSPACE Betzdorf (LU)
16. SOFRESUD la Seyne sur mer (FR)
17. INOV INESC Lisboa (PT)
18. SKYTEK Dublin (IE)
19. LAUREA Vantaa (FI)
20. DFRC Zug (CH)
21. BOEING EUROPE Madrid (ES)
22. ECORYS Rotterdam (NL)
23. Cork Institute CIT Cork (IE)
24. Min. Interieur Paris (FR)
25. Fora Area Portuguesa
Amadora (PT)
26. SATWAYS Halandri (GR)
27. Min. Nat. Defence HMOD Athens (GR)
28. NATO Undersea Research Centre La
Spezia (IT)
29. Min. Citizens Protection Athens (GR)
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PROMERC FP7 Secure March 2014 / ProMerc aims to reduce vulnerability of EU Coordinator:
Societies February 2016 merchant fleets, maritime supply lines to 1. Flir Systems Ltd Kings Hill (UK)
criminal abduction, extortion; It reduces risk
Protection measures for Call 2013.2.4-2 EUR 2,224,958 to mariners, shipping, environment, costs.
Consortium:
merchant ships Provision of:
CP REA - 607685 Independent review, recommendations 2. NATO Brussels (BE)
about non-lethal technologies for pirate 3. Univ. World Maritime Malmoe (SE)
Status: avoidance & opposing boarding of 4. Panepistimio Aigajou Mytilini (GR)
FINISHED vessels by pirates;
5. Security Assoc. For Maritime Industry
automated voyage planning support tool
Ltd London (UK)
to aid shore based authorities;
automated decision support tool to 6. Uniresearch BV Delft (NL)
provide seafarers with real time threat 7. TNO Delft (NL)
assessment, evaluation of possible 8. Engineering Informatica Spa
courses of action & recommended course Rome (IT)
of action;
9. Oldendorff Carriers Gmbh Lubeck (DE)
Recommendations on further
development of counter piracy measures;
AEROCEPTOR FP7 Secure January 2013 / Interception of non-cooperative vehicles Coordinator:

Societies December 2015 by law enforcement agencies is dangerous 1. Inst. INTA Madrid (ES)
task. Accident may occur that threatens
UAV based means for land & Call 2011.1.4-2 EUR 3,468,860 lives of those who intercept. Innocent 3rd
Consortium:
sea non-cooperative vehicles parties are involved in accidents occurring
stop CP ENTR - 285144 in vehicular pursuits. It will develop a 2. ISDEFE Madrid (ES)
concept that will increase effectiveness, 3. Aerospace and Defence SAU GMV
safety of procedures, enhancing capability Madrid (ES)
Status: range by developing technologies. LEAs to 4. ONERA Paris (FR)
FINISHED monitor, track, stop land & maritime non
cooperative vehicles owing to automated
aerial system. Remote Piloted Aerial System 6. UNIBO Bologna (IT)
is solution able to combine human capability 7. AIT Wien (AT)
for decision making with high automated 8. IAI Tel Aviv (IL)
operation capability owing to continuous
9. Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi Anonim Sirketi
monitoring of operation & fulfilling state of
TOFAS stanbul (TU)
art privacy respect legal requirement.
10. Sigmund Freud Privatuniversitat Wien
http://www.aeroceptor.eu/ GMBH (AT)
12. ROTEM Ltd Mishor Rotem
Neguev (IL)
13. LACROIX Nice (FR)
14. Min. Public Security MOPS/INP Tel
Aviv (IL)
15. Zabala Innovation Consulting, SA
Madrid (ES)
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Complementing the above, a series of projects are still on-going, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
EU CISE 2020 FP7 Secure June 2014 / June 2017 EU CISE 2020 is an important step of the Coordinator:
Societies EU roadmap for CISE (Common Information 1. Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Rome (IT)
EUR 9,853,031 Sharing Environment, EU maritime
EU test bed for maritime Call 2013-1 institutions & Surveillance). Project based
Consortium:
common information sharing ENTR - 608385 on DG MARE, BluemassMed, MARSUNO,
environment in the 2020 CP PERSEUS, SEABILLA. EU CISE 2020 will 2. Agencia Estatal de Admin. Tributaria
perspective manage the elaboration of the action Madrid (ES)
plan for the operational validation of new 3. Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca
elements of R&D needed to develop CISE Europea Rome (IT)
Status: (concepts of architecture, concepts of 4. Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui
ON-GOING operation, standards of data and services, Cambiamenti Climatici Lecce (IT)
new services, new processes, ...), the
5. Danmarks Meteorologiske Instituts
development of an open European test
Copenhagen (DK)
bed for incremental advancement of CISE
in the medium-long term, the independent 6. SATCEN Torrejn de Ardoz (ES)
Verification & Validation of the new 7. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e
elements of R&D. Vulcanologia Roma (IT)
8. Italian Ministry of Infrastructure
Transports Rome (IT)
9. Kystverket Oslo (NO)
10. Laurea-ammatti korkeak oulu oy
Vantaa (FI)
11. Liikennevirasto Helsinki (NO)
12. Liikenteen turvallisuusvirasto
Helsinki (NO)
14. Min. Fomento Madrid (ES)
16. MIin. Difesa Rome (IT)
17. Min. dell'ambiente e della tutela del
territorio e del mare Rome (IT)
18. Min. Econ. e Finanze Rome (IT)
19. MIin. Interior Oslo (NO)
20. Min. Transport, Info. Technol. Commun.
Sofia (BG)
21. Sintef Tronheim (NO)
22. SE Coast Guard Gteborg (SE)
23. Swedish Maritime Administration
Norrkping (SE)
24. Univ. Cyprus Nicosia (CY)
CLOSEYE FP7 Secure April 2013 / To validate new security solutions Coordinator:
Societies October 2016 taking into account any aspect of border 1. Guardia Civil GUCI Madrid (ES)
security that could threaten human rights
Collaborative evaluation Call 2012.3.1-2 EUR 9,218,256 or break international law;
Consortium:
of border surveillance To enable public authorities in charge of
technologies in maritime CSA ENTR - 313184 border surveillance to innovate faster 2. Guardia Nacional Republicana
environment by in the provision of their institutional Lisbon (PT)
pre-operational validation of services, making them more efficient & 3. ISDEFE Madrid (ES)
innovative solutions effective; 4. Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Rome (IT)
To increase research capacity, innovation
5. European Union Satellite Center
performance of EU companies & research
Torrejn de Ardoz ES (EU)
Status: institutions, creating new opportunities
ON-GOING to take international leadership in new 6. Marina Militare Italiana Venice (IT)
markets;
To conduct pre-operational validation
of common application of surveillance
tools at EU level via competitive testing
& assessment of several potential
solutions;
To achieve competitive testing
framework.
http://www.closeye.eu/
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7.5.3 Land border security

Two projects dealing with land border surveillance systems have been developed in the first part of FP7, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
TALOS FP7 Secure June 2008 / TALOS is an innovative Surveillance System, Coordinator:
Societies August 2012 rapidly deployable, mobile, unmanned 1. Przemysowy Instytut Automatyki i
ground, air vehicles, which will address new Pomiarw Warszawa (PL)
Transportable autonomous Call 2007-3.2-2 EUR 12,898,332 challenges:
patrol for land border Is capable of Detecting, Locating, Consortium:
surveillance system IP REA - 218081 Tracking and Tracing individuals, vehicles,
2. STM Savunma Teknolojileri Muhendislik
hazardous substance.
ve Ticaret Ankara (TR)
Combines remote & autonomous
Status: platforms featuring multi sensor data 3. ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret
FINISHED fusion (B, C), active imaging, data Fusion, Ankara (TR)
command Control & Communication. 4. European Business Innovation &
Main objectives: Research Center Bucarest (RO)
To design Surveillance System 5. HAI Hellenic Aerospace Industry SA
(Unmanned Ground); Athens (GR)
To run research works; To implement 6. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd Tel Aviv (IL)
core components of TALOS system as 7. ITTI Sp Poznan (PL)
proof-of-concept prototype;
8. Onera Paris (FR)
To run TALOS demonstrator;
To promote usage of TALOS system; 9. Defendec Ou Tallinn (EE)
To show cost-effectiveness. 10. Sonaca Gosselies (BE)
11. Telekom. Polska Warszawa (PL)
www.talos-border.eu 12. TTI Norte Sl Santander (ES)
13. VTT Espoo (FI)
14. Politechnika Warszawska (PL)
OPARUS FP7 Secure October 2010 / OPARUS is to elaborate open architecture for Coordinator:
Societies May 2012 operation of unmanned air-to-ground wide 1. SAGEM Paris (FR)
area land, sea border surveillance platforms
Open architecture for UAV- Call 2009.3.4.1 EUR 1,188,312 in EU. It focuses on cost-efficient solutions Consortium:
based surveillance system enabling maximum efficiency of unmanned 2. AFIT Inst. Tech. Wojsk Lotniczych
CSA REA - 242491 aircraft systems operations for EU border Warszawa (PL)
surveillance. OPARUS aimed to define an 3. BAE Systems Farnborough (UK)
Status: open architecture for operating unmanned
4. Dassault Aviation Paris (FR)
FINISHED aerial systems (UAS) for wide-area land,
coastal, sea border surveillance in EU. This 5. DLR Berlin (DE)
took into account emerging legislation for 6. EADS-CASA Madrid (ES
safe deployment of UAS platforms across 7. Israel Aerospace Indu. Lod (IL)
EUs controlled civil airspace regulatory & 8. INTA Madrid (ES)
technical concept known as air insertion. 9. ISDEFE Madrid (ES)
Three workshops to define operational
10. ONERA Paris (FR)
scenarios with end-users & receive their
feedback on project results. 11. Selex Galileo Rome (IT)
13. Tony Henley Consulting Limited
London (UK)
On-going projects are pursuing research efforts about border crossing and illegal entry, as well as
situation awareness:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
EWISA FP7 Secure September 2014 / Following Frontex, intelligence picture of Coordinator:
Societies June 2018 possible threats against MS is obtained, 1. Politia de Frontiera Bucarest (RO)
picture created outside MS and Schengen
Early warning for increased Call 2013.3.2-1 EUR 10,899,765 area, through combination of radar pictures
Consortium:
situational awareness with video pictures, intelligence collected
CP ENTR - 608174 from sensor stations. 2. Kemea thens (GR)
Threats: a) illegal migration, b) smuggling, c) 3. Min. Interior Budapest (HU)
Status: trafficking in drugs and forbidden materials, 4. Min. Interior Madrid (ES)
ON-GOING d) trafficking in weapons.
It will provide assessment of stand-alone
technology, assessment of integration
into current surveillance infrastructure
of new capabilities provided by industry.
Objective is to increase intelligence in video
surveillance:
camera-specific processes;
modular implementation of successive
analysis layers, applied for optimal
situational awareness: chaining, motion,
figure, face;
In addition to camera's processing
capabilities, network consists of: sensors,
network analysis and system for control room.
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SUNNY FP7 Secure January 2014 / Contribute to EUROSUR by defining new Coordinator:
Societies June 2017 tool for collecting real-time information in 1. BMT GROUP Ltd London (UK)
operational scenarios:
Smart Unmanned aerial Call 2012-1 EUR 9,569,977 A two-tier intelligent heterogeneous
Consortium:
vehicle sensor network for UAV sensor network in order to provide
detection of border crossing IP Demo ENTR - 313243 both large field & focused surveillance 2. INESC Inov Porto (PT)
and illegal entry capabilities, where first-tier sensors, 3. Demokritos Athens (GR)
carried by medium altitude, long- 4. CNIT Parma (IT)
endurance autonomous UAVs, are used 5. Tech. Univ. Crete Chania (GR)
Status: to patrol large border areas. Novel 6. Queen Mary Univ. London (UK)
ON-GOING algorithms will analyse data collected
by sensors for robust, accurate target 7. Technalia San sebastian (ES)
identification & event detection; 8. Xenics NV Leuven (BE)
Novel sensors, on-board processing 9. Min. Defensa Nac. Lisboa (PT)
generation, integrated on UAV system, 10. Metasensing BV Noordwijk (NL)
focused on low weight, low cost, high 11. KEMEA Athens (GR)
resol. Sunny will develop sensors that
12. SAAB Gteborg (SE)
generate RGB image, Near Infrared
& hyperspectral image, use radar 13. Altus Lsa Chania (GR)
information to detect, discriminate & 14. Specim Spectral Imaging Oy
track objects, Oulu (FI)
exploitation, adaptation of emerging 15. TTI Norte Santander (ES)
standard wireless technologies & 16. Alenia Aermacchi Pomigliano
architectures as IEEE, DVB-T2, Mobile
d'Arco (IT)
WiMAX, LTE.
17. Marlo AS Heer (NO)
18. Vitrociset Rome (IT)
MOBILEPASS FP7 Secure May 2014 / It will focus on research, development Coordinator:
Societies October 2016 towards advanced mobile equipment 1. AIT Seibersdorf (AT)
at land border crossing points. Allow
A secure, modular and Call 2013.3.2-3 EUR 3,141,322 border control authorities to check EU, Consortium:
distributed mobile border visa-holding & frequent third country 2. FhG IOSB Karlsruhe (DE)
control solution for European CP REA - 608016 travellers in comfortable, fast, secure way. 3. UNU Maastricht (NL)
land border crossing points It incorporates new technologies needed in
mobile scenarios, embeds them in actual 4. Regula Baltija Daugavpils (LV)
border crossing workflow to speed up 5. Videmo Intelligente Videoanalyse
Status: control procedures. The entire innovation Karlsruhe (DE)
ON-GOING process, from components development to 6. Univ. Carlos III Madrid (ES)
integration will continuously be evaluated by 7. ITTI Poznan (PL)
border guard authorities. 8. Giesecke & Devrient Group G&D
Munich (DE)
http://mobilepass-project.eu/
9. Indra Madrid (ES)
10. Romanian Border Police
Bucarest (RO)
11. Spanish National Police Corps
Madrid (ES)
7.5.4 Identification technologies

Several projects are focusing on identification aspects, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
FIDELITY FP7 Secure February 2012 / The project aimed to demonstrate privacy Coordinator:
Societies February 2016 enhanced solutions to authentication of 1. Morpho Paris (FR)
documents, preventing impersonation
Fast and Trustworthy Identity Call 2011.3.4-1 EUR 12,013,194 and fraud; improve ePassport security
Consortium:
Delivery and Check with and usability (authentification processes,
ePassports Leveraging CP REA - 284862 ID check speed, accuracy of biometrics, 2. FhG IGD Darmstadt (DE)
Traveller Privacy management of certificates, access 3. Gjvik Univ. College Gjvik (NO)
to remote data bases, convenience of 4. BKA Wiesbaden (DE)
biometric sensors and inspection devices). 5. Min.Intrieur Paris (FR)
Status: The solutions will strengthen trust and
6. Hochschule Darmstadt (DE)
FINISHED confidence of stakeholders and citizens in
ePassports, provide more reliable ID checks, 7. Univ. Bologna Bologna (IT)
hence hinder criminal movements, and ease 8. Thales Paris (FR)
implementation of E/E records providing 9. Selex ES Rome (IT)
better analysis of migration flows. Solutions 10. Min.Interno Rome (IT)
will be designed for backwards compatibility 11. Katholieke Univ. Leuven (BE)
to be deployed progressively in the existing
12. Bundesdruckerei Berlin (DE)
infrastructure.
http://www.fidelity-project.eu/ 14. Biometrika Cattolica (IT)
15. KXEN Rome (IT)
16. Inst. Baltic Studies Tartu (EE)
17. Linkping Univ. Linkping (SE)
18. ARTTIC Paris (FR)
19. Min. Sec. Justice Den Haag (NL)
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VIRTUOSO FP7 Secure May 2010 / June 2013 Aims to provide integrated open source Coordinator:
Societies information exploitation toolbox to EU 1. CEA Paris (FR)
EUR 7,999,182 authorities working in border security. This
Versatile Information Toolkit Call 2009-3.2-3 toolbox will extend the security distance of
Consortium:
for end-users oriented open REA - 242352 EUs borders by allowing EU agencies & MS
sources exploitation CP to anticipate, identify, respond to strategic 2. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
risks & threats. Aims to: 3. ATOS Madrid (ES)
Improve situational awareness of those 4. Mondeca SA Paris (FR)
Status: organisations, individuals charged with
5. Newstin a.s Praha (CZ)
FINISHED securing EUs borders;
Help anticipate risks as terrorism, illegal 6. Sail Technology AG Wien (AT)
migration, trafficking of goods, people 7. Univ. Aalborg (DK)
using OSINF; 8. Thales Paris (FR)
Create kernel of pan-EU technological
9. Bertin Technologies Paris (FR)
platform for collection, analysis,
dissemination of open source 10. Stichting Katholieke Univ. Brabant
information; Tilburg (NL)
Provide tools for crisis management 11. TNO Delft (NL)
response if anticipation fails or in event 12. Isdefe Madrid (ES)
of rupture scenar. OSINF platform will
13. Hawk Assoc. London (UK)
aggregate, in realtime, content from
internet, leading subscription providers, 14. ETHZ Zurich (CH)
broadcast media. Deliverables include 15. CEIS Paris (FR)
demonstrator of VIRTUOSO toolkit. Core 16. Univ. Modena (IT)
platform will be freely available as open
17. Columba Global Systems Ltd
source software.
Swords (IE)
http://www.virtuoso.eu/
EFFISEC FP7 Secure May 2009 / Efficient Integrated Security Checkpoints; Coordinator:
Societies January 2014 Eu fund: 1. Morpho Paris (FR)
Efficient Integrated Security Call 2007-3.2-3 EUR 10,034,837 Illegal immigration & illicit material Consortium:
Checkpoints detection is a growing concern at EU 2. JRC Brussels (BE)
CP REA - 217991 borders; in that respect border security
3. CNRS Paris (FR)
checkpoints must be efficient against any
Status: kind of threat: airport checkpoints controls. 4. Reading Univ Reading (UK)
FINISHED EFFISEC is to deliver to border authorities 5. Sagem Paris (FR)
more efficient technological equipment that 6. Thales Paris (FR)
provides higher security level of identity,
7. Selex Galileo Avionica Firenze (IT)
luggage control of pedestrians, passengers
inside vehicles, at land & maritime 8. Elsag Datamat Genova (IT)
checkpoints. It will maintain the flow of 9. Smiths Heimann Wiesbaden (DE)
people crossing borders & will improve work 10. Soc. Eur. de Analisis Diferencial de
conditions of border inspectors, with more Movilidad Madrid (ES)
powerful capabilities, less repetitive tasks,
11. VTT Espoo (FI)
more ergonomic equipment.
www.effisec.eu 13. Min. Interior Bucarest (RO)
14. Secalliance SI Albi (FR)
15. Microwave Characterization Center
MIC Villeneuve d'Ascq (FR)
16. Porto de Lisboa (PT)
On-going projects in this area are listed below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
INGRESS FP7 Secure November 2013 / It is to research, develop, validate innovative Coordinator:
Societies October 2016 technology to take fingerprint images by 1. Morpho Paris (FR)
looking at additional biometrics associated
Innovative Technology for Call 2012.3.4-2 EUR 3,233,782 with the finger. It will pave the way to
Consortium:
Fingerprint Live Scanners innovative fingerprint scanners capable of
CP REA - 312792 properly sensing intrinsic very-low quality 2. Univ. Lausanne (CH)
and/or characterized by superficial skin 3. CSEM Neuchatel (CH)
Status: disorders. Technology stream focuses 4. CNRS Paris (FR)
ON-GOING on medical imaging technique, such as
5. Min. Intrieur Paris (FR)
ultrasound, Full Field Optical Coherence
Tomography (FFOCT), to acquire fingerprint 6. Przedsibiorstwo Badawczo-
matrix in dermis. Produkcyjne OPTEL Spka zoo
Wrocaw (PL)
7. Turkiye Bilimsel Kurumu Ankara (TR)
8. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (NL)
9. Hogskolen i Gjovik (NO)
10. Univ. Bologna Alma mater studiorum
Bologna (IT)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
ORIGINS FP7 Secure December 2014 / ORIGINS aims to study the security of Coordinator:
Societies November 2016 extended border, particularily passport 1. Morpho Paris (FR)
breeder document security. It is to improve
Recommendations for Call 2013-1 EUR 1,727,383 security & therefore to restore confidence
Consortium:
Reliable Breeder Documents in application process, issuance of
Restoring e-Passport ENTR - 607663 e-passports, by filling gaps in security of 2. Agence Nationale des Titres Scuriss
Confidence, Leveraging breeder documents. While some assurance Paris (FR)
Extended Border Security approaches have been implemented in a 3. ARH Inform. Zrt Budapest (HU)
few countries, they remain insufficient to 4. Afnor Paris (FR)
provide breeder documents in complete
5. CSSC Rome (IT)
Status: security & trustworthiness.
ON-GOING 6. Collis BV Leiden (NL)
www.origins-project.eu 7. Eurofast Srl Paris (FR)
8. Gemalto SA Gmenos (FR)
9. Univ. Darmstadt of Applied Sciences
Darmstadt (DE)
10. Hgskolen i Gjvik Gjvik (NO)
11. ID Management Lugano (CH)
12. Immigratie-en Natur DenHaag (NL)
13. Inst. Baltic Studies Tartu (EE)
14. Min. Interior Riga (LV)
15. Polish Security Printing Works
Warszawa (PL)
16. TUBITAK Ankara (TR)
17. Univ. CARLOS III Madrid (ES)
TERASCREEN FP7 Secure May 2013 / Develops innovative concept of multi- Coordinator:
Societies October 2016 frequency multi-mode Terahertz (THz) 1. Alfa Imaging Madrid (ES)
detection with new automatic detection,
Multi-frequency multi-mode Call 2012.3.4-5 EUR 3,489,932 classification functionalities. Developed, Consortium:
Terahertz screening for demonstrates, at live control point, safe 2. Univ. Navarra Pamplona (ES)
border checks CP ENTR - 312496 automatic detection, classification of
3. Anteral Sarriguren Navarra (ES)
objects concealed under clothing, whilst
respecting privacy & increasing current 4. Science Technology Facilities Council
Status: throughput rates.This innovative screening STFC Swindon (UK)
ON-GOING system combines multi-frequency images 5. Teratech Didcot (UK)
taken by passive & active imagers which 6. Acreo Swedish AB Kista (SE)
scan subjects & obtain complementary
7. Omnic Sas Limeil Brevannes (FR)
information, thus allowing for automatic
threat recognition. 8. Univ. Roma Tor Vergata (IT)
9. Univ. Goethe Frankfurt am Main (DE)
http://fp7-terascreen.com/ 10. FhG FKIE Wachtberg (DE)
11. ICTS Ltd London (UK)
12. Univ. Albert-Ludwigs Freiburg (DE)
ZONESEC FP7 Secure December 2014 / Advancement of 24/7 surveillance systems Coordinator:
Societies November 2017 for security of WideZones with multiple 1. Exodus AE Athens (GR)
assets at localized scales is of extreme
Towards a EU framework for Call 2013.1.6-3 EUR 9,262,732 strategic relevance to EU economies,
Consortium:
security of Widezones industries, authorities, Citizens. Cost for
IP REA - 607292 large deployments, maintenance of ground 2. Acciona Infraestruct Madrid (ES)
sensing networks for local surveillance 3. Aditess Ltd Nicosia (CY)
Status: across these WideZones is extremely high. 4. Atos Madrid (ES)
ON-GOING It could lead to large systemic failures
5. Attikes Diadromes SA Attica (GR)
of processes operating in wider zones,
while economic stability, safety, security 6. Crisisplan BV Leiden (NL)
in EU compromised. Secure, interoperable 7. Diginext Aix-en-Provence (FR)
observation data & information 8. EADS Gmbh Ottobrunn (DE)
management services using open standards
9. Fund. Tekniker Gipuzkoa (ES)
shall be deployed in ZONeSEC with
aim of cost-effectively reusing them in 10. Gap Analysis SA Athens(GR)
surveillance of many other EU WideZones. 11. Holistic Innovation Institute Sl
Several pilots specializing in detection Pozuelo (ES)
of illegal unauthorized entrances to or 12. Inst. Communication and Computer
trespassing premises; or actions to damage Systems Athens (GR)
to or deployment of harmful devices on
13. ISIG Trieste (IT)
installations shall be fully demonstrated.
These concern Water, Oil and Transnational 14. NV Nederlandse Gasunie
Gas Pipelines; Highways and Rail tracks Groningen (NL)
conveyed in six European countries. 15. SC Compania Aquaserv SA Mures
County (RO)
16. Silixa Limited Warrington (UK)
17. TU Dresden (DE)
18. Thales SA - Paris (FR)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
ACXIS FP7 Secure September 2013 / The main objectives of the project ACXIS Coordinator:
Societies February 2017 are to develop a manufacturer independent 1. EMPA Zurich (CH)
reference data base for X-ray images of
Automated Comparison Call 2012.3.4-1 EUR 3,394,004 illegal and legitimate cargo, procedures
Consortium:
of X-ray Images for Cargo and algorithms to uniform X-ray images of
Scanning CP ENTR - 312998 different cargo scanners and measurement 2. FhG EZRT Erlangen (DE)
parameters. 3. Smiths Heimann SAS Paris (FR)
4. APSS Soft (CH)
Status:
5. CEA Paris (FR)
ON-GOING
6. Eidgenssische Zollverwaltung FCA
Berne (CH)
7. APSS SOFTWARE & SERVICES AG
CASRA (CH)
8. Financ Minist DTCA Den Haag (NL)
FASTPASS FP7 Secure January 2013 / FastPass will establish & demonstrate Coordinator:
Societies December 2016 a harmonized, modular approach for 1. AIT Seibersdorf (AT)
Automated Border Control (ABC) gates,
Harmonized, modular Call 2012.3.4-6 EUR 11,287,715 for different border control points (land-, Consortium:
reference system for all sea- and air-) across EU. The FastPass 2. VTT Espoo (FI)
European automatic border IP REA - 312583 solution will provide travellers a seamless,
3. Min. Interior Wien (AT)
crossing points fast border transit harmonized for different
border control points across EU & will 4. sterreichische Staatsdruckerei Gmbh
enable border guards to maintain strict, OeSD Wien (AT)
Status: absolute control which is both unobtrusive 5. FhG IOSB Karlsruhe (DE)
ON-GOING & convenient to use. FastPass will be 6. Katholieke Univ. Leuven (BE)
based on innovative modules that can
7. Rajavartiolaitos Finnish Border Guard
be standardized across Europe using the
experiences of several test installations. RAJA Helsinki (FI)
8. Secunet Security Networks AG
https://www.fastpass-project.eu/ Dortmund (DE)
9. Mirasys Ltd Helsinki (FI)
10. Regula Baltija SIA Daugavpils
Latvia (LV)
11. Univ. Reading London (UK)
12. Int. Centre for Migration Policy
Development Wien (AT)
13. Univ. Tampere Tampere (FI)
14. Gunnebo Entrance Control Ltd
Wolverhampton (UK)
15. Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh
Mnich (DE)
16. Modi Modular Digits Gmbh
Gummersbach (DE)
17. Magnetic Autocontrol Gmbh - Baden
Baden (DE)
19. ITTI Sp Poznan (PL)
20. Deltabit Oy Tampere (FI)
21. Univ. Oxford (UK)
22. Min. Spraw Wewnetrznych
Warsawa (PL)
23. Finavia Oyj Helsinki (FI)
24. Municipal Port Authority of
Mykonos (GR)
25. Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services
Worldwide Frankfurt (DE)
26. Flughafen Wien AG Wien (AT)
27. Intrepid Minds Oxford (UK)
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7.5.5 Standardisation
Complementing projects listed in Section 7.4, some projects are dealing with standardisation for border security:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
GLOBE FP7 Secure September 2008 / Produce comprehensive approach to Coordinator:

Societies June 2009 integrated border management in EU. 2 1. Telvent Interactiva Sevilla (ES)
key areas were identified as ripe for further
Global Border Environment Call 2007-3.1-1 EUR 999,891 development & synergy in EU: risk analysis
Consortium:
& decision making. GLOBE recommends
CSA REA - 218207 that 28 EU MS adopt common definitions & 2. Amper Sistemas Madrid (ES)
Status: criteria for sharing source data, risk analysis 3. GMV Aerospace Defence SA Unipersona
FINISHED results and decision making indicators, Madrid (ES)
reports. GLOBE produced its road-map. 4. Inst. Nac. Tcnica Aeroespacial
Madrid (ES)
http://globe.ti-projects.com/
5. Altran Technol. Paris (FR)
6. Settce Lubjana (SI)
7. Econet Polska sp Warsaw (PL)
8. Eurosense Belfotop NV Tielt (BE)
9. Skysoft Lisboa (PT)
10. CES vision Ltd Budapest (HU)
11. PRIO Oslo (NO)
12. Edisoft Caparica (PT)
13. Cogent Systems Gmbh Maria
Enzersdorf (AT)
14. Ciaotech Srl Rome (IT)
15. Tecnalia San Sebastian (ES)
7.6 Fight against Crime and Terrorism
7.6.1 Detection of intruders in Critical Insfrastructures

A range of projects specificially focus on detecting intruders in critical infrastructures:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
RIBS FP7 Secure December 2010 / RIBS derives a scientific method for security Coordinator:
Societies November 2013 system engineering design that can be 1. Univ. College London (UK)
challenged & improved similarly to other
Resilient infrastructure and Call 2010-1 EUR 3,321,957 areas of engineering & physical sciences.
Consortium:
building security will be carried out for range of security
CP REA 242497 systems aimed at securing buildings 2. Technion Israel Insti. Technol.
against hostile reconnaissance,intruders Haifa (IL)
Status: and hazardous attack (including chemical, 3. H.Petropoulea&co Athens (GR)
FINISHED biological and explosive). Results include : 4. KTH Royal Institute of Technology
1: Study of live building, its eco-system, Stockholm (SE)
its protection measures, threats; integration
5. Techn. Univ. Denmark Lyngby (DK)
of elements into single multi-layer model;
2: Identification of vulnerabilities through 6. Nati. Bank of Greece Athens (GR)
incident analysis, protection-measures 7. Aedas Architects Ltd London (UK)
analysis;
3: Development of design requirements.
http://www.ribs-project.eu/
IDETECT 4ALL FP7 Secure June 2008 / June 2011 Overarching objective was to develop, test Coordinator:
Societies a system of sensor technologies to protect 1. Instro Precision Limited Broadstairs (UK)
EUR 2,298,014 critical infrastructure. Key driver was to find
Novel intruder detection & Call 2007-2.3-4 ways to overcome high cost, unacceptable
Consortium:
authentication optical sensing REA 217872 false alarm rates limiting deployment of
technology CP existing security sensor technologies. Work 2. Motorola Israel Ltd Tel Aviv (IL)
focused on prototype sensors to detect 3. EVERIS Consulting Madrid (ES)
intruders, remotely scan/read optical tags 4. Cargo Airlines Ben Gourion Airport (IL)
Status: worn by authorised personnel & vehicles.
5. 3D sa Thessaloniki (GR)
FINISHED Concept is based on illuminating protected
area with invisible, modulated light, by using 6. ANA Aerop. Portugal Lisboa (PT)
solid state scanning, to continuously monitor 7. Lige Air Cargo Handling Services
the 3D surface profile within protected Grace Hoologne (BE)
area. Presence, location of intruders will be 8. Azimuth Tecnol. Ltd Raanana (IL)
detected from variations inflicted on this
9. Pro Optica SA Bucarest (RO)
3D profile
10. Halevi Dweck & Co. Arttic Israel
http://www.idetect4all.eu Company Ltd Jerusalem (IL)
11. Arttic Israel Int. Man. Serv. Ltd
Jerusalem (IL)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
CRISALIS FP7 Secure March 2012 / April 2015 CRISALIS project aims at providing new Coordinator:
Societies means to secure CI environments from 1. Symantec Ltd Dublin (IE)
EUR 3,426,387 targeted attacks, carried out by resourceful
CRitical Infrastructure Call 2011.2.5- & motivated individuals. It focus on 2
Consortium:
Security AnaLysIS ENTR 285477 different interlinked, use cases typical for
CP power grid infrastructure: control systems 2. Twente Univ.. Twente (NL)
based on SCADA protocols & Advanced 3. Liander NV Arnhem (NL)
Status: Metering Infra structure. Pursuing 3 main 4. Siemens Muenchen (DE)
FINISHED research objectives: (i) Providing new
5. Security Matters BV Enschede (NL)
methodologies & techniques to secure CI
systems; (ii) Providing new tools to detect 6. Enel Rome (IT)
intrusions; (iii) Developing new, more 7. Eurecom Sophia Antipolis (FR)
effective, techniques to analyse 8. Chalmers Tekniska Hgskola AB
infected systems. Gteborg (SE)
http://www.crisalis-project.eu/
7.6.2 Detection of terrorist threats
7.6.2.1 Detection of terrorist threats, video-surveillance

Surveillance systems are being developed for early detection of terrorist threats and enhancing citizen's security:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
INDECT FP7 Secure January 2009/ Development of solutions, tools for Coordinator:
Societies January 2014 automatic threat detection through e.g. 1. AGH Univ. Sci. Technol. Krakowie (PL)
processing of CCTV camera data streams,
Intelligent information system Call 2007- EUR 10,906,984 standardization of video sequence quality
Consortium:
supporting observation, 1.2-01 for user applications, threat detection
searching and detection for REA 218086 in computer networks as well as data & 2. Univ. Technol. Gdansk (PL)
security of citizens in urban CP privacy protection. New techniques for 3. InnoTec Data Gmbh Bad
environment data intelligent analysis to allow giving Zwischenahn (DE)
alert before too late, recognizing events 4. Grenoble INP Grenoble (FR)
that could lead to terrorist attacks (e.g. left
5. Gen. Police Headquar. Warsaw (PL)
Status: luggage at airport, automatic recognition
FINISHED of dangerous tools). Support to decision 6. Indesol Lleida (ES)
system in combating criminal activities, 7. PSI Transcom Gmbh Berlin (DE)
as human trafficking, child pornography, 8. Police Service of Northern Ireland
detection of dangerous situations, use of Belfast (UK)
dangerous objects (e.g. knives or guns) in
9. Poznan Univ. Technol. Poznan (PL)
public spaces.
10. Univ. Carlos III Madrid (ES)
www.indect-project.eu 11. Techn. Univ. Sofia Sofia (BG)
12. Univ. Wuppertal Wuppertal (DE)
13. Univ. York York (UK)
14. Tech. Univ. Ostrava Ostrava (CZ)
15. Tech. Univ Kosice Kosice (SK)
16. X-Art Pro Div. Gmbh Wien (AT)
17. Fachhochschule Tech. Wien (AT)
SMARTPREVENT FP7 Secure March 2014 / Studying characteristics of frequent Coordinator:

Societies February 2016 criminal activities in real urban 1. TTLREE Llanera (ES)
scenarios including typical variations &
Smart Video-Surveillance Call 2013.7.2-1 EUR 1,499,996 unanticipated criminal situations.
Consortium:
System to Detect and Prevent Developing low-cost adaptative video-
Local Crimes in Urban Areas CP REA 606952 surveillance system in order to detect & 2. Univ. Queen Mary and Westfield College
prevent criminal activities. London (UK)
Building video-surveillance system as 3. Vision Semantics London (UK)
Status: punitive tool in order to store most 4. Emza Visual Sens Kafar Saba (IL)
ON-GOING relevant evidences of detected criminal
5. Ayuntamiento de Madrid (ES)
activities
6. Ankara Strateji Enstitusu Dernegi
http://www.smartprevent.eu/ Ankara (TR)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
ADABTS FP7 Secure August 2009 / Facilitate protection of EU citizens, Coordinator:

Societies September 2013 property & infrastructure against threats 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
of terrorism, crime, riots, by automatic
Automatic Detection of Call 2007-2.3-3 EUR 3,229,034 detection of abnormal human behaviour
Consortium:
Abnormal Behaviour and by extracting characterizations in
Threats in crowded Spaces CP ENTR 218197 realistic security settings based on expert 2. Sintef Oslo (N0)
classifications & analysis of CCTV operator 3. TNO Delft (NL)
behaviour. Algorithms detecting pre-defined 4. Amsterdam Univ. (NL)
Status: threat behaviours with accurate & robust
5. BAE Farnborough (UK)
FINISHED detection, data from audio, video sensors.
Tested on real-time evaluation platform on 6. Home office London (UK)
large-scale events (football arena), critical 7. Min. Inter. Sofia (BG)
infrastructure (airports). 8. Detec As Oslo (NO)
www.adabts-fp7.eu
ADVISE FP7 Secure March 2012 / Aimed at designing and developing a Coordinator:
Societies February 2015 unification framework for surveillance- 1. Ingegneria Informatica spa Roma (IT)
footage archive systems. ADVISE system
Advanced Video Surveillance Call 2011.5.3-4 EUR 2,989,761 with 2 major components: first one Consortium:
archives search Engine for performing the semantically enriched,
2. CERTH/ITI Thessaloniki (GR)
security applications CP REA 285024 event based video analysis which will offer
efficient search capabilities of video archives 3. Neuropublic A.E. Thessaloniki (GR)
and sophisticated result visualization, and 4. Queen Mary Univ. London (UK)
Status: second one enforcing the legal, ethical 5. SingularLogic Athens (GR)
FINISHED and privacy constraints that apply to the
6. Inst. European studies Vrije
exchange and processing of
Universiteit Brussel (BE)
surveillance data.
7. ISDEFE Madrid (ES)
http://www.advise-project.eu/ 8. Almaviva Rome (IT)
9. Innovation Engin. Rome (IT)
10. Madrid Municipal Police (ES)
SAMURAI FP7 Secure June 2008 / Develop and integrate an innovative Coordinator:
Societies November 2011 surveillance system for monitoring both 1. Queen Mary Univ. London (UK)
interior & surrounding areas of critical
Suspicious and Abnormal Call 2013-6.4-4 EUR 2,478,051 public infrastructure site. For abnormal
Consortium:
behaviour Monitoring Using behaviour detection, it combined multi-
a netwoRk of cAmeras CP REA 217899 sensor source data processing with series 2. Univ. Verona Verona (IT)
for sItuation awareness of preprogrammed abnormal, rare or of 3. Elsag Datamat Spa Genova (IT)
enhancement interest behavioural triggers. To integrate 4. Waterfall Solutions Ltd Woking (UK)
sensory input from patrolling staff, SAMURAI
5. Borthwick-Pignon O Tartu (EE)
designed & developed Ninja, wearable
Status: sensor suit with built in data ports for 6. Esaprojekt SP. Zoo Katovice (PL)
FINISHED camera & audio inputs. 7. SMTRAL Lyon (FR)
8. BAA Ltd Hounslow (UK)
http://www.samurai-eu.org
The above projects are complemented by an on-going FP7 project, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
EWISA FP7 Secure September 2014 / Following Frontex, intelligence picture of Coordinator:
Societies June 2018 possible threats against MS is obtained, picture 1. Politia de Frontiera Bucarest (RO)
created outside MS and Schengen area, through
Early warning for increased Call 2013.3.2-1 EUR 10,899,765 combination of radar pictures with video pictures,
Consortium:
situational awareness intelligence collected from sensor stations.
CP ENTR 608174 2. KEMEA thens (GR)
Threats: 3. Min. Interior Budapest (HU)
Status: a) illegal migration, 4. Min. Interior Madrid (ES)
FINISHED b) smuggling,
c) trafficking in drugs and forbidden materials,
d) trafficking in weapons.
It will provide assessment of stand-alone

technology, assessment of integration into current
surveillance infrastructure of new capabilities
provided by industry. Objective is to increase
intelligence in video surveillance:
camera-specific processes;
modular implementation of successive
analysis layers, applied for optimal situational
awareness: chaining, motion, figure, face;
In addition to camera's processing capabilities,
network consists of: sensors, network analysis
and system for control room.
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7.6.2.2 Preparedness / emergency planning for CBRN threats linked to terrorist attacks
In the CBRN sector, two projects have investigated solutions to enhance preparedness and emergency planning
as described below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CATO FP7 Secure January 2012 / Development of comprehensive Open Coordinator:

Societies December 2014 Toolbox for dealing with CBRN crises 1. Ness Tel Aviv (IL)
due to terrorist attacks using non-
CATO - CBRN crisis Call 2010.4.2-2 EUR 10,278,062 conventional weapons or on facilities
Consortium:
management: Architecture, with CBRN material. Know-how, DSS
Technologies and Operational Demo ENTR 261393 buildiMany elements for CBRN crisis 2. Jyvskyln yliop. Jyvskyl (FI)
Procedures management exist (detectors, personal 3. Beredskabsstyr. Birkerd (DK)
protective equipment, decontamination 4. Sttn rad. ochrany Praha (CZ)
methods,Standard Operating Procedures,
5. VTT Espoo (FI)
Status: emergency managements systems, training
FINISHED programmes, etc.). Overall approach to 6. Min. Defense Paris (FR)
CBRN preparedness and resilience which: 7. Univ. Salzburg (AT)
-Addresses the overall effectiveness and 8. CEA Paris (FR)
performance of the response & not just of
9. CESS Mnchen (DE)
the individual agencies -Can be adapted
to different geopolitical, organisational & 10. Home Office London (UK)
geographic settings; -Facilitates the multiple 11. Centre for Science Rome (IT)
usage of the underlying techno; -Creates 12. ARTTIC Paris (FR)
environment supporting progressive
13. MDA Tel Aviv (IL)
learning. It will also: -Support effective
collaboration and dialogue, as related to 14. Vectorcommand Hampshire (UK)
CBRN between EU, MS; -Define, develop 15. FhG FKIE Wachtberg (DE)
tools which allow to prepare & respond to 16. Police CBRN cent. London (UK)
major disasters.
17. Prolog Dev. Cent Brndby (DK)
http://www.cato-project.eu 18. DEMA Copenhagen (DK)
19. Tech.Univ. Denmark Lyngby (DK)
20. SCK CEN Brussels (BE)
21. Helmholtz Zent. Mnchen (DE)
22. RKI Berlin (DE)
23. SURO Praha (CZ)
24. VUJE AS Trnava (SI)
25. Service Sant Armes Paris (FR)
26. Bonn Hospital Univ. Bonn (DE)
27. EMAUG Greifswald (DE)
28. PRIO Oslo (NO)
29. Inconnect Doordrecht (NL)
PRACTICE FP7 Secure May 2011 / PRACTICE is to improve preparedness & Coordinator:
Societies October 2014 resilience of EU MS to attack from terrorist 1.Umea Univ. Umea (SE)
group using non conventional weapons as
Preparedness and Resilience Call 2010.4.2-2 EUR 8,424,029 CBRN materials.It will develop a new toolbox Consortium:
against CBRN Terrorism using focusing on: Identification, organisation,
2. Astri Polska Sp Warsaw (PL)
Integrated Concepts and Demo REA 261728 establishment of knowledge of critical
Equipment elements in event structure through studies 3. EADS Astrium Paris (FR)
of wide selection of scenarios, real incidents 4. Bruhn NewTech Soeborg (DK)
& exercises; Analysis, identification of gaps; 5. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
Status: Allocated system or public information kit
6. CBRNE Ltd Ashford (UK)
FINISHED for decision-support, first-responder training
& exercise.Toolbox (complete system) will 7. CEN Brussels (BE)
provide EU MS with flexible, integrated 8. Europ. CBRNE Center Umea (SE)
system for coordinated response to CBRN 9. FFI Kjeller (NO)
terrorist attack, with attention to human
factors, societal aspects.
11. HCFDC Services Paris (FR)
http://www.practice-fp7-security.eu/ 12. Health Protection London (UK)
13. Kings College London (UK)
14. Mid Sweden Univ Sundsvall (SE)
15. Demokritos NCSRD Athens (GR)
16. Neth.For. Inst the Hague (NL)
17. Prometech Utrecht (NL)
18. Sdersjukhuset Stockholm (SE)
19. SELEX Systemas Rome (IT)
20. SGSP Warszawa (PL)
21. SUJCHBO VVI Milin (CZ)
22. TNO Delft (NL)
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7.6.2.3 Testing and certification, and quality assurance

Trialling, testing and certification schemes for CBRN detection in the EU are also promoted as key actions in
the plan, in particular regarding technical requirements necessary for the sampling and detection of CBRN
materials (according to the field of applications of the devices). It also supports the exchange of good practices
and methodologies for quality assurance (including criteria for method validation) related to CBRN detection
in the Member States, the establishment of an EU validation and certification scheme based on continuing
quality assurance mechanisms and an EU-wide trialling scheme to evaluate the quality of both detection tools
and systems in practical field operations. The new CBRN-E approach is more specific as regards the support of
further short-term trials for practitioners in order to improve detection during future sport, cultural and other
large-scale events; it also further supports CBRN-E research, testing and validation activities and progress
towards appropriate detection standards adapted to each type of environment, including projects such as
ERNCIP (European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection) and continues to support ITRAP
Phase 2 assessing the feasibility of integrating radiological and nuclear risks and explosives detection in the
same device, and helping Member State's laboratories to obtain accreditation in the detection of radiological
and nuclear risks, evaluate new detection equipment and enabling the definition of European or international
standards. Examples of FP7 projects which have contributed to the certification / testing goals are listed below.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
EQUATOX FP7 Secure June 2010 / By creating a network of experts, the project will Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 help to minimise security & health threats posed 1. Robert Koch Inst. Berlin (DE)
by biological toxins. B toxins: ricin, botulinum
Establishment of Quality Call 2011.5.4-1 EUR 1,338,634 toxins, staphylococcal enterotoxins, saxitoxin
Consortium:
Assurances for the Detection could be used for terrorist attacks on the basis
of Biological Toxins of NoE ENTR 285120 of their availability, ease of preparation, high 2. JRC Brussels (BE)
Potential Bioterrorism Risk toxicity and/or lack of medical counter measures. 3. Institut Scientifique de Sant Publique
Some of toxins are considered among most Brussels (BE)
relevant agents in the field of bio terrorism. Good 4. Univ. Helsinki (FI)
Status: practices & critical gaps in detection technology
5. French agency for food Paris (FR)
FINISHED will be identifiedas foundations to harmonise and
standardise detection capabilities. 6. Toxogen Gmbh Hannover (DE)
http://equatox.net/equatox_project/ 8. Federal Department of Defence SPIEZ
Bern (CH)
9. Switzerland ChemStat Bern (CH)
7.6.3 Crime forensics
7.6.3.1 Crime scene investigations

Forensic evidence based on analyses, as well as intelligence analysis has been covered by several projects in
FP7, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
MIDAS FP7 Secure September 2010 / MiDAS will deliver automated DNA analysis Coordinator:
Societies August 2013 technology, will validate this technology, 1. Forensic Science Service Ltd Marston
associated processes required for its Green (UK)
The development and Call 2009-1.3-4 EUR 3,231,404 implementation, enabling forensic DNA analysis
validation of a rapid to be carried out at crime scene. With fast results
Consortium:
millifluidic DNA analysis CP REA 242345 authorities will have opportunity to rapidly
system for forensic casework compare scene samples against DNA profiles 2. Arizona Board of Regents
samples from known criminals or results from other Tempe (USA)
crime scenes held in national DNA databases. It 3. Medizinische Univ. Innsbruck (AT)
will have dramatic implications for both criminal 4. NFI The Hague (NL)
Status: justice, international security, with ability to deliver
5. BKA Berlin (DE)
FINISHED vital intelligence results much more quickly both in
national sense and across the EU. 6. Forensic Science Service Ltd
Birmingham (UK)
http://web.ita.es/midas/ 7. Grid Xitek Ltd Usk (UK)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
3D-FORENSICS FP7 Secure February 2011 / 3D-reconstruction of evidence with a mobile Coordinator:
Societies July 2013 high resolution 3D-scanning system and 1. FhG IPK Berlin (DE)
automatic 3D-data analysis software. The
Mobile high-resolution Call 2012.7.2-1 EUR 1,420,262 users are potentially every crime scene Consortium:
3D-Scanner and 3D data investigation unit and/or forensic crime
2. Crabbe Consul. Ltd Newcastle (UK)
analysis for forensic evidence CP REA 312307 expert in the world.
3. DELFTTECH BV Delft (NL)
www.3D-Forensics.eu 4. ENCLUSTRA GmbH Zrich (CH)
Status: 5. GEXCEL SRL Brescia (IT)
FINISHED
6. LUCAS INSTR. GMBH Jena (DE)
7. REGIO POLITIE ZELAND (NL)
MEPROCS FP7 Secure February 2012 / Common EU framework to allow extensive Coordinator:
Societies July 2014 application of CS technique in practical 1. Fund. Progreso del Soft Computing
forensic identification scenarios commonly Mieres (ES)
Forensic identification by Call 2011.1.4-3 EUR 1,005,800 tackled by EU scientific police units.
craniofacial superimposition It will include: i) implementation of existing Consortium:
CSA REA - 285624 semi-automatic method to assist forensic
2. Consorzio di RIcerca Sistemi ad Agenti
experts in application of CS;
Salerno (IT)
Status: ii) definition of standard protocols at EU
FINISHED level; iii) specification of forensic science 3. Europischer Ausschu fr
methodology to provide objective evaluation Rechtsmedizin e.V Kln (DE)
of forensic identification results achieved by 4. Univ. Granada (ES)
CS; Project promotes validation, exchange 5. Univ. Coimbra FTUC (PT)
of CS protocols, methodologies among
different organisations. Complete screening
made on craniofacial identification, 7. Min. Public Security Ramle (IL)
practitioners, research groups. It has
defining standard protocols for each kind of
consider scenario, by selecting best practices
identified.
http://www.meprocs.eu
BEAT FP7 Secure March 2012 / BEAT proposes a framework of standard Coordinator:
Societies February 2016 operational evaluations for biometric 1. Idiap Research Institute Martigny (CH)
technologies. This will be achieved by (1)
Biometrics Evaluation and Call 2011.5.1-1 EUR 3,499,784 developing an online & open platform
Consortium:
Testing to transparently, independently evaluate
CP REA - 284989 biometric systems against validated 2. TUBITAK Ankara (TR)
benchmarks, (2) designing protocols, tools 3. HESSO Delemont (CH)
Status: for vulnerability analysis, (3) developing 4. Univ. Surrey Guildford (UK)
FINISHED standardization documents for Common
Criteria evaluations. Decision-makers &
authorities will be informed about progress, 6. Katholieke Univ. Leuven (BE)
results will have impact on standards 7. TUVIT Essen (DE)
for contributing to development of a EU 8. CEA - LETI Paris (FR)
Identification Certification System.
9. Univ. Auton. Madrid (ES)
www.beat-eu.org 10. Morpho Paris (FR)
RECOBIA FP7 Secure February 2012 / Improve quality of intelligence analysis by Coordinator:
Societies January 2015 reducing negative impact of cognitive biases 1. CEIS Paris (FR)
upon intelligence analysis. Assessment of
Reduction of Cognitive Bias in Call 2011.6.1-4 EUR 3,215,454 cognitive biases & assess how these biases Consortium:
Intelligence Analysis affect the practice of intelligence analysis.
2. Hawk Assoc. Ltd London (UK)
CP REA - 285010 Building on this initial assessment, best
practices to reduce negative impact of 3. Thales Paris (FR)
Status: cognitive biases will be defined, likely to be 4. Atos Madrid (ES)
FINISHED found in software tools domains, training of 5. CEA Paris (FR)
analysts & organisational issues.
6. ISEA Psy Mondeville (FR)
https://www.recobia.eu/ 7. EUROSINT Forum Brussels (BE)
9. Univ. Konstanz (DE)
10. Technische Univ. Graz (AT)
SAWSOC FP7 Secure November 2013 / Aims at bringing significant advancement Coordinator:
Societies April 2016 in convergence of physical & logical 1. SELEX Florence (IT)
security technologies. It means: effective
Convergence of physical / Call 2012.2.5-1 EUR 3,491,379 cooperation (i.e. a coordinated & results- Consortium:
logical security technologies oriented effort to work together) among
2. CINI Rome (IT)
CP REA - 313034 previously disjointed functions. SAWSOC
holistic approach will allow dependable (i.e. 3. FhG IOSB Karlsruhe (DE)
Status: accurate, timely, & trustworthy) detection, 4. Israel Electric Corporation IEC Haifa (IL)
FINISHED diagnosis of attacks: 1.Guaranteeing 5. ENAV Spa Rome (IT)
protection of citizens & assets 2.Improving
6. Intercede Ltd Leicester (UK)
perception of security by citizens.
7. ESPION Ltd Dublin (IE)
http://www.sawsoc.eu/ 8. Lonix Oy Helsinky (FI)
9. Univ. Wuppertal BUW (DE)
10. Esaprojekt Chorzow (PL)
11. Comarch Cracovia (PL)
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Other on-going projects are focusing on this research sector:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
VALCRI FP7 Secure March 2014 / Addressing European Needs for Information Coordinator:
Societies December 2017 Exploitation of Large Complex Data in 1. Middlesex Univ. London (UK)
Criminal Intelligence Analysis; will employ
Visual Analytics for Call 2013-1.6-4 EUR 13,053,686 science & technology of Visual Analytics Consortium:
Sense-making in CRiminal to develop capability by combining novel
2. A E Solutions Ltd Badsey (UK)
Intelligence analysis Demo IP ENTR 608142 visualisation, interaction techniques with
powerful analytic software for automated 3. Battelle Memorial Inst. Columbus (US)
extraction of meaningful information & 4. Exipple Studio SL Barcelona (ES)
Status: related text, documents, images, video, for 5. Univ. Katholieke Leuven (BE)
ON-GOING detecting signatures or patterns across
6. Univ. Linkping (SE)
multi dimensional data that provide early
warning or triggers of impending criminal or 7. ObjectSecurity Cambridge (UK)
terrorist action. 8. SPFI Brussels (BE)
9. Space Appl. Serv. Brussels (BE)
http://www.i-intelligence.eu/valcri/
10. Stad Antwerpen (BE)
11. TU Graz (AT)
12. TU Wien (AT)
13. Univ. City London (UK)
14. Unabhngiges Landeszentr.
Datenschutz Kiel (DE)
15. Univ. Konstanz (DE)
16. West Midlands Police Authority
Birmingham (UK)
17. FhG IDMT Oldenburg (DE)
18. i-Intelligence Winterthur (CH)
EUROFORGEN-NOE FP7 Secure January 2016 / The EUROFORGEN-NoE proposal aims to Coordinator:
Societies December 2016 develop a network of excellence for the 1. Klinikum der Univers. Kln Kln (DE)
creation of a European
European Forensic Genetics Call 2011.7.4-1 EUR 6,613,680 Virtual Centre of Forensic Genetic Research. Consortium:
Network of Excellence Forensic genetics is a highly innovative field 2. Univ. Santiago de Compostela (ES)
NoE REA - 285487 of applied science
3. Norwegian Inst. Public Health
with a strong impact on the security of
Oslo (NO)
Status: citizens. However, the genetic methods to
ON-GOING identify offenders as well 4. Dept. Forensic Medicine, Univ.
as the creation of national DNA databases Copenhagen (DK)
have caused concerns to the possible 5. Netherlands Forensic Institute Den
violation of privacy rights. Haag (NL)
Furthermore, studies to assess the societal 6. Innsbruck Medical Univ. Innsbruck (AT)
dimension of security following the
7. Norwegian Univ. Life Sciences s (NO)
implementation of even more
intrusive methods such as the 8. Northumbria Univ. Centre for Forensic
genetic prediction of externally visible Science Newcastle (UK)
characteristics are highly relevant for their 9. Jagiellonian Univ. Krakow
public acceptance. The network includes Cracovie (PL)
some of the leading groups in European 10. Epiontis Gmbh Berlin (DE)
forensic genetic research.
11. GABO Munich (DE)
It aims to create a closer integration
of existing collaborations, as well as 12. King's College London (UK)
establishing new interactions in the
field of security, as all key players are
addressed: scientists, stakeholders, end-
users, educational centres
and scientific societies
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
LASIE FP7 Secure May 2014 / Design and development of a novel Coordinator:
Societies October 2017 framework to assist forensic analysts in 1. Engineering - Ingegneria Informatica
their investigations, based on automated Spa Roma (IT)
Large Scale Information Call 2013.1.6-1 EUR 8,323,805 technology for advanced data processing
Exploitation of Forensic supported by an important human Consortium:
IP REA - 607480 component in critical decision making
2. Centre for Research and Technology
stages, as well as, legal and ethical
Hellas Athens (GR)
Status: aspects. The framework consist of tools
ON-GOING to automatically manipulate, analyse and 3. Neuropublic Ae Athens (GR)
fuse vast amounts of heterogeneous data 4. Univ. Queen Mary Westfield College
acquired from different sources including London (UK)
CCTV surveillance content, confiscated 5. Metropolitan Police Service
desktops and hard disks, mobile devices, London (UK)
Internet, social networks, handwritten and
6. Sensegraph Ltd Hartlepool (UK)
calligraphic documents. The type of data
considered includes text, images, video, 7. Prio Institutt for Fredsforskning Stiftelse
audio and biometric information in multiple Oslo (NO)
formats. In order to manage the results of 8. Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf
the automated processing, a knowledge Gmbh Berlin (DE)
repository will be built. It will consider 9. TU Berlin (DE)
explicit analyst-knowledge and critical
10. United Technol. Research Centre Ltd
legacy information from previous cases.
Belfast (IE)
The proposed knowledge representation
framework will also allow the system to 11. Innovation Engineering Srl Milan (IT)
provide recommendations to analysts, 12. Venaka Media Ltd Manchester (UK)
guide the investigation process and perform 13. ACIC sa Mons (BE)
inference based on evidence extracted from
14. Inst. Mines-Telecom Paris (FR)
available data.
15. Univ. Politecnica de Madrid (ES)
http://www.lasie-project.eu/ 16. Visionware-Sistemas de Informacao
Santander (ES)
18. Univ. Greenwich (UK)
SIIP FP7 Secure May 2014 / April 2018 Break-through Suspect Identification Coordinator:
Societies solution based on a novel Speaker- 1. VERINT Systems Ltd Tel Aviv (IL)
EUR 10,529,211 Identification (SID) engine fusing multiple
Speaker Identification Call 2013.5.1-2 speech analytic algorithms (e.g. voiceprints
Consortium:
Integrated Project REA - 607784 recognition, Gender/Age/Language/Accent
IP ID, Keyword/ Taxonomy spotting and Voice 2. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
cloning detection). This Fused Speaker 3. Idiap Res. Instit. Martigny (CH)
Status: Identification will result in significantly 4. Green Fusion Ltd Dublin (IE)
ON-GOING higher true-positive speaker identification,
5. INESC Inov Porto (PT)
reduced False-Positives/Negatives while
increasing reliability & confidence. The 6. Int. Biometric Group London (UK)
system will provide judicial admissible 7. Laboratorio di Scienze della
evidence for identifying crime/terror Cittadinanza Rome (IT)
suspects as well as for mapping/tracing the
8. Loquendo Spa Milano (IT)
suspect terror/crime network. To maximize
its impact, it will be designed, developed and 9. Min. Justia Lisboa (PT)
tested with INTERPOL and police forces in 10. OK2GO Cellular Solutions
the UK and Portugal. Tel Aviv (IL)
11. PSNI Police Service of Northern
http://www.siip.eu/ Ireland Belfast (UK)
12. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (NL)
13. Sail Labs Technol. AG Wien (AT)
14. Centre For Research And Technology
Thessaloniki (GR)
15. Synthema srl Pisa (IT)
17. Univ. Warwick (UK)
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7.6.3.2 Crime scene and forensic evidences for CBRN-E threats and incidents
The CBRN Action Plan promotes the improvement of the capacity to conduct criminal investigations, e.g.
through the analysis of potential problems in the transport of CBRN contaminated evidence across borders
within the context of criminal investigations and emergency situations in general. Linked to this Eurojust and a
network of Forensic Science Institutes develop recommendations to ensure that collected forensic evidence in
a CBRN crime scene is of a high enough quality to be admissible in court proceedings in the EU Member States,
with establishment of laboratory practices which can be used during legal prosecutions to be coordinated by
Eurojust, Europol, The European Network of Forensic Science Institutes and the JRC Institute for Trans Uranium
elements. These goals are supported by enhancing and supporting cooperation between forensic laboratories,
reference and specialised laboratories, including those equipped for measurement/analysis of CBRN materials.
Examples are:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
FORLAB FP7 Secure March 2012 / ForLab will deliver a novel systematic Coordinator:
Societies March 2015 methodology for optimizing evidence 1. INDRA Systemas Madrid (ES)
collection in scenarios after blast of
Forensic Laboratory for Call 2011-1 EUR 3,087,446 improvised explosive device (IED). Expected
Consortium:
in-situ evidence analysis in a results: Improve efficiency of procedures
post blast scenario CP REA 285052 used by EU Security Forces for investigation 2. ENEA Rome (IT)
of post-blast scene; Reduce number of 3. EADS ASTRIUM Paris (FR)
samples collected Improve capability to 4. Univ. Thessaly Volos (GE)
Status: re-create scene during field investigation
5. SAS Zaventen (BE)
FINISHED Present to technician in Command Control
Centre real time, updated information about 6. Astri Polska Warszawa (PL)
investigation. 7. Nat. Bureau of Investigation
Vantaa (FI)
http://www.fp7-forlab.eu/ 8. Min. Difesa Rome (IT)
10. Nucletudes Paris (FR)
11. Min.Intrieur Paris (FR)
MISAFE FP7 Secure June 2013 / May 2015 Development of soil DNA tools within Coordinator:
Societies MiSAFE will improve on conventional 1. Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem
EUR 1,991,000 approaches. It aims to develop tools for Jerusalem (IL)
The Development and Call 2012.7.2-1 crime-fighting-prevention (genetic forensics):
Validation of Microbial Soil REA 313149 1. Develop appropriate sample collection,
Consortium:
Community Analyses for CP storage, processing tools for soil DNA
Forensics Purposes applied to forensic science. 2. Libragen Toulouse (FR)
2. Apply, delimit use of DNA-based 3. CLC bio A/S Aarhus (DK)
technologies in soil forensic science for 4. Ecole Centrale Lyon (FR)
Status: search & evidence.
5. The James Hutton Institute
FINISHED 3. Develop, apply data analysis software,
Dundee (UK)
user interface for soil DNA tools.
4. Validate & legally consolidate use of 6. Min. Public Security Ramle (IL)
microbial soil forensic science across the 7. Min. Interior Madrid (ES)
range of EU legal systems.
5. Provide basic standards, procedures for
creating a pan-EU soil microbial database.
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Other on-going projects are focusing on this research sector:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
GIFT-CBRN FP7 Secure January 2014 / Forensic investigation is hampered by a lack Coordinator:
Societies January 2017 of protocols, training in carrying out forensic 1. NFI The Hague (NL)
analysis on CBRN-contaminated materials.
Generic Integrated Forensic Call 2013-1 EUR 5,464,047 GIFT-CBRN is to develop a forensic toolbox
Consortium:
Toolbox for CBRN incidents for investigating CBRN incidents. It would
CP ENTR 604347 provide (1) procedures, sampling methods, 2. Analyze IQ Limited Galway (IE)
detection of CBRN agents at crime scene, 3. AWE Plc Reading (UK)
Status: (2) traditional forensic laboratory methods 4. CEA Paris (FR)
ON-GOING for contaminated evidence (3) laboratory
5. SPFJ Brussels (BE)
methods for profiling the CBRN agents
released. Procedures for chain of custody, 6. MRA Brussels (BE)
from crime scene to court, will be developed. 7. Eticas Res. & Consulting
Education, training curriculum will be Barcelona (ES)
designed.Develop novel methodologies to 8. Falcon Comm. Uk Ltd Winchester (UK)
enable traditional forensic science (DNA,
fingerprint and electronic devices.
10. LQC s.l. La Escala (ES)
11. M Squared Lasers Glasgow (UK)
12. Nanobiz Ankara (TR)
13. TNO Delft (NL)
14. Ramen SA Madrid (ES)
15. RIVM Utrecht (NL)
16. Stuk Helsinki (FI)
17. SAS Brussels (BE)
18. SKL Linkping (SE)
19. Secretary of State for Envir., Food and
Rural Affairs London (UK)
21. Tyndall-UCC, Univers. College Cork (IE)
CRIM-TRACK FP7 Secure January 2014 / Demonstrate a working sensing device, Coordinator:
Societies December 2017 developed into portable, miniaturized, 1. Danish Emergency Management
automated, rapid, low cost, highly sensitive, Agency Copenhagen (DK)
Sensor system for detection Call 2012-1 EUR 3,583,940 & simple sniffer & detection unit, based on
of criminal chemical disposable micro-colorimetric chip. Unit can
Consortium:
substances CP ENTR 313202 be used for identification of wide variety of
illegal drugs, drug precursors, home-made 2. DTU Nanotech & Informatics
explosives. It combines highly advanced Lyngby (DK)
Status: disciplines, as organic chemistry, micro 3. Cranfield Univ. Shrivenham (UK)
ON-GOING fabrication, hardware technology, machine 4. Securetec Gmbh Neubiberg (DE)
learning & signal processing techniques. It
5. Pro Design Electronic Gmbh
will provide custom officers, police & other
Bruckmhl (DE)
authorities with an effective tool to control
trafficking of illegal drugs, drug precursors. 6. Gammadata Instruments Uppsala (SE)
7. Belastingdienst Rotterdam (NL)
http://www.crimtrack.eu/ 8. Mykolas Romeris Univ. Vilnius (LT)
In the forensics area, the H2020 FCT-3-2015 topic on "Mobile, remotely controlled technologies to examine a
crime scene in case of an accident or a terrorist attack involving CBRNE materials" will also support the CBRN
and Explosives Action Plans for the detection part.
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7.6.3.3 Information gathering and prevention strategies

Fighting and preventing crime have been subject to a range of projects funded by the Secure Societies
Programme, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SCIIMS FP7 Secure November 2009 / The team focused on computer-based Coordinator:
Societies October 2012 technology to strengthen ability of 1. BAE Systems Rochester (UK)
LEAs to search, mine, fuseinformation
Strategic crime and Call 2007-1.3-6 EUR 2,318,996 from massive datasets obtained from
Consortium:
immigration information diverse sources. Taking into account how
management system CP REA - 218223 investigators construct & represent data for 2. Data Fusion Int. Dublin (IE)
an investigation, it produced an integrated 3. Denodo Technol. A Coruna (ES)
demonstration system to show effectiveness 4. Indra Sistemas Alcobendas (ES)
Status: of their technologies, which support the
5. Selex Rome (IT)
FINISHED various stages of investigation, from the
foraging for information to making sense 6. Hungarian Acad. Sciences
of it. Useful in detecting unusual & criminal Budapest (HU)
behavior & preventing crime in EU. 7. Univ. A Corua La Coruna (ES)
http://www.sciims.co.uk/
TRACE FP7 Secure May 2014 / April 2016 Support stakeholders in combating & Coordinator:
Societies disrupting human trafficking, a form 1. Trilateral Research & Consulting
EUR 1,006,492 of modern-day slavery, one of largest London (UK)
Support stakeholders in Call 2013.6.1-3 world criminal enterprises, by assessing,
combating & disrupting REA - 607669 consolidating information surrounding
Consortium:
human trafficking CP perpetrators & wider trafficking enterprise.
TRACE adopts a multi-disciplinary approach: 2. Vrije Univ. Brussels (BE)
legal, criminological, socio-economical, 3. Stichting Katholieke Univ. Brabant
Status: psychological, law enforcement-oriented, Tilburg (NL)
FINISHED to build upon on-going EU & national 4. Council of the baltic Sea States
projects, activities. It focuses on perpetrators Secretariat Stockholm (SE)
activities developing understanding of
5. Agentia Nat. Impotriva Traficului de
the structure, social relationships, modus
Persoane Bucarest (RO)
operandi, travel routes, technologies
associated with different types of human 6. Nat. Comm. Combating Trafficking in
trafficking. Human Beings Sofia (BG)
7. Cyprus police Nicosia (CY)
http://trace-project.eu/ 8. Comit contre lesclavage moderne
Paris (FR)
9. The International La Strada Association
Amsterdam (NL)
GRAFFOLUTION FP7 Secure March 2014 / Collaborative Knowledge Base Coordinator:

Societies February 2016 empowering city administrations, public 1. SYNYO GmbH Wien (AT)
transport services, law enforcement
Awareness and prevention Call 2013-1 EUR 1,497,040 agencies across EU to share statistics,
Consortium:
solutions against graffiti knowledge, good practices, prevention
vandalism in public areas and CP REA - 608152 strategies using intuitive modules & 2. Univ. Barcelona (ES)
transport cooperation features. Proposed interactive 3. Univ. Arts London (UK)
Open Information Hub addressing 4. Sine-Institut Mnchen (DE)
local communities, citizens, sprayers to
5. Ferroccarrills de La Generalitat de
Status: strengthen public awareness & reduce
Catalunya Barcelona (ES)
FINISHED illegal spraying activities, using effectual
tools, visualisations. Created web platform 6. London Borough of Islington
will serve as central collaborative instance London (UK)
against graffiti vandalism for all experts, 7. Union Internationale des Chemins de
stakeholders, citizens. It will be flexible, Fer Paris (FR)
scalable to include future data sources,
apps, modern strategies that support artistic
expression while preserving public & private
property, safety.
www.graffolution.eu
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
ODYSSEY FP7 Secure November 2008 / Odyssey tackles the problem of analysing Coordinator:
Societies April 2011 crime, ballistics data, taken from disparate 1. Sheffield Hallam Univ. (UK)
heterogeneous ballistic systems, across EU.
Strategic pan-European Call 2007-1.3-6 EUR 2,395,000 The bedrock of these findings was creation
ballistics intelligence platform of potential set of new EU standards for gun Consortium:
for combating organised CP REA - 218237 crime data defined by own data structures, 2. An Garda Sochna Dublin (IE)
crime and terrorism taxonomies, ontologies. These can now be 3. Atos Madrid (ES)
taken onward to CEN, or ISO for evaluation
4. Ecole Royale Mil. Brussels (BE)
& use.
Status: 5. Europol Den Haag (NL)
FINISHED odyssey-project.eu 6. Forensic Pathways Tamworth (UK)
7. Min. Interno Rome (IT)
8. Min. Amministr. Publ. Milano (IT)
9. North Yorkshire Police Authority
Northallerton (UK)
10. SAS Software Ltd Marlow (UK)
11. Sesa Commerce Handelsgmbh
Modling (AT)
12. West Midlands North Yorkshire Police
Birmingham (UK)
13. Xlab razvoj programske opreme in
svetovanje doo Ljubljana (SI)
EPOOLICE FP7 Secure January 2013 / Efficient effective environmental scanning Coordinator:
Societies Decembre 2015 system as part of an early warning system 1. ISDEFE Madrid (ES)
for detection of emerging organised
Early Pursuit against Call 2012.6.3-1 EUR 3,493,810 crime threats, supporting LEAs (Law and
Consortium:
Organized Crime using IntelligenCE systems): to scan environment
environmental scanning, the CP ENTR - 312651 to feed new & emerging threats into serious 2. Univ. Aalborg (DK)
Law and Intelligent systems & organised crime threat assessment 3. CEA Paris (FR)
processes to map changes that impact 4. Thales Paris (FR)
security of EU MS to enable strategic
5. FhG FKIE Wachtberg (DE)
Status: decision makers to counter balance
FINISHED detected upcoming threats before they 6. Univ. Granada (ES)
materialize by using feedback from analysts 7. Univ. Sheffield Hallam (UK)
to distillate, propose new indicators / 8. Inthemis Montpellier (FR)
signals & adjust its warning / alert levels
9. Legind Technol. Esjbjerg (DK)
discovering & proposing new sources to be
scanned evaluating importance of sources; 10. SAS Software Ltd Marlow (UK)
more effective information providing into 11. Min. Interior Madrid (ES)
foresight to fight all sorts of organised crime 12. West Yorkshire Police Authority
providing better under standing of new & Wakefield (UK)
upcoming technologies & trends, leading to
13. UNICRI Torino (IT)
strategic planning into security issues.
14. FHVRP Mnchen (DE)
https://www.epoolice.eu/ 15. Europol Den Haag (NL)
16. Inst. Fremtidsforskning Forening CIFS
Copenhagen (DK),
17. Thales Hengelo Ov (NL)
P-REACT FP7 Secure April 2014 / March 2016 Develops a sensor data (video, motion) Coordinator:
Societies capturing, archiving network/platform for 1. Vicomtech-IK4 San Sebastin (ES)
EUR 1,489,396 protection of small businesses from petty
Petty criminality diminution Call 2013.7.2-1 crimes. Builts in capabilities (sensors,
Consortium:
through search and analysis REA - 607881 embedded systems) interconnecting using
in multi-source video CP established & emerging technologies, as 2. Kinesense Ltd Dublin (IE)
capturing and archiving Digital Subscriber Lines, Cloud computing: 3. Aditess Ltd Lefkosia (CY)
platform low-cost cameras, smart sensors in small 4. Future Intell. Ltd London (UK)
business premises networked directly to
5. CERTH Thessaloniki (GR)
Cloud-based, Data Centers, continuously
Status: monitored, recorded. Potential incident 6. KEMEA Athens (GR)
FINISHED detected may also trigger neighbour 7. SRM Bologna (IT)
sensors in other premises near incident. The
platform will be able to receive information
(images, video) captured by mobile smart
devices (phones, tablets...) operated by users
found at incident place.
http://p-react.eu/
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7.6.4 Explosives
The EU Explosives Action Plan calls on Member States and the Commission to set up explosives-related research,
and to ensure the aggregation and spread of research results, in particular in the areas of precursors linked
to IEDs, IEDs and their properties, inhibitors which could be added to precursors to explosives to prevent them
being used to manufacture explosive devices, detection technologies, and identification of various problems,
detection of explosives and precursors including through the use of additives, mobile explosives testing kits/
detection devices (non destructive methods), certification, testing and trialling schemes for explosives detection
solutions etc.
7.6.4.1 Detection / Characterisation of explosives and their precursors

Projects in support of the action plan are shown below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PREVAIL FP7 Secure June 2010 / PREVAIL is to inhibit the use of some Coordinator:
Societies January 2013 common materials for use as precursors to 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
explosives & to allow for easier detection.
PRecursors of ExplosiVes: Call 2009-1.3-3 EUR 3,343,162 Homemade explosives (HMEs) attracts
Consortium:
Additives to Inhibit their use terrorists to manufacture. Objectives
including Liquids CP RTD 241858 are to prevent use of hydrogen peroxide 2. TNO Delft (NL)
(HP) & acetone as precursors to HMEs by 3. CEA Paris (FR)
development of series of novel inhibitors, 4. WIHiE Mil. Inst. Hygiene and
Status: & to ensure that detection of ammonium Epidemiology Warsaw (PL)
FINISHED nitrate (AN) based devices is facilitated by
5. Yara International ASA Oslo (NO)
adding markers tailored to a very sensitive
detection system. 6. Arkema Paris (FR)
7. Inscentinel Ltd Harpenden (UK)
8. KCEM Karlskoga (SE)
9. SECRAB Uttran (SE)
10. Tech.Inst. Technol. Technion (IL)
BONAS FP7 Secure April 2011 / BONAS is to design, develop, test a novel Coordinator:
Societies September 2014 wireless sensors network for in particular 1.ENEA Rome (IT)
against threat posed by IED devices. It will
BOmb factory detection Call 2010.1.3-3 EUR 3,488,360 focus on detection of traces of precursors
Consortium:
by Networks of Advanced (particulates, gases and/or waterborne)
Sensors CP ENTR 261685 present in environment surrounding vicinity 2. Univ.. Belfast (IE)
of a 'bomb factory'. Develop: Lidar/Dial 3. King's College London (UK)
system; QEPAS sensor; SERS sensor; an 4. EADS Ottobrunn (DE)
Status: Immunosensor. Prepare potential future
5. Onera Paris (FR)
FINISHED deployment of key sensors aboard a flying
platform with view towards increasing 6. Tekever Lisboa (PT)
BONAS network detection capabilities. 7. CESM Neuchatel (CH)
8. CEA Paris (FR)
www.bonas-fp7.eu
9. Univ.. Lyon (FR)
11. Laser Diagnostic Instrum Thallinn (EE)
12. Serstech AB Lundt (SE)
13. CREO L'Aquila (IT)
14. Nat. Bureau Investigation Vantaa (FI)
EMPHASIS FP7 Secure October 2011 / Develop system for detecting ongoing illicit Coordinator:
Societies September 2015 production of explosives & improvised 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
explosive devices (IEDs) in urban areas.
Explosive Material Production Call 2010.1.3-3 EUR 3,406,050 Area sensors, strategically positioned, for
Consortium:
(Hidden) Agile Search and monitoring of explosives or precursors
Intelligence System CP ENTR 231381 to explosives. Static sensors, positioned 2. TNO Delft (NL)
in sewer, for monitoring of sewage 3. CNRS Paris (FR)
for indicative traces. Detectors will be 4. FhG (DE)
Status: connected in network. Intention is to cover
5. Police Scientifique Paris (FR)
FINISHED large area that can be reduced step by step
into narrower areas due to positive alert. 6. Cascade Technol. Glasgow (UK)
For final verification stand-off detectors 7. Vigo syst. Warsaw (PL)
in equipped mobile units will be used to 8. Portendo AB Stockholm (SE)
pinpoint location of bomb factory.
http://www.foi.se/
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Instrument details
OPTIX FP7 Secure November 2008 / Development of a transportable system Coordinator:

Societies June 2013 for standoff detection & identification of 1. Indra Systemas Madrid (ES)
explosives in real scenarios at distances
Optical technologies for Call 2007-1.3-1 EUR 2,487,556 of around 20 metres (sensor to target),
Consortium:
identification of explosives using alternative or simultaneous analysis
CP REA 218037 by 3 different complementary optical 2. Univ. Malaga (ES)
technologies (LIBS, RAMAN, IR). 3. FOI Stockholm (SE)
Status: 4. EKSPLA Vilnius (LT)
FINISHED http://www.fp7-optix.eu
5. Avantes BV Apeldoorn (NL)
6. Tech. Univ. Clausthal Clausthal-
Zellerfeld (DE)
7. Univ. Technol. Wien (AT)
8. Univ. Dortmund (DE)
9. Guardia Civil Madrid (ES)
ROSFEN FP7 Secure April 2013 / April 2015 Detection of high-explosive primer charge Coordinator:
Societies (PETN) is hampered by higher-concentration 1. Tyndall Nat. Institute Cork (IE)
EUR 1,420,262 residues from main charge (ammonium
Rapid On-site Forensic Call 2012.7.2-1 nitrate). Detection of the primer is essential
Consortium:
Analysis of Explosives and REA 312829 in order to secure prosecution. ROSFENs
Narcotics CP goal is to deliver an advanced forensic 2. Microsaic Systems Surrey (UK)
platform for rapid, on-site direct detection, 3. Environics OY Mikkeli (FI)
lab-quality analysis of narcotics, explosives, 4. Univ. Basel (CH)
Status: precursors. It is based on novel chip-based
5. Department of Justice Northern Ireland,
FINISHED triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with
Forensic Belfast (UK)
advanced front-end ion filter & sample
introduction/pre-concentration module. 6. Police Service of Northern Ireland PSNI
Belfast (UK)
http://www.rosfen.eu/
SALIANT FP7 Secure September 2010 / Development of a hand-held device for real- Coordinator:
Societies December 2013 time analysis of trace levels of explosives, 1. Univ. Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)
toxic chemicals and drugs. Key innovation
Selective Antibodies Limited Call 2009-1.3-4 EUR 3,471,992 is a highly novel simple positive detection
Consortium:
Immuno Assay Novel lateral-flow test for small molecules, highly
Technology CP REA 242377 sensitive, very easy to use. It is ideally 2. Selective Antibodies Ltd Newcastle
suited for deployment by first responders at upon Tyne (UK)
crime scenes & terrorist incidents. SALIANT 3. Oy Reagena Ltd Toivala (FI)
Status: is employing positive detection technology 4. Indicia Biotechnology Oullins (FR)
FINISHED of Selective Antibodies Ltd to develop robust
5. Department of Justice Equality & Law
system for measurement of low
reform Dublin (IE)
level samples.
6. UNIZA Zilika (SK)
http://www.saliant.eu/ 7. NFI The Hague (NL)
8. Appl. Analyzers Schiedam (NL)
9. DLO-FBR Wageningen (NL)
10. CELS Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)
11. KITE Huddersfield (UK)
COMMONSENSE FP7 Secure January 2011 / Developing a multivariate sensing platform Coordinator:
Societies December 2013 that detects manufacturing facilities for 1. Tyndall-UCC Cork (IE)
improvised explosive devices. Making
Development of a Common Call 2010.1.3-3 EUR 3,404,935 headway in creation & demonstration of this
Consortium:
Sensor Platform for the network of sensors through development of
Detection of IED CP REA 614155 novel materials, portable sensors, wireless 2. Alphasense Ltd Braintree (UK)
"Bomb Factories" communications network. 3. BAM Berlin (DE)
4. PSNI Police Service of Northern Ireland
http://www.fp7projectcommonsense.eu/ Dublin (IE)
Status:
5. SensL Technol. Ltd Cork (IE)
FINISHED
6. Technion Haifa (IL)
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Instrument details
ENCOUNTER FP7 Secure May 2012 / Tools and procedures for neutralising (N) Coordinator:
Societies June 2015 or mitigating (M) the effects of IEDs and 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
to respond appropriately and effectively to
Explosive Neutralisation and Call 2011-1 EUR 3,313,630 threat in the urban environment with various
Consortium:
Mitigation Countermeasures scenarios that EOD bodies and police units
for IEDs in Urban/Civil CP address. Evaluation of concept of operation 2. FhG EMI Freiburg (DE
Environment (CONOP) of the EOD bodies and the police 3. CNRS Paris (FR)
units operating in urban environment. 4. Blastech Ltd BLT Sheffield (UK)
5. Univ. Sheffield (UK)
Status: http://www.foi.se/
FINISHED 6. Isdefe Madrid (ES)
7. Advanced Quarrying Ltd (IL)
8. Albert-Ludwigs-Univ. Freiburg (DE)
On-going projects are complementing the above actions:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
HOMER FP7 Secure November 2013 / Basic knowledge unknown about HMEs; Coordinator:
Societies October 2016 composition, characterisation. Review 1. PSNI Police Police Service of Northern
freely available recipes (internet), to Ireland Belfast (UK)
Homemade explosives (HMEs) Call 2012.1.3.2 EUR 3,436,875 evaluate their dangerousness. HOMER will
and recipes characterisation- implement comprehensive EU wide study
Consortium:
Capability CP ENTR 312883 on HMEs addressing many key questions
including " what can be done to prevent 2. BAM Berlin (DE)
or inhibit production of HMEs? what types 3. Min. Interior Madrid (ES)
Status: of chemicals are available freely today 4. KENEA Thessaloniki (GR)
ON-GOING for direct use in HMEs & what is chemical
stability of HMEs.
6. Defense Institure Sofia (BG)
7. Queens Univ. Belfast (UK)
8. Yara SA Brussels (BE)
9. Cent.Res.Tech. Thessaloniki (GR)
10. Un Queen's Elisabeth Dublin (IE)
11. tamar israeli advanced quarrying co
Bazra (IL)
SUBCOP FP7 Secure June 2013 / May 2016 Develop technologies, procedures to be Coordinator:
Societies applied by Police Security Forces when 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
EUR 3,486,040 responding to a suspected PBIED (Person
Suicide Bomber Counteraction Call 2012.1.3-1 Borne Improvised Explosive Device). It is
Consortium:
and Prevention ENTR 312375 insensitive to how alert is raised, should
CP it be based on detection of explosives or 2. TNO Delft (NL)
explosive devices, informants reporting, or 3. Karolinska Instit. Stockholm (SE)
Status: other intelligence sources. It will develop 4. TU Eindhoven (NL)
ON-GOING guidance as to what response to a PBIED
5. Rand Cambridge (UK)
that is ethically & socially justifiable.
6. Aselsan Elektr. San. Ticaret AS
http://www.subcop.eu/q_and_a.htm Ankara (TR)
7. Min. Public Security Ramle (IL)
8. CBRNE Ltd Ashford (UK)
9. ileri Bakanl Ankara (Turkey)
10. Cerberus Black Ltd Haywards
Heath (UK)
11. FhG VVS Freiburg (DE)
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7.6.4.2 Crime scene investigations related to explosives

Scene investigations related explosives have been subject to few projects, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
HYPERION FP7 Secure August 2012 / HYPERION develop, test a system concept Coordinator:
Societies July 2015 for on-site forensic analysis of an explosion. 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
Lead to very significant reduction in time
Hyperspectral imaging Call 2011-1 EUR 3,458,969 delay of delivered forensic evidence
Consortium:
IED and explosives requested by police. The fast crime scene
reconnaissance system CP ENTR 284585 investigation provided can help in rapidly 2. FhG IAF Freiburg (DE)
finding terrorists, thus being pro-active in 3. TNO Delft (NL)
preventing future attacks. 4. Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret
Status: AS Ankara (TR)
FINISHED www.hyperion-fp7.eu
5. Selex Rome (IT)
7. Bund. Kriminal Amt BKA
Wiesbaden (DE)
8. VIGO Warszawa (PL)
9. Turkish Nat. Police Ankara (TR)
10. Portendo Stockholm (SE)
11. Tecnalia Bilbao (ES)
12. Swedish National Laboratory of
Forensic Science Linkping (SE)
An an on-going project:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
EXPEDIA FP7 Secure September 2014 / It will create a EU guide for first responders Coordinator:
Societies August 2017 with basic instructions on how to interpret 1.FOI Stockholm (SE)
findings on crime scene when suspected
EXplosives PrEcursor Defeat Call 2013-3 EUR 3,480,602 bomb factories encountered. In order for
Consortium:
by Inhibitor Additives EU legislators to carry out right work in
CP ENTR 604987 fight against terrorism, access to accurate 2. Brodarski Inst. Zagreb (HR)
data, in-depth understanding of HMEs 3. Bundeskriminalamt BKA
Status: characteristics, various formulations Wiesbaden (DE)
ON-GOING thereof is of crucial importance. It will 4. CEA Paris (FR)
feed its produced information about HMEs
5. Dow Operation - Angus Chemie Gmbh
directly to these groups via appropriate
Ibbenbren (DE)
channels. Research for solutions to prevent
misuse of some explosive precursors, not 6. Esbit Comp. Hamburg (DE)
yet been investigated. Inhibition of these 7. FhG ICT Karlsruhe (DE)
precursors will be closely linked to feasibility 8. KCEM AB Uppsala (SE)
& implementation cost studies, toxicology
9. National Bureau of Investigation
studies.
Vantaa (FI)
10. TNO Delft (NL)
11. Wojskowy Inst. Warszawa (PL)
12. Yara International Oslo (NO)
7.6.5 Decontamination
Strengthening decontamination and remediation capacity is another goal of the CBRN Action Plan. The JRC is
assessing modelling tools with modelling experts and emergency response personnel in order to assess practical
requirements for modelling tools with the aim to identify research needs. Available means for decontamination
of affected population, environment and infrastructure are also assessed, as well as their capacity to deal
with mass casualties with reference to CBRN materials with different cultural and social contexts. In the RN
sector, further investigations are undertaken about the possibility of using RODOS (Real-time On-line Decision
Support system for off-site emergency management in Europe) and ARGOS (Accident Reporting and Guidance
Operational System) or other Decision Support Systems to address CBRN releases, e.g. radiological dispersal
devices in events such as the polonium incident in 2006 as well as development of transport and dispersion
models for large buildings, e.g. airports, railway stations and underground systems. Several projects are running
in this field, some of which can be found in the civil protection and forensics sections.
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7.6.5.1 Decontamination of CBRN agents

Funding Contract
Instrument details
COUNTERFOG FP7 Secure November 2013 / Development of Fog-based Large Scale Coordinator:
Societies October 2017 Decontamination System for use in large 1. Univ. Carlos III Madrid (SE)
facilites & open-air conditions. It will be
Device For Large Scale Fog Call 2012.4.4-2 EUR 3,471,992 new, rapid response system for collapsing
Consortium:
Decontamination all kinds of dispersed agents (smoke, fog,
CP REA 312804 spores...) by using a fog made of solution 2. Univ. Strathclyde Glasgow (UK)
that could eventually contain any kind of 3. VOP CZ Brno (CZ)
Status: neutralizing component. It will be permanent 4. Univ. Del Alcala Madrid (ES)
ON-GOING installation in large public buildings
5. Inst. Inorg. Chem. Prague (CZ)
like railway stations but also portable
COUNTERFOG for use outdoors, used to 6. Inst. Solid State Phys. Sofia (BG)
counteract CBRN attack in its earliest stages. 7. Consilium Marine & Safety AB
It will use the same weapon as CBRN Gteborg (SE)
attack: dispersed state with large surface/ 8. AEF Madrid (ES)
volume ratio.
9. CIEMAT Madrid (ES)
10. BPE E.K. Eckental (DE)
7.6.6 Prevention of extremist events and counterterrorism

In line with the policy framework described in section 5.11, a range of projects have been funded for the
development of improved prevention / detection of threats of extremist events and counterterrorism actions:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
TACTICS FP7 Secure September 2012 / Most terrorist attacks in EU have occurred Coordinator:
Societies August 2015 at airports or public transport. TACTICS 1. TNO Delft (NL)
introduces 3 roles: Threat Manager TM,
Tactical Approach to Counter Call 2011.1.4-1 EUR 3,478,464 Threat Decomposition Manager TDM,
Consortium:
Terrorists in Cities ongoing Capabilities Manager CM. It aims to
research CP ENTR 285533 develop trustful, effective strategies in 2. RAND Europe Cambridge (UK)
order to support each of these managers in 3. Dutch Nat. Police Den Haag (NL)
responding more quickly in more structured, 4. Peace Research Insti. Oslo (NO)
Status: efficient way to specific threat as well as
5. ITTI Poznan (PL)
FINISHED minimizing occurrence of false positives &
negatives. 6. Trinity College Dublin (IE)
7. ISCA Rishon Le-Zion (IL)
http://www.fp7-tactics.eu/ 8. Univ. Politc. Valencia (ES)
9. FhG IESE Kaiserslautern (DE)
10. Royal Netherlands Marechaussee
Amsterdam (NL)
DECOTESSC1 FP7 Secure April 2010 / June 2011 Thorough understanding of the system- Coordinator:
Societies of-systems structure will be developed, 1. TNO Delft (NL)
EUR 1,001,627 requirements for ideal system will be
DEmonstration of Call 2009-1.1-2 proposed as well as description of current
Consortium:
COunterTErrorism System- ENTR 242294 state-of-art, in order to fill gaps a strategic
of-Systems against CBRNE CSA roadmap: involving stakeholders (workshops, 2. FhG ICT & INT (DE)
phase 1 meetings). 3. Technalia Bilbao (ES)
4. CEA Paris (FR)
http://www.decotessc1.eu/
5. CEIS Paris (FR)
Status:
FINISHED 6. VTT Espoo (FI)
7. Seibersdorf labor Seibersdorf (AT)
9. AIT Wien (AT)
PROACTIVE FP7 Secure May 2012 / April 2015 Research holistic citizen-friendly multi Coordinator:
Societies sensor fusion & intelligent reasoning 1. Vitrociset SPA Roma (IT)
EUR 3,371,800 framework enabling prediction, detection,
PRedictive reasOning Call 2011-1 understanding, efficient response to terrorist
Consortium:
and multi-source fusion ENTR 285320 interests, goals & courses of actions in
empowering AntiCipation of CP urban environment (UE). Fusion of both 2. AGH Univ. Sci. Technol. Krakowie (PL)
attacks and Terrorist actions static knowledge (intelligence information) 3. AIT Athens (GR)
In Urban EnVironmEnts & dynamic information (data observed from 4. CMR Milano (IT)
sensors deployed in UE). It will incorporate
5. HW Comm. Ltd Lancaster (UK)
advanced reasoning techniques (adversarial
Status: reasoning) in order to intelligently process, 6. KEMEA Athens (GR)
FINISHED derive high level terroristic semantics from 7. Kingston Univ. (UK)
multitude of source streams. 8. ISIG Gorizia (IT)
9. Magyar Tudomnyos Akadmia Sztaki
http://www.fp7-proactive.eu/
Budapest (HU)
10. Univ. Bundeswehr Mnchen (DE)
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Instrument details
RAPTOR FP7 Secure January 2010 / Development of a mobile, rapidly Coordinator:

Societies January 2014 deployable, inflatable structure for ballistic 1. FhG ICT Pfinztal (DE)
protection. Working on specific solutions to
Rapidly deployable, gas Call 2007-1.2-2 EUR 2,060,995 support EU security forces in prevention,
Consortium:
generator assisted. inflatable response to various threat scenarios.
mobile security kits for CP REA 218259 Emphasis is placed on protection of 2. Bundeskriminalamt BKA
ballistic protection of individuals, general security at events, Wiesbaden (DE)
European civilians against humanitarian workers (as Red Cross); 3. Dr. Lange GmbH & Co KG
crime and terrorist attacks Development of textiles & coatings for Hannover (DE)
ballistic protection; Development of a gas 4. Explosia as Pardubice (CZ)
generator formulation with high mass
5. P-D Interglas Ltd Sherborne (UK)
Status: specific gas output, low gas temperature,
FINISHED non-toxic gas components; Evaluation,
testing of combustion chamber designs with
respect to small size, light weight;.
http://www.raptor-project.eu/
SAFE-COMMS FP7 Secure April 2009/ April 2011 Goal is to help public authorities in EU Coordinator:
Societies better reacting to terror crises by providing 1. Bar Ilan Univ. Tel Aviv (IL)
EUR 1,088,244 effective communication strategies for
Counter-terrorism crisis Call 2007-6.1-3 aftermath of terror attacks, seeking to
Consortium:
communications strategies REA 218285 spread fear, panic, by breaking news
for recovery and continuity CP media throughout world. Effective recovery 2. A&B One Gmbh Frankfurt am
depends on carefully planned, trained Main (DE)
communication strategy, restoring public & 3. Res. Instit. European and American
Status: quick return to normality. Public authorities Studies Athens (GR)
FINISHED need a counter-terrorism communication 4. Univ. Ulster Coleraine (UK)
strategy comprised of activities aimed at
5. Univ. Burgos (ES)
relevant audiences. SAFE-COMMS aims to
provide public authorities throughout Europe 6. Univ. Rousse Angel Kunchev
with an effective, modular communication Rousse (BG)
strategy for terror crises.
http://faculty.biu.ac.il/~sshpiro/
COREPOL FP7 Secure January 2012 / 1. To provide a basis for coordinated Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 research activities in area of police-minority 1. Deutschen Hochschule der Polizei
relations using comparative method of data Mnster (DE)
Conflict Resolution, Mediation Call 2011-1 EUR 1,429,681 analysis; Findings will further police science
and Restorative Justice research in this crucial area of peace
Consortium:
and the Policing of Ethnic CP REA 285166 building as part of democratic process
Minorities in Germany, Austria within Eu societies. 2. Fed. Min. Interior Wien (AT)
and Hungary 2.To address practical issue of effective 3. IRKS Wien (AT)
dissemination of research findings to 4. Police College, Min. Interior
improve police-minority interaction making Budapest (HU)
Status: use of realm of police tertiary education, in-
5. European Research Services GmbH,
FINISHED service staff training but also involving other
Mnster (DE)
agencies including NGOs.
3.To serve as principal network for practice
oriented dissemination of RJ strategies,
peace building in conflict zone of police &
minorities. In police education, this concerns
CEPOL course curricula & material, curricula
for similar influential target groups, civil &
public sector agencies.
http://www.corepol.eu/
DETECTER FP7 Secure December 208 / DETECTER aims at increasing compliance Coordinator:
Societies January 2012 of counter-terrorism with human rights & 1. Univ. Birmingham (UK)
ethical standards in rapidly changing field
Detection technologies, Call 2007-6.5-1 EUR 1,869,684 of detection technologies. It addresses
Consortium:
terrorism, ethics and human increasingly international character of
rights CP REA 217862 counter-terrorism, increasing use of informal 2. bo Akademi Univ. Abo (FI)
mechanisms for altering law-enforcement 3. Danish Inst. Human Rights
practice to meet threat of terrorism, great Copenhagen (DK)
Status: variety of detection technologies & their 4. Europ. Univ. Inst. Firenze (Italy)
FINISHED uses. Need for human rights standards
5. Norwegian Centre for Human Rights
to be informed by dialogue with both
Oslo (NO)
manufacturers of detection technology &
law-enforcement officials directly involved 6. Nottingham Univ. (UK)
with counter-terrorism using this technology 7. Raoul Wallenberg Inst. Human Rights
& influence development of products. It and Humanit. Law Lund (SE)
combines applied ethical & legal research
with this dialogue in order to affect design
& use of products, to make ethical, legal
research better informed, to innovate
conceptually.
http://www.detecter.bham.ac.uk/
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Two further FP7 projects are investigation related to prevention / mitigation of extremist events, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PRIME FP7 Secure May 2014 / April 2017 Support design of technologies (counter- Coordinator:
Societies measures, communication) for prevention, 1. Univ. College London (UK)
EUR 2,842,878 interdiction, mitigation of lone actor
PReventing, Interdicting and Call 2013-1 extremist events (LOEEs). Communication
Consortium:
Mitigating Extremist events: REA 608354 strategies aimed at a range of audiences,
Defending against lone actor CP including extremists & general public. 2. Univ. Aarhus (DK)
extremism Deliver knowledge-base to inform design 3. King's College London (UK)
measures by achieving: 4. Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem (IL)
1): Characterising risk posed by LOEEs;
5. Univ. Leiden (NL)
Status: 2) Producing cross-level risk analysis
ON-GOING framework to articulate key factors, 6. Univ.. Warszawski Warsaw (PL)
processes implicated in LOEEs
(radicalisation, attack preparation).
3): Translating risk analysis framework into
meta-script of LOEEs.
4): Producing integrated, cross-level script
of LOEEs, & identifying categories of
intervention points or 'pinch points'.
5): Delivering portfolio of requirements for
design of measures & communication.
www.fp7-prime.eu
VOX-POL FP7 Secure January 2014 / VOX-Pols purpose is establishment of Coordinator:

Societies November 2018 robust partnering, research, training, 1. Univ. Dublin City (IE)
dissemination network with core function:
Virtual Centre of Excellence Call 2012.7.4-2 EUR 5,129,681 comprehensive research, analysis, debate,
Consortium:
for Research in Violent Online critique of topics in &issues surrounding
Political Extremism NoE REA - 312827 Violent Online Political Extremism. 2. Univ. Oxford (UK)
In order to: 3. Kings College London (UK)
1. Create sustainable critical mass of 4. Univ. Amsterdam (NL)
Status: innovative activity among what is currently
5. TNO Delft (NL)
ON-GOING a burgeoning, but fragmented group of
researchers & research topics. 6. Indraprastha Inst. Information
2. Ensure that EU, MS strategies, policies Technology Delhi (India)
targeting VOPE are based on concrete 7. CMCS Budapest (HU)
evidence, experience, knowledge about 8. Univ. Hamburg , IFSH Hamburg (DE)
contours & workings of VOPE & thus
increasing their likelihood of success.
http://voxpol.eu/
7.6.7 Post-crisis response and recovery following terrorist attacks

The above projects are complemented by a research action which is focusing on recovery planning further to
a terrorist attack:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
RECONASS FP7 Secure December 2013 / Monitoring system for constructed facilities, Coordinator:
Societies June 2017 as target for terrorist attacks, providing 1. ICCS Zografou / Athens (GR)
real time, reliable, continuously updated
Reconstruction and Call 2012-1 EUR 4,260,240 assessment of structural condition of
Consortium:
REcovery Planning: Rapid monitored facilities after disaster with
and Continuously Updated CP REA 312718 detail to be useful for recovery planning. 2. Univ. Twente (NL)
COnstruction Damage, and In spatially extended events, speedy 3. TU Dresden (DE)
Related Needs ASSessment local calibration of satellite & oblique 4. FOI Stockholm (SE)
aerial photography reducing required
5. Risa Gmbh Berlin (DE)
time to inform post disaster/crisis needs
Status: assessment process, providing base data 6. Tecnic Spa Rome (IT)
ON-GOING for reconstruction efforts. Tool enabling 7. D. Bairaktaris Assoc. Ltd Athens (GR)
the fusion of external information, and 8. GeoSIG Ltd Zurich (CH)
international interoperability between
9. Federal Agency Tech. Relief THW
involved units for reconstruction & recovery
Bonn (DE)
planning & support collaborative work
between actors.
http://www.reconass.eu/
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7.6.8 Removal of anti-personal landmines

Specific projects tackled the issue of removal of anti-personal landmines, namely:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
D-BOX FP7 Secure January 2013 / D-BOX tackles the burning issue of anti- Coordinator:
Societies December 2015 personal landmines & cluster munitions 1. EADS ASTRIUM SAS Paris (FR)
remaining from armed conflicts. It will
Demining tool-BOX for Call 2011.1.3-3 EUR 6,898,085 provide Demining stakeholders with
Consortium:
humanitarian clearing of innovative, easy to use & low cost
large scale area from anti- CP REA 284996 solutions interfaced and/or integrated in 2. e-GEOS SPA Matera (IT)
personal landmines and comprehensive toolbox. It could be used 3. Univ. Leicester (UK)
cluster munitions during all demining activities to help 4. VTT Espoo (FI)
operators & end users chose most suitable
5. Univ. Surrey Guildford (UK)
answer for optimal planning &preparation
Status: to low cost tools for specific tasks during 6. TNO The Hague (NL)
FINISHED different steps of demining activities 7. Telespazio Rome (IT)
adapted for varying scenarios, conditions. 8. Terra Spatium SA Athens (GR)
9. Selex Rome (IT)
http://www.d-boxproject.eu/
10. RadioLabs Rome (IT)
11. Inst. Security Technologies MORATEX
Lodz (PL)
12. Infoterra Ltd Leicester (UK)
13. FhG EMI, ILT, IME, INT, IOSB (DE)
15. Univ. Technol. Delft (NL)
16. CNIT Parma (IT)
TIRAMISU FP7 Secure January 2012 / Anti-personnel landmines & unexploded Coordinator:
Societies December 2015 ordnance (UXOs) present important obstacle 1. Ecole Royale Mil. Brussels (BE)
to transition from crisis to peace for
Toolbox Implementation for Call 2011.1.3-3 EUR 14,934,745 war-affected countries. They threaten post- Consortium:
Removal of Anti-personnel conflict development & welfare. Provide
2. Univ. Genova (IT)
Mines, Submunitions and UXO CP REA 284747 Mine Action community with toolbox to
assist in addressing many issues related 3. EOC Oberpfaffenhofen (DE)
to Humanitarian Demining, thus promoting 4. Univ. Coimbra ISR Coimbra (PT)
Status: peace, national & regional security, 5. CSIC Barcelona (ES)
FINISHED conflict prevention, social & economic
6. Univ. Catania (IT)
rehabilitation, post-conflict reconstruction.
Tools development: 1) Demining planning 7. IMM Warszawa (PL)
tools, to locate landmines & UXOs, define 8. Dialogis UG Freilassing (DE)
contaminated areas. 2) Detection, disposal 9. Univ. Zagreb (HR)
tools, to neutralise mines & UXOs. 3)
10. Hrvatski Centar za razminiranje-
Training, Mine Risk education tools.
Centar za testiranje Karlovac (HR)
http://www.fp7-tiramisu.eu/ 11. Noveltis Aix-en-Provence (FR)
12. Paris-Lodron Univ Salzburg (AT)
13. Wojskowy Inst. Warszawa (PL)
14. Univ. St Andrews (UK)
15. ULB Brussels (BE)
16. Spinator AB Stockholm (SE)
17. ProTime GmbH (DE)
18. SpaceTec Partners Brussels (BE)
19. Satcen Torrejon de Ardoz (ES)
20. Vallon Gmbh Eningen Unter
Achalm (DE)
21. Ing. Sistemi Spa IDS Pisa (IT)
22. Pierre Trattori di Giovanni Battista
Polentes & C. Snc Silvano D'orba (IT)
23. Brimatech Services Gmbh Wien (AT)
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7.6.9 Cyber crime

Cyber crime affects a very wide range of sectors and it hence justified the funding of a wide range of projects,
as exemplified below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
CAPER FP7 Secure September 2011 / Create a common platform for prevention Coordinator:
Societies June 2014 of organised crime through sharing, 1. 21SEC INFORMATION SECURITY LABS
exploitation, analysis of Open and S.L. Pamplona (ES)
Collaborative information, Call 2010.1.2-1 EUR 5 579 346 private information sources. Features: (a)
acquisition, processing, Information acquisition from a linguistically
Consortium:
exploitation and reporting for IP REA - 58612 neutral point of view; (b) Information
the prevention of organised Processing having into account different 2. FhG FKIE Wachtberg (DE)
crime information types and different cultural 3. Min. Public Security Ramle (IL)
biases; (c) Information Exploitation 4. Synthema s.r.l. Pisa. (IT)
through a Visual Analytics component;
5. Studio Professionale Associato a Baker
Status: (d) Standardisation for interchange of
& McKenzie Milano (IT)
FINISHED data and tools; (e) Integration with Large
scale Systems; (f) Secure knowledge 6. Technion Haifa (IL)
sharing and collaboration; (g) Study and 7. Inst. Technol. (IL)
recommendations about legal, ethical and 8. Altic Sarl Paris (FR)
societal issues, User focused
9. Univ. Autonoma Barcelona (ES)
http://www.fp7-caper.eu/ 10. Generalitat de Catalunya
Barcelona (ES)
11. CNR Rome (IT)
12. Min. Justia Lisboa (PT)
13. Guardia Civil Madrid (ES)
14. VICOMTech San Sebastian (ES)
15. Min.Interno Rome (IT)
16. Voiceinteraction Lisboa (PT)
17. Angel Iglesias - IKUSI San
Sebastian (ES)
18. Alma Consulting Paris (FR)
ESCORTS FP7 Secure June 2008 / ESCoRTS is a joint endeavour among Coordinator:
Societies December 2010 EU process industries, utilities, leading 1. CEN Brussels (BE)
manufacturers of control equipment &
European netwotk for the Call 2007-7.0-2 EUR 673,603 research institutes to foster progress Consortium:
security of control and real- towards cyber security of control &
time systems CSA REA - 218217 communication equipment in EU. It will
be intersectoral, embracing following 3. Enginet Milano (IT)
industrial fields: power, gas, oil, chemicals 4. ABB Baden (CH)
Status: and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, 5. Alstom Paris (FR)
FINISHED manufacturing. Key objectives include:
6. Siemens Mnchen (DE)
- Developing common understanding of
industrial needs & requirements regarding 7. Enel Produzione Rome (IT)
security of control systems & related 8. Transelectrica Bucarest (RO)
standardisation, accompanied by raising 9. MediterraneadelleAcque Genova (IT)
awareness programme.
10. OPUS publishing Seal Beach
- Identifying, disseminating best practice,
California (US)
possibly in joint endeavour between
manufacturers & end users, resulting in 11. UNINFO Torino (IT)
joint capability & technology taxonomy of
security solutions.
http://www.escortsproject.eu/
CAMINO FP7 Secure April 2014 / March 2016 Comprehensive Approach to cyber roadMap Coordinator:
Societies coordINation and develOpment; EU funds: 1. ITTI Poznan (PL)
EUR 1,036,888 Provide realistic roadmap for improving
Comprehensive approach to Call 2013-1 resilience against cybercrime, cyber Consortium:
cyber roadmap coordination REA - 607406 terrorism. 2 Objectives: To develop 2. CBRNE Ltd Ashford (UK)
and development CSA comprehensive cyber crime & cyber
3. CNR Rome (IT)
terrorism research agenda & To initiate
long-term activities providing stable 4. DFRC AG Bern (CH)
Status: platform of security research experts & 5. Espion Ltd Dublin (IE)
FINISHED organisations. 6. Everis Aeroespacial y Defensa S.L.
Madrid (ES)
http://www.fp7-camino.eu/
7. Univ. Montpellier I (FR)
8. WSPol Szczytno (PL)
9. S21sec Information Security Labs S.L.
Pamplona (ES)
10. Sec-Control Finland Ltd Helsinki (FI)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
CYBERROAD FP7 Secure June 2014 / May 2016 This roadmap will be built through an in- Coordinator:
Societies depth analysis of all technological, social, 1. Univ. Cagliari (IT)
EUR 1,289,764 legal, ethical, political, economic aspects
Development of the Call 2013.2.5-1 rooted. Roadmap achieved by co-ordinating
Consortium:
Cybercrime and Cyber- REA - 607642 efforts along 3 key directions: Technology
terrorism research roadmap CSA Society Cybercrime, cyber-terrorism. The 2. Demokritos Athens (GR)
Workplan includes all required milestones, 3. TU Darmsdadt Darmsdadt (DE)
deliverables required to monitor the 4. SBA II Wien (AT)
Status: progress of CyberROAD activities, to
5. INDRA Sistemas. Madrid (ES)
FINISHED measure achievement of expected results.
6. Royal Holloway University of London
http://www.cyberroad-project.eu/ Egham (UK)
7. CEFRIEL Milano (IT)
8. McAfee UK Ltd Berkshire (UK)
9. Eidgenssisches Dept. Verteidigung (DE)
10. Min. Justia Lisboa (PT)
11. Bevlkerungsschutz und Sport VBS
Berne (CH),
12. Foundation for Research and
Technology Iraklio (GR)
13. INOV - INESC Lisboa (PT)
14. Ivarx Ltd Hove (UK)
15. Min. Nat. Defense Athens(GR)
16. Naukowa i Akademicka Sie
Komputerowa Warszawie (PL)
17. Poste Italiane Rome (IT)
18. Proprs London Ltd. (UK)
19. Scuola Univ. Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)
Lugano (CH)
20. Security Matter Eindhoven(NL)
21. Vitrociset spa Rome (IT)
SAFECITI FP7 Secure January 2014 / The SAFECITI project proposes the Coordinator:
Societies February 2016 creation of a simulation system for Police 1. ISDEFE Madrid (ES)
intelligence analysts to predict the behavior
Future Internet Applied to Call ICT- EUR 1,422,734 of crowds in urban environments under Consortium:
Public Safety in Smart Cities 2013.7.6-1 specific threats or stresses (turmoil, violence,
REA - 607626 panic, catastrophes or terrorism) in order
CP to train and develop better safety plans, 3. KEMEA Athens (GR)
Status: and tactic operations. This platform will 4. Research & Education Laboratory in
FINISHED be designed both as a simulation platform IT Athens (GR)
for training purposes and as a predictive
5. Athena GS3 Ltd Holon (IL)
tool for operational use. The platform will
also include performance measurement 6. Tekever Lisboa (PT)
tools based on safety goals (people and 7. Mira Telecom Srl Bucarest (RO)
infrastructure damage) to measure the skills 8. Everis Spain SL Madrid (ES)
of the analyst.
http://www.safecity-project.eu/ 10. Hi Iberia Ingenieria y Protectos Madrid (ES)
11. Tecnalia San Sebastian (ES)
13. VTT Espoo (FI)
14. Aratos Technol. SA Patras (GR)
15. Telecom Italia Spa Milano (IT)
CWIT FP7 Secure September 2013 / Collect, identify gaps in current legislation Coordinator:
Societies August 2015 in place at International & EU level such as 1. Interpol Lyon (FR)
EC Directives on hazardous substances in
Countering WEEE illegal Call 2012.2.2-1 EUR 1,868,303 products placed on market in EU: - Directive on Consortium:
trade, Waste Electrical Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE 2. Compliance & Risks Cork (IE)
Electronic Equipement CSA REA - 312605 Directive 2012-19 - Directive on Restriction
3. Cross-Border Research Association
of Use of Certain Hazardous Substances
Lausanne (CH)
in Electrical & Electronic Equipment RoHS
Status: Directive 2011-65-EU - Regulation 1013-2006 4. UNICRI New York (US)
FINISHED on Shipments of Waste. CWIT will: - analyse 5. UNU Japan Tokyo (JP)
involvement of organized crime in WEEE 6. WEEE Forum headquarters
global distribution; - analyse criminal activity Brussels (BE)
& crime types with illegal WEEE shipments,
7. Zanasi & Partners Modena (IT)
draw on other work being carried out targeting
illegal e-waste exports on international scale;
- estimate true volume of WEEE generated
& amounts inappropriately; - assess typology
of companies involved in export market,
identifying those with criminal history; -
develop detailed understanding of destinations
& routes used to carry illegal shipments, to
possibly enable contacts with regulators &
enforcers in destination countries.
http://www.cwitproject.eu/
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On-going projects are listed below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
E-CRIME FP7 Secure April 2014 / March 2017 Analyses economic impact of cyber crime Coordinator:
Societies & develops concrete measures to manage 1. Trilateral Research & Consulting Llp
EUR 3,004,180 risks & deter cyber criminals in non-ICT London (UK)
Economic impacts of Call 2013.2.5-2 sectors. First detailed taxonomy, inventory
Cybercrime REA - 607775 of cyber crime & analyses cyber criminal
Consortium:
CP structures & economies, Second assess
existing counter-measures, best practices, 2. Global Cyber Security Center
Status: awareness & trust initiatives, Third develop Roma (IT)
ON-GOING a multi-level model to measure the 3. Ipsos BE Waterloo (BE)
economic impact of cyber crime on non 4. Univ. Groningen (NL)
ICT-sectors, Fourth integrate all its previous
5. Tallinn Univ. Technol. (EE)
findings to identify, develop concrete
counter-measures, combined in portfolios 6. TU Delft (NL)
of inter-sector & intra-sector solutions, 7. Interpol Lyon (FR)
including enhancement for crime-proofed 8. Univ. Warwick (UK)
applications, risk management tools,
policy & best practices, trust & confidence
measures. 10. Univ. Westflische Wilhelms
Mnster (DE)
http://ecrime-project.eu/
EKSISTENZ FP7 Secure June 2014 / May 2017 Todays identity can take various forms, as Coordinator:
Societies primary identity delivered by M.S. (passport, 1. Morpho Paris (FR)
EUR 3,482,175 ID card, driving license...) but more in 2.0
Fight against identify theft Call 2013.1.1-2 world (secondary identity for banking, Consortium:
protect theft from stealing REA - 607049 administration, professional, commercial
2. Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale IgID
citizen's paper documents, or CP activities...). Similarly identity theft can
Rome (IT)
using digital means take various forms, from stealing citizens'
paper documents, or using digital means. It 3. Bundesdruckerei Berlin (DE)
is to protect EU citizens identities from all 4. DPA SIA Latvia Riga (LV)
Status: current threats. It will study in deep identity 5. Public Safety Communication EU Forum
ON-GOING theft phenomenon in EU, revealing flaws AISBL Brussels (BE)
in different paper-based procedures also
6. Interactif Delta Prod. Paris (FR)
in new dematerialized processes, assess
threat for citizen, will develop technological 7. Inst. Baltic Studies Tartu (EE)
components, backward compatible. Bring 8. Katholieke Univ. Leuven (BE)
together different types of users involved 9. Min. Interior Riga (LV)
in identity chain (authorities, industrials,
10. TNO Delft (NL)
stakeholders, businesses), technology
providers, data protection experts. It will 11. Patrick Wajsbrot Consultants
recommend updates to EU regulations to Paris (FR)
clearly inform, protect, propose responses & 12. Univ. Juan CARLOS III Madrid (ES)
increase its resilience.
COURAGE FP7 Secure May 2014 / April 2017 Will deliver a measured, comprehensive, Coordinator:
Societies relevant research agenda for Cyber Crime 1. Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
EUR 1,294,426 and Cyber Terrorism. It builds on three pillars, S.p.A Roma (IT)
Research agenda for Cyber Call 2013-1 namely:-a user centric methodology, to identify
Crime and Terrorism REA - 607949 gaps, challenges and barriers based on real- Consortium:
CSA world needs and experiences; an analytical 2. Aconite Internet Solutions Ltd
and semantic approach, to deliver a taxonomy Dublin (IE)
Status: and create a common understanding;
3. Conceptivity Sarl Meyrin (CH)
ON-GOING market oriented approach, to foster practical
implementations of counter-measures 4. Cybercrime Res. Inst. GmbH
using effective test and validation solutions. Cologne (DE)
This agenda will be elaborated through a 5. EOS Brussels (BE)
progressive and collaborative approach, 6. FhG (DE)
consolidating contributions from the legislative,
7. Joef Stefan Institute (SI)
law enforcement, research and industrial
communities. 8. Cyber Investigations Training Academy
Sofia (BG)
http://www.courage-project.eu/ 9. TNO The Hague (NL)
10. Pawe Walentynowicz Warsaw (PL)
11. Police and Crime Commissioner for
West Yorkshire Wakefield (UK)
12. Selex Rome (IT)
13. Univ. Sheffield Hallam (UK)
14. Katholieke Univ. Brabant Tilburg
Tilburg (NL)
17. Unicri Turin (IT)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
SCOUT FP7 Secure November 2014 / Study, design, analyze on risk-based Coordinator:
Societies October 2017 approach security system relying on 1. CNIT Parma (IT)
multiple technologies for protection of space
Multitech Security system for Call 2013-1 EUR 2,382,811 control ground stations (SCGSs) against
Consortium:
interconnected space control physical, cyber attacks & for intelligent
ground stations CP ENTR - 607019 reconfiguration of ground station network in 2. Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Rome (IT)
case of nodes fail. 3 subsystems: 3. Nat. Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
1) Distributed multisensor network for Kiev (Ukraine)
Status: protection against physical attacks: low 4. FhG Zv Muenchen (DE)
ON-GOING impact passive sensors: passive radar,
5. Fsc.-bezpecnostni-poradenstvi as
infrared camera, radiometric SAR), low
Ostrava (CZ)
emission radars: noise radar based sensors;
2) Distributed telecom network sensing 6. MetaSensing Bv Noordwijk (NL)
system by hardware & software probes, 7. Politechnika Warszawska (PL)
honeynet, central engine; 8. Tecnobit Sl Madrid (ES)
3) Management network system for
9. Univ. Alcala Madrid (ES)
automatic restoration, intelligence
reconfiguration of SCGS network. 10. Vitrociset spa Rome (IT)
MCU tasks:
1) data processing
2) decision making support
3) subsystem control with graphical user
interface.
HYRIM FP7 Secure April 2014 / April 2017 Identify, evaluate Hybrid Risk Metrics for Coordinator:
Societies assessing & categorising security risks 1. AIT Seibersdorf (AT)
EUR 3,387,085 in interconnected utility infrastructure
Hybrid Risk Management for Call 2013.2.5-4 networks in order to provide foundations for Consortium:
Utility Providers REA - 608090 novel protection, prevention mechanisms.
2. Etra Investigacion y Desarrollo SA
CP Development, evaluation of Hybrid Risk
Valencia (ES)
Metrics for
Status: coupled complex critical infrastructure 3. Univ. Passau (DE)
ON-GOING networks 4. Selex Rome (IT)
Development of tools, methods for risk 5. Akhela Srl Torino (IT)
assessment for utility providers in face of
6. Univ. Lancaster (UK)
novel threads,
Definition of security architectures for 7. LINZ AG fr Energie,
utility providers Telekommunikation, Verkehr und
Kommunale Dienste Linz (AT)
8. Suministros Especiales Alginetenses
Coop. V Poeta Juan Alegre (ES)
PREEMPTIVE FP7 Secure March 2014 / Provide innovative solution for enhancing Coordinator:
Societies March 2017 existing methods & conceiving tools to prevent 1. Vitrociset SPA Roma (IT)
against cyber attacks on utility networks. It
Preventive Methodology and Call 2013.2.5-4 EUR 3,831,016 addresses prevention of cyber attacks against Consortium:
Tools to Protect Utilities hardware, software systems as DCS, SCADA, 2. Univ. Twente (NL)
CP REA - 607093 PLC, networked electronic sensing, monitoring,
3. SecurityMatters Enschede (NL)
diagnostic systems used by utilities networks.
Status: It proposes to: 4. Aplicaciones en Informtica Avanzada
ON-GOING Enhance existing methodological security, Sl Barcelona (ES)
prevention frameworks for harmonizing Risk 5. FhG IOSB Karlsruhe (DE)
& Vulnerability Assessment methods,. 6. HW Communication Ltd
Design, develop prevention & detection Lancaster (UK)
tools,.
7. Univ. Roma (IT)
Define taxonomy for classifying utilities
networks. 8. European Network for Cyber Security
Define guidelines for improving CIs ENCS Den Haag (NL)
surveillance. 9. IEC Ltd Haifa (IL)
http://preemptive.eu/
11. Fundacio Inst. Recerca de lEnergia de
Catalunya Sant Adria de Besos (ES)
12. Harnser Ltd Norwich (UK)
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7.6.10 Finances, Economics
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PARSIFAL FP7 Secure September 2008 / Concerning how to better protect FCI & Coordinator:
Societies ICT February 2010 information infrastructure that link FCI with 1. ATOS Madrid (ES)
other Critical Infrastrucutre in EU:
Protection and trust in Call ICT- EUR 688,848 1) Bringing together CFI & TSD research
Consortium:
financial instractructures SEC-2007.1.7 stakeholders;
CNECT - 225344 2) Contributing to understanding of CFI 2. Waterford Inst. Technol. Waterford (IE)
CSA challenges; 3. Arendt Business Consulting
Status: 3) Developing longer term visions, research Idstein (DE)
FINISHED roadmaps, CFI scenarios & best practice guides; 4. Acris Gmbh Luzern (CH)
4) Co-ordinating relevant research work,
5. Edge Intern. BV Amsterdam (NL)
knowledge, experiences. Related Projects:
COMIFIN, Think Trust 6. Avoco Secure, Ltd. London (UK)
http://www.parsifal-project.eu/
EUSECON FP7 Secure March 2008 / April 2012 EUSECON strives to create an analytical Coordinator:
Societies framework for complementary research 1. DIW Berlin (DE)
EUR 2,357,188 within the discipline of security economics. It
Agenda for European Security Call 2007-6.4-1 relates human-induced insecurity (terrorism Consortium:
Economics REA - 218105 & organised crime) to other forms of
2. German Inst. Economic Research Berlin (DE)
CP insecurity (industrial accidents, natural
disasters, geopolitical insecurity) & security 3. Univ. Hamburg (DE)
Status: measures. Methods : 4. Econ. Inst. Sciences Academy Praha (CZ)
FINISHED Acknowledging Historical Context; 5. Univ. Charles Prague (CZ)
Analyzing Perceptions of Insecurity; 6. Univ. Patras (GR)
Filling Knowledge Gaps.
7. Univ. Oxford (UK)
www.economics-ofsecurity.
9. Basque Univ.. Leioa/Bizkaias (ES)
10. RAND Europe Cambridge (UK)
11. Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem (IL)
12. Univ. Thessaly Volos (GR)
13. Univ. Linz (AT)
14. PRIO Oslo (NO)
15. Inst. Social Studies Rotterdam (NL)
16. Athens Univ. Economics and Business
AUEB-RC Athens (GR)
HEMOLIA FP7 Secure May 2011 / April 2014 The project took into account existing legal Coordinator:
Societies frameworks to hybridize and correlate the 1. VERINT SYSTEMS Ltd Herzliya
EUR 2,979,390 Financial and Telecom Planes in order to Pituach (IL)
Hybrid Enhanced Money Call 2010.1.3-1 create richer and more accurate alerts,
Laundering Intelligence, REA - 261710 intelligence and investigation tools, as well Consortium:
Investigation, Incrimination CP as information sharing, both nationally and
2. FIU.Net Den Haag (NL)
and Alerts internationally. A major part dealt with legal
research and provision of legal guidelines 3. Financial Investigation Unit Romania
to all ML fighters. The developed model Bucarest (RO)
Status: may have outstanding impact on AML 4. Grupo AIA Barcelona (ES)
FINISHED because it means that FIs will be alerted 5. Capgemini Paris (FR)
based on data of all other FIs and based on 6. Univ. Amsterdam VU (NL)
Telecom service providers at the national
and international level, opening up a new 7. Zwizek Bankw Polskich Izba
era of Money Laundering and financial crime Gospodarcza Warszawa (PL)
reporting by FIs to FIUs. 8. Univ. Warszawa (PL)
http://www.hemolia.eu/ 9. Ver. Christelijk Hoger Onderwijs
Patientenzorg Amsterdam (NL)
10. Orange Polska Warszawa (PL)
11. Indust. Res. Inst. Automation and
Measurements Warszawa (PL)
12. Ernst & Young Tel Aviv (IL)
VALUESEC FP7 Secure February 2011 / Develop innovative risk assessment Coordinator:
Societies January 2014 techniques, tools that will support policy 1. FhG IFF Magdeburg (DE)
makers in security-related decisions, included
Mastering the Value Function Call 2010.6.3-3 EUR 3,443,210 social, economic factors. Project approach: Consortium:
of Security Measures - Problem Analysis and Requirements;
2. VTT Espoo (FI)
CP REA - 261742 - Theories, Methodologies, Components; -
Design, usability; 3. CESS Centre for EuropeanSecurity
Status: - Dev.: How will the system work? Models Strategies Mnchen (DE)
FINISHED transformation, utility function into 4. PRIO Oslo (NO)
applicable tools; 5. Atos Madrid (ES)
- Evaluation: How do the implemented tools 6. UIS Centre for risk management and
really work & help? societal safety Stavanger (NO)
- Dissemination & exploitation; Related
projects: SECONOMICS, SAPIENT, PACT, 7. EMAGs R&D Katowice (PL)
SAMRISK, NEAT, EUSECON, SecureCHAINS, 8. WCK Grc software Bnei-Brak (IL)
OSMOSIS, PoSecCo, NESSoS. 9. Valencia Local Police (ES)
http://www.valuesec.eu/
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
COMFIN FP7 Secure June 2010 / CSA among ongoing EU and US R&D Coordinator:
Societies ICT February 2011 projects focused on the protection of 1. ELSAG Datamat Spa Genova (IT)
financially Critical Infrastructures. Provide "CI
Communication Middleware Call ICT- EUR 152,565 level monitoring, notification andmitigation"
Consortium:
for monitoring Financial CI SEC-2007.1.7 middleware as an FIP essential element.
CNECT - 225407 Supporting business continuity of a financial 2. IBM Tel Aviv (IL)
CSA actor on top of anunmanaged network of 3. Waterford Inst. Technol. Waterford (IE)
Status: managed financial infrastructures under 4. Min.Econom. Finanze Rome (IT)
FINISHED allforeseeable failure scenarios including
5. Univ. Modena (IT)
operational failures and deliberate breaches.
6. TU Darmstadt (DE)
http://www.comifin.eu 7. Finanzdepartmentet Oslo (NO)
8. OptXware Kutats-Fejlesztsi Kft
Budapest (HU)
9. Consorzio Interuniv. Naz. per
lInformatica Rome (IT)
7.7 Population alert and civil protection in case of emergencies

Research actions involving population and civil protection units are increasingly needed to enable the
development and validation of new tools and methods for faster and more efficient respondes in case of
emergencies.
7.7.1 Population alerting
Alert systems for population are also related to preparedness actions (see section 7.2.1.4). The project below
issued recommendations in this area:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
POP-ALERT FP7 - Secure September 2013 / Drawing from past & existing community Coordinator:
Societies October 2015 preparedness techniques and using its 1. Univ. Greenwich (UK)
own research on use of contemporary
Population Alerting: Linking Call 2013-1 EUR 998,848 communications tools in order to create
Consortium:
Emergencies, Resilience and practical & flexible strategies for preparing
Training CSA REA 608030 population to cope with crisis & disasters. 2. EOS Brussels (BE)
POP-ALERT targets variety of stakeholders 3. CTIF Paris (FR)
who are likely to face different types of 4. ALTRAN Schiphol Oost (NL)
Status: threats as: Landslips, Wildfires, Floods,
5. Civil Protection Dep. Lisboa (PT)
FINISHED Man-made disasters (technical failures,
terrorism). Analysing the behaviours, 6. Training 4 Resilience Dorset (UK)
involvement of different community groups 7. Siemens Building Dsseldorf (DE)
& evaluate whether tackling these groups 8. Edisoft-Empresa de Servicios
separately could improve preparedness & Desenvolimento Software Porto (PT)
early warning. The approach proposed takes
traditional Crisis Management research
a step further by carrying out series of 10. Univ. Chester (UK)
empirical studies. 11. High Corsica Fire Department and
Rescue Service SDIS2B Bastia (FR)
http://www.pop-alert.eu/index.php/about
7.7.2 Public Protection

Funding Contract
Instrument details
PPDR-TC FP7 - Secure April 2013 / Significant amount of network capacity Coordinator:
Societies October 2015 needs to be available throughout disaster 1. Exodus AE Athens (GR)
& affected areas to support effective
Public Protection and Disaster Call 2010.4.2-2 EUR 2,890,684 Public Protection & Disaster Relief PPDR
Consortium:
Relief Transformation Center communications where mobility is main
CP REA 313015 requirement. At very early response 2. ICCS Athens (GR)
stages voice communications are critical. 3. Thales Paris (FR)
Status: Objective is to define set of reference 4. Rinicom Ltd Lancaster (UK)
FINISHED services, valuable for PPDR agencies, given
5. Teletel Sa Athens (GR)
needs, requirements, current technological
availability. Classification of a set of 31 6. Aegis Systems Cobham (UK)
reference services including PPDR voice, 7. ITTI Poznan (PL)
narrowband & broadband data, video, 8. Tekever Lisboa (PT)
transversal services, challenge services
9. Univ. Modena (IT)
enabled by next generation of technologies.
10. LRTC Lithuanian Radio TV Centre
http://www.ppdr-tc.eu Vilnius (LT),
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7.7.3 Civil protection operations
Funding Contract
Instrument details
HELI4RESCUE FP7 - Secure August 2014 / Study of possibility for Civil Security Coordinator:
Societies July 2014 operators to use large air transport systems 1. FhG IML Dortmund (DE)
for deploying heavy loads on crisis sites
Heavy Payload Helicoper for Call 2011.7.5-2 EUR 1,047,524 (last mile). Development of appropriate
Consortium:
Last Mile Rescue requirements for offering transport solutions
CSA REA 284658 to management of large emergencies. 2. Min. Interno Rome (IT)
Support to Civil Security policies prepared 3. Eurocopter Ottobrunn (DE)
Status: with dissemination activities, development 4. esk asoc. hasiskch dstojnk
FINISHED of roadmaps for effective implementation Sdruen (CZ)
of analysed solutions, common EU approach
5. Assoc. Pegase Aix-en-Provence (FR)
for the definition of large air transport
systems.
www.heli4rescue.eu
7.8 Socio-economic and ethical implications
7.8.1 Post-crisis societal support psychological support
Funding Contract
Instrument details
OPSIC FP7 Secure February 2013 / Best practice-studies for psychosocial Coordinator:
Societies January 2016 support in crisis in order to match methods 1. Red Cross Copenhagen (DK)
& tools to all relevant target groups, types,
Operationalising Psychosocial Call 2012.4.1-2 EUR 3,333,918 phases of emergencies, to develop IT based
Consortium:
Support in Crisis system Operational Guidance System
CP REA 312783 (OGS) as go-to-point for all tools needed 2. Univ. Innsbruck (AT)
to plan, conduct & evaluate psychosocial 3. TNO Delft (NL)
Status: support intervention. Development of 4. Impact Diemen (NL)
FINISHED web-based operational guidance system
5. AMC Amsterdam (NL)
operating as common shared platform.
Validation through simulations tests in 6. UNIZ Fac. Humanities and Social
3 countries with crisis managers, first Sciences Zagreb (HR)
responders, volunteers, possible victims 7. Magen David Adom Tel Aviv (IL)
&evaluated according to selected key 8. Tripitch Utrecht (NL)
performance indicators.
9. SAMUR Madrid (ES)
http://opsic.eu/ 10. CSSC Roma (IT)
11. CRISMART Stockholm (SE)
NDTERROR FP7 - PEOPLE August 2011 / Study of structured methodology and Coordinator:
July 2015 detailed information on terrorism, natural 1. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
PEOPLE-2011- disasters, and other relevant economic and Jerusalem (IL)
Can Natural Disasters Incite EUR 100,000 demographic variables of 165 countries
Terror? CIG between 1970 and 2007 to provide
REA 293564 identification and empirical quantification of
the effect of natural disasters on terrorism.
Status: Recommended strategies for mitigating
FINISHED terrorist actions during disaster recovery.
SUPER FP7 Secure April 2013 / March 2017 Holistic integrated framework for Coordinator:
Societies understanding citizens reactions against 1. Vitrociset SPA Roma (IT)
EUR 3,117,318 emergencies in social media, while at
Social sensors for secUrity Call 2013.6.1-1 same time empowering security forces, Consortium:
Assessments and Proactive REA 606853 civil protection agencies to fully leverage 2. Univ. of Glasgow (UK)
EmeRgencies management CP social media in their operations. Modelling
3. ICCS Zografou (GR)
citizens social media behaviour before,
during, after emergencies; Virtual Spaces for 4. CEFU Civil Protection Service
Status: evaluating public opinion; Rumour tracking, Campania (IT)
ON-GOING Automatic identification, verification of 5. Barcelona Media Barcelona (ES)
emergency relevant information from 6. Sensap Swiss AG Zurich (CH)
social media; Fast extensible search across
7. IN2 London (UK)
multiple social media streams etc.
8. Sensing & Control Barcelona (ES)
http://super-fp7.eu/
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Instrument details
PSYCRIS FP7 Secure September 2013 / Status quo analysis of psychological, Coordinator:
Societies June 2016 medical support in crises in EU countries; 1. Univ. Ludwig-Maximilians
- Improvement of support strategies Mnchen (DE)
PSYcho-Social Support in Call 2012.4.1-2 EUR 3,827,525 for victims, affected individuals, crisis
CRISis Management managers;
Consortium:
CP REA 312395 - Enhancement of psycho-medical
preparedness for major incidents 2.Univ. Granada UGR Granada (ES)
Status: (contingency planning); 3. UMIT Hall in Tirol (AT)
FINISHED - Development of interventions to deal with 4. Kitokie projektai KKP Vilnius (LT)
stress & reduce stress related disorders of
5. Blended Solutions Gmbh BSO
crisis management personnel, authorities;
Hamburg (DE)
- Providing efficient self-help strategies to
communities affected by crises; 6. Bayerische Forschungsallianz Gmbh
- Investigation of long-term psycho-social, Mnchen (DE)
societal, cultural impact of crises. Results 7. Cohen-Harris Resil. Cent. Trauma and
will have significant impact on public Disast. Interv. Tel Aviv (IL)
health, community resilience, international 8. Insight Instruments ISI Hallein (AT)
cooperation, cost containment.
9. Protection Civile Luxembourg (LU)
http://psycris.eu/ 10. COPAO Granada (ES)
BESECU FP7 Secure March 2008 / Investigation of cross-cultural differences Coordinator:

Societies December 2011 of human behavior in crisis situations 1. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Univ.. Greifswald (DE)
in order to better tailor security-related
Human behaviour in Call 2011.5.1-1 EUR 2,093,808 communication, instructions, procedures. Consortium:
crisis situations: a cross Understanding cultural reactions to crisis
2. Univ. Hamburg-Eppendorf
cultural investigation to CP REA 218324 situations could help develop better
Hamburg (DE)
tailor security-related emergency policies & procedures. By
communication studying how different people react in 3. Univ. di Bologna Bologna (IT)
emergencies & identifying what impact 4. Psychiatricke Centrum Praha (CZ)
culture has on behaviour, it undertook the 5. Faculty of Fire Safety Engineering SGSP
Status: largest-ever study on topic by interviewing Warszawa (PL)
FINISHED over 1 000 disaster survivors & over 3
6. Ambulance & Emergency Physicians
000 first responders in these countries. 3
Association Izmir (TR)
building evacuations conducted in Czech
Republic, Poland, Turkey: identify set of 7. AB Man-Technology-Organisation
behaviours that are unique across cultures, (MTO)-Psychology Stockholm (SE)
highlighting significant differences in 8. Inst. Seguridad Publica de Cataluna
response among the 4 populations. Barcelona (ES)
9. Hamburg Fire and Emergency Service
www.besecu.de Academy Hamburg (DE)
10. Univ. Greenwich Greenwich (UK)
7.8.2 Public involvement / engagement in research and use of social media
7.8.2.1 Enhanced communication in crisis management

Communication is a very critical issues in case of a crisis and research is developing strategies for improving /
enhancing capacities in emergencies and study the use of Social Media, the projects below illustrate these trends:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
PEP FP7 Secure January 2012 / Study on how crisis response abilities Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 of public can be enhanced, what public 1. Jyvskyln yliopiston Jyvskyl (FI)
empowerment policies are successful in
Public Empowerment Policies Call 2011.4.2-4 EUR 950,023 realising this aim. Nowadays authorities
Consortium:
for Crisis Management realize that behaviour of citizens is vital to
CSA REA 284927 crisis response and recovery. It will identify 2. Inst. Telecom. Lisboa (PT)
best practices in community approach to 3. FhG IAF Freiburg (DE)
Status: crisis resilience, give directions for future 4. Univ. Patras (GR)
FINISHED research & implementation, including the
5. Univ. Kingston (UK)
use of social media, mobile services, to
further citizen response. 6. Thales Paris (FR)
7. Telefonica Investigacion y Desarrollo
https://agoracenter.jyu.fi/projects/pep SA Madrid (ES)
8. Pale Blue AB Akersberga (SE)
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Instrument details
ISAR+ FP7 Secure January 2013 / Study of the use of social media in crisis Coordinator:
Societies June 2015 management under THEO analytical 1. Tekever Lisbon (PT)
framework, which embraces dimensions:
Online and Mobile Call 2013.6.1-1 EUR 3,987,991 1. Technological - focused on integration of
Consortium:
Communications for Crisis equipment, communications, information
Response and Search and CP REA 312850 processing technologies; 2. Area7 Roma (IT)
Rescue 2. Human, dedicated to citizens perspective 3. Polcia Segur. Pblica Lisboa (PT)
on acceptance, employment of mobile 4. Deveryware Paris (FR)
& social media technologies in crises;
5. Emergency Serv. Coll. Kuopio (FI)
Status: 3. Ethical, legal - concerned with ethical
FINISHED principles, legal framework applicable to 6. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Univ. Greifswald
establish ethics-by-design project, debate Inst. Psychology Greifswald (DE)
boundaries of privacy rights & public 7. ITTI Poznan (PL)
security; 8. Nat. Centre Emergency Comm. Health
4. Organisational - considering PPDR Bergen (NO)
organisations, culture, roles, processes,
8. North Savo Rescue Department
competences, training, technologies.
Savo (FI)
http://isar.i112.eu/ 9. Police and Crime Commissioner for
North Yorkshire Harrogate (UK)
10. Ple Pilote de Scurit Locale
Elancourt (FR)
11. Police Coll. Finland Tampere (FI)
12. Univ. Dublin (IE)
14. Univ. Eastern Finland Kuopio (FI)
15. Zanasi & Partners Modena (IT)
HELP FP7 Secure February 2011 / Establishment of technic. foundation, Coordinator:

Societies May 2012 strategy dev. roadmap aimed at increasing 1. Univ. Polit. Catalunya Barcelona (ES)
wireless communication capabilities of
Enhanced Communications Call 2010-1 REA 261659 public safety organisations by proposing Consortium:
in Emergencies by Creating innovative approaches for network
2. BAPCO British Assoc. Manchester (UK)
and Exploiting Synergies in CSA management, spectrum resources. Solution
Composite Radio Systems framework (system concept) for provision 3. EADS Cassidian Paris (FR)
of public safety communications over 4. DATAX Sp. DTX Wrocaw (PL)
diverse wireless infrastructures; framework 5. JRC Brussels (BE),
Status: for management of composite emergency
FINISHED network; techno-economic analysis;
consolidated basis, roadmap for realisation
of the envisioned solution framework.
http://www.fp7-sec-help.eu
COSMIC FP7 Secure April 2013 / March 2015 Role of social networks in mitigation Coordinator:
Societies of consequences of crises & disasters; 1. Eur. Dyn. Adv. Syst. Telecomm., Inform
EUR 997,040 COSMIC will deliver set of instructions, & Telematics SA Athens (GR)
COntribution of Social Media Call 2012.6.1-3 recommendations, best practices related to
In Crisis management REA 312737 exploitation of social media in emergency Consortium:
CSA situations. This will be done by addressing,
2. Trilateral Research & Consulting
analysing roles of major stakeholders
London (UK)
Status: associated with crisis management & by
FINISHED reviewing their communication needs, 3. Safety region South Holland South and
infrastructure bottlenecks & security Crisislab Radboud (NL)
priorities during disasters. 4. Univ. Nijmegen Nijmegen (NL)
5. Ko University Istanbul (TR)
www.cosmic-project.eu
6. Hellenic Rescue Team
Thessaloniki (GR)
7. Public Safety Communication
Europe (BE)
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On-going projects complement the above actions:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SOTERIA FP7 Secure September 2014 / Developing recommendations & associated Coordinator:
Societies February 2017 toolbox enabling public safety organisations 1. Tekever Lisbon (PT)
(PSOs) & citizens using new mobile, online
Online and Mobile Call 2013.6.1-1 EUR 3.971.177 social media technologies to communicate
Consortium:
Communications for before, during & after an emergency event,
Emergencies CP REA 606796 exchange critical information for PSOs' 2. Deveryware Paris (FR)
intervention, medical assistance situations. 3. Ple Pilote de Scurit Locale PPSL
Empowered by new mobile phones with Elancourt near Paris (FR)
Status: cameras, text messaging, internet-based 4. Thales Paris (FR)
ON-GOING applications, SOTERIA innovates to dynamics
5. Emergency Serv. Coll. Kuopio (FI)
between PSOs & citizens in emergencies,
allowing (i) understanding of impact social 6. North Savo Rescue Department
media entails in emergency management Savo (FI)
systems; (ii) use of all communication 7. Univ. Eastern Finland Kuopio (FI)
channels, including social media, (iii) 8. Police Coll. Finland Tampere (FI)
exploitation of mobile platforms ubiquity
9. It-Suomen yliopisto UEF Kuopio (FI)
to locate, communicate with citizens in
distress, (iv) leverage of PSOs levels of 10. Univ. College Dublin (IE)
shared awareness, performance, benefiting 11. Bridge129 Spa Reggio Emilia (IT)
from citizens social media information. 12. Centre for Science, Society &
Citizenship Rome (IT)
14. Univ. Hospital Bergen (NO)
15. ITTI SP Poznan (PL)
16. Police and Crime Commissioner for
North Yorkshire Harrogate (UK)
17. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Univ.. Greifswald
Greifswald (DE)
18. Ambulance & Emergency Physicians
Association Izmir (TR)
EMERGENT FP7 Secure April 2014 / April 2017 Understanding positive & negative impact of Coordinator:
Societies social media in emergencies in order to: 1. Univ. Paderborn (DE)
EUR 3,331,184 enhance safety, security of citizens
Emergency Management in Call 2013.6.1-1 before, during & after emergencies, Consortium:
Social Media Generation REA 608352 strengthen role of EU companies
2. IES Solutions Rome (IT)
CP supplying services & products
related to EmerGents results. Ad-hoc 3. Oxford Computer Consultants
Status: communities are built through existing Oxford (UK)
ON-GOING social media channels, often not 4. Univ. Siegen Siegen (DE)
connected at all or weakly to emergency 5. Tavistock Institute of Human Relations
management services. Analysis of London (UK)
impact that social media have on
6. Western Norway Research Institute
citizen, emergency management in all
Sogndal (NO)
its phases. Identifying requirements for
implementing, evaluating novel methods 7. Federation EU Fire Officer Associations
& tools for integrating social media in Luxembourg (LU)
emergency management. Guidelines for 8. European Emergency Number
professionals & public for social media Association Brussels (BE)
use in emergencies. 9. Fire Department Dortmund (DE)
10. Scientific and Research Centre for Fire
http://www.fp7-emergent.eu/
Protection Warsawa (PL)
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7.8.2.2 Civil Society engagement

The engagement of the civil society and other end-users is at the core of the Community of Users, and will be
developing on the short to medium term.
Funding Contract
Instrument details
SECUREPART FP7 Secure May 2014 / April 2016 Understanding status quo about CSOs Coordinator:
Societies participation; 1. Bantec consultores iniciativas
EUR 889,888 2 Helping CSOs to cope with increasing emprendedoras San Sebastin (ES)
Increasing the engagement Call 2013.7.3.1 complexity of security research;
of civil society in security REA 608039 3 Supporting internal structure of CSOs,
Consortium:
research CSA promoting collaboration links among them
& stakeholders; 2. Dr. Lange GmbH & Co KG
4 Defining strategy, produce action plan Hannover (DE)
Status: with action steps how to increase CSO 3. ENNA Brussels (BE)
ON-GOING participation in both shaping implementation 4. Nexus inst. Koop. Man. Interdisz. Forsch.
of security. Resulting in Comprehensive Berlin (DE)
inventory of CSO forms of involvement in
5. Univ. Johann Wolfgang Goethe
FP7; societal dimension of EU research;
Frankfurt am Main (DE)
exhaustive analysis of internal CSO
capacities, collaboration links among CSOs 6. Univ. Salford (UK)
& dialogue between CSO & stakeholders. 7. Globaz Oliveira de Azemis (PT)
http://www.securepart.eu/
ASSERT FP7 - Secure May 2013 / July 2014 Series of workshops to create basis of a Coordinator:
Societies tool & strategy. Starting from synthesis of 1. IRKS Wien (AT)
EUR 553,420 state of art discussions on societal security,
Assessing Security Research: Call 2012-1 it will identify best practice cases exploring, Consortium:
Tools and Methodologies to ENTR 313062 assessing societal impacts of science &
2. Techn. Univ. Berlin (DE)
measure societal impact NoE technology in security domain & beyond
carefully analyse their structural properties. 3. Trilateral Res. Consul. London (UK)
This will be done in multidisciplinary fashion 4. Kings College London (UK)
Status: from different perspectives, including 5. Univ. Stirling Glasgow (UK)
FINISHED end-users, stakeholders, researchers, policy-
6. Hamburg-Consult Gesellschaft fr
makers, NGOs. Bringing together these
Verkehrsberatung m.b.H. (DE)
different perspectives in series of workshops
will create basis for development of a tool
& strategy for sustainable implementation
of societal impacts in future EU research
activities.
http://assert-project.eu/
PANDORA FP7 - Secure January 2010 / Development of smart, novel digital Coordinator:
Societies March 2012 support environment, crisis simulation 1. Univ. Greenwich (UK)
system to enhance, expand training
Advanced training Call ICT- EUR 2,930,000 exercises. Consideration of emotional Consortium:
environment for crisis SEC-2007-1.0-2 affect on trainees of both crisis scenario & 2. CNR Rome (IT)
scenarios REA 225387 multimedia inputs from which they have
3. CEFRIEL Milano (IT)
CP to garner information, to base strategic
decisions.It creates environment that 4. Xlab razvoj programske opreme in
Status: can provide appropriate metrics on crisis svetovanje doo Ljubljana (SI)
FINISHED manager performance. System is required 5. Fond. Ugo Bordoni Rome (IT)
to capture emotional, behavioural state of 6. ORT Paris (FR)
each trainee, at appropriate level within
7. Univ. East London (UK)
defined scale. This information has to be
passed to internal mash-up engine as result 8. Business Flow Consulting Sceaux (FR)
of direct trainer input. 9. Emerg. Planning College York (UK)
http://pandora.eupm.net/public/ pandora.php
ARCHIMEDES FP7 - Secure June 2012 / Weak participation of end-users & operators Coordinator:
Societies December 2014 (EU&O) in all the stages of security 1. EOS Brussels (BE)
research.Objective:
Support to security end users Call 2011.7.5-1 EUR 1,353,848 1) Develop an Innovation Management Consortium:
methodology & promote a common 2. PIAP Warszawa (PL)
CSA REA 285061 innovation culture;
Status: 2) Sustainable process for definition of
FINISHED common operational needs & early R&T 4. Haut Comit Franais Dfense Civile
demands with EU & MS security policies; Paris (FR)
3) Promote security EU&O networking and 5. Min. Interior Madrid (ES)
permanent public-private dialogue through 6. German European Security Association
Forum to reinforce cooperation.
ESV Berlin (DE)
www.eos-eu.com 7. ISDEFE Madrid (ES)
8. Mediaservice Net SRL Torino (IT)
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On-going projects are complementing the above trends:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
NITIMSER FP7 - People October 2012 / Advanced practices of governance of crisis Coordinator:
September 2016 management, strategic and operative 1. CETIM Leiden (NL)
Call 2012-ITN management, involvement and engagement
A Networked and IT-enabled EUR 3,655,652 of self-motivated individuals - actors,
Consortium:
Firm's Perspective on Crisis agents, volunteer, citizens or, as we call
management REA 317382 them - entrepreneurs. Aim to explore new 2. AON Groep Nederland BV
frontiers of safety and security with the Rotterdam (NL)
institutional, governance, organisational and 3. Fund. Priv. Univ. Tecnol. Barcelona (ES)
Status: managerial challenges of crisis networks, 4. Univ. Bundeswehr Muenchen
ON-GOING to develop and test innovative approaches Neubiberg (DE)
for coordination in real world settings and 5. Univ. Leiden Leiden (NL)
to build Europe-wide connected clusters
6. Unternehmensberatung H&D Gmbh
for crisis management and implement
integrated solutions. Munchen (DE)
7. Westfaelische Wilhelms-Univ.
Muenster (DE)
ATHENA FP7 Secure December 2013 / The goal of the project is to deliver Coordinator:
Societies November 2016 two major outputs that will enable and 1. Yorkshire Police Authority
encourage users of new media to contribute Manchester (UK)
Empowering citizens, Call 2012.6.1-3 EUR 2,631,592 to the security of citizens in crisis situations
protecting communities and for search and rescue actions, namely Consortium:
CP REA 313220 a set of best practice guidelines for LEAs,
2. Univ. Sheffield Hallam (UK)
police, first responders and citizens for the
Status: use of new media, supporting tools and 3. Municipality of Ljublljana (SI)
ON-GOING technologies in crisis situations, and a suite 4. Int. Org. Migration Brussels (BE)
of prototype software tools to enhance the 5. Epidemico Ltd Dublin (IE)
ability of LEAs, police, first responders and 6. Univ.Virginia Charlottesville(USA)
citizens in their use of mobile and smart
devices in crisis situations. This project will 7. Latvijas Republika Riga (LV)
explore how the huge popularity of new 8. Res. in Motion Ltd Waterloo Ontatio
communication media, particularly web- (Canada)
based social media such as Twitter and 9. Sas Software Ltd Londres (UK)
Facebook, and the prolific use of high-tech 10. Thales Delft (NL)
mobile devices, can be harnessed to provide
efficient and effective communication and 11. Epam Systems Stockholm (SE)
enhanced situational awareness during a 12. Izmir Buyuksehir Izmir (TR)
crisis. 13. FhG FKIE Wachtberg (DE)
http://www.projectathena.eu/
Within Horizon2020, the DRS-19-2014 topic on "Next generation emergency services" will provide a mean
to improve early warning and communication in the area of civil protection. In addition, a Pre-commercial
Procurement (PCP) has been opened via the DRS-18-2015 topic (2015 call) on "Interoperable next generation
of broadband radio communication system for public safety and security" which will be a direct continuation
of the FP7 research efforts.
The implementation of security policies is supported by good practices exchanges, which are recommended
in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. This practice is often part of research projects which have hence the
capacity to respond to policy recommendations.
7.8.3 Ethics
Finally, ethic issues are also well represented in research funded by the Secure Societies Programme, as shown below:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
ALTERNATIVE FP7 Secure February 2012 / Provide alternative, deepened understanding Coordinator:
Societies January 2016 based on empirical evidence of how to 1. Katholieke Univ. Leuven (BE)
handle conflicts in intercultural contexts
Developing alternative Call 2011.6.5-1 EUR 3,423,262 in democratic societies to set up security
Consortium:
understandings of security solutions for communities, whith active
and justice through CP REA - 285368 participation of citizens. 4 intensive case 2. Univ. Ulster Coleraine (UK)
restorative justice approaches studies feeding theoretically grounded & 3. Foresee Research Group KFT
in intercultural settings within empirically tested models of dealing with Budapest (HU)
democratic societies conflicts in intercultural settings by RJ 4. NOVA Oslo (NO)
processes.Dealing mainly with alternative 5. European Forum for Restorative Justice
epistemologies of justice & security, conflict VZW Brussels (BE)
Status: analysis, RJ models application & their 6. Verein fr Rechts und Kriminal
FINISHED relevance for EU policies. Soziologie Wien (AT)
7. Victimology Society of Serbia
Belgrade (RS)
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PACT FP7 Secure June 2012 / July 2015 PACT brings together policy, privacy, ethical, Coordinator:
Societies social, technical expertise at the highest 1. Vitamib TAMIB Grenoble (FR)
EUR 2,675,107 level of EU & world excellence. Challenge:
Public perception of security Call 2011-1 1 to develop new reference framework for
Consortium:
and privacy REA - 285635 assessing security investment from a wider
CP societal perspective; 2 to carry out first pan- 2. Atos Madrid (ES)
EU survey on public preferences & trade- 3. KEMEA Athens (GR)
Status: offs between security, privacy, fundamental 4. CIES Dublin (IE)
FINISHED rights to build an original Privacy Reference
5. CSSC Rome (IT)
Framework & comprehensive Decision
Support System - to provide adaptable 6. PRIO Oslo (NO)
model for security investment in terms 7. Min. Public Sec. Tel Aviv (IL)
of wider social acceptance, concerns & 8. DEMOKRITOS Athens (GR)
reactions.
9. RAND Europe Cambridge (UK)
http://www.projectpact.eu/ 10. Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem (IL)
11. Univ. Westminster London (UK)
12. Univ. Uppsala (SE)
13. Market & Opinion Research Intern. Ltd
London (UK)
PRISMS FP7 - Secure February 2012/ Analyse traditional trade-off model between Coordinator:
Societies July 2015 privacy & security & devise more evidence- 1. FhG ISI Karlsruhe (DE)
based perspective for reconciling privacy
Technologies enhancing Call 2011-1 EUR 2,985,744 & security, trust & concern. Examine how Consortium:
security are subjecting technologies aimed at enhancing security 2. Trilateral Research & Consulting LLP
citizens to increasing CP REA - 285399 are subjecting citizens to increasing amount London (UK)
surveillance, causing of surveillance, causing infringements of
3. Vrije Univ. Brussels (BE)
infringements of privacy, privacy, fundamental rights. Conduct both
fundamental rights multidisciplinary inquiry into concepts of 4. TNO Delft (NL)
privacy/security, their relationships, EU-wide 5. Univ. Edinburgh (UK)
survey to determine whether people evaluate 6. EKINT Budapest (HU)
Status: introduction of security technologies in
7. Market & Opinion Research
FINISHED terms of a trade-off. It will determine factors
International, Ltd London (UK)
affecting public assessment of security
& privacy implications of given security 8. Stichting Hogeschool Utrecht (NL)
technology. It will devise decision system
providing users constraints & limits of specific
security investments compared to alternatives
taking into account wider society context.
http://prismsproject.eu/
SECONOMICS FP7 - Secure February 2012 / Synthesizing sociological, economic, security Coordinator:
Societies January 2015 science into usable, concrete, actionable 1. Univ. Trento (IT)
knowledge for policy makers, social planners
Socio-economic meets Call 2011.7.5-2 EUR 3,451,096 responsible for citizen's security. Developing Consortium:
Security & furthering state of art in modelling 2. FhG ISST Berlin (DE)
CP REA - 285223 security problems in technological, socio
3. Deep Blue SRL Rome (IT)
economic context & applying state of art
Status: risk assessments, analysis of social context 4. Univ. Rey Juan Carlos Madrid (ES)
FINISHED to develop optimal policies. Outputs are 5. Univ. Aberdeen (UK)
twofold: first assessment of future & 6. Durham Univ. (UK)
emerging threats in identified areas with 7. Transports Metropolitans de
rigorous modeling of optimal mechanisms Barcelona (ES)
for mitigation within policy domain. The
8. Atos Madrid (ES)
lasting impact will be a methodological
revolution driven by common set of 9. SecureNOK Stavanger (NO)
modelling tools & utilizing recent advances 10. IS AS CR Praha (CZ)
in modelling technology. 11. Nat. Grid Electricity Transmission plc
London (UK)
http://seconomicsproject.eu/ 12. Anadolu Univ. Eskisehir (TR)
SUPRISE FP7 - Secure February 2012 / SURPRISE re-examines relationship between Coordinator:
Societies January 2015 security & privacy, which is commonly 1. OEAW Wien (AT)
positioned as tradeoff. Provision of
Surveillance, Privacy and Call 2011.6.5-2 EUR 3,424,109 framework to evaluate security solutions Consortium:
Security & technologies to be highly relevant for 2. Agencia de Proteccin de Datos de la
CP REA - 285492 taking investment, policy decision related Comunidad de Madrid (ES)
to security issues. Provision of insight to
Status: understand drivers of insecurity, ways 3. CSIC Madrid (ES)
FINISHED to prevent it ; allowing governments to 4. DBT Copenhagen (DK)
distribute resources in more efficient, 5. European Univ. Inst. Firenze (IT)
comprehensible way. Improving social 6. Verein fr Rechts und Kriminal
inclusion by highlighting potential sources
Soziologie IRKS Wien (AT)
of discrimination, unintended consequences
produced by introduction of security 7. Medin Opinion and Market Research
solutions, other aspects that threaten social Ltd. Budapest (HU)
cohesion with respect to security issues. 8. Norwegian Board of Technology Oslo (NO)
9. The Open University Milton Keynes (UK)
http://surprise-project.eu/
10. Akademien der Wissenschaften
Schweiz Verein Bern (CH)
11. Unabhaengiges Landeszentrum fuer
Datenschutz Kiel (DE)
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Instrument details
INEX FP7 Secure March 2008 / The project dealt with knowledge of high Coordinator:
Societies March 2011 relevance to ethics, value-laden tensions 1. PRIO Oslo (NO)
arising along continuum internal & external
Converging and conflicting Call 2007-6.5-2 EUR 1,890,248 security in EU:
Consortium:
ethical values in EU internal / 1.Ethical consequences of prolif. of security
external security continuum CP REA - 218265 technol., 2. Ericsson Fornebu (NO)
2. Legal dilemmas from transnational 3. Centre dEtudes sur les Conflits
security arrangements, Paris (FR)
Status: 3.Ethical, value questions from shifting role 4. Vrije Univ. Brussel (BE)
FINISHED of security professionals,
5. Vrije Univ. Amsterdam (NL)
4.Consequences of changing role of foreign
security policy. Geopolitical axis: Eastern 6. Collegium Civitas Warszaw (PL)
European including Belarus, Ukraine, 7. CIDOB Found. Barcelona (ES)
Moldova & Mediterranean neighbourhood 8. Bilkent Univ. Ankara (TR)
including Morocco, Algeria, Egypt. Analyses
9. CEPS Brussels (BE)
of current security challenges with particular
attention to the human side of the security
challenge.
http://www.inexproject.eu/
RESPECT FP7 - Secure February 2015 / Investigate if current, foreseeable Coordinator:
Societies May 2015 implementation of ICTs in surveillance is 1. Univ. Groningen (NL)
in balance & where lack of balance may
Rules, Expectations & Call 2011.10.6 EUR 3,492,690 exist or is perceived by citizens not to exist. Consortium:
Security through Privacy- It explores options for redressing balance 2. Univ. Wien (AT)
Enhanced Convenient CP ENTR - 285582 through combination of Privacy-Enhancing
3. CNR - Napoli (IT)
Technologies Technologies, operational approach.
Investigating 5 key sectors not yet tackled 4. Univ. Georg-August Goettingen (DE)
by other projects researching surveillance 5. Univ. Ljubljana (SI)
Status: (CCTV, database mining & inter connection, 6. Univ. Uppsala (SE)
FINISHED on-line social network analysis, RFID & geo-
7. Univ. Oslo (NO)
location/sensor devices, financial tracking),
it will carry out research on citizens 8. Univ. Sheffield (UK)
awareness, attitudes to surveillance. It will 9. Univ. Barcelona (ES)
produce tools enable for policy makers to 10. Univ. Malta (MT)
understand socio-cultural as operational &
11. Univ. Masaryk (CZ)
economic impact of surveillance systems.
12. Univ. Babes Bolyai Cluj Napoca (RO)
http://respectproject.eu/ 13. Univ.Edith Cowan-Mt Lawley(AU)
14. Univ. Komenskeho Bratislava (SK)
15. Law Internet Found. Sofia (BG)
16. Univ. Leon (ES)
17. Univ. Westminster (UK)
19. Lab. Sci. Cittadinanza Rome (IT)
20. Univ. Central Lancashire Preston (UK)
21. Univ. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Hannover (DE)
SAPIENT FP7 - Secure February 2011 / Provide strategic knowledge on the state Coordinator:
Societies July 2014 of the art of surveillance studies, emerging 1. FhG ISI Karlsruhe (DE)
smart surveillance technologies, & adequacy
Supporting fundamental Call 2010.6.5-2 EUR 1,248,577 of existing legal framework. It will entail Consortium:
rights, Privacy and Ethics in the development & validation of scenarios 2. Trilateral Research & Consulting LLP
surveillance technologies CP REA - 261698 around future smart surveillance systems, London (UK)
& will apply best elements of existing PIA
3. CSSC Rome (IT)
(privacy impact assessment) methodologies
Status: to construct a surveillance related PIA 4. Vrije Univ. Brussel (BE)
FINISHED framework. It will lead to a practical 5. Univ. Lugano (CH)
handbook. 6. Kings College London, Dept War
Studies London (UK)
http://www.sapientproject.eu/
7. CEPS Brussels (BE)
SURVEILLE FP7 - Secure January 2012 / Provides comprehensive survey of Coordinator:

Societies April 2015 surveillance technology deployed in EU 1. Europ. Univ. Inst. Florence (IT)
& appraises security concerns, economic
Surveillance: Ethical issues, Call 2011.6.1-5 EUR 3,382,354 cost, public perceptions, infringement of Consortium:
Legal Limitations and fundamental rights, & examines legal, 2. Univ. Birmingham (UK)
Efficiency CP ENTR - 284725 ethical issues of surveillance technology in
3. Raoul Wallenberg Inst. Human Rights
prevention, investigation & prosecution of
and Human. Law Lund (SE)
terrorism, other serious crimes. SURVEILLE
Status: will continuously communicate results with 4. TU Delft (NL)
FINISHED stakeholders - EU decision-makers, law 5. FhG-IOSB Karlsruhe (DE)
enforcement, local authorities, technology 6. Univ. Libre Bruxelles (BE)
developers - & receive feedback to inform
7. European Forum for Urban Security
ongoing research.
Paris (FR)
http://www.surveille.eu/ 8. Merseyside Police Merpol
Liverpool (UK)
9. Univ. Albert-Ludwigs Freiburg (DE)
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Funding Contract
Instrument details
VIDEOSENSE FP7 Secure May 2011 / April 2015 VideoSense integrated leading European Coordinator:
Societies research groups to create a long term open 1. Univ. Reading (UK)
EUR 5,282,366 integration of critical mass in the twin areas
Virtual Centre of Excellence Call 2010.7.0-1 of Ethically-Guided and Privacy Preserving
Consortium:
for Ethically-guided and REA - 261743 Video Analytics where the advent of new
Privacy-respecting Video NoE data intelligence technologies against 2. Univ. Queen Mary London (UK)
Analytics in Security the background of dynamic societal and 3. Eurecom Biot (FR)
citizens goals, norms, expectations, safety 4. Thales Sec. Solutions Paris (FR)
and security needs and thus surveillance
Status: requirements have all contributed to a
FINISHED complex interplay of influences which 6. Technical Univ. Berlin (DE)
deserve in-depth study and solution seeking 7. Ecole Polytech. Fed. Lausanne (CH)
in order for the European society, citizen
and industry to strike the optimal balance
in resolution of the various challenges in
this arena.
http://www.videosense.eu/
ADDPRIV FP7 - Secure February 2011 / ADDPRIV proposes novel knowledge and Coordinator:
Societies March 2014 developments to limit the storage of 1. Anova IT Consult. Madrid (ES)
unnecessary data, to be implemented on
Automatic Data relevancy Call 2010.6.5-2 EUR 2,818,338 existing multicamera networks in order to Consortium:
Discrimination for a Privacy- make them better comply with citizens 2. Kingston Univ. London (UK)
sensitive video surveillance CP REA - 261653 privacy rights.
3. Politech. Gdanska Gdansk (PL)
www.addpriv.eu 4. Goldsmith College London (UK)
Status: 5. Avanzit Tecnologa Madrid (ES)
FINISHED 6. Hewlett Packard Rome (IT)
7. SEA Aeroporti Milano (IT)
8. Renfe Operadora Madrid (ES)
9. Trinity College Dublin (IE)
SECILE FP7 - Secure May 2013 / Create an empirically-informed view of Coordinator:

Societies October 2014 legitimacy, effectiveness of EU security 1. Durham University (UK)
legislation (legal, societal, operational,
Securing Europe through Call 2012.6.5-1 EUR 703,098 democratic perspectives). Produce Consortium:
Counter-terrorism Impact, interdisciplinary & multi-stakeholder 2. CIES Dublin (IE)
Legitimacy and Effectiveness CSA REA - 313195 understanding of mechanisms for
3. Statewatch London (UK)
measuring impact, legitimacy of legal
measures, connecting theoretical & practical 4. National Maritime College of Ireland
Status: perspectives with sound & operationally- Cork (IE)
FINISHED informed analysis of these measures in 5. PRIO Oslo (NO)
practice. Identify strengths, weaknesses, 6. Kings College Londons (UK)
assumptions, dissonances across &
7. The Supreme Court of the Republic of
between existing theoretical, institutional &
Latvia Riga (LV)
operational perspectives. Strategic approach
to create dynamic synergies between legal,
sociological, ethical disciplines, authorities
& end users in order to generate holistic
understanding of operation of EU legal
measures.
http://secile.eu/about-us/
PARIS FP7 - Secure January 2013 / PARIS will demonstrate a methodological Coordinator:
Societies February 2016 approach for development of surveillance 1. Trialog Paris (FR)
infrastructure which enforces right of
Privacy Preserving Call 2012-1 EUR 3,490,491 citizens to privacy, justice, freedom. Consortium:
Infrastructure for Surveillance Management tool will be developed in 2. AIT Seiberdorf (AT)
CP REA - 312504 order to 1) allow for creation, editing of
3. INRIA Paris (FR)
conceptual framework, 2) subsequently
Status: act as reference for surveillance system 4. Katholieke Univ. Leuven (BE)
FINISHED designers. A SALT compliant design process 5. Univ. Malaga (ES)
will be defined so that the balance of 6. Univ. Namur (BE)
surveillance & privacy according to the
specialised framework will be ensured.
8. Visual Tools SA Madrid (ES)
http://www.paris-project.org/
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On-going projects are respectively:
Funding Contract
Instrument details
EVIDENCE FP7 Secure March 2014 / Objectives: Coordinator:

Societies August 2016 1: Tracing EVIDENCE Road Map for 1. CNR Pisa (IT)
realization of Common EU Legal Framework
European Informatics Data Call 2013-1 EUR 1,924,589 for using, collecting, exchanging electronic
Consortium:
Exchange Framework for evidence including research agenda
Court and Evidence CSA REA - 608185 identifying issues, policies, actions; 2. CNR Rome (IT)
2: Develop common, shared understanding 3. Univ. Groningen (NL)
on what electronic evidence is & which are 4. Interpol Lyon (FR)
Status: relevant concepts of electronic evidence
5. Univ. Leibniz Hannover (DE)
ON-GOING in involved domains, related fields (digital
forensic, criminal law, criminal procedure, 6. Laboratory of Citizenship Sciences
international cooperation); Rome (IT)
3: Detecting which are rules, criteria utilized 7. Univ. Malta (MT)
for processing electronic evidence in EU MS, 8. Council of Bars and Law Societies of
how is exchange of evidence regulated; Europe Brusssels (BE)
4: Detecting of existence of criteria,
9. Law and Internet Foundation
standards for guaranteeing reliability,
Sofia (BG)
integrity, custody requirement chain in
EU MS; 10. CETIC Brussels (BE)
5: Defining operational, ethical implications
for Law Enforcement Agencies all over EU;
6: Identifying, developing technological
functionalities for a Common EU Framework
in gathering, exchanging electronic evidence.
http://www.evidenceproject.eu/
SOURCE FP7 Secure January 2014 / SOURCE is to create a robust and Coordinator:
Societies January 2018 sustainable virtual centre of excellence 1. PRIO Oslo (NO)
capable of exploring and advancing societal
Virtual centre of excellence Call 2012-7.4-2 EUR 4,997,588 issues in security research and development. Consortium:
for research support and Through an integrated information gathering
coordination on societal NoE REA - 313288 hub, education programmes across the
security security sectors, and a comprehensive 3. TNO Delft (NL)
programme of networking activities the 4. Tecnalia Madrid (ES)
SOURCE project will advance European 5. King's College London (UK)
Status: excellence in research and industrial
ON-GOING innovation and form the foundation for
a permanent virtual centre of excellence 7. Sciences Po Paris (FR)
capable of continuing to bring added-value 8. EOS Brussels (BE)
to research on societal security. It will meet 9. CEPS Brussels (BE)
the goals of raising the awareness among
10. Verein fr Rechts und Kriminal
policy makers and end-users, raising the
Soziologie Wien (AT)
competitiveness of the security industry
by better applying it to the social layers of 11. Vrije Univ. Brussel (BE)
insecurity in society and, as a consequence, 12. CIES Dublin (IE)
contribute to the improvement of the well-
being and security of European citizens.
http://www.societalsecurity.net/
SLANDAIL FP7 Secure April 2014 / March 2017 The social media landscape consists Coordinator:
Societies of a range of digitized documents in a 1. Queen Elizabeth Univ. Belfast (IE)
EUR 2,942,445 variety of formats, updated by a diverse
Security System for language Call 2013.6.1-1 and geographically distributed people
Consortium:
and image analysis REA - 607691 and organisations. During an emergency,
CP authorities use websites and the population, 2. Inst. Angewandte Informatik EV
empowered by social media systems, can Leipzig (DE)
Status: broadcast for help or to inform others of 3. Univ. Ulster Coleraine (UK)
ON-GOING their well-being. The burden of search and 4. Univ. Padova (IT)
interpretation in the social media space,
5. CID Gmbh Freigericht (DE)
however, is largely on the end-users that is
the authorities and the citizens. Information 6. Univ. Leipzig INFAI (DE)
obtained during emergencies may contain 7. CIES Dublin (IE)
personal details and the details may or 8. PSNI Belfast (UK)
not be correct there are no protocols
9. DataPiano San dona di Piave (IT)
for dealing with the ethical and factual
provenance of such data. 10. Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
Bonn (DE)
11. Pintail Ltd Dublin (IE)
12. An Garda Sochna Dublin (IE)
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Instrument details
P5 FP7 Secure August 2013 / The goal of the P5 project is an intelligent Coordinator:
Societies July 2016 perimeter proactive surveillance system 1. FOI Stockholm (SE)
that works robustly under wide range of
Privacy Preserving Perimeter Call 2012-1 EUR 3,498,214 weather, lighting conditions, that has strong Consortium:
Protection Project privacy preserving features. System will
CP ENTR - 312784 monitor region outside security area of 2. Univ. Reading (UK)
critical buildings, infrastructure, give early 3. Thermal Engin. Systems AB
Status: warning if detection of terrestrial/air threats, Linkoping (SE)
ON-GOING in support of human operator. Multispectral 4. SAGEM Paris (FR)
sensor suite comprising both passive, active 5. Univ. Namur (BE)
sensors is envisaged, i.e., system based
on radar, visual, thermal sensors. It will be 6. Visual Tools Madrid (ES)
complemented with advanced algorithms 7. Inst. Mobil- und Satellitenfunktechnik
for information fusion, object detection, Gmbh Kamp-Lintfort (DE)
classification, privacy preservation, high 8. Oskarshamnsverkets Kraftgrupp AB
level modelling of intent, behaviour analysis. Oskarshamn (SE)
P5 project will make contributions to
evolving standards in detection systems. 9. Home Office Centre for Applied
Technology CAST London (UK)
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8. Way Ahead
Most policies dealing with Disaster Risk and Crisis Management have established operational links with research.
For example, the CBRN and Explosive Action Plans include the goal to strengthen and prioritise research.
Furthermore, an engagement in further research cooperation with international partners is promoted with a
view to enhancing synergies and avoiding duplications, using existing scientific networks, taking into account
the research work performed by EDA, JRC and ESRIF (expired in 2009), organisation of periodic meetings by
the Commission.
While interactions among research and policies are high on the policy agenda, much remains to be done to
improve the way information flows from the different communities involved in implementation of both research
outputs and policies. This includes capitalizing on past research and enhancing cooperation among EU Member
States organisations. The complexity of the security sector stems from the wide variety of actors involved and
the lack of coordination mechanism at EU and national level regarding the transfer of information and their
actual use by implementers and decision-makers. The need for enhanced coordination and information sharing
form the basis of the Community of Users on Safe, Secure and Resilient Societies described in this paper.
Prior to developing a Community of Users (based on existing communities which are presently fragmented)
with the view of improving science-policy-industry-operator's links in the context of Horizon2020, it was
essential to understand the architecture of the research framework and how it interacted with various policy
technical/scientific challenges. This was the subject of the mapping described in the present document which
should not be regarded as an impact assessment (i.e. no analysis was done about the actual impact and
use of research outputs on policies) but rather as a means to better understand the complex science-policy
working environment at EU and national levels and propose a mechanism to streamline information flows
and transfer in the future. The analytical value of the document stands for the "matrix" established between
research and science, i.e. a factual image of the present situation. For the time being, it does not go as far
as analysing the real outputs of research regarding policy implementation but complements the work of the
Commission's Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC) which intends to improve science-based
services and analysis, the use and uptake of research and operational knowledge as well as to advance science
and technology in DRM.
Based on this report, what is the way ahead? Several objectives will be pursued, from the short to the long
term, which are described in details in Section 2 "Tasks and objectives". Besides the technical objectives and
the coordination of a better information exchange system, the Community of Users on the long term has the
capacity to rise sharing of experiences among different actors involved in disaster risk and crisis management,
with possible initiatives leading to synergies in the EU and beyond.
What is at stake here is to create a mechanism involving different levels (EU, national and regional) by which the
different actors, and primarily the "users", will be able to rapidly trace back information and experiences issued
from research, capacity-building and training projects, giving them the possibility to identify and contact right
persons at the right time to get the feedback that they are looking for via the CoU dedicated website. Regular
information exchanges and debates orchestrated by the Community of Users will enable to better channel the
information to the "users", which will have a direct effect on research programming, policy implementation and
update. It will also have an effect on the involvement of end-users at various levels, e.g. in steering committees
of Horizon 2020 projects, consortia, and cater links between research projects and capacity-building / training
initiatives, e.g. making links with training programmes and centres, modules exercises, etc.
If the Community of Users develops as expected, it has a potential to become a useful complementary supporting
group on research related activities to EU security policies (not duplicating existing advisory groups dealing
with policy implementation but rather channelling information about research outputs) in the framework of
which the European Commission with the EU Member States (through the policy and programme committees),
EU Agencies, Intergovernmental Agencies, International Organisations and the wide range of sectors concerned
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(research, industry, operators) will cooperate for boosting implementation of research outputs, including their
usability for policy implementation in the Member States (through information given to relevant existing
committees and advisory groups). This will in addition have the capacity of returns of experiences from Industry
and practitioners to the EU level, and enable to identify the most potential technologies, tools and methods in
order to support their access to the market.
The Community of Users, along with the DRMKC, will enable to better visualise / identify research (and on the
long term capacity-building and education) projects related to different themes relevant to safety, security and
resilience. In this respect, both initiatives are closely interconnected (Figure 7).
Figure 7. DRMKC - HOME Community of Users

While this network is progressively establishing "horizontal" dialogues and helping interactions among different
disciplines and actors, it will not have the capacity to create operational links with users at large without
dedicated thematic networks (referred to as "Communities of practice") in Figure 8.
Figure 8. Linking CoU to Communities of practice

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This need for "vertical" transfer of information from the EU to the national and the regional levels could
be fulfilled by connecting the CoU to appropritate expert networks or communities, either existing or to be
developed, that would play the role of knowledge integrating and "translating" bodies at European levels, with
the mission in support and in connexion with MS authorities to effectively relays research outputs (e.g. new
tools or technologies, methods etc.) to appropriate users at national, regional and even local levels. This process
of pulling EU research outputs to users, i.e. transforming these outputs into outcome, can only be possible
through an effective partnership with users. In other words, if the CoU provides on a regular basis information
on new tools / technologies or other research information, different "communities of practice" might format
this information to address different categories of users (policy-makers, scientists, industry/SMEs, practitioners,
civil society) and undertake ad-hoc actions to ensure that potentials of EU research developments are known
and possibly applied by them. This flow of information would enable that we do not miss opportunities (or
duplicate work) and would also create effective bridges among the EU down to the citizen's level with possible
feedback received and contributing to further research programming.
Two examples are given below to illustrate this purpose. In the CBRN-E area, the CoU will continue its efforts
in identifying relevant projects funded by different (research, capacity-building) programmes with the aims to
propose clustering initiatives through platforms of information exchanges. Stakeholders will continue to interact
with these programmes to help interfacing with relevant policies. The CoU is naturally not interfering with policy
development and implementation, but contacts are readily established with different policy bodies, enabling
to inform users about possible updates and helping research information to be efficiently disseminated to
policy actors. The "Community of practice" need to be activated to relay ad-hoc information to users as shown
in Figure 9a.
Figure 9a. Main actors in the CBRN-E area

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Zooming into the CBRN picture, this would imply that each Community of practice gets a comprehensive
overview of leading projects in their area (research, capacity-building, training / education), help bringing these
projects together if and when possible so that synergies and a critical mass may be built-up. Interfacing among
research & innovation and other actors in the industry and policy areas should be facilitated by stakeholder
expert / working groups with a mediating role, i.e. able to translate / format the information to target speciticially
different users (e.g. specific technology information addressed to industry, support to a specific policy action
with reference to the appropriate regulation ect.). In bridging the different "worlds", there is a greater chance
that users will get better channeled information as the knowledge base would in principle become consolidated
and made known to a wide range of different actors.
Figure 9b. Channelling information in the CBRN area
The same can be examplified in the area of natural hazards, taking into consideration the different "communities"
(Figure 10a) and hazards (Figure 10b).
In conclusion, the Community of Users has the vocation to act as a facilitating platform, creating links and
dialogues among different actors / disciplines (the "horizontal level") and among different levels (from EU
to local). Based on the present mapping, a similar architecture will be used to develop a website which will
facilitate information searches (not repeating what is readily in place but rather providing paths helping users
to more easily find information per themes / areas). This mapping will be complemented on a regular basis
(annually) for H2020 and other projects, and the CoU will pursue the organisation of gathering events to
consolidate a culture of exchanges at EU level for the sake of improved safety, security and resilience of
our societies.
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Figure 10a. Main actors in the Natural Hazards area
Figure 10b. Channelling information in the Natural Hazards area

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A Community of Users on

Secure, Safe and

2. Overview of Tasks and Objectives..................................................................................................................9

3. Rationale behind the Development of a Community of Users...................................15

6. EU-Funding Instruments - Research and Capacity-Building.......................................34

6.9 JRC. .......................................................................................................................................................................37

7. Mapping Eu Policies vs Research In The Light Of Secure, Safety And Resilience

7.6 Fight against Crime and Terrorism .................................................................................................... 148

8. Way Ahead...................................................................................................................................... 186

2. Overview of Tasks and Objectives

2.3 List of CoU tasks

2.5 Governance and knowledge transfer

Figure 1. Different levels of governance

3. Rationale behind the Development

3.2 Who are the users?

a. Policy-makers and stakeholders

3.3 Why build a Community of Users?

Figure 2. Principles of the Community of Users

4.2 Communication channels

Figure 3. Categories of Security Stakeholders

Figure 4. The EU Policy Landscape

5.2 EU Civil Protection Mechanism and related international policies

5.3 Critical Infrastructure Protection

5.4 CBRN and Explosives

5.4.1 CBRN Action Plan

5.4.2 Explosive Action Plan and Regulation 98/2013

5.4.3 International Conventions

5.5 Major accident hazards

5.6 Serious cross-border threats to health

5.7 EU Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change

5.8 Water and Marine policies

5.9 Control of export and Union Custom Code

5.10 Border security

5.11 Fight against crime and terrorism

6.2 Horizon 2020

6.4 DG HOME / ISF

6.5 DG DEVCO - CoE

Further detailed info: http://www.cbrn-coe.eu/

6.7 Structural funds

6.8 Education / Training

6.9.1 JRCs CBRNE activities

Some examples of JRCs activities in CBRNE security include:

Improve the protection of critical infrastructure in the EU

The ERNCIP Inventory (https://erncip-project.jrc.ec.europa.eu/inventory) is a free-to-use search tool for

6.9.3 Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC)

6.10 Joint Investment Programme - EDA

7. Mapping Eu Policies vs Research

Figure 5. Various areas covered by the CoU

Figure 6. Science-policy matrix

7.2 Disaster resilience / Crisis management (natural hazards)

7.2.1 All hazards

7.2.1.1 Earth observation in support of emergency and disaster management

7.2.1.2 Multi-risk assessment and management of natural hazards

7.2.1.3 Demonstration in the area of multi-hazards crisis management

CATALYST FP7 - October 2011 / Strengthening capacity development in Coordinator:

EMBRACE FP7 - October 2011 / Development of conceptual and Coordinator:

CRISMA FP7 - Secure March 2012 / CRISMA developed a simulation-based Coordinator:

ENHANCE FP7 - December 2012 / Development of new ways to enhance Coordinator:

TACTIC FP7 - May 2014 / Studies on risk perception, preparedness to Coordinator:

7.2.1.5 Multi Natural Hazards situation awareness / early warning

AIRBEAM FP7 - Secure January 2012 / Development of a situation awareness Coordinator:

OPTI-ALERT FP7 - Secure January 2011/ Improvement of alerting of general Coordinator:

PHAROS FP7 - Space December 2013 / Developing a sustainable, pre-operational Coordinator: