Tristan SIMONART1, Peter AMBS2, David ALEXANDER3, Heiko WERNER4, Hans-Christian GRAN5, Delilah ALKHUDHAIRY6, Chaim RAFALOWSKI7 1European Commission, ENTR; 2Interpol; 3GRF Davos; 4THW; 5FFI, Norway; 6JRC; 7Magen David Adom

1. IDRC Davos, 30th August 2012
Recent and future developments in EU
Security Research. From a counter-
terrorism focus towards a wider support for
natural and accidental large scale crisis or
disasters
Tristan Simonart
Enterprise and Industry

2. EU R&D, Large Scale
Disasters and Crisis
1. Daniele ERHLICH, EC JRC, IT, EU Crisis Management
Laboratory
2. Peter AMBS, Interpol, FR, FASTID, FAST and efficient
international disaster victim IDentification
3. Hans-Christian GRAN, FFI, NO, PRACTICE, toolbox for
CBRNE incident management
4. David ALEXANDER, GRF Davos, CH, CIV MIL
cooperation
5. Heiko WERNER, THW, DE, end user perspective 1
6. Chaim RAFALOWSKI, Magen David Adom, IL, end user
perspective 2

3. FP7 – Security Research areas
 Serious and organised crime, incl Cyber-crime
 Terrorism
 Border security (sea – land- air)
 Critical infrastructures
 Natural and man-made disasters
 Societal dimension

4. FP7 Security- Key figures
 € 1400 million (2007-2013) EC funding
 Currently 200 projects + 60 under negociation
 Funding € 0.5 million up to € 30 million/ grant
 Last FP7 call for proposals in July 2012

5. FP7 Security- features
Collaborative Civilian research
Development of innovative technologies, integrated systems,
knowledge and services
Internal (EU) and External () dimensions
Focus on standards, testing, validation, interoperabilty
Strong end users involvement
Option for classified Foreground up to EU SECRET

6. FP7 Security Research
On crisis, natural & man-made disasters
 2007=>2011: 39 projects ( € 185 mio EC funding)
 2012 : launch of +- 10/15 new projects (under negoc.)
 2013 : launch of 5 to 10 new projects (public. July 2012),
including a large scale demonstration programme
Total FP7 (2007-2013 forecast ):
≈ 60/65 projects
≈ €250 million EC funding

7. Call FP7-SEC-2012
Examples under negoc.
1. Preparedness for and management of large scale fires
2. Psycho social support in Crisis Management
3. Situational awareness guidance and evacuation systems for large crowds,
including crowds unpredictable behaviour
4. Post crisis lesson learned exercise
5. Next generation damage and post-crisis needs assessment tool for
reconstruction and recovery planning
6. Means of decontamination of large groups, urban/wide areas and large,
complex and/or sensitive objects
7. Tools for detection, traceability, triage and individual monitoring of victims after
a mass CBRN contamination
8. Improving drinking water security management and mitigation in large
municipalities against major deliberate, accidental or natural CBRN-related
contaminations
9. Securing the food chains from primary production and animal feeds to consumer
ready food against major deliberate, accidental or natural CBRN contamination

8. Thank you
Further information
Calls :http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/security/home_en.html
Security research: entr-security-research@ec.europa.eu
List of projects: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/security/projects_en.html