CERIS news (37)
RSSOn 9 March 2023, close to 70 policy makers, security practitioners and representatives from research and technology organisations met to discuss different methods and best practices for testing and validation of innovative solutions in the field of border management, customs control...
On 2 March 2023, a CERIS event brought together close to 100 policy makers, security practitioners, researchers and industry in Brussels. The aim was to promote a Capability Driven Approach, to strengthen the forward-looking and early identification of needs and solutions in the field of security.
On 21 February 2023, the European Commission held a CERIS workshop under the general theme of Fighting Crime and Terrorism (FCT), in Brussels, to discuss the priorities, roadmaps, and best practices of EU-funded security research projects focusing on the fight against Child Sexual Abuse (CSA).
On 13 February 2023, the European Commission (DG ECHO) has opened a call for proposals related to the Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network (UCPKN), which might be of interest to a number of H2020 projects, in particular in the area Disaster Resilient Societies/DRS (including CBRN).
On 14 October 2022, the 65 members of the Commission expert group on the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS) met each other for the first time in Brussels.
The event of 8-10 November gathered more than 30 projects funded by Horizon 2020 and the Internal Security Fund in the areas of societal resilience, CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear), health risks, and technologies for first responders and standardisation.
The European Commission has published a study on EU Security Market, with the objective to get a better understanding of the EU civil security market and its dynamics.
On Thursday 26 January 2023, the Innovation and Security Research Unit of DG HOME invited some 30 experts to discuss the risks of recent biotechnology developments, including the increasingly likely threat of release of a genetically modified deadly pathogen by a non-state actor.
On Tuesday 29 November, DG HOME, together with DG RTD and REA, organised a CERIS workshop, which brought together almost 140 participants, including practitioners, policy makers and researchers.
On the 1st of December, the European Commission organized a CERIS for Strengthened Security Research and Innovation (SSRI) event in Brussels, on Innovation Uptake of the outcomes of EU-Funded Security Research projects.