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February 2012
02/02/2012
Government & business stakeholders debate Security Research options for a possible Demonstration project to secure Europe’s supply chains
BRUSSELS – DG Enterprise and Industry held the latest in its series of Security Research workshops here on 31 January to consult with stakeholders on a complex, multi-faceted subject: supply chain security. The packed one-day event drew in more than 200 participants from across Europe to review how a large [...]
01/02/2012
Crisis management workshop on Security Research programme’s next Demonstration project in sector draws high number of end-users
BRUSSELS – The EU intends to include a large-scale Demonstration Project (DP) in crisis management in its next call for Security Research proposals, but what should the project seek to accomplish? Many DP ideas emerged during a recent workshop on the subject – from how to handle the impact of [...]
January 2012
23/01/2012
National security research programmes that complement and support efforts at EU level
BRUSSELS – One of the key objectives to the EU’s Security Research (SR) programme is to support European policies, promote technological innovation and its use in the marketplace by end-users. A few member states are pursuing at national level via their own security research programme, complementary research in support [...]
December 2011
01/12/2011
Horizon 2020: Commission proposes €80 billion investment in Research & Innovation to boost growth and jobs
Brussels, 30 November 2011 – The European Commission has today presented a package of measures to boost research, innovation and competitiveness in Europe.
November 2011
24/11/2011
EU’s latest annual call for Security Research proposals now closed: strong stakeholder response to explore uses of social media for civil security
The European Commission’s fifth annual Security Research call for proposals closed on 23 November. As with previous Security Research calls Europe’s stakeholder community had four months to respond to the research topics in the call.
14/11/2011
New rules on the use of security scanners at European airports
The European Commission has adopted today a proposal for an EU framework on security scanners. This legislation allows airports and Member States that wish to use security scanners for the screening of passengers to do so under strict operational and technical conditions.