Communication and effectively fighting wildfires strengthen safety
Wildfires are of all centuries. Under the influence of climate change the number of these natural hazards seems to increase fast globally. Even in Siberia ten thousand of hectares of wood have been destroyed in the last few years. Extreme drought makes our forests very vulnerable. This requires special attention from all of us. The […]
STRATEGY holds Tabletop Exercises and Plenary Meeting in Portugal
Unidade Militar Laboratorial de Defesa Biológica e Química and Centro de Investigação da Academia Militar (UMLDBQ/CINAMIL) of the Portuguese Army hosted a series of events in Portugal (Lisbon region) between the 11th and 14th of October: Stream 6 – ‘CBRN-E Tabletop Exercise’ (TTX) between the 11th and 13th of October Stream 8 – ‘Terminology and […]
Understanding the STRATEGY Concept: Filling Crisis Management Gaps
The EU crisis management framework is currently highly fragmented. The civil protection domain is subject to national laws and regulations, and in this respect, Member States highly regulate the set-up of their own civil protection mechanisms. They must also consider the internal organizational procedures, structure of the public services involved, as well as communication […]
STRATEGY Holds Tabletop Exercises and Workshop at ΚΕΜΕΑ Headquarters
On June 8-10th, 2022, at the Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) premises, the STRATEGY Project held two Table-Top exercises (TTXs) and a workshop. All were related to the Critical Infrastructure Protection and Response Planning streams, and the workshop was the 1st interoperability workshop undertaken as part of the project. About the Table-Top Exercises (TTXs) The […]
STRATEGY presents at the First International Summit on Pandemic Management
On May 18, 2022 STRATEGY participated in the First International Summit on Pandemic Management, speaking on the panel entitled Preparing for Future Health Crises. The event took place in Valencia, Spain and explored various perspectives on the management of future health crises. There was a particular focus on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled […]
STRATEGY Co-Chairs session on Standardisation at CERIS 2022
On March 23 – 25, 2022 STRATEGY participated in the Community of European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS) – DISASTER RESILIENT SOCIETIES Cluster Conference. In collaboration with the RESIST Project, STRATEGY co-chaired the session on standardisation on March the 24, 2022. The project coordinator Mr. Giannis Chasiotis (Satways Ltd) presented the project overview […]
How Standardisation Organisations Meet Climate Change Needs
The effects of climate change on food safety, animal and plant health risks are a relatively new area of study. However, the evidence from recent studies is clear: climate change is one of several global change factors that are contributing to increased and new food safety, animal, and plant risks and finally for what we […]
How technology and standardisation can be used to help first responders and emergency services provide aid during a migrant crisis
By the end of 2016, nearly 5.2 million refugees and migrants reached European shores, undertaking treacherous journeys from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries, torn apart by war and persecution. Simply because of geography, the majority of the migratory flows impact countries at the EU’s external borders. The safety of people who seek international protection or a […]
STRATEGY H2020 Project Granted Liaison by International Organisation of Standardisation
In February 2022, the International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO) approved STRATEGY Horizon 2020 project candidacy for a Liaison Category C. Horizon Europe project “STRATEGY” entitled “Facilitating EU pre-Standardisation process through streamlining and validating interoperability in systems and procedures involved in the crisis management cycle”, representing by Satways Ltd Project Coordinator. The category C is granted […]
STRATEGY Announces Additional CEN Workshops as Part of EU Pre-Standardisation Efforts
STRATEGY H2020 Project invites the interested Stakeholders The European H2020 project STRATEGY (Facilitating EU pre-standardisation process through streamlining and validating interoperability in systems and procedures involved in the crisis management cycle) seeks to promote pre-standardisation of systems and procedures related to Crisis Management by streamlining, testing and validating standards, guidelines and recommendations; focusing on interoperability […]