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February 13, 2023


PROACTIVE project presented at the Workshop “NATO use of civil standards”

On 7 – 9 February 2023, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS) organised the Workshop “NATO use of civil standards” at the Hellenic Armed Forces Officers Club premises, in Athens, Greece.

The main theme of the workshop was to bridge the gap in civil military-cooperation and defence standards on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) and was run under the motto: “Civil as possible, Military only as necessary”. The workshop was offered to NATO
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January 25, 2023


The EU PROACTIVE Project Holds its Fourteenth Consortium Meeting in Barcelona

The EU-funded H2020 PROACTIVE project, led by the UIC Security Division, held its 14th consortium meeting on 10-12 January 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. Almost all of the consortium partners were able to attend in-person, but those that could not joined the meeting online.

The main focus of the working meeting was on the results from the latest joint field training exercise between the EU-funded PROACTIVE and eNOTICE projects, which was hosted by the NBC Defence School in
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December 19, 2022


PROACTIVE strengthens its synergies with other EU-funded projects

The EU-funded H2020 project PROACTIVE led by the UIC Security Division had a busy Autumn 2022 whereby it reinforced synergies with other EU projects focusing on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and explosive (CBRNe) risks and threats.

In September, PROACTIVE attended the final demonstration and training of the EU funded ISFP project BULLSEYE, which focuses on how to prevent terrorist attacks using CBRN agents. The cross sector, multi-agency exercise took place
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December 12, 2022


PROACTIVE's key scientific outcomes disseminated towards prominent audiences

The EU-funded H2020 project PROACTIVE led by the UIC Security Division had a busy Autumn 2022, attending several key scientific events relevant to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and explosive (CBRNe) security.

In October, PROACTIVE partner ETICAS presented a paper on the ethical framework used when developing the PROACTIVE mobile app at the 7th Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (ITDRR). The focus was on the privacy impact
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December 5, 2022


PROACTIVE EU project held its second field exercise in conjunction with project eNOTICE and the Joint NBC Defence School

The EU H2020 funded project PROACTIVE (“PReparedness against CBRNE threats through cOmmon Approaches between security praCTItioners and the VulnerablE civil society”), coordinated by the UIC Security Division, held its second field exercise in conjunction with the EU funded H2020 project eNOTICE.

The event took place on 16 November in Rieti, Italy and was hosted by Italian Joint NBC Defence School at their Military Training area “NUBICH”. PROACTIVE consortium
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September 28, 2022


The EU PROACTIVE Project Holds its Thirteenth Consortium Meeting in Warsaw

The EU-funded H2020 PROACTIVE project, led by the UIC Security Division, held its 13th consortium meeting on 6-8 September 2022 in Warsaw, Poland. Almost all of the consortium partners were able to attend in-person but those that could not joined the meeting online.

The project team reported on the work completed to date and the progress made over the summer period. As the partners continue to reflect upon the lessons learnt from the first field exercise (…)

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August 3, 2022


The PROACTIVE Project releases key publications in the first half of 2022

The EU-funded H2020 PROACTIVE Project led by the UIC Security Division used the first half of 2022 to distribute important research results to different audience groups, such as to rail stakeholders, security practitioners, scientific communities, and policy makers. The project reached out to these target groups through several tailored publications.

The first publication looked at the challenges that railways face in dealing with chemical, biological, radiological,
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