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Foresight Tools for Responding to cascading effects in a crisis

Objective

FORTRESS will identify and understand cascading effects by using evidence-based information from a range of previous crisis situations, as well as an in-depth analysis of systems and their mutual interconnectivity and (inter-)dependency. FORTRESS will seek to intervene in current crisis response practices by bridging the gap between the over-reliance on unstructured information collection on one side and a lack of attention to structural, communication and management elements of cross-border and cascading crisis situations on the other. It will use state of the art information collection and modelling tools to assist stakeholders in evaluating what information is significant, relevant and of greater priority so that they can adjust their actions accordingly. It will do so by using evidence-based information from historical crisis case studies (WPs 2 and 3), as well as comprehensive analysis of the different relationships between systems (WP 4), and systems and sensitivity information from current crisis management contexts and practices in four system simulations (WP 5). This will enable FORTRESS to build a collaborative and accesible, modelling platform for cascading and cross-border effects in a range of crisis situations (WP 6). This will feed into the development of the FORTRESS Incident Evolution Tool (FIET) in WP7; a user-friendly tool with cross-border capabilities that can be used in a cascading crisis. FIET can be used as a foresight tool to assist decision-makers in understanding the potential effects of their decisions in training environments. FIET is also a decision support tool that is user-friendly enough to be employed during a crisis to assist real-time decision making. FIET will be subject to rigorous testing in the field to evaluate its effectiveness, and the project will ensure its user-friendliness by undertaking extensive training with decision-makers to optimise the look and feel of the system (WP 8).

Call for proposal

FP7-SEC-2013-1
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TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN
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Strasse Des 17 Juni 135
10623 Berlin
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Silke Hönert (Mrs.)
EU contribution
€ 611 125

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NEDERLANDS INSTITUUT FYSIEKE VEILIGHEID

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Netherlands
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Kemperbergerweg 783
6816 RW Arnhem
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Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
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Cornelis Huijben (Mr.)
TRILATERAL RESEARCH & CONSULTING LLP

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United Kingdom
Address
Hammersmith Road 72 Crown House
W14 8TH London
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Administrative Contact
David Wright (Mr.)
TRILATERAL RESEARCH LTD
United Kingdom
EU contribution
€ 434 600
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One Knightsbridge Green Office 5.12, 5th Floor
SW1X 7QA London

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David Wright (Mr.)
TREELOGIC TELEMATICA Y LOGICA RACIONAL PARA LA EMPRESA EUROPEA SL
Spain
EU contribution
€ 242 850
Address
Parque Tecnologico De Asturias Parcela 30
33428 Llanera Asturias

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Alberto Olmo (Mr.)
ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
France
EU contribution
€ 420 490,50
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Avenue De Wagram 22
75008 Paris 08

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Carole Duval (Mrs.)
DIALOGIK GEMEINNUTZIGE GESELLSCHAFT FUR KOMMUNIKATIONS UND KOOPERATIONSFORSCHUNG MBH
Germany
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€ 203 472
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Lerchenstrasse 22
70176 Stuttgart

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Agnes Lampke (Ms.)
IRKS RESEARCH GMBH

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Austria
EU contribution
€ 71 870,36
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Museumstrasse 5
1070 Wien
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Reinhard Kreissl (Dr.)
RITCHEY CONSULTING AB
Sweden
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€ 161 708,40
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Tideliusgatan 42
118 69 Stockholm

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Thomas Ritchey (Dr.)
UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women’s Health
United Kingdom
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€ 186 240
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Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

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Giles Machell (Mr.)
SITI - ISTITUTO SUPERIORE SUI SISTEMI TERRITORIALI PER L'INNOVAZIONE
Italy
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€ 221 800
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Via Pier Carlo Boggio 61 61
10138 Torino

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Daniela Mondini (Dr.)
GRUPO MECANICA DEL VUELO SISTEMAS SA
Spain
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€ 350 656,50
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Calle Isaac Newton 11 Parque Tecnologico De Madrid
28760 Tres Cantos Madrid

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Jose Ignacio Herrero Zarzosa (Mr.)
VEILIGHEIDSREGIO KENNEMERLAND

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Netherlands
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€ 36 970
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Zijlweg 200
2000 GM Haarlem
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Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Administrative Contact
Rob Peters (Mr.)
SERVICE DEPARTEMENTAL D'INCENDIE ET DE SECOURS DES ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE
France
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€ 43 335
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Avenue Henri Jaubert 95
04990 Digne Les Bains

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Corine Brun
BERLINER WASSERBETRIEBE
Germany
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€ 50 400
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Neue Judenstrasse 1
10179 Berlin

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Administrative Contact
Jens Feddern (Mr.)
INSTITUUT FYSIEKE VEILIGHEID
Netherlands
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€ 246 230
Address
Kemperbergerweg 783
6801 HA Arnhem

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Administrative Contact
Cornelis Huijben (Mr.)
VICESSE RESEARCH GMBH
Austria
EU contribution
€ 118 917,94
Address
Paulanergasse 4/8
1040 Vienna

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Research Organisations
Administrative Contact
Reinhard Kreissl (Dr.)