Periodic Reporting for period 3 - MEDEA (Mediterranean practitioners’ network capacity building for effective response to emerging security challenges)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2021-06-01 al 2022-11-30
All TCPs have achieved considerable progress. After four distinct Open Calls to stakeholders for solutions and ideas (one per TCP but all of them unified as per the date of their launching) were launched, the coordinator reviewed each submission carefully so as to make sure that all legal aspects were respected by the participants. Afterwards, four RDI days (one per TCP) were organized by the coordinator and the WP leaders, were participants to the Open Call, other entities, as well as guest experts were called to present their solutions and ideas. All open call submissions were evaluated jointly by all MEDEA practitioners, after the conclusion of all RDI Days. Although the evaluation per se was carried out by the project practitioners, present in the process were other projects partners (as observers), external observers and the project’s DELC to ensure that all steps were concluded as per the pertinent legal guidelines. The evaluation of the submissions led to the delivery of the two Proof-of-Concept demonstrations. The first proof-of-concept demonstration in October 2022 pertained to TCPs 1, 2, and 3 and was delivered in a 3-day event where the security capability proposals for TCP1, TCP2, and TCP3 were demonstrated to the audience. In the context of the joint PoC event, a Tabletop Exercise was organized, which was addressed exclusively to LEAs and concerned two different operational scenarios. In the second PoC demonstration event, again, presenters showcased their submitted and evaluated solutions to an audience comprised mainly of practitioners, in November 2022.
WP2 and WP3 concluded their planned operations. A TCP1 and a TCP2 RDI day was organized and a unified open call for solution and ideas relaunched. The open call submissions were evaluated jointly by all MEDEA practitioners. The outcome of the Open Call paved the way for the delivery of the Proof-of-concept demonstrations. The proof-of-concept demonstration was delivered in a 3 day event where the security capability proposals for TCP1, TCP2 and TCP3 were demonstrated.
Similarly, a RDI day for WP4 was organised, while the Open Call for solutions and ideas included TCP3 related capability gaps. In the context of the joint POC event, the TTX organized.
WP5 performed all scheduled activities. RDI day, Open Call, Evaluation of Solutions and Ideas, interactions with Solution providers, and POC demonstration in November 2022.
WP6 proceeded with outreaching and communication activities of the project results while the work in WP7 aimed to enhance the impact of disseminations and communication.
WP8 has organised joint NOPs workshops to communicate the MEDEA capability gaps in a collaborative manner with other EU funded projects.