I527-290 ESRIF Final Report (WEB).indd - European Commission

Weight / Cost
Estimate (small2-
5€; med 10-25€;
large 30-40€)
Cluster Timeline
(short-midlong-term)
From WG What? Why? How? Key link
elements
running
No.
data correlation and context-based connections,
intel validity checks,
research on: improvement of intel source feeds,
tracing and tracking /abnormal patterns of goods
multitude of sources, both technical as well as
human, in order to understand and extrapolate
developments. In border security, this is crucial
as a preventive means, and helpful in reaction.
sources, system input, crossreferencing
and contextbased
connections, sensor
integration
mid term and
ongoing
1
3.1; 3.2;
research on: understanding social, economical and
political causes of illegal immigration and ways to
counter them,
flagging of potentially adverse future developments,
in order to effectively protect our borders and
societies, the root causes of illegal border
crossings within and without Europe, of people
and goods, need to be understood. This
enables preventive action on the political side
(i.e. development aid) as well as areas of
distinct focus of interest. It is an early warning
system for border security forces within and at
the fringes of Europe, who logically should be
at the end of the protective chain.
32 3 Threat Modelling via Social
Sciences - understanding
push- and pull-factors for
illegal immigration,
smuggling of people, goods
and hazardous materials,
early-on warning of potential
perpetrators
small to med
short to long
term (step-bystep
approach)
1
> public could be best enabled to actively contribute to > sociological,
such solutions,
psycho-social
> what the key enablers are,
and socio-
> how public should be educated, trained and prepared scientific studies
to be ready to act accordingly when the moment is there. on human
behaviour etc.
> education and
training of
public for crisis
situations
33 4 Enabling the public The European citizen is a decisive and integral
active part in any future crisis management
solution. Each single individual has its own
resilience capabilities which need to be
enforced and deployed in a crisis situation.
3.2; 3.3;
small
short term
1
> sociological
and socioscientific
studies
>
communications
technology
> human factors
> media
sciences
Research should relate to the
> understanding and exploiting of new forms of
> addressing the media for the benefit of crises
containment and overcoming.
Public and media have an immense influence
on the perception of the performance of the
Crisis Management and intervention forces.
They may both help and obstruct crisis
management activities.
34 4 Communication with the
public and the media
3.3;
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