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Service contract on the provision and mobilization of short-term experts for the implementation of the project “EU-ACT: EU Action Against Organised Crime and Terrorism” /FPI/

The purpose of this contract is provision and mobilization of short-term experts in the implementation of the project “EU-ACT: EU Action Against Organised Crime and Terrorism”.

Overall objective of the project is to contribute to the increased effectiveness of efforts to combat illicit trafficking smuggling and organised crime as well as to disrupt the terrorist networks and bring criminals to justice while continuing to respect human rights, gender equality and the rule of law.

Specific objectives:

  1. To contribute to effectively fighting organised crime in general, in particular in Central and South Asia, East Africa and Middle East, in line with international legal instruments and human rights standards. 
  2. To improve criminal justice responses in Central Asia and the Caucasus to terrorism in compliance with international human rights standards and rule of law, with a particular focus on developing law enforcement capacities, enhancing independent judiciary procedures and strengthening regional CT cooperation. 
  3. To strengthen regional capacities in addressing organised crime and terrorism through improved evidence-based analysis and adherence to human rights standards, with enhanced involvement of women in law enforcement and judicial processes.  

Project lasts from 02/01/2025 to 31/04/2028.

Project title: Table top, field Exercises, Simulations, and Training (TEST) for CBRN risk mitigation-P106
Origin of funding: Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI)
Description:

This project will contribute to the objectives of the European Union’s Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and is also aligned with the European Union’s CBRN Action Plan objective to build stronger internal-external links in CBRN security with key regional and international EU partners.

The overarching objective of P106 TEST is to contribute to addressing specific global and trans-regional threats to peace, international security, and stability. By leveraging insights, experiences, and best practices from an extensive array of projects related to industrial risks, health security, and CBRN concerns, TEST aims to foster a collaborative and unified approach to preparedness and response capabilities.

Specific objectives are to (1) Build and Strengthen Capacities Through Exercises, to (2) Foster Intra- and Inter-regional Cooperation Through Ad Hoc Trainings and to (3) Enhance Safety and Security Capacities Through Targeted Exercises.

To achieve the project goals and to be flexible while maintaining a professional approach, we will implement two Work packages:

  • Work package 1: Exercises (TTX, Drills, FX)
  • Work package 2: Ad-hoc trainings (accredited, non-accredited

ISEMI is consortium co-leader and provides 2 Key experts.

Duration: 05/2024 – 10/2027 (42 months)

DRM-Frame
The project aims to enhance the capacity, skills building and readiness in the area of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) including the issues of prevention, effective handling and rehabilitation. The interactive learning and training tool will be correlated to relevant courses, as part of an integrated curriculum aiming to enrich the knowledge of the wide target group on specific aspects of DRM. The expected project results will strengthen the education and training paths of the addressed target groups, equipping them, with competencies and skills that will make them more competitive in the labor market and encourage cooperative schemes with civil protection stakeholders. The innovative interactive tool will create synergies between the education sector, strategic planning authorities, and stakeholders.

Duration: 09/2023-08/2025

PCP WISE
PCP WISE aims to the customization/pre-operationalization of Water management Innovations from Space for European Climate Resilience using the pre-commercial procurement (PCP) instrument. The project will run in 3 phases, where phase 1 will produce solution designs, phase 2 will test prototypes/technologies in a lab environment, and phase 3 will perform field validation by end-users testing services (based on specific use cases) in different operational environments. PCP WISE project will address the Water challenge including three main pillars: 1. Production/organization of common operational information products on the local/regional water/soil/climate systems and new needs. 2. Interoperability mechanisms between Member State organisations through common procurement mechanisms. 3. An active user network for exchange, validation, improvement, update and experience.

Duration: 01/2025-12/2027

SAT2Rescue – Secured SATCOM-based solution enhancing emergency services and search & rescue missions

The SAT2Rescue project is an international, Large Enterprise, SME and user-driven initiative focusing on the development of application and SATCOM terminals in order to demonstrate the access of the respective end users to early EU GOVSATCOM services to ensure civilian security in case of search and rescue missions (SAR) or involvement of emergency services during crisis situation caused by natural or man-made disasters (including CBRN events). The project’s main goal is to develop an innovative satellite-based communication system that will be possible to use by public and non-governmental civil protection services during their interventions. The system will be demonstrated with close to real-life use case scenarios covering SAR missions in mountains/sea environments and contamination neutralization missions.

Duration: 11/2024-10/2027

eNOVATION – Extended network of CBRN training centres for innovation

eNOVATION ambition is to expand and transform the eNOTICE CBRN Training Centres (TCs) network into a sustainable EU capability and capacity. To the TCs from European Member States, the project will now include CBRN Center of Excellence Regional Offices and CBRN CoE of partner countries as key contributors. The goal is to create a functional structure that meets the operational needs of the entire Security community for CBRN crisis preparedness and response. The network will conduct pre-normative research and compare standards for the detection, identification, monitoring (DIM), decontamination (DECON) of Chemical, Biological, and Toxin (CB/T) agents. Key aspects of eNOVATION ambition include providing access to upgraded capacity labelled TCs, advanced training methods using new technologies like VR/XR, user-friendly on-site tools and technologies to security practitioners, updated policies and crisis management adapted to new threats, and enhanced CBRN marketplace access. eNOVATION aims to be the cradle of strategic CBRN capacity within the EU and beyond (Georgia, Morocco, Armenia, Uzbekistan).

Duration: 09/2024-08/2027

HOTHREAT – Tailored CBRNe protection measures for hotels and conference centres /ISF/

The main objective of HOTHREAT is to increase the safety of EU member states society using the services of hotels and conference centers in regards to CBRNe threats. It will be achieved by conducting comprehensive vulnerability and needs analysis, identifying best practice to elaborate the tailor-made measures for CBRNe protection. The measures include recommendations for prevention, protection and response procedures and equipment, multiservice communication model, programmes for VIP visits, cleaning services, food defence, epidemiology enquire and CBRNe emergency application for mobile devices integrated with AR, and training materials for hotel employees. Involvement of end-users, series of piloting and large-scale exercises will allow to elaborate high-quality and well-addressed solutions and ensure project sustainability.

Project lasts 2 years (1 June 2023 – 31 May 2025).

LEICA PROJECT  (Programme: Instrument for Stability – IFS)

The overall objective of LEICA project is to build law enforcement capacities in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), in order to enhance security both on a national and regional level. In other words, the overall objective of LEICA is to partner with Central Asian countries in order to prevent and to counter terrorist activity. Main Outcome or Result is therefore setup as Improved law enforcement responses to terrorism in Central Asian countries in compliance with international Human Rights standards and the Rule of Law.  The purpose of LEICA project is to improve the capacities of key government agencies in Central Asia in their fight against terrorism, by providing technical assistance at national level based on In-depth Needs Analysis of each country, as well as thematic trainings at regional level. The purpose can be broken down into the following components:

  • Enhanced regional and international counter-terrorism network and capacity in fighting Central Asia jihadists and militants
  • Enhanced national capacities for prevention of radicalisation in prisons and safe return of children and women of foreign terrorist fighters
  • Developed regional framework for mitigation of terrorist threats
  • Measures to reinforce the intelligence and information exchange between Judicial and Law Enforcement Authorities
  • Enhanced capacity for the Investigation on Internet
  • Reinforced existing practice in financial investigation related to financing terrorism

MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN – Meeting of representatives of the MIA with the experts of the EU program “LEICA”

 

CBRN CoE PROJECTS

HORIZON PROJECTS

NOTIONES – iNteracting netwOrk of inTelligence and securIty practitiOners with iNdustry and acadEmia actorS

The aim of NOTIONES project is to build a network of security and intelligence experts from both EU Member States and Associated States and to support their needs for future security research.

The network of experts will be made in 4 main geographical EU areas: (1) West Europe, (2) North Europe, (3) Middle Europe, (4) Middle East. NOTIONES consortium includes: (a) 15 practitioners from military, civil, financial, judiciary, local, national and international polices, coming from 9 EU MS and 6 AC, (b) experts in security research programming, (c) two projects outlining future EDA/EC defense research.

Monitoring technologies and defining requierements and recommendations for their industrialization will provide a great advantage for intelligence and security professionals. Through an iterative cycle, the output recommendations will be summarized in specifications and provided to science, research and industry across Eurpe.

Project lasts 5 years, its implementation begun 1st September 2021.

https://www.notiones.eu/

Pantheon – Community-Based Smart City Digital Twin Platform for Optimised DRM operations and Enhanced Community Disaster Resilience

PANTHEON will design and develop a Community based Digital Ecosystem for Disaster Resilience utilising Smart City Digital Twin (SCDT) technology and leveraging new and emerging technologies and innovations to improve risk assessment, reduce vulnerability, and building community disaster resilience. The aim is to enhance the operational capabilities of CBDRM (community based DRM) teams, by: a community based smart city digital twin environment with components used for simulations, training and evaluation of the behaviour of sub-systems, threats and human factor; an early Detection and Situational awareness environment enabling authorities and FR and SR (first and second) even in complex, remote and demanding locations; an integrated intelligent subsystem, by the utilization collaborative sensing from earth observations and swarms of UAVs optimized to autonomously perform UAV-assisted operations though out all disaster phases. PANTHEON platform and technologies will be combined with IoT infrastructure, multi-source data (satellite and in situ data, social networks, historical data) to create a tool for assessment of risks, vulnerability and capacity assessment; disseminate and inform decision makers and the public for risks during disasters; engage citizens and stakeholders in the disaster resilience building and share knowledge and best practises; identify vulnerabilities and implement policies, strategies and plans to eliminate future disaster costs; enhance collaboration among people at the local level; promote the conduct of comprehensive surveys on multi-hazard disaster risks and the development of regional disaster risk assessments and maps, including climate change scenarios; promote and enhance, through international cooperation, including technology transfer, access to and the sharing and use of non-sensitive data and information; SCDT will enable collective community behavior into the assessments of exposure to urban multi-hazards across time and space.

Pantheon: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/pantheon-project/,

http://pantheon-project.eu/

 
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