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Security Research in the EU. Roundtable at European Parliament 8 December 2010. Marco Malacarne Head of Unit “ Security Research and Development ”. European Commission Enterprise and Industry. Threats & Policy Responses. European Security Strategy (December 2003 ):
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Security Research in the EU Roundtable at European Parliament 8 December 2010 Marco Malacarne Head of Unit “Security Research and Development” European CommissionEnterprise and Industry
Threats & Policy Responses • European Security Strategy (December 2003): • Internal Security Strategy (February 2010) • Organised crime and cyber-crime • Terrorism • Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction • Regional conflicts and failed states • Natural and man-made disasters • Policy implications: commitment to Innovation: ... private and public sectors to work together.
Security R&D - “mission driven”:from threats to missions to capabilities 4 Mission Areas • Protection against Terrorism and Organized Crime • Critical Infrastructure Protection • Border Security • Restoring Security in Case of Crisis
DEMO on Maritime Border Security:detection of small non-cooperative vessels Data Processing and Data Fusion
DEMO on Security of Mass transportation:protecting citizens in public urban transport - Improving the awareness against threats- Systematically increasing the security level
Perspectives:the external dimension Dual technologies ‘ESDP’ R&D Security R&D (ex 2nd Pillar) (ex 1st Pillar)
Perspectives: the emerging “new” security market Testing and validation only at national level Fragmentation of the European market Standards and certification Standardization of new technical solutions at the EU level Certification, liability
Perspectives: Security and Society It’s all about societal resilience Human factors Security v. privacy Legal & ethical aspects Foresight & scenarios Impact of technologies Economics of security
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