[lab.unicri.it] Security
at major events remains a top priority for host nations, attendees,
participants and neighboring countries. Our task in this instance was
to elevate the standard of analysis research to ensure airtight
security during major events. In response to the changing security
environment, the EU-SEC team is taking a fresh approach to security at
major events.
Conceived as a regional initiative within
UNICRI’s IPO framework, the Coordinating National Research Programmes
on Security during Major Events in Europe (EU-SEC, 2004-2008) project
pioneered the coordination of security research among Member States.
EU-SEC
II has proven its potential for security cooperation by assembling a
broad coalition of 22 EU Member States. The project’s long-term aim,
beginning in 2008 and lasting through 2011, is to assist, through the
harmonization of national security research policies, the creation of a
European House of Major Events. The driving force behind this
initiative is the need for effective security policies supporting the
efforts of major events organizers. EU-SEC II will build on the
research networks created by EU-SEC. The innovative aspect of the
project is its application of advanced managerial skills to security
cooperation. National and international entities require coordination
in order to ensure that their information and policies do not overlap,
while at the same time permitting them to work together as a unified
system.
UNICRI’s
unique managerial and coordination capacities enable it to facilitate
optimal common security research policies among European nations. The
project will facilitate and coordinate all available technical,
financial and human resources in order to bring research policy to the
highest possible level of efficiency. EU-SEC II aims to prevent
fragmentation of ideas or duplication of efforts. The project also aims
to synchronize private security technology providers with national
security practitioners, thus facilitating development and supply of the
most effective security technology. Through this model, EU-SEC II aims
to facilitate the development of efficient, cost-effective security
tools for Member States and to provide a research roadmap for relevant
EU institutions.
The results, insights, and best
practices developed through the EU-SEC II project will be utilized as
strategic research and technology models at the national and European
regional levels. A central goal of EU-SEC II is to create improvements
in security cooperation, planning and preparation that will be
sustainable over a long period of time and remain useful for Member
States well into future decades.
Source: http://lab.unicri.it/eusecII.html
