"SARS-Cov2 experience is putting a strain on their right to experience life and sociality, putting them strongly in front of their adult responsibility in the immediate future, without being able to respect the right time (long enough) for a gradual psychological maturation. The context of the pandemic emergency has required them to make an effort for which they are not fully prepared, and to which a gap has been added in their knowledge of the importance of protection, which leads to an unawareness of their valuable contribution to society.At the same time, SARS-CoV2 also put a strain on the work of educators at all educational and institutional levels, whose priority was to try to manage, in such a delicate situation, their young people busy in different activities, and at the same time raising their awareness and remind them of responsible behaviour. This educational objective has shown gaps resulting from a lack of training for youth educators (except for some sporadic local initiatives), which has left educators and institutions disorganised in the face of an urgent need, such as that generated by the pandemic.The objective of the project is to analyse the Good Practices of the partners, implemented before and during the COVID emergency, by collecting and exchanging information on a careful analysis of :- The emerging needs of young people and youth organisations- The answers to the needs that have emerged: new methodologies, integration of contents, strengthening of pedagogic aspects, etc..- Educational and content methodologies put in place to raise awareness of civic responsibility among young people in relation to the state of emergency.- Difficulties and strengths related to the elaboration of content for a correct communication strategy- Any reluctance shown by young people, both in relation to the assumption of civil responsibility in a state of emergency and to the change of educational methodologies- Organizational and network difficulties and strengths with institutional and local realities- The most useful tools for training, supporting and managing young people in emergency situations.EduSafe provides training for 12 youth workers and 8 young people, working together to acquire the methods of the proposed BP and the following learning outcomes:- Adequate knowledge of risk situations and correct behaviour for the protection of the whole community- New informal, formal and non-formal education methodologies (face-to-face and e-learning), which allow the implementation of educational activities and an adequate psycho-emotional support of young people.- New theories and techniques to improve the effectiveness of mentorship, especially at a time of crisis- The ability to create collaborative and trusting environments among young people and between young people and youth workers- The ability to stimulate the spirit of resilience- The ability to change training content from face-to-face to online and to update it according to contingencies.The project will be implemented using a cooperative working approach between the partners, based on their specific competence.The impact that EduSafe expects is international and aims to actively involve all local stakeholders, as well as other youth workers present on the territory. Indeed, except for sporadic and timeless initiatives, there is no European Country (nor in the world) that has specific training in the field of civil protection addressed young people, so that local administrations, which are struggling to contain the ""risky"" attitude of young people, will benefit from the presence of youth workers trained to awaken a culture of risk prevention and containment. This will benefit the whole community, which will feel safer (especially those most at risk) and supported in educating young people in the culture of civil protection (especially families and school staff). Indeed, EduSafe's DEOR Strategy is intrinsically linked to the objective of impact, which aims to generate the valorisation of results thanks to the benefit of the 'multiplier' effect that will be achieved, in practice, through the production of a specific Recommendation for each type of of the communication recievers."

TRIFFID targets the development of an integrated approach for maximizing the efficiency of First Responders (FR) field operations, by advancing remote and smart robotic reconnaissance in disaster sites, while integrating it into European Civil Protection (CP) procedures. The project will deliver the following advancements: a) Hybrid, mobile legged UGV+UAV robotic platform for autonomous real-time reconnaissance in dynamic environments. The TRIFFID robots will receive orders in the field by a human FR crew. Yet, the platform will feature an impressive level of low-level cognitive autonomy, thanks to advanced AI, thus minimizing human supervision and freeing FRs from routine tasks. b) Central Ground-Station with an advanced Augmented Reality (AR) interface, managed by a human Operator. The TRIFFID Ground-Station will merge and display all collected information in near-real-time, providing the Operator with an accurate, interactive semantic map of the disaster site. c) Analysis of technological, operational, organizational and policy aspects in the context of the overall FR ecosystem. The design of the TRIFFID system and the specification of its exact capabilities will proceed by considering the current technological landscape, as well as the entire operational environment and organizational structure of FRs, so that effective disaster robotics solutions are gracefully integrated into CP infrastructure. d) FR training activities: The project will exploit complementary means for implementing and boosting the adoption of the TRIFFID system by FR personnel in their everyday activities, including the development of detailed training curricula, the organization of training exercises, knowledge transfer and skill acquisition activities, etc. e) SSH, robot acceptance and industrial engagement: The design and evaluation of TRIFFID will consider in-depth all relevant legal, ethical, societal and usability issues, targeting maximal adoption by FRs in their daily operations.

Biotoxins pose significant challenges to current crisis management approaches. Existing concepts of operation, derived from Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear doctrines, and Union Civil Protection Mechanism initiatives, do not address the distinctive and highly complex attributes of a biotoxin crisis. EMBRACE aims to improve Europe’s capacity to respond effectively to biotoxin incidents. We will consolidate and apply scientific and clinical knowledge of biotoxins to revise response protocols and deliver innovative solutions specifically tailored to address gaps and needs identified in current provision. Highlights include analysis of biotoxins not previously addressed in this context, risk-based recommendations for PPE and novel decontaminants, in vitro studies to identify human biomarkers of exposure, novel samplers, portable biosensors and field diagnostics devices, and software tools to assist responders in biothreat risk assessment. To ensure intersectoral and cross-border interoperability of these solutions and successful commercialisation of our exploitable assets, we will prioritise a carefully planned standardisation and valorisation programme. EMBRACE will engage with existing initiatives and projects to create a vibrant biotoxin knowledge network; a multi-sectoral community of stakeholders, on the basis of which a sustainable Biotoxin Task Force will be established as a source of expertise and guidance on biotoxin incidents both for EMBRACE and the wider community. The network of stakeholders and EMBRACE’s ambitious programme of scientific, technological, and operational advances will be supported by the creation of a biotoxin reference and stakeholder hub designed to facilitate knowledge exchange and provide users with direct access to widely distributed and expertise. Finally, EMBRACE’s innovative sustainability strategy will ensure that its solutions and the biotoxin community continue to thrive beyond the duration of the project.

The vision of CREXDATA is to develop a generic platform for real-time critical situation management including flexible action planning and agile decision making over streaming data of extreme scale and complexity. CREXDATA develops the algorithmic apparatus, software architectures and tools for federated predictive analytics and forecasting under uncertainty. The envisioned framework boosts proactive decision making providing highly accurate and transparent short- and long-term forecasts, explainable via advanced visual analytics and accurate, real-time, augmented reality facilities. To achieve its vision, CREXDATA will develop a next generation Prediction-as-a-Service (PaaS) system where action planners will easily register their multimodal data stream sources and compute resource federations and graphically design predictive analytics workflows including (i) data ingestion, fusion, (ii) simulation, (iii) federated learning for pattern extraction and (iv) multiresolution forecasting operators. Decision makers will receive back extremely precise forecasted representations of future worlds reasoned about using transparent AI facilities and with reduced complexity via visual analytics and intuitive augmented reality provided on-site or remotely. The CREXDATA architecture incorporates 10 exploitable assets based on cutting edge research, which will significantly outperform the current state of practice in respective fields. CREXDATA will be evaluated in three use cases where real-time critical action planning and timely decision making are of utmost importance: i) maritime domain, for forecasting hazardous situations at sea and impose safer navigational routes, ii) weather emergency management, to allow authorities and first responders proactively act so as to avoid or reduce the impact and speed up recovery from natural disasters, and iii) health crisis management, to limit pandemic outbreaks and come up with non-pharmaceutical means of patient treatment.

Considering the socio-ecological transition of Europe 2030, and towards a more resilient and informed community, focusing on the forests that are near wildfire risk, TREEADS aims to build upon state-of-the-art high TRL products and unite them in a holistic Fire Management platform that optimize and reuse per phase the available Socio-technological Resources in all three main phases of Wildfires. For the prevention and preparedness TREEADS propose the use of a real-time risk evaluation tool that can receive multiple classification inputs and work with a new proposed neural network-powered Risk factor indicator. To create a model of Fire adapted communities (FAC) in parallel to insurance incentives, TREEADS will use alkali activated construction materials (AAM) integrating post-wildfires wood ashes (PWA) for fire-resilient buildings and infrastructure. TREEADS also uses a variety of technological solutions such as the Copernicus infrastructure, and a swarm of small drones customized for accurate forest supervision. In the area of Detection TREEADS propose a variety of toolsets that will accommodate most needs. Stemming from Virtual reality for the training, wearables for the protective equipment of the emergency responders. to UAV (drones), UAG and airships for improving capacity in temporal and spatial analysis as well as to increase the inspected area coverage. Last, TREEADS will build a new land and field-based restoration initiative that will use all modern techniques such as agroforestry, drones for seed spread, Internet of things sensors that will be able to adapt the seeding process based on the ground needs and on the same time with the help of AI to determine post-fire risks factors. TREEADS solution will be demonstrated and validated under real operating conditions. Demonstration will involve Eight complex pilot implementations executed in seven EU countries and in Taiwan.