The SYNERGISE project prioritizes fast knowledge exchange and seamless adoption of innovative tools, tailored to benefit and empower first responders

Stakeholders

SYNERGISE - subheadline

SYNERGISE assembles a diverse group of international practitioners and an extensive testing program, expanding stakeholder engagement. This is facilitated through activities like creating connections and partnerships with relevant local, national, and pan-European initiatives as well as participating and organizing events. The project aims to strategize and enhance engagement within the multidisciplinary user community, focusing on stakeholder needs and priorities to broaden the ecosystem’s size, reach, and impact, building on SYNERGISE’s strong existing networks.

Project Advisory board

Steve Gadsdon

Project Advisory Board

National Resilience at NFCC, ret. Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, UK

Sven Rea

Project Advisory Board

Estonian Rescue Board – Ministry of the Interior, Estonia

Gerry Doucette

Project Advisory Board

Centre for Security Science at Defence Research and Development, Canada

Ron Mcneal

Project Advisory Board

United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), US

Michelle Royal

Project Advisory Board

FirstLink Research and Analytics, US

Gianmario Gnecchi

Project Advisory Board

Italian Fire Brigades, CNVVF, Italy

Jean-Martin Jaspers

Project Advisory Board

French Police, Ministry of Interior, France

Simon Dunne

Project Advisory Board

Swedish Police, Sweden

Ethics Advisory board

Mistale Taylor

Ethics Advisory Board

University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Katrina Peterson

Ethics Advisory Board

Public Safety Communication Europe (PSCE), Belgium

Galatea Kapellakou

Ethics Advisory Board

University of Patras, Greece

Irene Keremidou

Ethics Advisory Board

Hellenic Civil Protection, Greece

Network of linked projects

The SYNERGISE project aims to leverage the knowledge and experiences gained from both completed and ongoing projects, cultivating a culture of shared learning and active collaboration. In order to enhance the impact of each project, we will strategically promote collaboration. Additionally, to broaden our outreach, we will consistently assess potential partnerships with additional projects.

Subterranean Darpa Challenge

Subterranean Darpa Challenge

DIGIFOREST

DigiForest

THING

THING

CURSOR

CURSOR

Apos-EU Project

APOS-EU Project

DHS First Responder Smart Tracking Challenge

DHS FIRST RESPONDER Smart Tracking Challenge

Faster

FASTER

Rescuer

RESCUER

Intrepid

INTREPID

Beware

BeAWARE

Assistance

ASSISTANCE

Trader

TRADER

Nightingale

NIGHTINGALE

Appraise

APPRAISE

iFlows

iFLOWS

Ingenious

INGENIOUS

ImPACT-TRC

ImPACT-TRC

Logo Sustain

SUST(AI)N

MultiRATE

MultiRATE

National & international security networks

The SYNERGISE project partners will actively collaborate with the existing national, EU and International security and civil protection related networks and initiatives. This activity forms the bases for the shaping the security research and development and related policy frameworks to enhance the response capacities of the first response organisations. 

 

INSARAG

INSARAG

 

INSARAG is a global network of more than 90 countries and organizations under the United Nations umbrella. INSARAG deals with urban search and rescue (USAR) related issues, aiming to establish minimum international standards for USAR teams and methodology for international coordination in earthquake response based on the INSARAG Guidelines endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 57/150 of 2002, on “Strengthening the Effectiveness and Coordination of International Urban Search and Rescue Assistance”.

IFAFRI

IFAFRI


The International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation focuses on enhancing and expanding the development of affordable technology and innovative solutions to improve first responder safety, efficiency and effectiveness.

Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS)

Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS)


Aiming to facilitate interactions within the security research community and users of research outputs, in 2014 the Commission established the Community of Users for Safe, Secure and Resilient Societies (CoU), which gathered around 1,500 registered stakeholders (policy makers, end-users, academia, industry and civil society) and regularly held thematic events with the security research community. Now named the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS), this platform continues and expands the work of the CoU, in light of the forthcoming Horizon Europe developments between 2021-2027.

CMINE

CMINE- RTC Cluster


CMINE Responder Technology Cluster (RTC) is an informal, voluntary subset of the CERIS Disaster Resilient Societies (DRS) community made-up of those projects working on related research areas under the DRS framework. It promotes good practices in research through collaboration and to recognise opportunities for efficiency wherever appropriate through combined activity such as dissemination events.