Who?
We are an initiative of researchers of Paderborn University, District of Paderborn and the City of Paderborn. We strongly cooperate with the university and are supported by an advisory board.
What?
We investigate and realise together with our partners innovative concepts in the field of „Digitisation for Civil Safety“ with a dedicated focus on human-centered design aspects.
How?
We identify needs of the civil safety and potentials through information technology and evaluate developed concepts and technical components in practice.
Innovative Communication for Disaster Preparedness: Inside the SYNERGIES Knowledge Base
Towards a Shared Understanding of Crisis Communication Effective communication is a cornerstone of disaster preparedness. Within the Horizon-Europe project SYNERGIES, the safety innovation center is developing...
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🚨 We were at 112RESCUE in Dortmund! 🚨
Three exciting days full of innovation, intensive exchange, and impressive technology are behind us – and we’re thrilled! 🙌 The 112RESCUE was the perfect opportunity for...
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🇲🇹 SYNERGIES – Evaluation Workshop in Malta
As part of our SYNERGIES project, another evaluation workshop took place – this time on the beautiful island of Malta. Local practitioners and international experts...
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🧠🔥 Exchange, Practice and Perspectives
We attended the 71st vfdb e.V. Annual Conference in Koblenz – an important platform for experts from fire services, civil protection, and research. National events like this are also...
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Back from Paris!
Back from Paris! We participated in the networking event #SMI2G and gained exciting insights and valuable exchanges on European security research – especially for our #HorizonEurope projects eNOVATION and SYNERGIES. 🤝💬 As part...
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🚀 SYNERGIES on the road: Successful evaluation workshop in Rotterdam! 🌍
We attended the SYNERGIES Evaluation Workshop in Rotterdam and had the chance to present our Knowledge Base, a web-based knowledge platform especially for communication tools and strategies equipped...
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Extended Network of CBRN Training Centres for Innovation (eNOVATION)
In today's rapidly changing world, the rising risks from chemical and biological agents pose global security concerns. This project aims to better prepare first responders...
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Innovating Preparedness by Leveraging SYNERGIES and Enhancing Results of DRM Projects (SYNERGIES)
SYNERGIES is a three-year Horizon Europe project in the field of Disaster-Resilient Societies (DRS), which began in December 2023. It aims to connect various stakeholders...
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Digital Village Twin Etteln (DiDoZ)
In the funded project, 5G-based applications are adapted from the urban environment and successfully transferred to rural regions. All digital stand-alone solutions are brought together...
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Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience (LINKS)
The aim of LINKS is to understand and assess the impact of social media and crowd-sourcing (SMCS) on European resilience to disasters. In the course...
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Study Digital Transformation in Civil Emergency Response
Is the digital transformation in civil security lagging behind development (e.g. in relation to the economy)? Does this mean that optimal procedures are not used...
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Integrated Safety Pilot Region (INSPIRE)
In the field of digitization for civil security, numerous promising individual solutions have emerged over the past few years. However, many individual solutions with different...
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