Kick-off for the EU project eNOVATION

The EU-funded eNOVATION project was launched in Leuven on 23 and 24 September. The project aims to better prepare emergency services in Europe for CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) threats. The project will also expand the network of eNOTICE training centres and build a strong European network for emergency …

Actively shaping the future: Highlights from the DigitaleZukunft@OWL congress!

The safety innovation center is actively shaping the future! 🚀 Pioneering projects from Ostwestfalen-Lippe were presented at the DigitaleZukunft@OWL congress in Paderborn at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum. We were among them with the “DiDoZ – Digital Village Twin” project. In this project, we are supporting the digitalization of public emergency response in …

Information day of the National Contact Point Security on Horizon Europe Calls in 2024 

The safety innovation center was invited to share experiences from the European civil safety research at this year’s information day for Cluster 3 in the panel discussion “Ready for Europe – but how?”. We took the advantage of this opportunity and were able to give interested participants practical insights and …

LINKS Final Review

Mission accomplished! After 3.5 years, our European H2020-project LINKS ends with the conclusion of the Final Review Meeting on 18 January 2024 at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.  The safety innovation center is proud to have presented the project results to the European Commission together with its partners. The focus …

#SYNERGIESKoM | 11th to 13th December 2023 in Rome

With joy we participated in the SYNERGIES kick-off meeting in Rome, which was hosted by our coordinator DEEPBLUE! SYNERGIES is a 3-year Horizon-Europe Project in the field of disaster resilient societies (DRS), started this December. It aims to connect various stakeholders in disaster management, including responders, communities, and businesses, to …

“Fire brigade of the future”: safety innovation center at the NRW Disaster Protection Day on Saturday, August 26, 2023 in Paderborn

On Saturday, August 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the NRW Disaster Protection Day will be held in Paderborn between the city hall and the Theodorianum. The event is themed “Extreme Weather” and thus also addresses the tornado event from 2022. The tornado, which passed over Paderborn, Lippstadt and …