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Network & Information Security ConferenceMinistero Comunicazioni

4 November 2005A.Zanasi

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Funding Security Research: a European Issue.

ESRAB & ESRP initiatives

Alessandro ZANASI

ESRAB Member



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Scientific Director of

INTELLIGENCE & SECURITY

STUDY CENTER

Thanks to our network of professionals, the Center has a unique competence in analyzing intelligence and security topics.

Our current activities consist in

1. Research, Studies, Analysis (RSA)

2. Education in Intelligence & Security Technologies (Text&Data Mining)

3. Support in preparation of Government Call for Bids/Venture Capital

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Towards the ESRP

• Why security? Why European security research?

• Commission initiatives so far

– Group of Personalities (GoP)

– PASR (Preparatory Action for Security Research)

• Call for Proposals 2004- 2005-2006

– European Security Research Advisory Board (ESRAB)

– European Security Research Programme (ESRP)



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Enlargement: EU15 to EU25

Population

375 Mio �� 451 Mio

20% living in major cities

Area

3.2 Mio km² �� 4 Mio km²

Borders

9.333 km �� 11.256 km

Global Actor

25 % of World GNP



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What do European Union citizens fear?



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Why

Security?• After World War II and Cold War

• 1992 Maastricht CFSP Common Foreign and Security Policy (with a view to ESDP European Security and Defence Policy)

• Balkan Wars

• 1999 Tampere objective “to make Europe an area of Freedom, Security & Justice…– …within Europe (protection of citizens) and outside (Petersberg tasks)…

…while respecting individual rights, public liberties and democratic values…

– …in a Union open to people, goods and services…and not a fortress Europe”,

– updated in the Hague Programme from Dec 2004

• 1999 Javier Solana nominated High Representative for CFSP

• Terrorism, Iraqi Crisis , …2004 EU Enlargement leading to an increased population (450 million citizens), increased territory, direct borders with less stable regions

Mentalities have changed: freedom remains essential…security becomes a priority –

need to invest in a European “security culture”supported by a credible EU industry

Europe is facing new threats, more diverse, less predictable



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1.Why European Security Research ?

• To use technology to support and enable security

• To support CFSP, ESDP, and other relevant EU policies aiming at enhancing citizen security

• To contribute, through technology and innovation, to reinforcing the competitiveness of European security industry

• To exploit synergies between civil / security / defence and public / private research sectors

• To coordinate efforts and reduce fragmentation & duplication

• To stimulate investment in technology to enable security and contribute to the Lisbon objective (3% of GDP for research)



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“European Security Research: The Next Steps” (Sept 2004)

GoP report “Research for a secure Europe”(March 2004)

A set of coherent initiatives

time

Council

European Commission

2004 2005 2006 2007

The European Security Strategy(“A secure Europe in a better World”, December 2003)

European Defence Agency - EDA (start in July 2004)

“Towards an EU Defence Equipment Policy”(March 2003)

Preparatory Action for Security research – PASR (2004-2006)

European Security Research Programme

- ESRP (2007 and beyond)

ESRAB



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2.GoP Report main recommendations“Research for a secure Europe”

• Coordinate national, intergovernmental and community

research efforts

• Bridge the gap between civil & defence security

research

• Establish a Security Research Advisory

Board (ESRAB)

• Launch a European Security Research Programme

(ESRP)

• …while respecting individual rights, democratic values,

ethics and liberties



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3.ESRABEuropean Security Research Advisory Board

• Membership– 50 persons (25 + 25),

– High level strategists and experts from stakeholder groups including private & public users

– Balanced representation from Supply/Demand sides

• Mission– Consult and liaise with a broad spectrum of Security stakeholders

(industry, research, academia, EDA, users)

– Advise on long term strategic vision & research agenda for security

– Encourage cooperation between MS (IPR, information protection & exchange)



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Enablers Group

The focus areas per ESRAB sub-groups

ESRAB

Border

Security

Infrastructure

Utilities

Crisis

Management

Anti-Terrorism

Crime

Inter-

operability

Implementatn

Rules

Security &

Society

Co-ordination

Innovation

link

Technology Group

Intelligence



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Supply (Technology):Novartis, Alcatel, SAGEM, Siemens, EADS, Thales,

Telefonica, Finmeccanica, Fincantieri, Ericsson,

BAE…

Demand (Enablers):EDA, Europol, NATO, DGA, Ministero Ricerca

(Francia, Polonia), BKA, Fraunhofer Institute,

Ministero Difesa (Grecia, Ungheria, Portogallo),

Min.Interni (Italia, UK, Olanda), …

Among the members:



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4. ESRP

European Security Research Programme

• First draft ESRP mid 2005 (content, financial plan, rules of participation)

• ESRP to become a specific programme from 2007 onwards.

• ESRP to have an appropriate level of funding (4 blns Euros, additional to existing national or FP funding)

• ESRP to have its own set of procedures and rules for implementation, participation and funding



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5. Institutional setting & governance

• ESRP to be in line with EU Security Strategy, CFSP, ESDP and other relevant EC policies

• Establish co-operation and synergies with the European Defence Agency (EDA)

• Appropriate management principles

– Defined in liaison with Member States & stakeholders

– Taking into account specifics of security and past experience interms of contracts, IPR, information handling, funding, participation, etc.



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6. PASR

Preparatory Action for Security Research

• A European Commission initiative encouraged by European Parliament and Council

• Triple objective: security of the EU citizen, industry competitiveness, ESRP preparation

• Outside FP6, but with procedures adapted from FP6

• Planned duration of 3 years (2004-2006)

• An overall budget in the order of € 65 Mio, of which €15 Mio for 2004 and €15 Mio for 2005

• Community funding up to 75%

• 2 types of activities: projects & supporting activities



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A Project (in preparation):

NatSISAutomatic Intelligence System for National

Security



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1. Idea Development (Oct.05: OK!)2. Partners Definition (Jan.06: Who?)3. Prototype Launch (Jul.06)4. Funding Request (Dec.06)

Steps



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Terror and Internet

• Extremist individuals with sympathetic views connect easily

• Private and anonymous communication• Coordination of operatives in multiple locations

• Easy movement of funds and resources• Geographically and culturally distributed terrorist groups

• Better intelligence is the first line of defense



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Author personal characteristicsextraction

• The style of this email is similar to that oneof a particular group (political, social, religious)?

• The frequency of some words associations istypical of some person?

• What are the writer characteristics (sex, culture, tendencies…)?



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Some problems (presentation images are confidential:contact the author for more information)

1. Exotic languages.2. Information overload.3. Detection of links among people.4. Detection of the reason of the links.



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Coordinates

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Tel: 349 41 31 718

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