The first CERIS report is out now

Did you know that: 

• fake news are 70% more likely to be shared than truths? 
• nearly 70% of all drugs seizures made by customs agencies in the EU take place at EU ports? 
• Europe is the fastest-warming continent in the world?
• Do you want to know how EU research and innovation help to find solutions for these and other security challenges? 

All this and more can be found in the first CERIS report.

In 2022, DG HOME established the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security –CERIS, as a follow-up to the Community of Users. CERIS brings together researchers, academia, policy makers, practitioners, industry, and civil society on security relevant topics. Besides this work-strand, CERIS has also meant the creation of the CERIS Expert Group, consisting of 65 selected experts from across Europe.

CERIS Expert Group has just finalised their first CERIS report, titled “Building resilience in the civil security domain based on research and technology”. This report builds on the 20 CERIS workshops and seminars organised every year, with an average of 100 participants per event. The outcome of discussions of CERIS workshops and seminars has been gathered and edited into one report. The report covers 10 selected topics, illustrating for instance how EU-funded security research results help to combat child sexual abuse online, to deal with disinformation, fake news and hate speech, to enhance disaster resilience, to facilitate the travel of persons at border crossing points or how to use artificial intelligence for security purposes.

In addition to above mentioned topics, already on the public mind, chapters in the report include less familiar topics such as bioterrorism and community policing. The report is created with an intention to be useful source of information for researchers, policy makers, industry representatives and other interested public.

The report can be downloaded from the following link.