We are pleased to announce that EU-HYBNET’s 3rd “Innovation Standardisation Workshop” will take place on 22nd October 2024 in Brussels, Belgium.
The purpose of the Innovation Standardisation Workshop is to provide hybrid threats stakeholders and EU-HYBNET consortium partners to map the current status of standardisation efforts in the field and identify needs and possibilities for the future.
The workshop will be divided into four thematic sessions, each dedicated to one of the innovative solutions developed during the past months of the project:
1. Innovation: Citizen – Responder Platform for Information Sharing in cases of Emergency and Crises (CRP)
The information-sharing environment and platform called as “Citizen – Responder Platform” (CRP) may ensure trusted information for the first and second responders’ analysis and reaction because the platform hosts a variety of tools used by citizens in crises and emergencies for live information sharing. The CRP will also be able to analyse with the support of AI that the data/information shared is not fake. The CRP also supports gaining information on false alarms, incl. adversaries’ means to provide false data and amplify the crises with the hybrid threat campaign of destabilising society and citizens’ trust in authorities. This information is beneficial for intelligence to learn about adversaries’ means, tactics & techniques used.
2. Innovation: Local Media Hybrid Threats Tracker (LMHTT)
The solution focuses specifically on assessing the potential risks of Foreign Interference and Manipulation of Information (FIMI) campaigns and media pluralism at the local and regional levels. It is a diagnostic tool for academic researchers, media literacy experts, and fact-checkers to produce reports and alert security practitioners on potential threats that need to be investigated or may be linked to other cases.
3. Innovation: Citizens Reporting Tool on Suspicious Signs (CiReTo)
Innovation focuses on how to enhance and extend the use of recording and geolocating acts of harassment and violence (or calls for violence) in physical space and acts of harassment and calls for violence online to create safer streets and online spaces. The main goal is to provide a platform for users to report incidents of harassment and violence, both on the street and online, including features for reporting incidents, capturing evidence, and alerting authorities or support networks. Additionally, the app may incorporate community-building elements to foster solidarity and support among users. It would be especially useful in crisis situations like riots, if used by large number of users.
4. Innovation: STARLIGHT and Innovation Testing Best Practices
STARLIGHT project is one of the flagship projects dedicated to delivering an easily deployable toolset to address various needs of law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and other security practitioners driven by constantly changing tech-driven crimes. The project is organised so that there are co-development cycles in each group in scope (one of them is disinformation and misinformation). Co-development means that each group has potential end-users of the solutions under development. Development is done based on the end-users’ expectations. They also contribute use cases and are involved in the overall development process. Such an approach provides benefits for both developers and end-users. Developers get to understand the realistic needs of end-users during the development so they can adjust functionalities, interfaces or other aspects during the early stage. At the same time, end-users can understand the solution better and get to know how they can use it and what results they can expect. Early involvement and co-development are essential for the uptake process. This approach can also be applied in other projects or the uptake process in general.
Each session will last one hour and will include:
– A short presentation of the innovation solution by an EU-HYBNET Consortium Partner
– Two 20-minute presentations related to the topic by practioners, researchers, or industry experts
– A 15-minutes discussion
The event agenda can be found here and registration can be found here.
If you require any further information, please contact event organiser – EU-HYBNET partner – Polish Platform for Homeland Security (Malgorzata Wolbach malgorzata.wolbach@ppbw.pl)