Institute for the Protection and Security
of the Citizen Knowledge Assessment Methodologies Sector
Web: http://alba.jrc.it
GOUVERNe Project Partner No 7
The
Institute for Systems, Informatics and safety (ISIS) is one of the eight
institutes that constitute the joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European
Commission. The Institute's 350 staff, visiting scientists and students
are based at Ispra, in the north of Italy.
The ISIS supports EU policies with systems oriented
research in areas where safety and security are of prime concern.
Its prime objectives are to develop techniques for the assessment of
risk in complex systems and to apply information, communication and
engineering technologies for improving their reliability, safety and
security. The fifth Framework programme moves ISIS towards its
core mission. The institute's technology base makes it ideally suited
for supporting Commission policies related to the general theme of enhancing
safety and security of the individual citizen and of society as a whole.
The fifth Environmental Programme calls for shared responsibility between
government institutions, business and the public. Communication between
main actors is the tool to move cohesion beyond common regulations and
controls. The scientific and technical expertise of the Systems
Analysis and Information Assessment Unit within the ISIS is maintained
by the participation in underpinning research, which is increasingly
based on networks and joint projects together with European universities,
research organisations, authorities and industry. The relevant research
tasks can be summarised along the following lines:
