MEDEA Project

The kick-off event of the Hellenic Research and Innovation Community for the Security Domain was a huge success. It was a pleasure to participate and share the results of the MEDEA Project!

🔹The project's coordination team Mr. George Kokkinis and Ms. Genny Dimitrakopoulou successfully presented the results of MEDEA Project at the kick off event of the Hellenic Research and Innovation Community for Security Domain, a community associated with DG Home CERIS (Community for European Research and Innovation for Security). The event took place on the 26th of January at the Association of Constantinopolitan friends of Music. 🗨️Many interesting questions and discussions were sparked by the end of the presentation. 📖Stay tuned for the e-book which will be published soon!

📢 We look forward to presenting tomorrow MEDEA Project's findings and impact at this exceptional kick-off event of the Hellenic Research and Innovation Community for the Security Domain! Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) MEDEA Project #securityresearch

📜 Our fourth policy brief is out! 4️⃣ " Upstream, Horizontal, And Downstream Policy Recommendations" 🔸 After more than five years of activity, the Mediterranean & Black Sea Practitioners’ Network & Capacity Building for Effective Response to Emerging Security Challenges has singled out a number of key areas for policy intervention. These range from overarching national and EU-wide security policies and security research policy (Upstream), to the multinational, multi-sectoral, and cross-disciplinary ecosystem of security research (Horizontal), and not least to the engagement with and adoption by public and private emergency responders and crisis managers on the ground (Downstream). 🔹 The challenge of matching the evolving threat landscape of the EU with the security culture and capabilities needed for preparedness and response is an ongoing one, and MEDEA has delivered actionable recommendations to either support better and wider implementation of identified “good practices”, or help “change the game” towards practices which are “fitter-for-purpose”. ➡ You can download and read the full policy brief here: https://lnkd.in/dkzyMsDX #MEDEAProjectEU #policybrief #EUSecurityResearch #projects

💡 We have shared a Dataset pertinent to the 'Social Impact of Networks of Practitioners in EU Security Research'. Many thanks to esteemed colleagues George Kokkinis Nicolas Capsalis Kalliopi Michalopoulou The dataset is available at https://lnkd.in/drpeZFyQ A related paper will soon be published! #securityresearch #horizoneurope #socialimpact MEDEA Project

📢 We are happy, excited, and proud to share that we, the MEDEA Project consortium, are writing a book! The Mediterranean and Black Sea Security Research and Innovation Agenda is almost ready. Please find the errata version at this link: https://lnkd.in/dgDdYcJr We will be wrapping up our e-book soon by adding policy recommendations and our social impact analysis of the MEDEA Network of Practitioners. We are determined to make sure that the legacy of MEDEA lives on, acting as a compass and roadmap for other communities of practitioners! MEDEA Project #NetworksOfPractitioners #SecurityResearch #HorizonEU

💡 Last but not least, here is the final newsletter of the MEDEA Project: ➡ https://lnkd.in/durneQ53 🔸 MEDEA has thus achieved its objectives and delivered its expected results, contributing to the enhancement of the security domain in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region, and to the improvement of resilience for societies in the EU at large. 🔹 It has also created a lasting network of practitioners and other stakeholders, as well as a strong link between the demand and the supply side of innovation, fostering further collaboration and bridging capability gaps with solutions. 🔸 However, all achievements aside, MEDEA also created a family among the partners and countries of the consortium, with common values and vision for the future. #MEDEAProjectEU #EUResearch #projects #euproject #newsletter

Almost two months have gone by since MEDEA Project's Final Event in Athens, but for us MEDEA has not ended. We are preparing something of substance, that will seal our legacy and guarantee the sustainability and future exploitation of the project. Stay tuned! #horizoneurope MEDEA Project

🎄The holidays are around the corner...The MEDEA Project team is wishing you peace, joy and happiness!❄ #MEDEAprojecteu #happyholidays #happynewyear #wishes

💡 This is worth reading! We would like to share a very important activity that GUCI has been developing. ➡ Guardia Civil has been working with the association "A21" in Spain for several years, specifically in the area of combating human trafficking crimes. The A21 Campaign is a non-profit global organisation dedicated to fighting human trafficking and other issues. ℹ As a result of their collaboration, the “Passport to indicators of trafficking” information brochure was developed. It targets the prevention of human trafficking, with a specific emphasis on forced labor. This document has been translated into nine languages: Spanish, English, French, Arabic, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Mandarin Chinese. The content is presented in a clear, concise language to provide information and indicators on exploitation and forced labor trafficking. The "passport" is distributed at strategic locations where victims or potential victims may be present, including borders. It has also been circulated to select GUCI units. ❕ This “passport” gains further importance when, at the outset of the conflict in Ukraine, GUCI distributes it - through liaison officers - at all Ukrainian borders to prevent the recruitment of vulnerable people escaping the war, predominantly women and children, by smuggling networks.   ❗ The dissemination of indicators on trafficking is fundamental, for example, for the detection of this crime, which would increase the capacity of LEAs such as GUCI to identify possible victims; for the general public, who could bring it to the attention of the authorities; and even for the victims, who in many cases are unaware that they are victims.   It is believed that the actions described above, in addition to preventing and increasing the capacity to detect trafficking, demonstrate GUCI's commitment to the protection of vulnerable groups and the fight against trafficking.   📄 The passport can be downloaded from the association's website in Spain (https://lnkd.in/g6bs5YS5), under the tab "Trata de seres humanos".   The development of this "passport", as well as the collaboration, has been publicised on corporate social networks and in the Spanish press. For instance:   ·        https://lnkd.in/gvbcAvUi ·        https://lnkd.in/gCFTbUdH 💻 You can find more information here: https://lnkd.in/gsy7Y4kC