PREPSHIELD Project

🎉 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! Our ICCS team successfully presented their paper "𝗔 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵" at the 11th International Conference on Civil Protection and New Technologies in Heraklion, Crete (October 22–24, 2025). 🔬 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲? ✅ Bridges the gap between citizens and crisis management authorities  ✅ Focuses on vulnerable and non-compliant populations  ✅ Provides trusted, real-time information during health emergencies  ✅ Features two-way communication with full GDPR compliance  ✅ Combats misinformation through verified sources  ✅ Transforms citizen feedback into actionable insights for authorities Our co-creation approach involved citizens, NGOs, healthcare practitioners, and crisis management teams, ensuring the application addresses real-world needs. Through 41 identified requirements, we developed 9 targeted features that strengthen communication and enhance resilience during health crises. 💡 This work demonstrates how digital innovation can build more resilient societies and more inclusive preparedness across Europe. 🌐𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/eizxfxBd 📰 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: #CrisisManagement #HealthPreparedness #DigitalInnovation #PublicHealth #ResearchExcellence #HorizonEurope #PREPSHIELD #SafeHeraklion2025 #CivilProtection #ICCS #NTUA

🗞️ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 Crises don’t wait, and neither should preparedness. Subscribe to the PREPSHIELD Newsletter to get exclusive insights on how Europe is strengthening health resilience and inclusive crisis management. 📬 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 → https://lnkd.in/e4hUTCnU #PREPSHIELD_EU #HealthPreparedness #CrisisResilience

💬𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? 👉The success of digital tools in health crisis management depends less on the technology itself, and more on 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 under stress. 💡Digital transformation in crisis response must be designed with 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝. ️➡️𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 PREPSHIELD Project, 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 – 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴. 🌐Learn more about 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃: https://lnkd.in/ewvAteah #CrisisCoordination #PublicTrust #HealthCrisisManagement 

📢 Dacă v-am spune că, fix în acest moment, profesioniști din mai multe domenii lucrează intens la crearea de instrumente moderne de răspuns la viitoare crize sanitare... v-ați simți mai în siguranță? Sperăm că da. Eforturile aparțin echipei internaționale reunite în cadrul proiectului #PREPSHIELD, din care fac parte Crucea Roșie Română și Departamentul pentru Situații de Urgență (DSU). Vreți să aflați cum va îmbunătăți 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 pregătirea pentru situațiile de criză în Europa? Ei bine, al doilea buletin informativ al proiectului tocmai a fost lansat. Abonați-vă la newsletter aici ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d2ZjrChr pentru a fi la curent cu munca noastră! În urma abonării veți avea acces nelimitat la informații exclusive despre: ✅ Etapele importante ale proiectului ✅ Evenimente și exerciții viitoare ✅ Cele mai recente cercetări și publicații ✅ Povești de la partenerii noștri și din locațiile exercițiilor pilot 💬 Fiți parte din dezbaterea privind îmbunătățirea răspunsului la crize sanitare prin inovare și colaborare! #sanatate #prepshield #HorizonEurope #prepshieldproject #CruceaRosieRomana #HealthCrisisManagement

📢 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿! The second PREPSHIELD Project #Newsletter is out! Want to follow how we’re 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 across Europe? 🌍🚨 Discover our 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ewGMjhuG Don't want to miss the next editions? Subscribe to the 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 and get exclusive updates on: ✅ Project milestones ✅ Upcoming events & exercises ✅ Latest research and publications ✅ Stories from our partners and pilot sites 👉 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://lnkd.in/ewGMjhuG 💬 𝘽𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣! #PREPSHIELD #CrisisPreparedness #HealthEmergency #Research #HorizonEurope #Newsletter #CivilProtection #DisasterResponse #AIforGood

🗞️ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿! Our 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of the PREPSHIELD newsletter is coming soon, and you won’t want to miss it! 💡 Get the latest updates on: ✅ Our research and field activities on health crisis preparedness ✅ Highlights from partner events and upcoming milestones ✅ Insights into inclusive crisis communication and stakeholder engagement ✅ Sneak peeks of upcoming activities Whether you’re a policymaker, researcher, healthcare professional, or simply passionate about crisis resilience, the PREPSHIELD newsletter keeps you up to date with how Europe is preparing for the next health emergency. 📬 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 to get it straight to your inbox: https://lnkd.in/ewvAteah #PREPSHIELD_EU #HorizonEurope #HealthPreparedness #CrisisManagement #InclusivePreparedness #ResearchInnovation #Newsletter

🚨 𝗖𝗼-𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 🚨 On 𝟮𝟮 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, Francesca Giardini and Echo Teng Li (University of Groningen, PREPSHIELD researchers) organized a 𝗰𝗼-𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘁 Veiligheidsregio Groningen (𝗩𝗥𝗚) with Safety Region Experts. During the session, they presented the 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 developed within the PREPSHIELD Project, explained its parameters, and discussed preliminary results. 🔎 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: • Participants expressed strong interest and emphasized its value for exploring 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆. • They valued the opportunity to test “𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁-𝗶𝗳” 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀, calling it both 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴. • Constructive feedback was provided, drawing on their 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 and 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 💡 These valuable exchanges will directly support the ongoing development of the PREPSHIELD model, ensuring it becomes even more 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 for crisis preparedness and response. 🌐 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/ef2Ad9w7 #PREPSHIELD_EU #CrisisPreparedness #AgentBasedModeling #CrisisManagement #CoCreation #ResearchInnovation

💬𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰? 👉 After-action reports from past health crises are rarely read by those outside the expert community – meaning that 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬. 💡Turning lessons into 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 is key to future resilience. ️➡️𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 PREPSHIELD Project, 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 – 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴. 🌐Learn more about 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃: https://lnkd.in/ewvAteah #CrisisCoordination #PublicTrust #HealthCrisisManagement 

🤝 Strengthening European Crisis Preparedness: Consortium Meeting The PREPSHIELD consortium gathered in Hamburg on September 17th for our pivotal consortium meeting at the historic Town Hall. Bringing together 13 partner organizations from 7 countries 🌍 (Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, France, Greece, and Romania), we conducted comprehensive reviews and strategic planning sessions that will shape the future of our crisis management innovations. Key Focus Areas: 🔍 In-depth analysis of our first Tabletop Exercise in Steilshoop - identifying successes, challenges, and improvement opportunities; 📚 Training programme evaluation - refining our approach based on real-world implementation; 🚀 Next phase planning - integrating AI models and mobile app technology for upcoming exercises in Piedmont and Romania; 📱 PREPSHIELD app development - advancing content population and user experience; 💡 Communication strategies - enhancing health crisis communication approaches; 📊 Impact assessment - analyzing evaluation data to drive continuous improvement. The collaboration between universities, research institutes, government agencies, civil society organizations, and technology companies demonstrates the power of cross-sector partnerships in addressing complex societal challenges. Special thanks to our Hamburg partners - Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg and Kirchengemeinde Martin Luther King-Steilshoop - for hosting this productive gathering. As we advance toward our milestones, these collaborative sessions ensure our innovations remain grounded in practical needs while pushing the boundaries of crisis preparedness technology. #PREPSHIELD #CrisisManagement #EuropeanCollaboration #Innovation #PublicSafety #Hamburg #ConsortiumMeeting #AI #MobileApp #EmergencyPreparedness

🚨 Milestone achieved! Last Tuesday marked the first Tabletop Exercise of the PREPSHIELD Project, hosted at local scale in Hamburg, organized by the Martin Luther King Church of Steilshoop and the city of Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg). This inaugural exercise (1 of 3 planned) broke new ground by reimagining citizen involvement in crisis preparedness. Unlike traditional formats, we created direct dialogue between the crisis management team and citizens, fostering respectful discussions with multiple perspectives. Key Achievements: ✅Crisis teams gained valuable insights on psychological health impacts in crisis communication ✅Citizens brought real-world COVID-19 experiences that enriched decision-making processes ✅Successful departure from classic tabletop formats enabled meaningful stakeholder dialogue ✅Transparency proved crucial - citizens valued hearing crisis management team discussions Critical Lessons Learned: 🔄 Importance of citizen and crisis management team interactions 📱 Need to introduce the platform early in the exercise 🎭 Importance of role-playing elements alongside discussion-based formats 💡 Importance of enhanced training for high-stress crisis simulations 🤝 Reliance on local networks for authorities Looking Ahead: The insights from this first exercise are directly shaping our approach for the remaining two exercises in Piedmont (February 19th) and Romania (April 22nd), where we'll integrate mobile apps and AI simulation models while ensuring methods remain realistic and scalable from local to national levels. This is just the beginning of transforming how we prepare for crises across Europe through inclusive, innovative approaches. Thank you to CRIMEDIM - Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, University of Groningen, University of Zurich, University of Oslo and especially Cologne University of Applied Sciences for their work preparing this first tabletop exercise! #PREPSHIELD #crisissimulation #tabletopexercise #CrisisManagement #CitizenEngagement #EU #Innovation #EmergencyPreparedness #Hamburg #Steilshoop