A high-level panel of European industry chiefs and policy-makers ...
A high-level panel of European industry chiefs and policy-makers Mon. urged the European Commission (EC) to boost funding and coordination for security research, including for telecom and Internet infrastructure. The report -- Research for a Secure Europe -- is…
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the work of the 27-member Group of Personalities (GOP), headed by EC Research Comr. Philippe Busquin and Information Society Comr. Erkki Liikanen. The report found several weaknesses in the EU’s security research, including: (1) An artificial divide between defense and civil research. (2) Lack of specific schemes for such research at the EU level. (3) Limited cooperation between member states. GOP recommendations included: (1) The EU should launch a European Security Research Program (ESRP) of at least one billion euro by 2007. (2) The ESRP should focus on interoperability and connectivity, so different security agencies can communicate with each other in emergencies. (3) The ESRP should try to maximize the benefits of different aspects of technology to close the gap between civil and defense research. (4) Where appropriate, the ESRP should coordinate research activities with those of international organizations involved with global or regional security issues. “Technology alone cannot guarantee security, but security without technology is impossible,” Busquin said. “Electronics, information technology and telecommunications are at the heart of solutions to current security challenges,” Liikanen said. The EC will review the report in coming months to determine how to move forward, the spokesman said. “Obviously, recent events [in Madrid] make it even more topical.”