Research Project ERMA

Business process fusion based on Semantically-enabled Business Applications

The ERMA project (Electronic Risk Management Architecture) aims to build a reference platform for risk management in the domains of natural as well as man-made disasters with a specific focus on needs of small and medium-sized communities.

In this context communities might be public bodies as well as private sector organisations which share obligations and duties for risk prevention and response. ERMA strives to employ the accruing information of an incident in combination with existing technology in order to provide risk assessment and communication services in particular with the citizens before, during and after it occurs. With ERMA, small and medium-sized communities will be assisted in the creation and efficient management of issues inherent to their respective responsibilities.

Objectives

The ERMA project (Electronic Risk Management Architecture) aims to build a reference platform for risk management in the domains of natural as well as man-made disasters with a specific focus on needs of small and medium-sized communities. In this context communities might be public bodies as well as private sector organisations which share obligations and duties for risk prevention and response.

ERMA strives to employ the accruing information of an incident in combination with existing technology in order to provide risk assessment and communication services in particular with the citizens before, during and after it occurs. With ERMA, small and medium-sized communities will be assisted in the creation and efficient management of issues inherent to their respective responsibilities.

In detail, ERMA will assist small and medium-sized communities to:

• Access monitored data related to various natural and industrial risks existing within their district, i.e. enable proper risk assessment.
• Define and employ process guidelines for risk management, i.e. support proper processes for risk analysis and response.
• Deploy and manage their adapted emergency telecommunications systems and implement a public communication system devoted to the information of their fellow citizens, i.e. support proper dissemination procedures.
• Manage all the elements (organizational/technical) related to the implementation of a risk management network at a local scale, i.e. customize the platform to local requirements.

Project impact

ERMA project homepage

www.erma-project.org

Contact for this project

Sneschana Sobol

ERMA will focus on the management of minor accidents and hazard as well as daily monitoring of limited risks, with relative limited potential impacts and consequences on the integrity of citizens, their health and goods. In case of major crisis, the responsibility of informing, warning and/or evacuation of citizens mostly remains within the police or similar organisations. In such situation, the ERMA objective can assist on ensuring that all information about the identified crisis is being continuously transferred and updated to the appropriate authority in charge.

In the purpose to answer to small and medium communities´ needs, priority is given in ERMA to the building of a package of cost-effective, agile, interoperable, easy of use, standardized and secure IT solutions, allowing a wide and easy integration in many various municipalities, regions and districts. European small and medium-sized local authorities, local safety and security organization, companies and residing individuals will have the possibility to efficiently exchange information. Such an approach can lead to the merging of all local but separated risk management systems - including communication and alert ones - in a unique system, as a way to improve the security of small and medium-sized communities.

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