Centre for Irish and European Security "Societal Security R&D” Perspectives, Conclusions and Recommendations from Workshop of July 1st 2010 Purpose of the workshop: To assess the current status of the Societal Security strand in the ESRP To look at the current issues from the perspective of Industry, Social Science & the Citizen To identfy the next steps & future needs of Societal Securty research. CIES

Centre for Irish and European Security Research needs in Societal Security & How to make the voice of the citizen heard Industry (Jean-Marc Suchier): –Use the “common criteria” model for privacy protection –Industry fully supports the privacy and data protection regulations –Industry willing to work with European and National regulators to put in place such an approach Social Science (J. Peter Burgess): –‘ ethical review’ vs. analysis of societal impact –measurement of efficacy of Security Research is required –how can the efficacy of Security Research be measured? Making the citizen heard in security research (Ian Brown) –Little or no engagement of the citizens or their democratic representatives –Appropriate oversight by EDPS, LIBE, FRA etc. –Assessment of Societal impact should start when topics are being proposed,

Centre for Irish and European Security Conclusions following parallel sessions: (1) Security research in support of Societal resilience and Trust –Better understanding of group behaviour in crisis situation –Better understanding of (security) “knowledge acquisition” (and its impact on political decision making) –Better understanding of security- relevant learning processes (“lessons learned”): individual & collective; gaming –Better understanding of the role of “community leaders” (vs. official / governmental authorities) and the impact on cohesion and individual behaviour

Centre for Irish and European Security Conclusions following parallel sessions: (2) Ethical and human rights aspects of security research: –ethics as self-regulating (human rights transform ethics into law) –the importance of proportionality –the role of privacy by design –clearer messages are needed from the ethical reviews of projects

Centre for Irish and European Security Overarching conclusions from Open Plenary Session: Conclusions: –The Societal and Technological aspects of Security Research should be integrated more effectively –Need to have more (political-related) research on “implicit” understandings, e.g. under what conditions Europe will be secure –We need greater engagement with the citizens and their democratic representatives to enhance the security of society –We need greater transparency and accountability to the European people in order to engender trust –Ethical Review and Societal Impact are not synonymous –Assessment of impact should start at the level of work programme, not at the selection of projects

Centre for Irish and European Security Workshop recommendations & Next Steps Recommendations: –Greater participation of citizens as the end-users (recipients) of Security Research –Develop a set of criteria for an ethical prism & include a “societal impact assessment” which reflects that prism in all projects –Initiate the societal assessment & ethical review during the development of the work programme –Promote the use of the “common criteria model” to ensure privacy compliant products (certification) –Set up a dedicated, interdisciplinary “platform” for social, ethical & security experts to support the development of the Security Research Programme The tension between European scientific excellence and European principles of civil liberties and human rights finds its expression in the European Security Research Programme J. Peter Burgess