1. Decision support on security investment Walter Peissl Idea, methodology and procedure 24.06.2013

2. DESSI Partners The Danish Board of Technology Verein für sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung und Beratung e.V. (VSFB) Institut für Technikfolgen-Abschätzung Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (OeAW-ITA) Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) The Norwegian Board of Technology (NBT)

3. Idea Securitization Security investments increased substantially Decisions often… –Technology driven –Immediate response –One-dimensional –Closed door A method for transparent decision support needed

4. Methodology Multi-dimensional Participatory Transparent Web-tool supported

5. DESSI Objectives Produce a versatile method for transparent and rigorous assessment of alternative security investments from a set of societal important perspectives (dimensions) and with a future look into possible changes in context (scenarios). Produce a web-based tool to guide and document the assessment procedure. Test the method in real and actual cases of security investment considerations. Base these products upon participatory processes of dialogical assessment procedures, which may include users, stakeholders, experts, decision-makers and/or citizens. Involve users, stakeholders, experts and decision-makers in the research in order to ensure the relevance and usability of the method.

6. Alternatives workshop Security problem description Security investment User input Participatory processes Workshop output Scenario building Assessment workshop Alternative investments Scenarios Dessi inputFinal output Dimensions criteria 1 2 3 5 4 Template Handbook Template Scoring Report & Full documentation

7. Security problem description What is the problem at stake? –Desktop research –Expert interviews

8. Investment and alternatives Envisaged solution Alternative A Alternative B etc. – participatory process, including experts and stakeholders, who are informed about the security problem

9. Multi-criteria assessment Security gain or loss Fundamental Rights and Ethics Legal Framework Social implications Acceptability Political Significance Economy Qualitative and Quantitative assessments

10. Decision-making Based on: Summary report Diversity of viewpoints about how the different security measures perform with regards to the criteria Overview of the performance of each alternative on each criterion.

11. The DESSI process