Technical Testbed infrastructure

In a trial, one or more innovative solutions are used by the participants and assessed in the context of a simulated

Unstable condition involving an impending abrupt or significant change that requires urgent attention and action to protect life, assets, property or the environment.
 

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. For a useful Assessment is a test, examination or similar, designed to assess a candidate’s knowledge, understanding or skills in a defined area. DRIVER+ note 1: candidate can be a person or a solution, example given: assessment of a solution in a Trial.

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The software tools, middleware and methodology to systematically conduct Trials and evaluate solutions within an appropriate environment. An “appropriate environment” is a testing environment (life and/or virtual) where the trialling of solutions is carried out using a structured, all-encompassing and mutual learning approach. The Test-bed can enable existing facilities to connect and exchange data, providing a pan-European arena of virtually connected facilities and crisis labs where users, providers, researchers, policy makers and citizens jointly and iteratively can progress on new approaches or solutions to emerging needs. 

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offers several tools for support and a common information space to share messages between solutions, and with

(Crisis management) system currently in operational use.

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. Additionally, multiple simulators can be connected to create a realistic, yet fictive incident environment. The technical infrastructure allows for connecting solutions and (Crisis management) system currently in operational use.

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alike, such that they can share messages with each other inside the common information space (CIS). The technical infrastructure also allows to simulators to be connected together, such that they can simulate an incident and feed the simulated incident to the solutions and legacy systems. This is done by using the common simulation space (CSS) and the CIS-CSS gateways. In the 

An event for systematically assessing solutions for current and emerging needs in such a way that practitioners can do this following a pragmatic and systematic approach.

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management tool (TMT), several scenarios can be created to assess specific aspects of the trialled solutions. In the 

Observer participant who witnesses the exercise while remaining separate from exercise activities.
Note 1 to entry: Observers may be part of the evaluation process.

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support tool (OST), Observer participant who witnesses the exercise while remaining separate from exercise activities. Note 1 to entry: Observers may be part of the evaluation process.

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checklists and questionnaires can be created and used by observers and participants during the execution of a An event for systematically assessing solutions for current and emerging needs in such a way that practitioners can do this following a pragmatic and systematic approach.

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. The after-action-review tool (AAR) logs all checklists and questionnaires as well as all messages flowing though the CIS and CSS. This data is stored and made available for

Process of estimating the effectiveness, efficiency, utility and relevance of a service or facility.

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