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Overcoming language barriers in exercise evaluation (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH.)

Communication is a relevant factor in collaboration when carrying an into execution. In order to provide a basis for a communication, that makes the integration of all participants possible, language barriers have to be taken into consideration.

Strategic

Forest fires: fire spatial and temporal patterns (DRMKC)

Management actions and deployment of resources to deter fires are based on where and how fires occur. Understanding what makes an area to be particularly prone to burn or not is not only important for conserving its values and resources but also for preventing that future management actions, particularly in areas were fires accumulate, do not result in increased vulnerability to wildfires.

 

Strategic

Adequate collaboration and communication guidelines and methodology (STAMINA)

management is a collective effort encompassing various organisations that to work seamlessly together across domain and administrative borders.

Strategic

Forest fires: fire ecology (DRMKC)

Understanding ecosystem's vulnerability and potential to adapt to such changes can help developing proactive and post-fire regeneration strategies.

 

Strategic

Forest fires: social aspects (DRMKC)

Understanding how the changes in social and economic characteristics of the population can create conditions of increased fire across the various regions and countries, is a prerequisite to reduce the level of exposure of local communities through better landscape planning.

Capabilities and expertise of the observers (INEGMA-E²)

Evaluators to be aware of the topic that shall be evaluated, knowledge is needed on how to evaluate. 

Examples of topics: CBRN, wildfire, flooding.

If participants don't have knowledge about the ’s knowledge and capabilities and expertise, they will lose trust.

COLLECTION OF FEEDBACK FROM EXERCISE ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL STAFF (INEGMA-E²)

To find out if the was conducted in an optimal way and if the plan of the was respected.

SOP for the evaluator (INEGMA-E²)

  • SOPs for defining methodology and proces of the based on its type
  • defining the methodology (literature review, interview, , etc.) 
  • should cover all phases of planning/execution
  • model for a final report

Evaluators Assessment (INEGMA-E²)

Evaluators should be from a correct field/have to have expertise in the specific area. If an evaluator of a process is needed, then a generalistic approach would work. Evaluators of evaluators to have skills in management and processes. Activities from organisational work are needed as well as understanding of processes.

  • (National/Critical Infrastructure) Sensible Information Security
  • Quality management of the

Overview of an exercise for evaluators (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH.)

When conducting an , evaluators play an important role in examining the workflow of the . For them having information about the general setup of the exercise is necessary.

Clear objectives for the exercise (INEGMA-E²)

Without clearly defined objectives it’s impossible to measure if the was successful or not. They are necessary to give value to an .

Time table & location map for Main Events List (MEL) / Main Incidents List (MIL) (INEGMA-E²)

In order to assure that the evaluators are present for all relevant events / injects.

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