The 4th iNTeg-Risk Conference 2011 will take place in Stuttgart, Germany on May 7 - 8, 2012!
The registration for the Main Conference is open at: http://eu-vri.eu/fwlink/?LinkID=349.
The abstract submission is still open at: http://www.eu-vri.eu/fwlink/?LinkID=335. more
INERIS scientific report devoted attention to the results of iNTeg-Risk project. See more details in INERIS " Rapport Scientifique 2010/2011". more
Media coverage was given to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) "Global Risks Report 2012" which was presented by the Wharton Risk Center, an academic partner of the WEF since 2005. Click here to watch the video ( WEF). more
The Wharton Risk Center, an academic partner of the World Economic Forum since 2005, is pleased to present the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2012, Seventh Edition. Click here to download this report. more
The next General Assembly of EU-VRi will take place on April 26-27, 2012 in Barcelona. Please block this date. Further details will be given in due course. more
Audit reports for projects:
*NANODEVICE - Novel Concepts, Methods, and Technologies for the Production of Portable, Easy-to-Use Devices for the Measurement and Analysis of Airborne Engineered Nanoparticles in Workplace Air
* Alfa-Bird - Alternative Fuels and Biofuels for Aircraft Development
* iNTeg-Risk - Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology related Risks)
formally accepted and approved by the European Commission (with less than 0.05 % adjustment needed!). more
(excerpt from the e-mail of the project officer)
Dear R-Tech PPP-China-Project-Team,
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The interim report is excellent. It is very well structured, contains all necessary information and nicely sum up all relevant activities / findings or the project up to today. more
What is a nanomaterial? European Commission brings a common definition of a nanomaterial, the definition will be now applied in all EU-VRi/R-tech projects dealing with nanotechnology ( iNTeg-Risk, MUST, PARTICOAT, Nanodevice…) more
The last call for proposals for the Cooperation NMP Programme of FP7 has been published on July 20, 2011. It includes the topic “NMP.2012.3.0-2 Total Safety Management for industrial organizations” promoted by ETPIS. To prepare the call, a workshop and brokerage event has been organized on September 19, 2011 in Brussels. more
Prof. Ortwin Renn, president of the EU-VRi (European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management), participated to an very important event which took place at the Beijing Normal University in the period August 01 - 12, 2011
2011 Summer Institute for Advanced Study of Disaster and Risk,
Disaster, Risk, and Integrated Governance
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EC has launched the current call for proposals under the 2011 and 2012 Cooperation work programme of Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013) and amongst them is the Work Programme 2012 - Theme 4: Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies (NMP). Download the relevant published paper here. more
Extensive coverage in the international press was given to the report of OECD's "Future Global Shocks" project which has come to a fruitful conclusion as the organisation presented the project findings on June 27, 2011.
To watch the news broadcast ( Reuters), click here. more
OECD's FGS project came to a fruitful conclusion whereby EU-VRi, together with Uni. of Stuttgart ZIRN and Steinbeis R-Tech, contributed notably to the project with their work on one of the selected case studies (Social Unrest). Click to download FGS project report: 1. Executive Summary; or 2. Full report (preliminary version). more
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, has announced the new name of the future EU funding programme for research and innovation: " Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation", which will enter into force on 1 January 2014, after the end of FP7 on 31 Dec 2013. Click here to read this statement. more
The 3rd iNTeg-Risk Conference 2011 took place in Stuttgart, Germany on June 6-10, 2011, in conjunction with the SRA-Europe 2011 Annual Meeting. The presentations are available for download. Further information have been sent to all participants via e-mail.
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Steinbeis Advanced Risk Technologies GmbH and D’Appolonia S.p.A have finished the project Complex ecological examination of Naftna industrija Srbije (NIS) production facilities (EnvironNIS), whereby assessment done in 2010 had covered main environmental issues (air, soil, groundwater and waste water) on 12 selected facilities. The project results were presented at a press conference on March 17, 2011 and according to the words of Minister of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning, Oliver Dulić, EnvironNIS is " one of the best and the most comprehensive studies, ever performed in Serbia". more
A press release about the Specialist Brainstorming and Coordination Meeting on "Life cycle Assessment (LCA) and Risk Analysis in Nanomaterials-related NMP projects" (Brussels, March 2, 2011) has been published in the last newsletter (March 2011) of the Italian Network on LCA.
The full newsletter can be found here (in Italian). more
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January 14, 2012 Media coverage was given to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) "Global Risks Report 2012" which was presented by the Wharton Risk Center, an academic partner of the WEF since 2005. Click here to watch the video (WEF). more
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January 14, 2012 The Wharton Risk Center, an academic partner of the World Economic Forum since 2005, is pleased to present the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2012, Seventh Edition. Click here to download this report. more
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January 01, 2012 The next General Assembly of EU-VRi will take place on April 26-27, 2012 in Barcelona. Please block this date. Further details will be given in due course. more
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December 19, 2011 Audit reports for projects:
*NANODEVICE - Novel Concepts, Methods, and Technologies for the Production of Portable, Easy-to-Use Devices for the Measurement and Analysis of Airborne Engineered Nanoparticles in Workplace Air
* Alfa-Bird - Alternative Fuels and Biofuels for Aircraft Development
* iNTeg-Risk - Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology related Risks)
formally accepted and approved by the European Commission (with less than 0.05 % adjustment needed!). more
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November 30, 2011 Following the approved liaison between ISO 31000 and EU-VRi/iNTeg-Risk (see news entry), a discussion between the iNTeg-Risk Project Coordinator and the CEO of EU-VRi, A. Jovanovic, and the Moderator of the LinkedIn ISO 31000 Risk Management Standard Group, A. Dali, took place. One of the main results, so far, would be the involvement of the EU-VRi/iNTeg-Risk partners into the first global survey of ISO 31000–Risk Management Principle and Guidelines set to kick off on the 17th of October this year. more
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November 27, 2011 (excerpt from the e-mail of the project officer)
Dear R-Tech PPP-China-Project-Team,
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The interim report is excellent. It is very well structured, contains all necessary information and nicely sum up all relevant activities / findings or the project up to today. more
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October 18, 2011 What is a nanomaterial? European Commission brings a common definition of a nanomaterial, the definition will be now applied in all EU-VRi/R-tech projects dealing with nanotechnology (iNTeg-Risk, MUST, PARTICOAT, Nanodevice…) more
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September 19, 2011 The last call for proposals for the Cooperation NMP Programme of FP7 has been published on July 20, 2011. It includes the topic “NMP.2012.3.0-2 Total Safety Management for industrial organizations” promoted by ETPIS. To prepare the call, a workshop and brokerage event has been organized on September 19, 2011 in Brussels. more
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July 14, 2011 Extensive coverage in the international press was given to the report of OECD's "Future Global Shocks" project which has come to a fruitful conclusion as the organisation presented the project findings on June 27, 2011.
To watch the news broadcast (Reuters), click here. more
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June 21, 2011 Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, has announced the new name of the future EU funding programme for research and innovation: "Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation", which will enter into force on 1 January 2014, after the end of FP7 on 31 Dec 2013. Click here to read this statement. more
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January 26, 2011 The publication of this report marks the conclusion of the first phase of IRGC’s ongoing project on emerging risks. With this report, IRGC aims to raise awareness among professionals about the fact that risks emerge from a common ‘fertile ground’ cultivated by twelve generic factors which are described and illustrated in detail within the report. Click here to download this report. more
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Welcome to EU-VRi
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European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management, the European organization which provides the highest quality of professional service, consulting, information and education needed in the broad area of modern integrated risk management and management of emerging risks. EU-VRi covers, but is not limited, to the areas of oil and gas industry, e-health, biomedical industry, corporate social responsibility, environmental risk management, business risks, transport risks, logistics. EU-VRi is organized as an EEIG.
What is an EEIG?
The purpose of a European Economic Interest Grouping is to facilitate or develop the economic activities of its members by a pooling of resources, activities or skills. This will produce better results than the members acting alone. It is not intended that the grouping should make profits for itself. If it does make any profits, they will be apportioned among the members and taxed accordingly. Its activities must be related to the economic activities of its members, but cannot replace them. An EEIG must have at least two members from different Member States. An EEIG does not necessarily have to be formed with capital. Members are free to use alternative means of financing.
Who can join the EU-VRi?
An EEIG can be formed by companies, firms and other legal entities governed by public or private law which have been formed in accordance with the law of a Member State and which have their registered office in the Community. It can also be formed by individuals carrying on an industrial, commercial, craft or agricultural activity or providing professional or other services in the Community
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What are the main objectives and planned activities of the EU-VRi EEIG?
What are the main benefits to be a founding member of EU-VRi EEIG?
- To provide better business opportunities through integrating the available human and other resources concerning integrated risk management at European level
- To ensure better chances for EU funded projects through representing the economic interest of the related industries by a strong grouping at EU level
- To provide better opportunities for the group members to affect EU policy
On-line application
On-line application form is available. This form can be used to place a request to be added to the EU-VRi mailing list and/or apply for becoming a member of the Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management (EU-VRi).
Click here to go to on-line application
Other centers/projects with close cooperation
- Steinbeis Transfer Institute Advanced Risk Technologies, part of Steinbeis University: link
- R-Tech - Steinbeis Advanced Risk Technologies: link
- iNTeg-Risk - Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology related Risks: link
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