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PRoMPt

Proactive Human Response to Wildfires Outbreak: Measure and Prepare for it - PRoMPt

Recently approved, the project «PRoMPt: Proactive Human Response to Wildfires Outbreak - Measure and Prepare for it», with a total budget of € 1.517.423, includes in the partnership, the Department of Telematics and Regional Development, which is sector of CTI "DIOPHANTUS" COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE & PRESS.

PRoMPt is a project under EU INTERREG IVC initiative, aims to develop cooperation between Local and Regional Authorities across EU, for exchange of experiences and best practices in the field of efficiently response on forest fires, immediately after their outbreak.

CTI "DIOPHANTUS" COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE & PRESS will contribute to the objectives of the project, including the development and operation of an innovative pilot alert system for immediate, safe and proper information of stakeholders and the population might be in the area of disaster. This system, will be tested in simulation exercises to be held during the second phase of the project in Greece and the other EU participating countries, in order to identify any weaknesses in the design and then proceed in the necessary improvements.

The participation of the CTI "DIOPHANTUS" COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE & PRESS to the management of such crisis simulations in the past years, is a valuable experience and the cooperation in crisis management with Greek and other EU countries organizations, under ProMPt, will extend its expertise in this critical subject.

On the Greek partnership group, Region of Western Greece involves (as lead partner), the CTI "DIOPHANTUS" COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE & PRESS, the Industrial Systems Institute (INVIS) and the Municipality of Diakofto.
The Kick off Meeting of the project, held on 19 and 20 December, in Patras, Greece.

Additional Info

  • Έναρξη: 10ος/2008
  • Λήξη: 9ος/2011
  • Χρηματοδότηση: 2007 - 2013 Interreg IVC
  • Συντονιστής: Region of Western Greece
  • Συνεργάτες: INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS INSTITUTE, Greece - Province of Macerata, Italy - Bielsko-Biala District Office, Poland - Mountain Union of Laga – M Zone, Italy - Camara Municipal de Baiao, Portugal - MUNICIPALITY OF DIAKOFTO, Greece - Aragonese Association of Local Authorities(ASAEL), Spain - REGIONAL FORESTRY DIRECTORATE Kardzhali, Bulgaria - Forest Sciences Technology Center of Catalonia, Spain

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