ASSERT Final Conference
Dear Colleague,
The ASSERT project, funded under FP7, aims to increase the awareness that security research can
yield better results if its societal dimensions are considered from the very beginning of the “design
process”. ASSERT has explored new roles for Societal Impact Assessment (SIA) in the research
process. The results include:
 A set of best practice criteria of exploring and assessing the societal impacts of security
research and technology
 An analysis and overview of the added value SIA can create across the innovation
journey;
 An online tool and hands-on guidance for the assessment process;
 A mechanism to strengthen and solidify the expert community of societal security,
stimulate learning and information exchange, and enhance the knowledge base in
support of programme planning.
We would like to present and discuss our findings, as well as possible ways forward, with experts
and practitioners in the field, on the occasion of our Final Conference, which will take place on
April 28, 2014, from 13:30–17:30,
at The Radisson Blue EU Hotel, Rue d’Italie 35, Brussels, Belgium.
We would be delighted if you could join us and look forward to hearing from you. For any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
 Reinhard Kreissl (coordinator): reinhard.kreissl@irks.at
 Florian Fritz (project manager): florian.fritz@irks.at
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Reinhard Kreissl,
coordinator, on behalf of the ASSERT Consortium
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and
demonstration under grant agreement no 313062.
April 28, 2014
Programme
ASSERT Final Conference
presenter
13:30–14:00
Introduction to the Concept of Societal Security
and the logic of ASSERT
Reinhard Kreissl | IRKS
14:00–14:45
Impact Assessment in broader areas of S&T Harvesting best practices for security research
14:45–15:00
Q/A
15:00–15:30
Coffee Break
15:30–16:00
Practical Guidance for Assessing the Impact
of Security Research
Kush Wadhwa | TRI
16:00–16:30
The Online Security Research Impact Assessment Tool:
Purpose and Concept. Practical walkthrough
David Barnard Wills |
TRI
16:30–16:45
Creating and Strengthening a Network of expertise
in Societal security: the ASSERT Expert database
William Webster | STIR
16:45–17:15
Q/A
17:15–17:30
Concluding Remarks
Barbara Prainsack | KCL
Lars Ostermeier | TUB
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and
demonstration under grant agreement no 313062.