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
Audit reports for projects:
* iNTeg-Risk - Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology related Risks)
* MUST - MULTI-LEVEL PROTECTION OF MATERIALS FOR VEHICLES BY “SMART” NANOCONTAINERS
* Alfa-Bird - Alternative Fuels and Biofuels for Aircraft Development
formally accepted and approved by the European Commission (with less than 0.05 % adjustment needed!). more
The course opened the series of courses which all belong to the joint effort of iNTeg-Risk project (represented by EU-VRi and other partners), University of Stuttgart (ZIRN) and Steinbeis University Berlin (STI Advanced Risk Technologies) to set a modern, modular and distributed model of education and certification in the area of Risk Engineering and Management. 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
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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Draft Resolution BT C102/2011 was issued on August 3, 2011 whereby the Technical Board (BT) has considered proposed draft CEN Workshop business plan - “General Framework for Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging New Technology Related Risks (CEN WS/iNTeg-Risk)”. more
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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News release about the workshop that brought together over 60 experts on “Life cycle Assessment (LCA) and Risk Analysis in Nanomaterials-related NMP projects” (Brussels, March 2, 2011) have been published in the Material Blog of the European Commission.
Please click on the following link to go to the EC Material Blog. more
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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December 21, 2011 Audit reports for projects:
* iNTeg-Risk - Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology related Risks)
* MUST - MULTI-LEVEL PROTECTION OF MATERIALS FOR VEHICLES BY “SMART” NANOCONTAINERS
* Alfa-Bird - Alternative Fuels and Biofuels for Aircraft Development
formally accepted and approved by the European Commission (with less than 0.05 % adjustment needed!). more
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December 17, 2011 The course opened the series of courses which all belong to the joint effort of iNTeg-Risk project (represented by EU-VRi and other partners), University of Stuttgart (ZIRN) and Steinbeis University Berlin (STI Advanced Risk Technologies) to set a modern, modular and distributed model of education and certification in the area of Risk Engineering and Management. more
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December 13, 2011 Bayer Technology Services GmbH has certified to Steinbeis Advanced Risk Technologies (group) that in the scope of activities: RBI (Risk-Based Inspection), RCM (Reliability Centered Maintenance), RCFA (Root-Cause Failure Analysis) and HSE (Health Safety, Environment) as well as the relevant consulting, professional services, training and education, the iRiS-Petro System meets all requirements of: CWA 15740:2008 and API-RP 580/581 (RBI). 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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August 03, 2011 Draft Resolution BT C102/2011 was issued on August 3, 2011 whereby the Technical Board (BT) has considered proposed draft CEN Workshop business plan - “General Framework for Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging New Technology Related Risks (CEN WS/iNTeg-Risk)”. 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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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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Steinbeis Advanced Risk Technologies Group (R-Tech)
is the cluster of units belonging to and/or linked to Steinbeis ( www.stw.de). Over 700 Steinbeis units present in 50+ countries worldwide act today as a global player in the area of innovation management and technology transfer. The group of Steinbeis units working in the area of “Advanced Risk Technologies” deals with multiple aspects of risks, risk engineering and risk management appearing, for instance, in:
- petro-chemical and process plants
- power plants and energy supply
- material technologies, especially advanced material technologies
- new & alternative technologies (CO2, H2, nano, …).
Main aspects of risks dealt with are:
- risks in/of innovation (e.g. risks of unexpected side-effects)
- risk of non-performance or performance below expectations (e.g. risks of system or component failures)
- risk of adverse/unexpected effects and impacts (e.g. on public health and/or environment)
- risks over the life-cycle of products and technologies (e.g. unexpected problems in decommissioning or recycling phase)
- project risks, especially in innovation, R&D and new technologies oriented projects.
Organizing European and national stakeholders, promoting and supporting technology transfer, introducing new approaches to the risks and their management, developing specific methods and tools are examples of these activities.
R-Tech is also one of the five founding members of European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management EU-VRi. The institute ( www.eu-vri.eu) is an EEIG (European Economic Interest Grouping). The group is capable to cover the above topics either on its own or in close co-operation with Steinbeis network, European Virtual Institute for Integrated Risk Management (EU-VRi), Virtual Institute of Knowledge-based Multifunctional Materials ( KMM-VIN), European Technology Platform Industrial Safety ( ETPIS) and other networks (all involving over 2,000 persons and over 500 companies).
The activities of the R-Tech group involve projects and activities on industrial, national, EU, and international level, tackling, e.g.:
- integrated management of risk related to new technologies (FP7 project iNTeg-Risk)
- risks of impacts and/or non-performance of nanocontainer technologies, new bio-fuels in aerospace industry (Alfa-Bird), slurry coating technologies (FP7 projects MUST and Particoat), etc.
- governance and regulatory aspects of risks in industrial plants falling under the EU Seveso directive (EU project F-Seveso).
In order to provide the optimal service and results, the R-Tech group has dedicated units for specific area of “advanced risk technologies” such as:
- technology transfer
- education
- R&D
- industrial services (“business-oriented”)
- EU-related issues
Large web-based system iRiS (Integrated Risk Management System) and its derivatives have been developed for the petroleum and power industries and have been applied worldwide. R-Tech supports ETPIS - European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety, coordinates activities in the area of emerging risk and has leaded the activity on standardizing the EU approach in the area of RBI (Risk Based Inspection), leading to the CEN WA document 15740.
Other centers/projects with close cooperation
- Steinbeis Transfer Institute Advanced Risk Technologies, part of Steinbeis University: link
- EU-VRi - European Virtual Institut for Integrated Risk Management: link
- iNTeg-Risk - Early Recognition, Monitoring and Integrated Management of Emerging, New Technology related Risks: link
Project coordination
Find a complete list of all the projects that Steinbeis Advanced Risk Technologies (R-Tech) is coordinating or participating in under the tab "Projects and Activities". Alternatively, by following this direct link.
Contact information / Impressum
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