EXERTER (Security of Explosives pan-European Specialist Network) research project. Annual Workshop (AWS) 2019
EXERTER project is a five years European Union Funded H2020 research project which seeks to connect practitioners into a pan-European network of explosives specialists. Project aims at identifying and promoting innovative methodologies, tools and technologies that will offer solutions in the fight against terrorism and serious crime, enhancing the overall Security of Explosives. The core of the EXERTER network brings together experts coming from Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA), Military Institutes, Governmental and Civilian Research centers, Academia and Standards Organizations. An End user and Expert Community (EEC) has been established for improvement of this aims.
Each year, EXERTER Workshop will focus on a real scenario with connection to Security of Explosives, and this first year has been the Oslo bombing attack on 22 July 2011. Along workshop, it has been received and discussed information on all phases of explosive attack, rising gaps and shortfalls in prevent, detect, mitigate and react phases. Current EU actions as more strict explosives precursors ‘legislation and better international LE coordination could have reduced or prevented the Oslo attack.