Das Factsheet bietet einen Überblick über grundlegende Aspekte der Risikobewertung. Im Rahmen eines integrierten Risikomanagement-Prozesses folgt auf die anfängliche Risikoidentifikation die Bewertung von Risiken, die sodann der Vorbereitung von Massnahmen zur Risikoreduktion dient. Das Factsheet führt aus, dass eine wissenschaftliche Risikobewertung identifizierte Risiken möglichst präzise erfassen, beschreiben und falls möglich ...

Confronted with an increasingly interconnected and dynamically changing world, governments are developing new ways of thinking ahead and planning strategically to cope better with future threats and opportunities. This report on Horizon Scanning in Government presents an innovative approach to support governments in dealing with uncertainties and in envisaging and realizing the policies they desire. It outlines the concept and purpose of ...

This focal report examines the main characteristics of what is called Integrated Risk Management (IRM). Documents published over the course of the last two years serve as the basis for sketching the main features of this new trend in public sector risk management. In a second part, the concept of Societal Security as used in three Nordic countries – Sweden, Norway and Finland – is explored through the analysis of key primary government sources.

The report reviews the outcome of the CRN Conference 2007 Managing Risks in Government, Business, and Society, 14-16 June 2007. Around 55 experts from public administrations, security institutions, private corporations, and international organizations dealt with the question of how risks can be managed actively in an interdependent world.