The Horizon Europe project ARTEMis (AleRT and impact-forecast standards for Emergency Management) has officially launched. The project brings together 16 partners from across Europe — including Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute HHI, with its Applied Machine Learning group coordinating HHI’s work packages within the project. ARTEMis aims to strengthen disaster resilience through harmonised emergency-management protocols, improved forecasting capabilities, and innovative risk-awareness tools.
Under the coordination of the Region of Attica, the project will support authorities at European, national, regional, and local levels. ARTEMis builds on existing systems — including the Copernicus Emergency Management Service — and will assess current alert and impact-forecasting practices across Europe. By identifying gaps and inconsistencies, the project will propose standardised, actionable approaches that help civil protection teams access reliable information when it matters most.
“By understanding the needs and challenges of responders in the field, we will develop tools that empower both emergency responders and communities to act faster and more effectively. ARTEMis is an important step towards more harmonised, transparent, and interoperable emergency-management systems across Europe.”
— Dr. Katharina Weitz, Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute HHI
Over the next 36 months, ARTEMis will design, test, and validate harmonised protocols in selected regions that are particularly exposed to natural hazards. Exercises from tabletop simulations to full-scale demonstrations will evaluate the systems under real emergency conditions.
Knowledge transfer is a core focus of the project. ARTEMis will host workshops, training sessions, and educational activities to strengthen capacity building for emergency managers and other stakeholders, supported by the Global Initiative on Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions, which provides expertise in AI for disaster management and standards development. With a shared vision of a safer and more resilient Europe, the ARTEMis partners will work closely to raise standards, improve interoperability, and promote a unified approach to emergency management across borders. The project will run until September 2028.
More information: AleRT and impact-forecast standards for Emergency Management (ARTEMis)
