RAPIDINF - Rapidly Deployable and Portable Intelligent Infrastructure for Post-Disaster Situations

Priority

Well-governed Danube region - Improve framework conditions for innovation - Foster sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources - Improve energy security and energy efficiency - Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges

Project Idea Promoter
(name of the institution)

Biopolus Institute

Needs and challenges
(Needs, main problems or challenges to be addressed)

During and after a disaster - be it natural or societal - large amounts of people are displaced into situations whereby they lose access to infrastructure vital to everyday living. (Re)construction of the infrastructure may take up to several years and ha

Objectives
(main and specific objectives to be achieved)

The main objective of the project is to provide a powerful tool to authorities and bodies responsible for disaster management to quickly and effectively address social and natural challenges.
Specific objectives of the project:
o understand the needs o

Main results and core outputs

o 1 research report about post-disaster community needs
o design and deployment documentation of a portable, rapidly deployable complex infrastructure system for different scenarios (up to 6-8 scenarios)
o 1 pilot infrastructure system
o 2 user manual

Main foreseen activities

• Needs assessment - conduct an in-depth field research among the affected communities to determine the basic needs and determine the main factors leading to the social acceptance of the new system
• Design of the different modules of the portable infr

Innovative character of the project idea

The project helps authorities and different stakeholders to deal with major societal or natural challenges by not only soft capacity building actions but with a very powerful tool also which gives them the opportunity to effectively manage crisis situatio

Estimated Total Budget
(in EUR)

approx. 3-4 million EUR

Estimated duration
(in months)

30 months

ERDF Partners

Yes

IPA Partners

No

Associated Strategic Partners

No

ERDF Partners

Yes

IPA Partners

Yes

Associated Strategic Partners

Yes

Name

Blanka Bolgár

Address

1037 Budapest, Montevideo u. 16./a.

Country

Hungary

Telephone number

+36 20 536 4409

E-mail address

bolgar.blanka@v-m.hu

Is the applicant the project's potential Lead Partner?

If not, is the potential Lead Partner already being chosen?