Welcome to issue six of the SUNRISE LinkedIn newsletter series.

SUNRISE is an EU-funded Horizon Europe project that aims to ensure greater resilience of critical infrastructures in Europe such as water, transport and health.

In our newsletter, you’ll find an overview of the latest news, events, and developments from the SUNRISE project partners as well as general discussion from the critical infrastructure sector.

This edition will look at the first round of project pilots that took place over the summer, SUNRISE’s participation in the FEDCSIS conference and the latest round of national and EU-level workshops

If you have any questions relating to the project please get in contact: mcarolan@carrcommunications.ie

SUNRISE and ATLANTIS Project Policy Paper

December saw the release of a collaborative policy paper from two Horizon Europe-funded projects, ATLANTIS and the SUNRISE Project, titled “Enhancing Resilience of Critical Infrastructures in Europe: Insights and Recommendations.”

Critical Infrastructure (CI) is the backbone of Europe’s stability and prosperity, yet it faces unprecedented challenges such as pandemics, cyber threats, climate-induced disasters, and hybrid warfare. Addressing these systemic risks is more urgent than ever.

This policy brief combines the expertise of ATLANTIS and SUNRISE to offer actionable insights and recommendations, including:

• Aligning with EU policies like the CER and NIS2 Directives.
• Adopting AI-powered Decision Support Systems (DSS) for better crisis management.
• Fostering cross-sector collaboration and real-time data sharing.
• Preparing for cascading risks with scenario-based planning.

The goal of this paper is To drive a unified, innovative, and sustainable approach to securing Europe’s CI, ensuring societal stability and economic continuity in the face of emerging threats.

As systemic threats grow more complex, the findings of this collaboration serve as a roadmap for policymakers, organizations, and industries to strengthen resilience and safeguard our shared future.

The full Policy Brief PDF is available here

SUNRISE Project Blogs

Over the course of the SUNRISE Project, partners have contributed a host of blogs to the dedicated website, spanning different themes and topics related to the project. You can read some of the most recent ones below.

• Ensuring Uninterrupted Operations in Emergency Situations by Andreja Markun, Telekom Slovenije
• Use of deep learning and artificial intelligence to improve resource management in the healthcare environment by Isabel Garcia Merino and Carolina Gutierrez Montero, QUIRONSALUD (QS).
• Infectious Disease Modeling in the SUNRISE Project: Integrating Epidemiology and Climate Data by Dr. Olga Hovardovska, Researcher, Team Clinical Epidemiology (Lead Dr. Berit Lange), Department for Epidemiology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
• SUNRISE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE – POLICY MAKING by Associate Prof. Dr. Denis Čaleta, President of the ICS Board and Dr. Milan Tarman, Institute for Corporate Security Studies (ICS)
• Strengthening European Critical Infrastructure resilience trough cross-sector cooperation: the third national Workshop on SUNRISE Project – by Maria Beatrice Versaci, Hermes Bay srl, Roma

You can also visit the full SUNRISE Project Blog page here.

Thank you for reading and we look forward to keeping you up-to-date about SUNRISE and CI resilience in future editions.

– Team SUNRISE