Disaster Competence Network Austria is a cooperation platform of universities and research institutions in the field of security and disaster research.

Improving the coherence of security and disaster research in Austria:

• Increase the efficiency of security and disaster research by improving the networking of all stakeholders and by cooperatively creating and exploiting synergies
• Improving the national and international visibility of Austrian security and disaster research
• Sharpening and strengthening the understanding of the social relevance of security and disaster research within Austria
• Promotion and expansion of cooperation with other relevant research areas

Promotion of young scientists:

• Promoting the education of young researchers, e.g., in our Young Scientists program
• Support for knowledge transfer between actors in security and disaster research

Advice to policy and decision makers:

• Providing scientific advice for security and disaster research at national and international level
• Advisory body for the Federal Government for the management of disasters
• Providing expertise to national and international decision makers

Sensitization and training of society:

• Support and participation in civil protection activities