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Continuity Shop:
Is on the Register of Education
and Training Providers of The
Department of Innovation,
Universities and Skills
Is working with a British University
to develop a BCM module to
give credits to an M.A.
Is a Founding Partner of the
The VIS-S simulation tool
BCI Partnership
The econometric simulations which underpin the VIS project
results are just a part of the output that can be provided through
the simulation tool VIS-S. In fact, VIS-S goes beyond the research
Manages five times more
context. Users of the simulator can adjust a series of setting
BCI-Endorsed courses than any
including: the particular country of interest; the specifi c economic
sector hit by the shock; the intensity of the breakdown; the recovery
other provider
time etc.
The simulation tool produces a document which provides a
description of the context of the simulation (country of interest,
Has opened an office in Shanghai sector affected by the shock etc.), details of the shock propagated
in the economy (intensity, duration of the recovery, entity), tables
Puts on more than 200 days of
and graphs relating to the fi rst sectors affected by the particular
breakdown (NACE 1-digit and 2-digit sectors) and comments on
training, every year, to customers
tables and graphs.
The tool allows users to assess the socio-economic impact of
from 37 countries the breakdown on a number of related sectors and across different
member states, as well as on a Europe-wide basis. The results
But what pleases us,
also enable comparisons between various critical infrastructures.
Furthermore, the simulator can be used in the context of the
is to please you
Council Directive 2008/114/EC on the identifi cation and
designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment
of the need to improve levels of protection.
So tell us your needs,
VIS-S can be used by a wide range of organisations, including:
National Civil Protection bodies; those involved in the management
we can deliver of security risks; national and international associations for the
protection of critical infrastructures; national and international
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organisations for the business impact analysis; national and
European-level policymakers; as well as organisations as part
of their business impact analysis. It provides an effective tool
0161 743 3555 for identifying ICT vulnerabilities and can be used to support
policymakers and security-related professionals when establishing
info@continuityshop.com processes for protecting critical infrastructures and mitigating the
socio-economic effects caused by unexpected ICT disruptions.
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NACE classifi cation of economic activities in the European Community
FaBio BiSogni, SiMona CavaLLini and CriSTiano ProiETTi
Fabio Bisogni is a member of the board, simona Cavallini a researcher and
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Cristiano Proietti a researcher at Fondazione ForMit.
f.bisogni@formit.org
s.cavallini@formit.org
c.proietti@formit.org
www.formit.org/vis/
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