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Simulation exercises

CODISE is responsible for designing and coordinating integrated test exercises among participating institutions. The group has begun a study of intervention strategies and methods for simulating crises. A multiyear programme of exercises has been drawn up, with verifications of increasing degrees of complexity. Two trials have already been conducted at national level to assess the adequacy of operators' organization for handling severe disruptions of operations.

Similar exercises have been conducted internationally to determine:

- what role to assign to international committees in the event of a global operational crisis, the shortcomings of their action and possible areas for improvement;
- what strategic information to provide to committee members in the event of a global operational crisis;
- internal and external communications procedures, including in case of absence of one or more committee members.

On 5th and 6th November 2009 the CODISE group carried out a business continuity simulation exercise. Its main goals were to verify the procedures for the activation of crisis committees, decision, escalation and information exchange.

The simulation was successful.