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SUMMARY:Developments in SALW Technology and Design: Implications for Countering Diversion
DESCRIPTION:The EU Non-proliferation Consortium organised a one-day expert seminar on “Developments in SALW-technology: implications for countering diversion”\, on 7 March 2017 in Brussels. \nPreventing diversion of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) is a key priority for the international community in preventing violent conflicts and gun enabled crimes. The seminar included presentations and discussions on ‘Risks of diversion’\, ‘Marking and tracing’\, ‘Stockpile management’ and ‘End-use controls’. It built upon the outcomes of the 2015 Meeting of Governmental Experts on the Implementation of the UN Programme of Action on SALW. The discussions will feed into the review of the EU SALW Strategy as well as preparations for the 2018 Review Conference of the UN Programme of Action on SALW. \nThe seminar brought together 40 participants from European industry\, EU and EU member state officials\, regional and international organizations\, and research institutes. \nAgenda\n\n\n\n09:00–09:15\nWelcome and introduction to the seminar\n\n\n\nPawel Herczynski\, Director Security Policy and Conflict Prevention\, European External Action Service\nMark Bromley\, Co-Director of the Dual-use and Arms Trade Programme\, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute\n\n\n09:15–10:30\nSession 1 — Diversion: causes\, consequences and risk mitigation\n\n\n\nChair: Frank Meeussen\, Alternate Chair of COARM Council Working Party\, European External Action Service\nSpeaker: Savannah de Tessières\, Senior Consultant\, Small Arms Survey and United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations\nSpeaker: Tarmo Dix\, Desk Officer Conventional Arms Control\, German Federal Foreign Office\nSpeaker: N. R. Jenzen-Jones\, Director\, Armament Research Services \nThis session will explore the legal and normative standards to prevent diversion; recent cases of diversion following exports of SALW from Europe; and means to counter diversion\, including the opportunities and challenges generated by emerging SALW technologies and designs.\nKey questions that will be addressed \n\nWhat were some of the most notable cases of SALW diversion in the past five years?\nWhat were the main causes and consequences of these cases?\nWhat legal and normative standards are in place to prevent SALW diversion?\nWhat are the key gaps and weaknesses in these standards and their implementation?\nWhat role have new technologies and designs played in recent cases of SALW diversion?\nWhat role can new methods for marking\, tagging and enabling/disabling SALW play in preventing cases of diversion?\n\n\n\n\n10:45–12:00\nSession 2 — Developments in SALW technology and design: implications for marking and tracing\n\n\n\nChair: Lina Grip\, Researcher\, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute\nSpeaker: Dr. Giacomo Persi Paoli\, Research Leader\, RAND Europe\nSpeaker: Thierry Jacobs\, Strategic Projects and Relations Executive\, Fabrique Nationale d’Herstal\nSpeaker: Dr. Gernot Schrems\, Laser Expert\, Trotec Laser GmbH \nThis session will explore the current state of the art with regard to available technologies for marking and tracing SALW and related ammunition; the challenges and opportunities posed by developments in modular design\, polymer materials and additive manufacturing and how they can be met; and options for states to promote the use of new marking techniques.\nKey questions that will be addressed \n\nWhat systems are in place for establishing harmonized standards for the marking and tracing of SALW?\nWhat are the key gaps in these systems\, and what challenges do they face?\nWhat are the particular challenges posed by modular design\, polymer materials and additive manufacturing for marking and tracing SALW?\nWhat systems are companies developing for overcoming these challenges?\nWhat are the particular challenges involved in developing effective systems for marking and tracing SALW ammunition?\nWhat systems are companies developing for overcoming these challenges?\n\n\n\n\n13:15–14:30\nSession 3 — Developments in SALW technology and design: implications for stockpile management\n\n\n\nChair: Pilar Reina\, Independent consultant\nSpeaker: Alain Lapon\, Chief Technical Officer\, South Eastern and Eastern European Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons\nSpeaker: Diman Dimov\, Project Support Office\, Conflict Prevention Centre\, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe\nSpeaker: Robert Kondor\, Regional Sales Director\, Dynamit Nobel Defence \nThis session will explore the current state of the art with regard to available technologies for tagging and tracking SALW shipments and stockpiles to facilitate secure stockpile management; the role these systems can play in preventing SALW diversion; and options for states to promote the use of these technologies.\nKey questions that will be addressed \n\nWhat systems are in place for establishing improved standards in SALW physical security and stockpile management?\nWhat are the key gaps in these systems and what are the implementation challenges do states and other stakeholders face?\nWhat are the key lessons-learned from recent efforts to improve SALW physical security and stockpile management in Europe and elsewhere?\nWhat role can different types of technologies play in improving SALW physical security and stockpile management?\nWhat new systems are companies developing for helping to tag and track SALW?\nWhat role can these systems play in helping to improve SALW physical security and stockpile management standards and prevent cases of diversion?\n\n\n\n\n14:30–15:45\nSession 4 — Developments in SALW technology and design: implications for end-use controls\n\n\n\nChair: Elvan Isikozlu\, Researcher\, Bonn International Center for Conversion\nSpeaker: Matt Schroeder\, Senior Researcher\, Small Arms Survey\nSpeaker: Dr. Georg Jahnen\, Head of Development\, Armatix \nThis session will explore the current state of the art with regard to available technologies for enabling and/or disabling SALW; other technologies that can help to prevent the post shipment diversion of SALW; and options for states to promote the use of these technologies.\nKey questions that will be addressed \n\nWhere have technologies for enabling and/or disabling SALW been used to help prevent or respond to cases of diversion?\nWhat potential is there for the wider use of these systems?\nWhat are the economic\, functional and political barriers?\nWhat systems have companies developed for ensuring that SALW can only be operated by authorized end-users?\nWhat are some of the potential applications of these systems?\n\n\n\n\n15:45–16:00\nSummary of the day’s discussions and links with EU and UN-level processes\n\n\n\nFrank Meeussen\, alternate chair of COARM Council Working Party\, European External Action Service\nDr. Ali Arbia\, Project Manager\, Small Arms Survey
URL:https://nonproliferation.eu/evenement/developments-in-salw-technology-and-design-implications-for-countering-diversion/
LOCATION:Conference Centre Albert Borschette (CCAB)\, 36 rue Froissart\, Brussels\, B- 1040
CATEGORIES:Ad Hoc Seminars
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