Imagine trying to launch a new security gadget but not knowing if it's actually ready for the real world, the law, or the market. This tool acts like a comprehensive health check, measuring everything from technical glitches to legal hurdles. It even helps you guess how much money you'll need to spend to fix the remaining gaps before launch.
Companies in the security sector often struggle to quantify how 'ready' their product is for the real world, leading to unexpected costs and legal failures during deployment.
A web-based calculator that measures 7 different readiness levels and an investment module to forecast the costs of improving those levels.
If you are a security hardware manufacturer dealing with uncertain launch timelines — this project developed a web-based calculator that estimates the costs required to increase maturity levels. This allows you to plan your budget more accurately for the 7 different readiness dimensions.
If you are a vendor dealing with strict legal and ethical requirements for police tech — this project developed a tool that evaluates Legal, Privacy and Ethics readiness. This ensures your product meets the specific needs of LEAs before you attempt deployment.
If you are an investment firm dealing with risky R&D portfolios in the security sector — this project developed an investment forecasting module. It helps you estimate the financial gap between a prototype and a market-ready product.
The tool includes an investment forecasting module specifically designed to estimate the costs required to increase readiness maturity. Based on available project data, this is integrated directly into the calculator.
Yes, the system includes a Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) dimension to evaluate the maturity of processes for production. Based on available project data, it covers the transition from R&D to manufacturing.
The project aims to make the HRL evaluation methodology and calculator available to the EU R&D community via open access. Based on available project data, the web-based tool is accessible at hrl.multiratehl.iti.gr.
Yes, it specifically measures Legal, Privacy and Ethics readiness (LPERL) and Societal readiness. This helps companies align their tech with the regulatory requirements of civil security.
The project ran from 2022-12-01 to 2025-05-31. It used the Design Science Research Methodology to validate the tool with an external network of experts.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward research and academic expertise, with 7 research organizations and 1 university. However, it maintains a practical edge with 2 SMEs and 2 industry partners, resulting in a 17% industry ratio. This structure suggests the tool is scientifically rigorous but has been vetted by commercial entities across 10 different countries.
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