Current and future challenges due to increasingly severe consequences of natural disasters and terrorist threats require the development and uptake of innovative solutions that are addressing the operational needs of practitioners dealing with Crisis Management (CM). DRIVER+ is a FP7 Crisis Management demonstration project aiming at improving the way capability development and innovation management is tackled. DRIVER+ has three main objectives:

1. Develop a pan-European Test-bed for Crisis Management capability development:

• develop a common guidance methodology and tool (supporting trials and the gathering of lessons learned,
• develop an infrastructure to create relevant environments, for enabling the trialing of new solutions and to explore and share CM capabilities,
• run trials in order to assess the value of solutions addressing specific needs using guidance and infrastructure,
• ensure the sustainability of the pan-European Test-bed.

2. Develop a well-balanced comprehensive Portfolio of Crisis Management Solutions:

• facilitate the usage of the Portfolio of Solutions,
• ensure the sustainability of the portfolio of tools.

3. Facilitate a shared understanding of Crisis Management across Europe:

• establish a common background,
• cooperate with external partners in joint trials,
• disseminate project results.