An Internet-Based Early Warning Indicators System for Preventive Policy

A new SIPRI project, 'Early Warning Indicators for Preventive Policy', was launched at the end of 2002. The project, which combines a monthly expert survey, selected statistical data sets and Internet technology, breaks new ground in the field of early warning indicators. Processing survey and statistical data using a well-designed statistical indexing database will allow the creation of indicators that reflect negative national and regional, social, political and economic developments. The results will be made available on the Internet in the form of country-specific and regional reports. The pilot project focus on West Africa. It is funded by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and will involve regional partners and organizations.

The Project	Project Description (html)
	Project Description (pdf)
	Example of an Internet-based Report and Retrieval system
Work in	Databases on Early Warning Indicators
progress results	Questionnaire (first draft)
Researchers	Gerd Hagmeyer-Gaverus, Project Leader
	E-Mail:Henrik Lundin, Research Assistant
	Mikael Weissmann, Associated Researcher
Working papers	WP #1: Early Warning Indicators for Preventive Policy - a new approach in Early Warning research (March 2003)
	WP #2: Crisis and conflict prevention with an Internet based early warning system by Henrik Lundin (August 2004)