09Jul

What do you mean by a community of ideas?

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The Hydra Foundation supports a community of ideas for ALL users of Hydra. This means that exercises methodologies and research, developed by any member are available to any other member of the Hydra community at no charge. There is no internal market inside the community, members are part of a vibrant and sharing collective.

09Jul

Who have you charged for Hydra and Minerva?

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UK Immigration Enforcement, UK Border Force, 6 UK Universities, USA Homeland Security, USA LAPD, Ireland Fire Service, Ireland Police Service, Australian Federal Police, Victoria Police, Melbourne, Western Australian Police, UK MOD Police, UK Home Office Organised Crime Exercise. The current version of the Hydra Software is provided free, updates may be subject to a maintenance […]

09Jul

Do you offer Hydra to the private sector?

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The methodologies are based around save-life organisations. So any engagement with any private sector organisation must be focussed on save-life outcomes. Consequently, commercial organisations like the nuclear industry do qualify as clients if the objective of the work is to save life. The Hydra Foundation has refused to work with clients or organisations if the […]

09Jul

If that is true how do you finance your operation?

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For all other users, the Hydra Foundation, under its trading entity Critical Simulations Ltd, charges for consultancy to clients who wish to have use of the system and methods. This charge covers accrediting facilitators, working alongside the client to develop their first scenarios and training their development teams to create and deliver Hydra exercises. At […]

09Jul

How come its at no charge, you must be getting something out of it?

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No we are not! We recognise our heritage, where we came from and how much we were given by the Police and Fire Services. Consequently, the designer and exclusive owner of all intellectual properties, Jonathan Crego, has publicly stated and continues to declare that Hydra and Minerva will be available at no charge to the […]