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ISSUE

03 September 2016

Editorial ….………………………………………….. 1

INSPEC2T serious games ……………………… 2,3

Addressing social, legal and privacy considerations in INSPEC2T ……………………………………..… 2

Defining and describing Community Policing…..3,4

INSPEC2T technical achievements ……………… 5

2nd SAG/EEG Workshop …………………….……. 5

Use Case: Lancashire Constabulary ………..… 6,7

Use Case: Valencia Local Police …………….….. 7

Use Case: Belfast Police……………………….…..8

INSPEC2T at Security and Policing Exhibition …..9

INSPEC2T at OI2 forum …………………..…….9,10

INSPEC2T at SRIE 2016 ………………………….10

Upcoming events …………………………………. 11

Editorial

Dear Reader,

On behalf of the INSPEC2T consortium, I have the honour of introducing you to the 3rd Newsletter of our project. The INSPEC2T project is funded under the HORIZON 2020 framework and is fully aligned with the policies of the European Commission concerning the effort towards closer cooperation between EU Citizens and LEAs, while at the same time, it promotes synergies and cooperation between EU Member States.

The INSPEC2T Project held its second Stakeholders Advisory Group / External Experts Group workshop in London between 19-20 April 2016, hosted by the project partner Lancashire Constabulary. During the event, major issues regarding the project features were set forth in a fruitful discussion and the participants had the opportunity to receive feedback from the representatives of the project’s stakeholders.

Moreover, many discussions took place, the outcomes of which you will be able to read in detail in the following pages of our Newsletter, regarding the ongoing progress of the project in terms of technological achievements and issues such as social, legal and privacy considerations, placing emphasis on the diversity of the different cultural backgrounds. To appropriately cover all these issues, the INSPEC2T solution will be trialled and validated in 5 European cities, in 4 European Countries, namely in Spain, Cyprus, the UK and the Netherlands. Specifically, a selection of local communities, municipality authorities and relevant police departments at the test case sites will test the project’s technological tools, in order to evaluate their functionality and assess their effectiveness on Community Policing and on the perception of community safety.

As far as Community Policing actions are concerned, the INSPEC2T project faces the challenges of today’s ever-changing community, along with its existing diversity, in its aim of increasing the degree of effective and efficient cooperation and communication between LEAs and the public under a common technological platform. The common goal of a more secure community, provides fertile ground upon which all research effort can flourish towards creating a safer and more inclusive European Union.

Dr. George Leventakis INSPEC2T Coordinator

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INSPEC2T serious games

The INSPEC2T serious games are now in development, with the Resource Force game functionally complete as a first version and the Crime Spotters game on track for its first iteration. These are to be fully dynamic, interactive and immersive awareness and training serious games for citizens and police.

Resource Force

Dispatch officer resource management game.

In the Resource Force game, the player takes on the role of a Dispatch Officer delegating officers to a range of incidents occurring throughout the city, striving to keep the city safe. Players can call on citizens to support them in investigations, thereby increasing their chances of successful outcomes. They come face to face with the harsh reality of overstretched resources, lack of critical information, and how support from citizens through INSPEC2T may avoid serious consequences and lead to positive resolutions.

The game also allows players to select a location to allow players to get an optimised experience for their location, with scenarios from the local forces. The game’s main aim is to raise awareness of how police and citizens can work together to support overstretched local police resources, leading to a safer community. The end goal is to highlight the difference the INSPEC2T platform can make by demonstrating the benefits of community supported policing.

Addressing social, legal and privacy considerations in INSPEC2T A vital component in the project’s activities is to consider the social, legal and privacy aspects of INSPEC2T. The consortium has successfully conducted a thorough review and analysis of these issues and an assessment of the INSPEC2T system, resulting in the submission of four deliverables.

In addressing the social, legal and privacy aspects of INSPEC2T, the challenge was twofold: on the one hand, Community Policing (CP) originated in an Anglo-Saxon context with a tradition of service orientated policing, distinguishing itself from the Continental approach. Against that background, CP as a principle needs to be translated into local practices varying across Europe. Secondly, CP has been seen as a low threshold mode of interaction between police and citizens on a local level, where the notion of community is bound to a sense of territory. This traditional notion of community needs to be expanded in a virtual setting – transforming from analogue to digital, where territorial boundaries seem to vanish and virtual communities organise more around shared purposes and preferences. How to accommodate principles of virtual interaction with face-to-face contacts, ensuring trust and commitment are the challenges here.

This relates to a conceptualisation of CP by Ericson and Haggerty which seems fitting in this context, “Community policing is communications policing”: enabling two-way communication, choosing a mode of communication (formal, informal) appropriate to the situation and account for the exiting communicative structures of the group(s) as well as the diverse needs (D2.1).

After taking account of the existing legal framework on European as well as national levels, ethical dimensions of the INSPEC2T approach were analysed along the dimensions of desirability, acceptability, ethics and data management. The perspectives of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) and citizens could be secured in all test cases in a series of focus group discussions. This approach was necessary in order to highlight the pitfalls of potential discriminatory effects engrained in technology, unintended effects (racial profiling, spreading of (false) rumours) as well as risk associated with use of technology in LEA work, such as normalisation of surveillance or false situational awareness of bystanders, which call for an appropriate framework, as well as the need to align a CP (virtual) strategy with the existing resources of LEA (D2.2).

The proposed INSPEC2T system was analysed in a further step along the data lifecycle, highlighting both security risks and privacy infringements. Situated within the EU legal framework in respect to fundamental rights and data protection we analysed the system design in terms of the principles of Privacy by Design. Where potential risks were detected and appropriate technical or procedural solutions were proposed (D2.3).

In a last step all these requirements and recommendations were combined in an integrated model of Community Policing (D2.4).

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Crime Spotters

Real time location based crime awareness game

Crime Spotters is a multiplayer game in which players are tasked with locating objects that are a potential target to criminals, whilst providing useful hints and tips about how to stay safe. The game provides an appeal ing and simple mechanism for teams of players to compete against each other. It raises awareness of the wide range of possible items or situations which could be easily exploited by real criminals and which could be mitigated and prevented through cooperating and collaborating in a community’s efforts.

Currently login is supported through Facebook, which will allow for the comparison of scores with other players. The game’s key mechanism is through using the mobile’s camera and GPS location. We are currently working on ensuring the game runs on low-end devices, for maximum accessibility.

Defining and describing Community Policing The INSPEC2T Deliverable D2.4 ‘Community Policing Taxonomy and Integrated Model’ was submitted to the EU on the first of April 2016. The deliverable provides two main elements:

1) a taxonomy of Community Policing (CP) and 2) the INSPEC²T Integrated Model

The first element, the taxonomy, gives an overview of elements of Next Generation Community Policing (NGCP) and can be used to describe different forms of NGCP. The INSPEC²T Integrated Model integrates the body of knowledge resulting from previous tasks in the project and translates it into tangible (blocks of) guidelines for the development of the INSPEC²T system and for the implementation of NGCP. In this way, the taxonomy and the INSPEC²T Integrated Model together bridge between the more “research oriented” and “system development” work packages of the INSPEC²T project. In this newsletter we would like to introduce the taxonomy presented in D2.4.

Taxonomies traditionally have been used to manage all kinds of concepts of knowledge. The word taxonomy comes from the Greek words taxis and nomos, which respectively mean arrangement or order and law or science. In a broad sense, taxonomies can be understood as knowledge organisation systems or knowledge organisation structures.

The INSPEC2T taxonomy consists of a) an overarching taxonomic model (see figure 1), b) a detailed hierarchic classification and c) a term list. Of these three, the overarching taxonomic model is the structuring element: it provides the overall structure of the INSPEC2T taxonomy. We discuss this overarching taxonomic model here as an introduction to the taxonomy and refer to the deliverable itself for more details of the taxonomy.

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In the heart of the taxonomic model the INSPEC2T technical system is displayed. This system connects to five core policing processes which are crucial to introducing and maintaining Community Policing and which proceed iteratively. These five processes are depicted in the outer blue circles and refer to the following activities:

• Engage. Firstly, the community and the police need to become engaged. Connections and trust are the basis for this engagement. In the taxonomy different means and ways to engage are defined.

• Plan. Subsequently, a plan has to be made: goals need to be specified and the progress of meeting these goals should be monitored. In the taxonomy The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle is applied for describing planning activities.

o Plan: Community security goals are set; o Do: The community and the police define

local solutions and approaches based on the community security goals. The proposed plans are then set to operation;

o Check: Measurement of local results; o Act: Evaluation of process and results. o Setting of new goals. o Check: Measurement of local results; o Act: Evaluation of process and results.

Setting of new goals.

• Prepare. The next step is to prepare for NGCP. Rules have to be set and communicated and skills needed should be identified and developed or improved (e.g. through training). In the taxonomy all kinds of practical necessities needed to implement NGCP are included.

Subsequently, the operational processes can start:

• Daily security. Maintaining and getting back to peace as status quo. In the taxonomy the basic elements of daily security are defined based upon the four policing tasks of which daily security resides (i.e. enforcement, intake of emergency calls, emergency help and prevention).

• Criminal investigation. The application of methods by which crimes are studied and criminals are apprehended. In the taxonomy c r im ina l investigation is based on the process detectives in a criminal investigation follow.

For an adequate introduction and implementation of NGCP it is important to repeat this cycle and to perceive the process as being iterative. The iteration will ensure that NGCP does not become a one-time event.

The figure further shows that the technical INSPEC²T system needs to respect local and (inter)national law, ethics and privacy (see outer grey square of the figure). In the INSPEC2T project substantial time and effort is dedicated to that aim.

Actors within NGCP, the NGCP participants, can be individuals, a community, police or other institutions (depicted in the inner green circles). These actors should potentially all be able to work with the INSPEC²T system so they can interact with each other and participate in the policing processes. However, it may depend on the context which actors actually are relevant to participate.

Lastly, the taxonomic model may be used to indicate the degree to which NGCP is being applied. All activities depicted are relevant policing activities, however, not all actors may equally intensively cooperate in all activities.

The INSPEC²T taxonomy supports gaining an overview and developing a plan for NGCP with respect to the objectives to achieve and which actors to involve, including the intensity of involvement. In other words, depending on the objectives of the NGCP initiative, elements of the model can be included or excluded. For instance, a CP community could choose to only implement certain processes i.e. engagement or planning (for now). The taxonomy supports making these choices. Doing so, the taxonomy forms an important base for the next steps of the project.

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INSPEC2T technical achievements During the period covered in this newsletter the INSPEC2T framework (architecture, tools, procedures and approaches) has been finalised and the prototype successfully built and tested to pave the way for the system development.

The INSPEC2T framework (WP3), which comprises the architecture, tools, procedures and approaches, constitutes the central work package of the INSPEC2T programme. Through it, the societal and functional requirements defined in WP1 and WP2 are translated into technological, beyond the state of the art solutions, providing input for the system implementation, which will be done in WP4.

Within WP3, architecture design specifications have been completed, the rapid prototype has been built and evaluated, and conclusions have been reached on the final INSPEC2T system framework and the future development of the system. INSPEC2T is a modular-by design system. Following the design of the different modules, mock-ups were created for components which have User Interfaces. These mock-ups were presented to stakeholders and experts during the project’s 2nd Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) and External Experts Group (EEG) workshop. The general assessment of the prototype by the SAG members was highly positive. Certain suggestions and improvements were proposed which will be considered during the system development stage (the detailed assessment is documented in deliverables D3.3 and D3.4).

A further achievement of the project at this stage is the successful conclusion of the architecture prototype evaluation and validation. The architecture prototype has been tested on a use-case scenario covering most architectural concerns and most functionalities and was extended to several other critical components. The prototype validation went smoothly and it was determined that no changes are required on the system architecture. From the technical point of view, INSPEC2T architecture is now ready to start intensifying the system development activities in the next stage of the project.

The implementation of the individual components as part of WP4: INSPEC2T Solution Development succeeded the work performed as part of WP3: INSPEC2T framework.The sequence of implementation tasks has been determined based on the requirements of the Pilot Test Case scenarios (subject of WP5 efforts). At this current moment in time, the first version of the Training Module and the Awareness Games have been delivered, while the next milestone for the platform implementation is the delivery of the prototype version of the INSPEC2T backend components.

The training module aims to assist end users in exploring the functionalities of the INSPEC2T platform and gain the necessary proficiency for dealing with real incidents when INSPEC2T is deployed in an operational environment. The training module is comprised of a Content Management System used for

storing and presenting training material and a simulator application used for training LEA operators. Within the framework of INSPEC2T two awareness games are being implemented: Crime Spotters and Resource Force. Crime Spotters provides interactive situational awareness of the types of crime that may be prevalent. Resource Force has been designed to allow the player to get an understanding of the realities of prioritising limited police resources. It aims to raise awareness of the role and benefits of citizens’ engagement in supporting policing efforts.

2nd Stakeholders Advisory Group and External Experts Group Workshop, 19-20 April 2016, London, UK The INSPEC2T Project held its second Stakeholders Advisory Group (SAG) / External Experts Group (EEG) workshop in London on 19-20 April 2016. The workshop was focused on presenting the components of the INSPEC2T system and mockups of the solution to a group of 20 SAG and EEG members. The workshop provided the forum for very useful discussion and evaluation of the INSPEC2T solution prototype.

Aside from assessing the INSPEC2T rapid prototypes and early testing, there were presentations by various practitioners and experts in the field of Community Policing on the use of social media and technology in

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Project partner Lancashire Constabulary provided an insight into community policing activities in Lancashire and, in particular, in Preston, which is one of the test sites for the INSPEC2T solution.

The consortium was fortunate to hear presentations by representatives from the State Police of Latvia, the European Union Neighbourhood Watch Association, Jay John College of Criminal Justice, and the New York Police Department on the use of technology and social media in community policing. Many enlightening discussions followed these presentations, and it was agreed that the proposed INSPEC2T solution has much to offer in terms of enhancing next generation community policing actions.The workshop was attended by representatives from several European police forces, including the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Hellenic Police, Cyprus Police, the National Police of the Netherlands, the Local Police of the Netherlands and the State Police of Latvia. Notable attendees included the Police President of Mannheim Police, the Chief of Citizen Protection and Judicial Police of the Municipal Guard of San Sebastian, and a member of the Permanent Staff of the President of the Berlin Police. The value of the workshop was greatly enhanced by the perspectives offered by such a broad group of experts and stakeholders.

In furthering the INSPEC2T project’s aim to enhance collaboration and synergies with other relevant projects, representatives from the CityCOP project, the UNITY project and the TRILLION project attended the workshop and presented their work to the consortium at the plenary meeting, which was held following the SAG/EEG workshop. These three projects are funded alongside INSPEC2T under the same call: FCT–14–2014: Enhanc ing cooperat ion between law enforcement agencies and citizens – Community Policing.

Use Case – Lancashire Constabulary As a partner within the INSPEC2T programme, Lancashire Constabulary is seeking to use the latest technology and policing practices to enhance its engagement methodology and processes. This partnership will further compliment the Constabulary’s existing Digital Engagement and Service Delivery Programme, led by Assistant Chief Constable Mark Bates.

This programme has considered the question as to how Lancashire Constabulary can best utilise digital technologies to enhance their ‘Engagement’ with the communities of Lancashire, ensure communities feel empowered, improve service delivery and reduce demand on front line resources.

The pilot will be conducted in and around Preston city centre where students live and socialise. The target group will be young people who attend the university and frequent the city’s bars, cafes and restaurants. The INSPEC2T project will assist local businesses, including retailers, security staff, licensees and licensed door staff in liaising with the Police, reporting incidents, sharing information, alerts and key messages.

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Officers in Preston are actively using both social media and Lancashire Constabulary’s local messaging service Stay In The Know to engage with their communities and develop a shared and continued responsibility and a common sense of purpose. The largest channel used is Facebook, with more than 14,000 people choosing to like the Preston Police page and see this information in their news feed. Both Facebook and Twitter are used for a range of messages i.e. to appeal for information, to share good news, to seek people’s opinion and to give feedback to them based on what they say.

Officers typically post between 50 and 100 messages on the Facebook page every month, regularly reaching around half a million people, and around 150-200 tweets are sent to our 6,000 followers on Twitter. All the channels are very much two-way, with people encouraged to comment/tweet and local officers keen to have conversations in return. In addition to this, their are also a set of dedicated channels that are used to talk to students at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN), including Facebook, Twitter and a Weichat account to engage with people from the Chinese Community. These are run by dedicated officers and are designed to complement other communication channels.

The INSPEC2T programme will develop an innovative application based / social media platform for communities and other supportive sections of society (eg. Neighbourhood Watch) to interact with the police service in terms or reporting events and being tasked to support policing activities.

Over the last six months focus groups and meetings have been held in Preston with the local community policing team as well as partners, such as the Business Improvement District (BID), community groups, local businesses and the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN).

Use Case – Valencia Local Police The use case of the Local Police of Valencia (PLV) is focused on the d i rec t communicat ion wi th neighbourhood and merchant associations as well as educational centres. INSPEC2T will offer PLV the technical support to report those events of interest to the police, as well as to strengthen the relations with citizens, considering two approaches: the preventive/formative one and the one of the direct action.

The preventive or formative approach cannot be characterised as an urgent issue, it mainly consists of requesting presentations about certain subjects, such as bullying, gender violence, education for citizens, road safety, amongst others, as well as in directly requesting interviews with the CP police officer through the platform.

The direct action approach is more geared towards the sending of alerts to the CP police officer about urgent or specific issues that require quick solutions, or about truancy in the case of the educational centres.

The goal is to increase the speed of the response, to improve and extend the communication, to make improvements in the effectiveness in everything that has to do with the CP and relations with the community. Without a doubt this will boost the Local Police activity as a link between the citizenry, new technologies and municipal institutions.

The initial pilot test will start up in two major zones of the city that require more fluid police-citizen interaction in order to extrapolate the outcome to the rest of the districts. These city zones correspond to the First and the Forth District Units (1ªU.D.I y 4ª U.D.I.) of Valencia.

Those responsible for both District Units will be trained in using the application and will appoint local coordinators related to the CP Local Police.

The most common scenarios and use cases that can be completed through this platform will be displayed. Taking advantage of the obtained results of the pilot test PLV will be able to outline the incidents and civic activity that fit in the most with the possibilities that INSPEC2T can provide.

PLV will inform the biggest possible number of civic organisations about the possibilities the INSPEC2T solution can provide, through spreading the informative campaigns in their social media and with the help of our CP police officers, who are in fact the real connectors with the society.

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Use Case - Belfast Application and testing of INSPEC2T within the city of Belfast will be conducted in the south of the city in a district known locally as the ‘Holylands’ (Map 1). The ‘Holylands’ district is a mixed-use area of the city comprising predominantly residential properties alongside smaller components of retail and leisure (restaurants, bars and night clubs). The Holylands a r e a h a s t h e h i g h e s t d e n s i t y o f s t u d e n t accommodation within the city and includes both purpose built student housing as well as houses which have been converted into houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs). The students bring a multi-cultural, multi-ethnicity dynamic to this part of the city. In addition to the student population the Holylands area is also home to a number of ‘permanent’ residents.

Map 1 – Belfast Holylands Historically the Holylands area has presented significant challenges from a policing perspective with relations between the permanent residents and students often acrimonious and strained. Confidence in policing within the area has been eroded

dramatically over a period of 2-3 years with permanent residents (which include a number of pro-active neighbourhood groups) calling for a more ‘hard-line’ stance to be adopted to incidents of anti-social behaviour. By contrast the student populous consider police to be a contributory factor in ‘exacerbating problems and heightening tension. The Belfast test case brings forward issues pertaining to the political and religious divide within the city as it is apparent that the ongoing disharmony within the Holylands has political and religious undertones. It is noteworthy that many of the students resident in the Holylands come from areas of Northern Ireland which have shown historic resistance to police – an ongoing legacy of the period of civil unrest within Northern Ireland known as ‘the troubles’.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) as well as the two universities (Ulster and Queens) has introduced a series of proactive approaches to quash incidents of anti-social behaviour and promote a shared future in which students and local residents can live together in harmony. The INSPEC2T App serves as a technological solution upon which a shared future might be developed. Conversely, the objectives of the Belfast test case are threefold. Firstly, to improve

communication channels between law enforcement and residents (permanent and student) in the Holylands. Secondly, to encourage greater levels of citizen commitment and to gain the trust of certain sectors of the community still reluctant to police intervention in conflict resolution and thirdly, to enable, test and evaluate new technologies in an operational setting integrated with existing policing and security systems within south Belfast. Key stakeholder groupings supporting the initiative and involved in the Belfast test case include community policing officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), community safety wardens (wardens are funded by the two universities), local community residents group members, the student union representation of the two universities as well as residents (both student and non-student). The scenarios being tested within the confines of the Holylands include anti-social behaviour, incidents of assault and burglary. These are real and ongoing challenges for policing in the area – the INSPEC2T concept is seen by all stakeholders as a necessary and welcome development to improve relations and enable the ‘shared future vision’.

Policing with the Community: Engagement and Outreach Activities in South Belfast

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Security and Policing Exhibition 2016, 8 – 10 March 2016, Farnborough, UK

From 8th to 10th March 2016 the INSPEC2T Project was presented at the Security and Policing Exhibition 2016 in Farnborough, UK. The project saw notable interest from a wide range of Law Enforcement Stakeholders from the UK and internationally, including from Europe, Asia, Australia, US and Africa. This interest was in addition to personal briefings to the Home Office Permanent Secretary Mark Sedwill, the Director General of Home Office Crime and Policing Group Mary Calam, Senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office and UK Border Agency Officials, as well as the UK Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Tom Winsor and the CAST Head of Unit Professor Andy Bell.

The project was hosted in the Government Zone Area by Detective Superintendent Jon Betts from Home Office Science - Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) and Inspector Susan Swift from Lancashire Constabulary. George Kokkinis from KEMEA and Dr Gohar Sargsyan from CGI were also present. During the event’s duration more than 100 copies of the project’s second newsletter and 150 brochures were distributed to security experts.

INSPEC2T has also been promoted by Lancashire Constabulary at a number of conferences including the National Intelligence Conference in Leicester on 10th – 12th May and the Serious and Organised Crime Exchange 2016 on 16th/17th May.

INSPEC2T in Open Innovation 2.0 (OI2) forum, 23 - 24 May 2016, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

INSPEC2T project partner CGI sponsored the European Commission’s high-level thought leadership OI2 forum held on 23 – 24 May 2016 in Amsterdam, where the INSPEC2T project was well represented.

The OI2 Conference was held under the label of the Dutch EU Presidency, and it is co-organised by the European Commission DG CONNECT's Open Innovation Group (OISPG) together with Intel Labs Europe, Committee of the Regions, CGI, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, City of Amsterdam, and kindly supported by Dublin City Council.

The OI2 2016 edition gathered more than 300 innovation experts, industry leaders, policy-makers, people from academia and citizens to discuss collaboration, co-creation and maximum benefits for all. The forum’s speakers included Jean-Claude Junker, the President of the European Commission, Markku Markkula, the president of the European Committee of the Regions, Members of European Parliament, Executive and Senior Vice Presidents from leading industries, Members of Committee of Regions, mayors and regional government leaders, serial entrepreneurs, world class academics among others.

The INSPEC2T project had a highly visible dedicated time and space within the event both during the conference and the exhibition. On 23 May Gohar Sargsyan from CGI chaired a session: “Future Cities, Citizens Participation and Living Labs”, where Public Safety was introduced as a key topic in future cities. Robert van den Berg from CGI introduced Public Safety in the Future Cities context and introduced innovation solutions on citizens participation in public safety. Then Gohar Sargsyan, presented the INSPEC2T project and the test cases to be implemented within five European cities. Gohar also introduced the INSPEC2T project’s achievements during the first year of its activities, highlighting the technical progress and the two SAG/EEG workshops with their outcomes. Next, Patrick Padding, the SAG member of the INSPEC2T project and the core team leader of ENLETS at Dutch National police talked about public safety issues and solutions from the LEA perspective and reinforced the importance of Horizon 2020 Secure Societies and INSPEC2T as a representative project. It was a high momentum for the INSPEC2T project during this high level event, as the session attracted the most participants reaching 133 registrations.

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The project received highly positive comments in relation to innovation, openness, collaboration within EU and beyond and the progress made so far. Some of the participants emphasised the value of the growing need of community policing within the smart city context and the importance of the INSPEC2T project, which is seen as a pioneer in the topic, and its practical implications.

The conference booklet, which contained a showcase note on INSPEC2T in the welcome message, attracted more delegates who expressed high interest in the project activities, approaching our experts at the exhibition booth during the breaks and during the social events.

Overall the INSPEC2T project had an excellent experience in terms of dissemination, awareness raising, strengthening communication and increasing effectiveness between the stakeholders in public safety and community policing.

INSPEC2T in the European Security Research and Innovation Event, 1 – 2 June 2016, The Hague, The Netherlands

The Security Research and Innovation Event 2016 (SRIE2016), powered by The Hague Security Delta, took place on the 1st and 2nd of June in the World Forum in The Hague. This was an event where industry, governments and knowledge institutions came together to discuss the latest security challenges for Europe. The event was attended by 700 experts from 30 different countries. Main topics were: terrorism, border management, cybercrime, financial investigation, forensics and space & security. View the infographic of the event for even more facts & figures.

Members of the INSPEC2T consortium introduced participants to the INSPEC2T framework and techn ica l so lu t ion towards s t reng then ing communication and increasing effectiveness between involved stakeholders in community policing. Gohar Sargsyan from CGI and Elisavet Charalambous from ADITESS hosted a booth in the Innovation Room for the duration of the event and discussed the advancements of community policing and security in general along with the benefits of public awareness in security related aspects. Overall, INSPEC2T gathered only positive comments and true interest. Participants particularly emphasised the value of the project and the need for equivalent solutions in increasing quality of life on a daily basis and for the proactive combating of crime.

The event was also powered by ENLETS, proud member of the SAG group, who were hosted in our booth on the first day of the event.

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UPCOMING EVENTS • Clustering event with TRILLION Project in Athens, Greece, 5 September 2016 • Clustering event with UNITY Project in Munich, Germany, 15-17 September 2016 • INSPEC2T presentation at the 3rd EUNWA Annual Conference in Vienna, Austria, 29 September - 1 October

2016 • INSPEC2T Consortium meeting in Barcelona, Spain, October 2016 • 3rd Stakeholders Advisory Group & External Experts Group Workshop, to be held in Cyprus in June 2017,

following completion of the first test cases of the INSPEC2T system.

INSPEC2T has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 653749.

www.inspec2t-project.eu