From safe city to smart city


A new study looking at the problems which could be solved through the adoption of smart city concepts has found that 66 per cent of people think that pedestrians would be better protected following the implementation of smart city measures.


The research also discovered that 39 per cent of people would like to see smart barrier solutions, which work by isolating affected areas when an incident, like a terror-related attack, has taken place or by shutting down areas of a town or city if there is intelligence to suggest an incident is about to occur.


At the end of February, Counter Terror Business was involved in the Smarter Digital Surveillance Summit, hosted by BT. Exploring how smarter digital surveillance can ensure organisations, customers and the public are safer, the summit examined current industry developments and expectations for the sector for the next few years.


Read our feature on smarter surveillance on page 16.


And lastly, a belated congratulations to all of our Counter Terror Award winners. A full list of winning organisations and figures can be found in our review of March’s event, starting on page 21.

Michael Lyons, editor