CITYCoP Final Conference: a chance to get to know SecureU
23 Apr CITYCoP Final Conference: a chance to get to know SecureU

On April 17th and 18th the CITYCoP project presented its results in the event "Changing Communities, Changing Policing" in Florence

CITYCoP arrives in Ireland!
18 Jan CITYCoP arrives in Ireland!

A new law enforcement partner with two new exciting pilot locations are being planned as the project moves into its last and most exciting phase before conclusion.

CITYCoP training in Ireland
4 Oct CITYCoP training in Ireland

The CITYCoP projects continues its interactions with the pilot cities with a training activity with the Irish Police.

Every street in Dublin to have garda assigned to it by end of this year
13 Jul Every street in Dublin to have garda assigned to it by end of this year

The programme is being rolled out nationwide, with an officer responsible for every area in the country.

Mobile application for better connection between citizens and the police
5 Jul Mobile application for better connection between citizens and the police

NOVI SAD, SERBIA: Since they were introduced, mobile phones saved many lives and properties in various crisis situations.

CITYCoP Pre-Pilot runs in full swing
13 Jun CITYCoP Pre-Pilot runs in full swing

In the past few months, the CITYCoP team has been visiting some of the pilot cities, to meet with the local Police Forces and prepare the ground for the deployment of the Pilot Runs.

Fix Your Street, an app from Ireland
4 May Fix Your Street, an app from Ireland

The reporting application for faults in the neighbourhood now covers all of Ireland

'Run, hide, tell' - learning lifesaving skills
30 Jan 'Run, hide, tell' - learning lifesaving skills

People need to learn lifesaving skills in case they are caught up in a terror attack, a team of senior military and civilian medics has said. Their app, called CitizenAID, offers step-by-step advice.

Clean Islington: the council weapon against environmental issues
20 Jan Clean Islington: the council weapon against environmental issues

An application lets you report environmental issues quickly and easily to Islington Council and get them resolved.

Kenya's 'panic button' app: shake of phone sends distress signal
12 Jan Kenya's 'panic button' app: shake of phone sends distress signal

With crime rates high and no efficient emergency number available, an app developed by a student aims to make people in Kenya feel safer

Social safety network provides real-time crime alerts
20 Dec Social safety network provides real-time crime alerts

Peru-based social network Reach uses smartphone geolocation to track crime reports and lets users alert contacts to their whereabouts in an emergency.

CITYCoP Forum – Smart Solutions for Citizen Safety
5 Sep CITYCoP Forum – Smart Solutions for Citizen Safety

This November, CITYCoP organizes its Mid-term Conference: an opportunity to learn and discuss about the community policing application that is being developed by the project.

India orders ‘panic button’ for mobile phones in bid to protect women
16 May India orders ‘panic button’ for mobile phones in bid to protect women

Mobile phones sold in India will be required to have a “panic button” after Jan. 1, part of the government’s efforts to address women’s safety in a country where incidents of reported rape continue to rise.

Crowd safety via sensing app
12 Nov Crowd safety via sensing app

A smart phone app points people the way, assists event organisers in preventing emergency cases and turns its creators into technology entrepreneurs.

How can we better care for the children of offenders?
12 Nov How can we better care for the children of offenders?

The unprecedented number of children across Europe separated from an incarcerated parent could serve as the basis for a new aid policy. Yet, making it happen at the EU level is going to take time.

How technology can influence people’s emotions
12 Nov How technology can influence people’s emotions

Artificial emotions can help people communicate, but they raise ethical issues too.

 

This project has received funding from the European
Unionʼs Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement N° 653811.
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