Broadband  |  2023-05-12

Public Safety Communications Europe Conference - a Huge Success

Source: The Critical Communications Review | Gert Jan Wolf editor

Overall, the first PSCE event in 2023 contributed to strengthening the links between researchers, practitioners and end-users and contribute towards more effective future collaboration.

The first PSCE Conference of 2023 took place on 10-11 May 2023 at Lavrion Technological and Cultural Park and was a success!

The two-day event presented the opportunity to discuss key public safety topics from a variety of complemlentary perspectives.

The event namely provided a platform for discussion on the impact of cybercrime and digital manipulation as well as other topics related to public safety communications (military support, social media, 5G/6G).

The audience had the opportunity to listen to first responders and solution-providers on news technologies for SAR operations, as well as an overview and lessons learnt related to the recent earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February.

The conference also provided a horizon scanning of key current and future topics in public safety. Overall, this edition contributed to strengthening the links between researchers, practitioners and end-users and contribute towards more effective future collaboration.

The meeting also provided information on funding opportunities (projects, open calls) and provided a space for networking, information-sharing and better understanding of different perspectives and thematics related to public safety.