EU Digital Autumn School on Protection of Public Spaces

In line with the new Counter-Terrorism Agenda for the EU, the EU Action Plan to Support the Protection of Public Spaces and the staff working document on Good Practices to Support the Protection of Public Spaces the European Commission supports national, regional and urban authorities and operators of public spaces in the exchange of good practices and lessons learnt, the creation of networks and in the cooperation among them across the EU. Building up on the success of last year’s event, the European Commission is organizing the second EU Digital Autumn School which will offer specialized workshops on a broad spectrum of topics related to the protection of public spaces. 

Objectives:

• Disseminate scientifically based knowledge for the better protection of public spaces across the EU
• Provide detailed information and guidance for a comprehensive approach to protect public spaces – from evaluation of risk to calculation and selection of mitigation solutions
• Provide information on freely accessible resources to serve security operators, practitioners and researchers
• Provide information on funding opportunities and other initiatives at EU level
• Stimulate sharing of knowledge and experience among security operators, authorities, urban planners, scientists, and policy-makers and create networks

Venue: online via Zoom, details will be shared closer to the date of the event

Application: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/EUDigitalAutmnSchool2021

Audience: Public authorities and private operators involved in the protection of public spaces, across different sectors including, but not limited to, urban security, law enforcement, public transport, mass events, hospitality, places of worship, or commerce.

Language: English

Programme: The school will provide five training days. Each day consists of a 2 h morning session as an introductory theoretical part starting 10:00. The afternoon session (14:30) is intended to highlight practical details by presenting case studies, hands-on exercises and in-depth discussions on the subject in consideration.

The subjects will cover risk assessment, security by design, hostile vehicle protection, protection from malicious drones, detection. The detailed programme will be announced in due time.

There is also the possibility to contribute to the sessions by presenting your experience as a case study. Feel free to contact us.

Contact: JRC-PUBLIC-SPACES@ec.europa.eu

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