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Risk, resilience, and security – the three key functions of public safety technology

Open Access Government - Technology News

Controlling public safety is a major concern of governments, and that’s where public safety technology comes in The legitimacy that results from managing a crisis has an instant and lasting impact on public opinion and the daily lives of citizens. Where does climate come into public safety technology?

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DC Public Safety Summit, Wednesday May 10th, 9am

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DCCF has also alerted us to a "public safety summit" tomorrow, convened by Mayor Bowser, and bringing a lot of public officials to the table, with citizens invited. DCCF has a post, " Questions for Mayor Bowser's Public Safety Summit ," providing lots of questions to be asked of the public officials.

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Voices: The Role of Mobile Printers Grows in Local Government and Public Safety

State Tech Magazine

billion in 2020, according to Emergen Research. This growth underscores the increasingly important role printer mobility and portability are playing across industries, including public services. In just a few years, the global mobile printer market has grown exponentially, from $290 million in 2014 to $2.89

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Discover Airborne-to-Ground 4G/5G Communications and Enhanced Wireless Connectivity: Part 1

Government Technology Insider

In 2020, recognizing the potential to leverage 5G for numerous defense roles, the DoD authorized $600 million for 5G testing across five U.S. This initiative will leverage command and control platforms and applications to provide mission-critical assets and personnel management. military sites, adding seven more with a new contract in 2021.

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How the Norton Police Department saves time and money with AWS Public Sector Partner SOMA Global

AWS Public Sector Blog

In early 2020, the Norton Police Department’s (NPD) on-premises, legacy system, failed them for the last time. To revive them, NPD made the decision to go live on the SOMA public safety platform—six months ahead of the scheduled cutover date. Lifesaving services were down.

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Soaring to New Heights with Airborne-to-Ground 4G/5G Communications and Enhanced Wireless Connectivity, Part 1

Government Technology Insider

In 2020, recognizing the potential to leverage 5G for numerous defense roles, the DoD authorized $600 million for 5G testing across five U.S. This initiative will leverage command and control platforms and applications to provide mission critical asset and personnel management. military sites, adding seven more with a new contract in 2021.

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Real Time Crime Center

Public Sector Future

In this episode we talk with Joseph Courtesis, former Inspector of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), who retired in 2020 after 27 years of service. He shares his lessons for other public sector organizations. Click here for transcript of this episode. microsoft/podcasts