European Parliament votes to improve the 112 service
04 September 2017 marks an important date for the history of 112. Today, the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) voted an important piece of legislation, marking the first step towards a better functionning 112 service in Europe. Highlights of the vote: Among other things, the IMCO Committee voted in […]
‘Emergency services should never be behind the curve on keeping people safe.’
Today, the European Parliament’s IMCO Committee will vote on the text of the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), the EU’s legislative update on the Union’s telecoms rules. The legislation has the power to bring great value to the 112 service and emergency services throughout the EU. How can the EECC benefit Europeans? EENA is […]
‘European telecoms should introduce new concepts & ideas for the 112 service’
The European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), the legislative update of the telecoms rules of the Union, is on its way to being voted by the European Parliament before the Council of the European Union gives its opinion on the text. How can the EECC improve the 112 service? What can it bring to European […]
‘We all need to do our part to save lives.’
A few weeks ago Benoit Vivier, EENA Advocacy Officer, sat down Mrs Adina Ioana Valean, Romanian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former Vice-President of the European Parliament, to discuss emergency services and the 112 service in the European Union. A 112 advocate for a long time, Mrs Valean shared her views on […]
Apple should integrate AML in iPhone for the safety of their customers
In June 2016, Google updated all Android smartphones in the world with Advanced Mobile Location (AML), a technology that allows emergency services to accurately locate a caller in danger. Fast forward a year later, the service has been activated in many countries with many lives saved as a result. In the past months, EENA […]
Will you be a part of the start-up incubator to transform public safety?
In a nutshell In April 2017, EENA announced that October 2017 will bring the launch of our start-up programme, a network dedicated to helping start-ups in the field of emergency services grow while benefiting public safety. #CrisisTech: where innovation meets public safety What’s the programme all about? It is about the creation of the largest […]
Interview with MEP Carlos Coelho on emergency access & public safety in Europe
EENA interview series – Decision makers and 112 In June 2017, Benoit Vivier, EENA Advocacy Officer, met with Mr Carlos Coelho, Portuguese Member of the European Parliament (MEP) to discuss emergency access, the 112 service and what the European Union can do to advance the protection of its citizens. “We need to reverse […]
European EENA / Waze emergency response programme kicks off in Milan
19 June 2017 – The EENA/Waze pilot test programme officially launches today in Milan, Italy, in a 2-day kick-off meeting where the coordinators and the pilot sites will discuss the way forward. Stay tuned for updates on the innovative public safety programme and the pilot sites: Notruf Niederösterreich (NNO), emergency medical service, Austria AREU, […]
Security & privacy issues in Next Generation 112
Next Generation 112 (NG112) has been identified as the way forward for emergency services. The adoption of Next Generation technology has tremendous benefits for emergency responders and citizens. But together with opportunities, transitioning from traditional telephony to IP-based systems brings several concerns, especially when it comes to security and privacy. Among others, two major […]
New European findings show future of emergency caller location
The HELP 112 EU project has produced important new findings on emergency caller location, paving the way to progress public safety not only in Europe but also the world. The project consortium evaluated handset-based technologies to improve location information of emergency callers. The consortium analysed the potential benefits and costs of the combinations of […]