EENA Awards Heroic Icelandic Drone Rescue
The European Emergency Number Association (EENA), the Brussels-based public safety NGO, and DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, celebrated yesterday how drones have saved lives in complicated rescue missions, and announced they are extending their research partnership to further integrate drones into rescue operations. At EENA’s annual 112 Awards ceremony […]
EENA – Corti Pilot Project: The Artificial Intelligence that can save lives over the phone
Today at the annual EENA Conference, EENA and leading AI developer Corti announced a call for applications for emergency services control rooms to take part in an exciting new project. The project has the potential to save thousands of lives and change forever the way emergency medical calls are handled. What is the project about? […]
OnStar Europe receives the EENA Certificate of Quality for TPS Providers
The European Emergency Number Association (EENA) announces that OnStar Europe Ltd. is the first company to be awarded the EENA Certificate of Quality specifically created for Third Party Services (TPS) Providers handling vehicle-based emergency requests. The Standard was developed to maximise the quality of TPS emergency call services for European citizens. For the first time, […]
Joined up thinking on emergency apps : Call for applications
There are hundreds of emergency apps in use across Europe, but they can currently only be used locally. In 2018, this should be a cause for alarm, so public safety organisation, EENA, together with Beta 80, Deveryware and the Developers Alliance, is going to do something about it. At the annual EENA Conference, this year […]
Mobile Identity: Platform for the Emergency Services
Mobile devices are now a primary communication channel for many citizens and account for over 70% of all emergency calls. They are used to identify consumers for many services, such as banking, but how can they be used to save lives? Working alongside mobile location, Mobile Identity seeks to provide relevant information to emergency services […]
NG112 and the new Emergency Services Networks Landscape
The evolution of telecommunication technologies has significantly changed the way people communicate and multimedia capabilities are available everywhere. This evolution has also reached the emergency networks ecosystem in different areas. How will this new landscape impact emergency services networks? The new EENA document analyses the new landscape of emergency services networks from different points of […]
European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism
On the European Day of Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism, we commit to continue doing our small part to reduce the number of victims of terrorist attacks. Less than 6 months ago, we marched in Brussels in honour of victims and in support of emergency services. Thank you to all those who joined us to […]
NG112 & Mobile Network Operators – What’s there to know?
You have heard it many times: Next Generation 112 is already here. But what is the impact of NG112 on the work of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)? EENA is happy to invite you to a dedicated webinar explaining all there is to know about the concept of NG112 and what it means for MNOs. Whether […]
EENA Members Workshop Update
Four months ago, European emergency services marched to Brussels! Why? Around 100 EENA Members worked for 2 days on 12 workshops coming up with recommendations on all emergency response essentials. On day 3, they met with their Members of the European Parliament to discuss their concerns about the future of the 112 service. The events […]
Pan-European awards for emergency location project & social media by EENA members
We are happy to start the week with some exciting news: EENA was rewarded on Friday with two pan-European awards during the European Association Awards 2018. The work of the EENA community was rewarded as best in class in an event that aims to inspire others by rewarding the best work of associations. So what […]