President Macron: “113 is the best new fourteenth emergency number”
Cet article est disponible en français ici. 19 December 2019 – by Jean Quatorzemer, correspondent of L’Aberration in Brussels This morning, we welcomed President Emmanuel Macron from France. He shared with us his vision of administrative simplification, public safety and Europe. Mr. President, this morning the creation of a fourteenth emergency number was proposed – […]
Président Macron : « Le 113 est le meilleur nouveau 14e numéro d’urgence »
This article is available in English here. 19 décembre 2019 – par Jean Quatorzemer, correspondant de L’Aberration à Bruxelles Ce matin, nous avons accueilli le Président français, monsieur Emmanuel Macron. Il a partagé avec nous sa vision de la simplification administrative, de la réforme des services de secours et de l’Europe. M. le Président, ce […]
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Public Safety
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are not only evolving very fast, but they are here to stay – how can Public Safety and Security organisations make the most of them? As other advances such as connected objects (Internet of Things) make more and more data available for emergency responders, AI and ML have […]
“Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) – Global edition 2019” is out!
Emergency services operate very differently across continents. Even within the same country, there can be differences in the structure, technologies and procedures of each organisation. As a result, understanding and comparing systems is a big challenge for emergency professionals. That’s why EENA prepares every year its reference guide to understanding PSAP operations and emergency response […]
#EENA2020 Conference & Exhibition programme now available!
The moment has come and you can now find our programme online and register for the next EENA Conference & Exhibition (1-3 April 2020, Riga) – are you ready for it? Discover our programme The Conference programme is here! This year we bring you: A panel discussion on Tech Against Terrorism, with representatives from […]
Who is Who in the Public Safety Industry
Do you want to get a clear overview of public safety solutions available on the market? Looking for partners in the emergency services industry?
Discover the key players in public safety in our latest directory!
Emergency services call for stronger cooperation with tech companies
As tech companies are introducing safety features in their products, these well-intended advances are often developed without fully grasping the reality of emergency services. Many wearables, connected devices and more, now count with special built-in features that can detect emergencies and also communicate with emergency services. But these same emergency services are often not involved […]
Public Safety Groups OK Pact to Improve Emergency Communications Worldwide
Public safety organizations representing members in, Canada, the European Union, United Kingdom, and the United States today signed a first-of-its-kind agreement to work together to improve the emergency communications systems that serve nearly one billion people worldwide. Under the pact, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, Canada (APCO Canada), the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), […]
Integrating Search & Rescue drones in airspace
Learn how Croatian emergency services are using drones for good. In the past years, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs or drones) have become a valuable resource for emergency services. Despite their great potential to disrupt emergency response, the potential of drones risks to be hindered due to the limitations of airspace regulations. With plenty of other […]
Court of Justice of the EU rules that SIM-less calls to 112 should be located
The Court of Justice of the EU has released this morning an important judgement on interpretation of EU legislation regarding calls to 112. In its judgement, the Court estimated that calls made from phones without SIM-cards to 112 also fall under the scope of the requirements set out in article 26 of the Universal Service […]