EU digital autumn school - protection of public spaces from terrorist attacks

Public spaces are vulnerable. Terrorist attacks have shown a recurrent targeting of public spaces, so-called "soft targets".

The EU supports national, regional and urban authorities and operators of public spaces in their effort to protect public spaces to

• improve security and
• ensure that people can continue their daily lives.

To this end we organise the digital autumn school on protection of public spaces.

It consists of a series of five specialised workshops. They cover a broad spectrum of topics and aim to

• Provide detailed information, scientifically based knowledge and guidance.
• Facilite the exchange of good practices and lessons learnt.

Registration

Please register online

The workshop is open to public authorities and private operators active in

• urban security
• public transport
• mass events
• hospitality
• places of worship
• commerce

Online workshop series

1. EU framework blast protection - 1 October 2020
2. Vehicle ramming protection - 8 October 2020
3. UAS (drone) risk mitigation in urban settings - 15 October 2020
4. Surveillance, individual rights - 22 October 2020
5. Detection crises management COVID-19 - 4 November 2020

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

The workshops will be delivered online using Zoom.

We will share the details with registered participants.

Objectives

• Disseminate scientifically based knowledge to support efforts toward the enhanced protection of public spaces across the EU.
• Provide detailed information and guidance as part of a comprehensive approach to protecting public spaces – from evaluation of risk to calculation and the selection of mitigation solutions.
• Provide information on readily accessible resources to support the work of security operators, practitioners and researchers.
• Provide information on relevant EU initiatives, including funding opportunities.
• Encourage the sharing of knowledge and experience among security operators, authorities, urban planners, scientists, and policy-makers through new networks.

Contact

Email to JRC-PUBLIC-SPACESec [dot] europa [dot] eu (subject: Enquiry%20EU%20digital%20autumn%20school%20-%20protecting%20public%20spaces) (JRC-PUBLIC-SPACES[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Related Content

EU Action Plan to Support the Protection of Public Spaces

Commission Staff Working Document on Good Practices to Support the Protection of Public Spaces

Venue

Online, EU