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An overview of news, trends and research in the Public Safety industry in all countries:

United Kingdom

Economic impact of terrorism soars to $83 billion per year The impact of terrorism on society and economy has soared in the past decade.
29 October 2019
United Kingdom

Government criticised for 'racially biased' facial image database The UK Home Office has come under pressure not to pursue the use of facial recognition database in the policing of Britain.
21 May 2019
United Kingdom

Charities highlight value added by refugee workforce A coalition of charities has warned that refugees are grossly underrepresented in the workforce, while issuing a set of guidelines for businesses to provide more opportunities to them.
17 May 2019
United Kingdom

Arup launches VR tool to design child-friendly cities Arup has forged a new partnership with the Bernard van Leer Foundation to combine their design expertise and knowledge of child development to help improve the lives of some of the world’s most vulne
19 February 2019
Canada

Pioneering Technology fires executives, hires marketing & sales consulting firm Focus Canadian cooking fire prevention product manufacturer Pioneering Technology Corp. has terminated its VP of Sales, Director of Engineering, and Controller.
25 January 2019
France

70% of French civil servants will see job impacted by digitisation A study commissioned by the French government shows that up to 70% of civil servants could see their jobs change profoundly with the rise of automation and digitisation.
23 January 2019
Europe

Lie-detection system trialled at EU's busy borders criticised by experts The European Union has been accused of promoting pseudoscience by experts after announcing plans for a “smart lie-detection system” at its busiest borders in an attempt to identify illegal migrants.
07 November 2018
United States

Fire protection consultancy Summit Companies acquires five Michigan firms Fire protection services and consulting firm Summit Companies has acquired five fire protection businesses in Michigan, having entered the state earlier this year.
05 November 2018
Latin America

Bain & Company tackle street crime with Latin focused startup Base Operations Personal security startup Base Operations has partnered with Bain & Company in Latin America to pilot its security heat-map application.
23 October 2018
Australia

Police embrace digital disruption but need training to reach full potential According to a new report by global digital consulting and professional services firm Accenture, the public safety landscape is transforming at speed and scale, requiring police forces to develop new
11 October 2018
United Kingdom

Mott MacDonald supplies plans for North Lincolnshire flood defences The drive to prepare the Don Valley area for flooding in the future has taken a major step forward, with construction commencing on £13 million defence plans.
20 September 2018
Canada

KPMG urges Canadian government to set 'bold goals' to combat opioid crisis In the latest issue of KPMG’s brief ‘The Opioid Epidemic’ which focuses on the taking action to address the crisis in the Canadian context, the professional services firm challenges the country’s lea
17 August 2018
Canada

Perivale + Taylor to conduct review of Halifax Regional Police Following an increase in motorcycle gang related crime – among other issues – in Halifax and and the province of Nova Scotia, Vancouver-based consultancy Perivale & Taylor has been appointed to condu
13 August 2018
United Kingdom

PwC UK scrutinised over bid for major Saudi Arabia contract PwC’s UK wing has found itself at the heart of a storm regarding Saudi Arabia’s human rights reputation, following a bid which the firm reportedly tabled for a contract to facilitate the modernisatio
06 August 2018
United Kingdom

Deloitte finds ambulance staff felt 'voiceless and disempowered' The organisation behind NHS ambulance services in the East of England has been found to host high levels of disaffection among its staff, with many employees telling researchers at Big Four firm Delo
02 August 2018
United Kingdom

Blockchain could boost Aerospace and Defence digital thread performance A global survey of senior executives in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific has found that Blockchain technology is increasingly being used to extend the digital capacity of organisations across a
23 July 2018
Canada

BLOCKStrain teams up with Spire Secure Logistics to market cannabis blockchain solution Vancouver-based tech company BLOCKStrain has entered into a memorandum of understanding with strategy and security advisory firm Spire Secure Logistics.
20 July 2018
Canada

Consultancy to upgrade Newfoundland's marine oil spill response process Geographic Information System (GIS) consultancy Integrated Informatics has been selected by Newfoundland’s Innovation Council to help revamp the province’s marine oil spill response.
10 July 2018
United States

Winbourne Consulting partners with digital 911 platform developer Carbyne DC-based public safety management and technology consultancy Winbourne Consulting has teamed up with Next Generation 911 (NG911) platform provider Carbyne.
27 June 2018
United States

Seven consulting firms compete for racial bias audit of Charleston PD
07 June 2018

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