The concept of what constitutes a “secured city” has been converging with other urban drivers since we launched the Secured Cities Conference back in 2011. Initially, the goal of the event was to highlight what law enforcement agencies and others in the public safety sector needed to know to create new and smarter solutions to ensure municipal security, including ways to harness information to better understand situations, how to respond faster to threats and maximize the use of video surveillance.

But now “secured” has morphed into “smart” technology and strategic partnerships.

Click to read this edition of STE Connect which provides an in-depth look at the technologies and strategies being employed by forward-looking cities to improve safety and quality of life for residents.