The TRANSCEND project aims to improve citizen engagement in security technology research. While security technology is often developed with the goal of increasing public safety and societal resilience, it may also have negative impacts, such as infringing on human rights and reinforcing power imbalances. Despite these potential negative impacts, the everyday people that are most affected by security technologies are not typically involved in their development, meaning that their concerns are not heard and therefore not addressed. The TRANSCEND project seeks to overcome this issue by engaging citizens in security technology research, leading to the development of fairer, more inclusive and more trusted security technology. To do this, the project is designing a new Toolbox of methods tailored to the security domain. Security technology researchers can use this Toolbox to select citizen engagement methods and impact assessment methods suited to their research needs. The Toolbox is being tested in ongoing technology research across four security domains:
- Disaster Resilient Societies
- Fighting against Crime and Terrorism
- Border Management
- Cyber-security

By testing the Toolbox across these four domains and with a variety of stakeholder groups, TRANSCEND aims to create a Toolbox of Methods that is effective at gathering, embedding and responding to citizens views in security technology development. This pitch tells the story of the first TRANSCEND pilot where the ‘focus group’ and ‘societal impact assessment’ methods of the Toolbox were tested by TRANSCEND partner the Austrian Red Cross in Vienna in February 2024. The pilot security research context concerned an update to the ‘Team Österreich’ citizen mobile app used for disaster resilience. The participants were a pre-registered group of app users.

Leanne Cochrane - Research Manager & Cluster Lead, Crisis & Security, Trilateral Research (Ireland)

English

Security concerns are a significant barrier for women and girls when it comes to using public spaces. This impacts on health and well-being, limits socialization opportunities and restricts outdoor exercise. Data collected in 29 countries as part of the European Social Survey showed that women feel much less safe than men when walking alone in their neighborhoods after dark. In Great Britain, women feel less safe in parks than on public transport, residential areas and high streets (Office for National Statistics, 2021).

This session introduces a new guide entitled Safer Parks - Improving Access for Women and Girls. It is based on extensive research by the University of Leeds into the views and lived experiences of women and girls, and consultation with a range of practitioners and organizations, including park managers, police officers, landscape architects, urban planners, academics, women's security organizations and other specialists. The guide, consisting of 10 principles organized into three key themes (Eyes on the Park, Awareness and Inclusion), addresses the full range of security interventions. It advocates the design and management of these spaces in response to practical issues such as sightlines and exits, but also to more subtle themes such as belonging and familiarity, while ensuring that these transformations do not make these spaces bland or overly defensive. It complements the Green Flag Award, the leading international program for parks and green spaces. The guide can be used by everyone from park managers and landscape architects to police and municipal authorities, and includes innovative case studies on best practice. It was developed in partnership with the University of Leeds, Keep Britain Tidy, Green Flag Award, Make Space for Girls and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and has been widely publicized, including by the BBC and The Guardian.

Adam Crawford, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Law, University of York and University of Leeds (UK)

English

The CPTED (crime prevention through spatial planning) methodology has evolved over the last 50 years, from a first, second and now third generation worldwide. CPTED methodology has shifted from reducing crime to improving the liveability of neighborhoods. However, much remains to be done in terms of women's specific needs and their perception of insecurity in the urban environment. Macarena Rau, President of the International CPTED Association (ICA), will present the evolution of this methodology globally since the International CPTED Association's framework initiative (2017), with an evidence-based approach to women in various countries around the world.

Macarena Rau Vargas, President, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Association

English

SBOCCIAMO TORINO is a multi-stakeholder governance network model that provides an evidence-based approach to deliberating and co-producing interventions around juvenile delinquency issues. This governance network was designed by a stakeholder committee using a digital tool to visualize juvenile delinquency data. The committee is made up of members of the municipal schools office, community police, prison and justice authorities, religious organizations, the municipal social services office, youth committees, citizens, NGOs and associations. This tool is currently being developed as part of the EU-funded IcARUS project.

Eleonora Fiori - Project Manager, City of Turin (Italy)

English

In today's interconnected world, local surveillance has evolved into a complex interplay of technologies, actors and data transfers, blurring previously discrete boundaries. The GATHERINGS project tackles the complexity of these assemblages in the context of public gatherings, i.e. in the context of people meeting in public spaces, during planned events (commercial or non-commercial). The project aims to improve the effectiveness of surveillance, preserve privacy and guarantee economic and social viability. Surveillance practices threaten the privacy of citizens and visitors to public gatherings, but they also have a social impact and an economic cost. The secondary aim of the project is to identify gaps in awareness among professionals and citizens, and to achieve international harmonization of best practices and common standards for privacy-friendly, socially sensitive and cost-effective surveillance of safer public gatherings. GATHERINGS is a Horizon Europe project that started in October 2023 with partners Vrije Universiteit (coordinator), Trilateral, Hochschule für den öffentlichen Dienst in Bayern, VICESSE, Austrian Police, European Institute Foundation, Bulgarian Police, KEMEA, Greek Police and LOBA. This session presents the highlights of the GATHERINGS project and the international Surveillance Community of Practice network, which is hosted by the GATHERINGS project and aims to bring together surveillance and security professionals across Europe in regular online meetings, as well as in annual face-to-face mutual learning workshops.

Mattias De Backer - Professor and co-coordinator of the GATHERINGS project, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - VUB (Belgium)

English

As part of the IcARUS project, the City of Nice has decided to test the "Ask Angela" approach from July 2023, in a pilot area of the city center, which federates a network of retailers and establishments committed to the fight against street harassment. It's a network of mutual support and solidarity, welcoming anyone in a situation of harassment or insecurity in the public space, whatever their age, gender or condition, day or night. All partners agree to sign a charter and attend a training session to learn more about the law on harassment, as well as how to best welcome and support victims. On completion of the training, shopkeepers receive a sticker to affix to the window of their establishment, enabling them to be easily identified as a resource center, a sheet reminding them of the reflexes to adopt, and a business card-type flyer to give to victims, enabling them to use a QR code to help them with any steps they may wish to take. To date, more than 50 retailers have signed up, and the majority have already been trained.

Valérie Dujardin - Coordinator, Conseil Local de Sécurité et de Prévention de la Délinquance (CLSPD), City of Nice (France)

French

Article 29a of the forthcoming AI Act will oblige certain deployers of high-risk AI system to conduct a fundamental rights impact assessment of their AI tools, prior to putting them into use. EU law enforcement agencies (LEAs) fall within the scope of application of this obligation.
To help LEAs comply with Article 29a of the AI Act, the H2020 project ALIGNER has released its ALIGNER Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA), an operative tool suitable to be implemented in the LEAs’ already existing ethical and legal governance procedures, to evaluate and mitigate the impact of their AI tools on fundamental rights of individuals and ethical principles. The presentation will delve deeper into the structure of the FRIA, by highlighting its main strengths.

Donatella Casaburo, Legal Researcher, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law (Belgium)

English

"Hate, I say NO" (LHJDN), the citizenship education programme of the Centre Communautaire Laïc Juif (CCLJ), aims to promote acceptance of others by deconstructing stereotypes and prejudices, promoting openness to difference and valuing one's own identity. In addition to its activity modules, the CCLJ Citizenship Education Centre also has travelling educational exhibitions. The most recent, "Juif?", is devoted to the history of anti-Semitic stereotypes, from antiquity to the present day. The specific mechanisms of racism and anti-Semitism and the social dynamic of the scapegoat (an essential mechanism in the persecution of minorities) take centre stage. In addition, LHJDN strives to give tangible content to the slogan "Never again!" by raising public awareness of the other crimes of genocide in the 20ᵉ century, emphasising the racist dynamics and the discrimination and persecution of minorities, intrinsic to any genocidal process. The programme is continuing its in-depth work to raise awareness of the problem of anti-Semitism and the issues involved, with a tailor-made approach aimed at different target audiences (schoolchildren, the general public, politicians and associations).

Alejo Steimberg, Socio-cultural coordinator, Jewish Lay Community Centre (CCLJ) David Susskind - CCLJ (Belgium)

French

The City of Rotterdam takes part in the IcARUS project, working on the topic of organised crime and subversion. After many years of violent organised crime, the municipality of Rotterdam, the police, judiciary and company representatives have decided to thoroughly tackle the abuses occurring in the Spanish polder district of Rotterdam.

A great deal of effort by all parties has led to a considerable reduction in organised crime and
subversion. While this threat has diminished, it has not yet disappeared. There is now also room for other challenges in addition to safety in the area on topics such as sustainability, branding, accessibility, business campus and employment/training.

The focus in the elaboration of this theme is on the restoration of order and development of social cohesion in a large industrial / business park in the Spanish polder area. No people live in this area, only employees and employers..

How are we going to stimulate social cohesion? How do we stay focused on the fight against the remaining organised crime? How do we organise the sense of ownership among the people who work in this area?

Emile Goijvaerts, Policy advisor on safety, City of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

English

The Groupement interquartiers de tranquillité et de sûreté (GITeS) is an organisation gathering 7 social landlords in Toulouse (France), operating in the field of residential safety and tranquility. It has private status and performs a public service mission.

In accordance with article L614-1 of the French Internal Security Code, the purpose of this legal entity is to carry out, on behalf of its members, the activity mentioned in 1° of article L.611-1 of the same code (services involving the human surveillance [...] or guarding of movable or immovable property, as well as the security of people in these buildings [...]"). Its main objective is to improve the safety and quality of life of residents of low-income housing (HLM), by carrying out daily rounds of surveillance.

GITeS officers are sworn in to record certain offences, and armed (cat D). Their main missions in the field are :
- Intervene to put an end to disturbances (hall occupancy, disturbances, etc.)
- Establish contact with tenants and maintain a relationship of trust
- Provide a visible, dissuasive and reassuring presence
- Maintain a technical watch to detect damage or malfunctions, and report to lessors.

GITeS' Vacancy Protection Service secures unoccupied housing and premises by setting up surveillance and prevention systems against the risk of squatting, by installing mobile alarms in liaison with operational teams who intervene rapidly. The aim is to preserve the social landlord's real estate assets and ensure that families waiting for housing can move in.

Rémi Vincent, General Director of the Interdistrict Organisation of Tranquility and Security - GITeS (France)

French

Violence is traditionally considered in terms of armed conflict or specific, concrete incidents of violence. However, it is necessary to understand that violence can be a chronic phenomenon - a persistent, deep-rooted aggression that affects everyday life. This session will examine the findings of the report "Addressing Chronic Violence from a Gendered Perspective: Fostering People-Centered Approaches at the National Level", produced by the Women PeaceMakers program, with the support of Efus.

The report argues for a reconceptualization of violence in the fields of Women, Peace and Security and Gender Equality, drawing on feminist conceptions of the continuum of violence to recognize that societal structures, systemic discrimination and even pervasive cultural norms can be sources of violence. This holistic view has important implications for policy, requiring multi-sectoral strategies that address not only the symptoms, but also the root causes. This report highlights the pervasiveness of chronic violence, particularly its gender dimensions, and argues for comprehensive approaches to understanding and combating it.

This report was co-created by the three Women PeaceMaker Fellows 2022-2023: Nattecia Nerene Bohardsingh (Jamaica), María Dolores Hernández Montoya (Mexico) and Tania Cecilia Martínez (Honduras), with the support of members of leading international peacebuilding organizations whose expertise and perspectives helped shape this work. This report is based on the lived realities of women and peacebuilding partners, providing both concrete recommendations for an international audience and in-depth, context-specific analysis via case studies.

This report provides conclusions and recommendations for those working in the field of conflict and violence prevention, seeking to make the link between doctrine on chronic violence and gender-based peacebuilding.

Dolores Hernández Montoya, Consultant and Professor, Uno Integra Consultores and ITESO University (Mexico)

Briana Mawby, Program Officer for Women, Peace and Security, Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego (USA)

English

In 2018, a delegation from the City of Luxembourg travelled to Zurich in Switzerland to study the city's response to social challenges. The Luxembourg representatives were particularly interested in the SIP Züri, an intervention and mediation service designed to prevent conflicts and strengthen
good neighbourly relations. The idea of setting up the same type of initiative in Luxembourg was born.

In September 2019, residents and shopkeepers in the Railway Station district of Luxembourg City caused a stir in the press and among local and national politicians by denouncing the lack of security in the area, and the presence of drug dealers, prostitutes, drug addicts and homeless people. Residents felt unsafe, and shopkeepers complained that their businesses were losing customers.

Approached by the City of Luxembourg to develop a project inspired by SIP Züri, Inter-Actions, a Luxembourg-based social development organization, proposes to : Recruit, train and deploy a team of mediators/street agents in the Gare district. Ensure that the team is visible in strategic locations: in front of schools, in public squares and playgrounds, as well as in shopping and residential streets. Instruct the team to be good neighbors in the neighborhood: helping people with their shopping, accompanying those who feel insecure, intervening in conflicts between vulnerable people, etc.

Financed by the City of Luxembourg, the first team was made up of 7 young people known to the association for having taken part in the "Streetsport" project, run by Inter-Actions and designed to train idle, somewhat lost and disoriented young people, sometimes from (very) disadvantaged social backgrounds, in martial arts (and sport).

Four years later, A vos Côtés is present in three districts of Luxembourg City. 21 people work there every day.

What were the challenges of this adventure? What kind of training did the recruits receive? How did they gain acceptance in the neighborhood? What impact do they have on daily life? Can the experience be replicated? Under what conditions?

Virginie Giarmana, Deputy Director, Inter-Actions (Luxembourg)

French

In order to better adapt its security strategies, the Riga police would like to gain a better understanding of the insecurity felt by the city's residents. Previous approaches, such as the Riga police mobile app, were mainly used for unrelated questions. Although a citizen survey is in place, its frequency is limited to every two years.

Riga is therefore developing a tool that aims to take into account the population's views on the provision of police services, gathered via a three-level survey: to better understand the level of social cohesion among residents, their confidence in law enforcement agencies and their sense of insecurity.

Implemented every two years to detect possible seasonal and other social changes, this tool will facilitate ad hoc decision-making. It will help municipal police by facilitating an innovative method for assessing community security , using data analysis and visualization (graphs and charts) in terms of delinquency, and gathering feedback from citizens on the three aforementioned aspects.

Staņislavs Šeiko, Head of Strategic Planning, Riga City Police - Participant of the Riga team in the IcARUS project (Latvia)

English

This session introduces the "Mutual Respect Campaign", which focuses on connectivity. With, among other things, social networks and new modes of protest, there seems to be a worrying polarization in society between citizens and security professionals. With a visual campaign and small underlying projects, we want to focus on connectivity to increase trust. Strengthening mutual trust guarantees greater respect and can, in turn, have an impact on the fight against aggression and violence. To build trust, positive (in)direct dialogue is essential. The ultimate message is that those who know each other (better) respect each other more. Consequently, the overall visual campaign serves as a backbone, around which various actions are developed. With the campaign, we are trying to work on the relationship between citizens and safety professionals over the long term. In particular, we have produced brochures listing the tasks and responsibilities of the various security professionals, infographics on the rights and duties of citizens when working with security professionals, and a "Communicating Connectively" toolbox.

Visara-Selimi, Project Manager, Federal Public Service Interior (Belgium)

English

Infirmiers de Rue's (IDR) modular housing project aims to provide a home for disadvantaged people suffering from addiction, offering them privacy, security and a supportive environment.

With a view to social reintegration - of which access to housing is an integral part - for these individuals, Infirmiers de Rue offers an innovative solution for the rapid creation of housing using modular housing. This type of housing is particularly well suited to the needs of this precarious population. This totally new offer for the most vulnerable homeless people suffering from addiction not only enables them to deal with their problems, but also helps them to reintegrate into society on a long-term basis. The project is based on IDR's extensive experience, and combines the various measures required for the successful reintegration of these people: rapid access to housing and intensive, tailored support.

IDR's support is comprehensive and multidisciplinary (psycho-medico-social). IDR monitors the same patients both on the streets and in housing. Continuity of care ensures continuity of care and referral to other services. Whatever the patient's situation, the link is maintained with IDR to prevent any return to the street.

In its approach, IDR tries to eliminate structural causes (working on health and addictions), and implements measures to contain health and addiction problems and carries out intensive, tailored follow-up.

Maxime Bonaert, Modules Project Manager, Infirmiers de rue (Belgium)

French

The European continent is facing an unprecedented migration crisis, with over 6 million official demands for EU asylum between 2015 and 2022. In light of this crisis, the European Union recognises the need to promote the inclusion of newcomers in sporting activities, and to train sports professionals in the inclusion of for the social inclusion of refugees, asylum seekers or other migrant audiences.

The Football Including Refugees In Europe (FIRE +) project starts from the following premise: sport is a universal language. It's a perfect way to stimulate social inclusion and bring people together. FIRE+ contributes to the welcome and inclusion of newcomers in their host community through football and supports amateur clubs in their programmes for the inclusion of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. Funded by the Erasmus+ programme, this initiative brought together diverse project partners involved in the field of sport, from European national soccer federations to academic experts, to further recognise the needs, and differing realities, among the target group.

To support these inclusion initiatives, a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) has been created by the project partners. This is an innovative pedagogical format, offering free access to online training courses. It highlights all the stages of setting up a project for the inclusion of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers through football to provide users with a comprehensive approach to social inclusion through football. The programme is divided into 7 modules:
1) How to set up a project ?
2) How to get in touch with refugees ?
3) How to monitor and evaluate your project ?
4) How to mobilise partners in an efficient way ?
5) Inclusion of refugee girls and refugee women
6) Inclusion of unaccompanied foreign minors
7) How to include refugees as volunteers in your football club?

Noémie Galland-Beaune, Project and Policy Manager, Sport and Citizen (France)

French

This session will provide an overview of the tools developed as part of the INDEED project, aimed at frontline practitioners and policymakers, which can be used to build knowledge, capacity and skills to design, plan, implement and evaluate initiatives to prevent violent extremism, counter violent extremism and deradicalize in an evidence-based way.

The session will also address the issue of promoting a culture of evaluation, an important element of the INDEED project, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (GA No. 101021701.)

Natalia Jarmużek, Head of Projects Department, Polish Platform for Homeland Security (Poland)

English

Meshing urban security in contemporary European cities involves multiple challenges:
- citizens who often feel unsafe despite low crime rates;
- new threats such as pandemics and cyber attacks;
- increasingly difficult management of critical infrastructures;
- authorities who lack the data to make informed decisions;
- weak collaboration between different groups.

Space Hellas has a relevant background in urban security, with projects and initiatives aimed at addressing these challenges. These initiatives, based on cutting-edge technologies (IoT, BLE, AI, future networks), integrate urban digital infrastructures, bring together different urban players (urban authorities, local police, citizens, local businesses, etc.) and involve them in the urban mobility ecosystem (public transport, cabs, shared mobility), encouraging the active participation of citizens for a homogeneous and coherent urban security network. Our vision is of a city where citizens and technology work together, and of interconnected cities that meet our needs and offer a safe and secure urban environment for all.

Marios Zacharias, Project Manager, Space Hellas SA (Greece)

English

This session presents the IMPROVE project, and in particular domestic violence, from the point of view of police research and the search for innovative solutions.

José L. Diego, Head of the Innovation and Project Management Division of the Valencia Local Police in Spain and expert evaluator for the European Commission's Security Research Program, will describe the role of EU law enforcement agencies in security research, emphasizing the need to improve the quality of research.

It will highlight the challenges faced by EU law enforcement agencies, such as limited resources or capacity-building needs. This pitch session will highlight the importance of addressing these challenges in order to improve the effectiveness of EU law enforcement agencies in combating domestic violence.

Next, the session will detail the objectives of the IMPROVE project, which aims to support policymakers and managers in the effective use of innovative solutions and tools, such as the multilingual chatbot AINO, designed to provide immediate advice, risk assessment and guidance to victims of domestic violence.

The IMPROVE project also addresses the training needs of frontline workers through innovative teaching methods and materials. The project also includes awareness-raising campaigns targeted at disadvantaged populations, and campaigns to improve access to domestic violence services.

The project aims to increase reporting of domestic violence, improve access to services for marginalized victims and accelerate policy implementation. It aims to improve multi-agency responses, promote capacity building for frontline practitioners and raise awareness among disadvantaged populations while empowering them to access existing services.

In summary, the presentation emphasizes the synergy between police research efforts and the IMPROVE project, highlighting the challenges faced by local authorities and the innovative solutions being proposed to tackle domestic violence in Europe. The IMPROVE project aims to make a significant impact by leveraging technology, training and awareness campaigns to create positive outcomes for both victims and frontline workers.

José L. Diego, Head of Innovation and Project Management Division, Valencia Local Police (Spain)

English

PREFER asbl is subsidized under Axis 2 of the Global Security and Prevention Plan, namely the prevention of polarization and radicalization, with two missions: "Psychosocial welcome" and "Seminars and meetings". These two missions are closely linked. They rely on the work of four psychologists and psychotherapists, as well as a highly versatile secretary.

By "psychosocial intake", we mean that we organize individual, couple, family and group consultations, aimed at both "perpetrators" and "victims" of polarization and radicalization. In the former case, our aim is to support deradicalization and/or reintegration after deradicalization; in the latter, we advocate a strategic approach aimed at changing the posture of those close to radicalized individuals (in the short, medium or long term) and/or professionals concerned (clinical supervision).

Seminars and meetings" refers to a series of activities aimed at training (conferences, short training modules, colloquia, one-year "qualifying" training courses, etc.) and/or intervision. The aim is threefold: 1) to raise awareness among Brussels professionals involved in prevention of the specificities of polarization and radicalization situations, 2) to introduce as many practitioners as possible to the model we defend (because it has proved its worth in the field) and 3) to set up a prevention network that is not simply an address book, but a "mesh of links" (this is where our two missions are most closely linked).

Jean-Claude Maes, Psychotherapist, trainer, supervisor and director, PREFER asbl - Prevention, Research and Training: Emprise and Resilience (Belgium)

French

Many women traveled to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other terrorist groups after 2012. Many women have also supported jihadist groups while remaining in their home countries, and some have even been involved in terrorist plots. Although the involvement of women in terrorist activities is not new, these women have come under greater scrutiny in recent years.

Female Jihadi Facing Justice: Comparing Approaches in Europe, focuses on violent extremist women affiliated with jihadists in Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Drawing on interviews with 69 relevant practitioners and policymakers, as well as analysis of judicial decisions concerning 277 violent extremist women, this unique data-driven comparative study provides new insight into the different profiles and roles of these women, as well as an in-depth assessment of the frameworks and practices applicable in Europe regarding the management of violent extremist women in the criminal justice system, covering prosecution, prison management, rehabilitation and reintegration.

Thomas Renard, Director of the International Center for Counter-Terrorism and Researcher, Egmont Institute (Belgium)

English

Belgium has more than 12,000 girls potentially at risk of being circumcised, according to the latest prevalence study in Belgium (available here: https://gams.be/2022/06/29/decouvrez-notre-nouvelle-etude-de-prevalence-sur-les-mutilations-genitales-en-belgique/). This is why Gams Belgium has developed a tool for professionals to establish a reference protocol. It identifies the actions to be taken to protect girls, and ensures follow-up of a girl who has already been excised and her sisters at risk of being excised, in dialogue, if possible, with the parents and the child.
Target audience: - Medical sector - Early childhood and education sector - Psychosocial sector - Asylum-seekers sector - Justice sector

Jente Konings, lawyer, GAMS Belgium (Belgium)

English

This session presents the Jovem Design Lisboa (JDL) initiative, an approach that aims to encourage young people aged 12 to 18 to identify, design and develop solutions to problems in their local community or neighborhood in Lisbon, Portugal, and to adopt positive behaviors and a sense of belonging towards their community/neighborhood and local police officers.

This initiative involves teams of young people designing a project to improve community security in their neighborhood. Over a 12-week period, teams of young people study neighborhood problems, understand community needs, generate and validate creative solutions, and present their ideas at a public "Showcase Event" in front of a panel of judges. Four teams of 5 to 9 young people are involved, each supported by a facilitator and a neighborhood police officer who acts as mentor. The teams then work together to address the problems identified by young people in their neighborhoods, where they live, go to school and "hang out" together. In this way, Jovem Design Lisboa builds bridges between young people and mentors from the police, local community and other authority figures, with real potential for transforming intergenerational relations.

Developed as part of the EU-funded IcARUS project run by the European Forum for Urban Security (Efus), the tool was developed by the Design Against Crime Solution (University of Salford) and Lisbon City Police, with the collaboration of local partners from Lisbon's community policing program - Safer Communities.

Mónica Diniz, Head of Prevention, Security and International Relations, City of Lisbon (Portugal)

English

Stuttgart is regularly ranked among Germany's safest large cities, but this should not be taken for granted. The events of recent years in Stuttgart have revealed the considerable dangers caused by radicalization processes. Factors that encourage radicalization processes among young people include a lack of prospects, a sense of powerlessness and a feeling of not belonging to a democratic (urban) society. Extremists exploit these phenomena by making young people believe that they are safe and that they belong to their (extremist and anti-democratic) group. With Trick17 - a new art-based tool - and an interactive mobile approach, the city of Stuttgart wants to make these false promises visible and reveal the tricks extremists use to attract young people.

Valeriya Vasilyeva, Project Coordinator, City of Stuttgart (Germany)

English

The talk will present ATDEC's system for supporting professionals, family members and minors in situations of prostitution or at risk. We will discuss the profiles of these child victims of sexual exploitation, as well as the intervention methodologies implemented within our structure.

Léa Messina, Head of the minors in prostitution unit, ATDEC (France)

French

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Autonomous Committee was established in July 2021 with the mission of fostering a safer everyday environment for the citizens of Seoul. In a megalopolis of over 10 million people, the challenges of maintaining public safety are compounded by the high population density and the varied security requirements of different neighborhoods. To effectively address these challenges, the commission has prioritized strengthening civic engagement in public safety efforts and developing safety policies tailored to the specific needs of Seoul's diverse communities. Key initiatives include projects to build infrastructure to prevent crime, and the introduction of a dog patrol program. The latter initiative, a first in South Korea, involves citizens in crime prevention efforts through routine patrols with their dogs, representing a model of community policing that has attracted attention and emulation from other municipalities due to its proven effectiveness.

By participating in this conference, we aim to share and promote the success of Seoul's innovative safety strategies. The conference also provides a valuable opportunity for in-depth discussions on urban safety with counterparts from other cities, enabling us to refine and improve our approach to creating safety policies that are closely aligned with the needs and preferences of our fellow citizens.

Yongkil Lee, Team Leader, Seoul Metropolitan Police Committee (South Korea)

English

Leuven is a student city with a lively nightlife, but it's also a city where people live and work. This nightlife can be a source of nuisance when students return home after partying.

The VLAIO City of Things project "Technologies and nudging to reduce night-time nuisance" has made it possible to capture, classify and reduce night-time noise without police intervention. Between the end of August 2021 and November 2022, night-time noise was measured using sound sensors in the Naamsestraat in Leuven and classified by an AI sound recognition model. For reasons of confidentiality, we only captured sound parameters (such as decibels, etc.) and sound recognition was performed via spectrograms. Sounds were classified when there was a noise peak, which we defined as above 70 dB. The recognition model was able to recognize a number of sound sources such as people shouting or singing, motorized transport, natural sounds (such as wind), sirens and music. The sound data collected by the sensors was transmitted in real time to a smart city data platform. This platform is equipped with technology to control street lighting in real time in the test area, by dimming or intensifying it.

A second nudging technique was tested: a mobile projection in the street indicating where the entertainment zone ends and the quiet zone begins, where people sleep, with stickers affixed to the sidewalks in the test area to remind passers-by of the message. These incentive techniques resulted in a 30% reduction in man-made night-time noise. The project provided objective insight into when night-time noise occurs, who or what causes it, and also when incentive techniques can have the greatest effect. As part of a follow-up project to the ERDF/IOF CoT on night-time noise reduction, the City of Leuven is furthering this knowledge in collaboration with the City of Ghent, KU Leuven and Ghent University. Sounds will be recorded and classified in both cities. Both cities, in collaboration with the universities, will further develop the nudging techniques already tested and/or test new ones, and study their impact and effectiveness.

Jan Willems, Prevention Officer, Security and Prevention Department, City of Leuven (Belgium)

English

CO-SECUR is a 3-year Horizon Europe project (2024-2026) that aims to improve citizens' perception and behavior regarding safety in public spaces, particularly at major events and in crowded areas, by actively engaging them in co-creating innovative safety solutions. The CO-SECUR project will offer unique opportunities for knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary collaboration and capacity building for academics, researchers, practitioners, experts, policy makers and other EU projects in the fields of social innovation, urban safety and security. The project will work on various activities, including the creation of the first comprehensive portfolio of social innovations designed to prevent, detect and respond to security threats in public spaces. It will also propose various capacity-building activities, practical use cases and concrete tools, and present evidence-based results to promote good policy decisions. This session will showcase the potential of the CO-SECUR project to stimulate innovation, develop cutting-edge safety solutions and create new market opportunities in the urban safety sector.

Daniella Manassero, Project Communication Manager, DIGITALEUROPE

English

Recent disasters have highlighted the need to develop collective and individual resilience in the face of increasingly complex systemic risks. The RiskPACC project, which will run until August 2024, is developing a set of tools designed to enhance citizens' risk awareness and preparedness, as well as communication between citizens and civil protection authorities. To this end, RiskPACC focuses on reducing what is known as the "Risk Perception Action Gap". This gap is made up, on the one hand, of the gap between citizens' perception of risk and their actions, and, on the other, of the risk perception gap between citizens and civil protection authorities. Applying a co-creation methodology, citizens and civil protection authorities jointly identify needs and develop solutions, in order to strengthen two-way communication and improve disaster resilience. Solutions include mobile apps and online solutions based on new forms of digital, community-centric data, as well as conceptual solutions such as co-creation approaches.

Maike Vollmer, Project Coordinator, Fraunhofer Institute for Technological Trend Analysis - INT (Germany)

English

The challenge has been met for the Mayotte department, whose public prosecutor's office recorded 300% more reports after the first few weeks of the #wamitoo campaign, enabling it to add a children's judge, a public prosecutor's judge and a court clerk, as well as resources to develop the UMJ, pending the creation of a UAPED. The cornerstone of the project is the creation of a citizens' and associations' collective focused on promoting the articles of the CRC, supported by all the institutions involved, including the simultaneous, high-profile signing of a charter of commitment to the fight against sexual violence against minors.s by the Prefect, the President of the Departmental Council, the Rector, the President of the Judicial Court, the President of the Mayors' Association, the Director of the ARS, the DTPN, the Colonel of the Gendarmerie and the President of the Collectif CIDE, followed by that of the heads of the 30 member associations and all their employees, volunteers and voluntary workers, helped to mobilize the entire population around this major public health issue.

This led to the creation of an unprecedented statistical tool, the distribution of an ambitious graphic and audiovisual campaign (France TV, social networks, urban billboards and posters in each commune, establishment and partner association) and collectively-constructed awareness-raising tools: a comic strip, a 120-page EVARS reference tool, a library of 200 works, an annual academic call for projects, an online application and the creation of a dedicated website bringing together all actions, resources and partners (wamitoo.yt). The Collectif CIDE Mayotte, a member of CNAPE, COFRADE and CDAD, became CIDE Océan Indien in 2022, then CIDE Outre-mer in March 2024, with the addition of partners from Reunion, Guadeloupe and Martinique, in collaboration with Mouv'Enfants, co-founded by Arnaud Gallais. At the end of its 7th year of existence, and thanks to the recognition of the FFSU, it continues to spread its wings, mobilizing every year tens of thousands of actors around a 2-month annual campaign, ending with a colloquium around November 20, which highlights the actions carried out by young people and provides a time for academic and civic reflection, enabling us to move forward together towards the real application of the Rights of the Child throughout France.

Lydia Barneoud, Director, Haki Za Wanatsa (Mayotte), France

French