13th April 2018
Software developed by technology leader APD Communications is the first to be officially certified to support a new state-of-the-art LTE-based communications network for the UK’s emergency services.
12th April 2018
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) released a new specification that defines the requirements and architecture of pan-European mobile emergency applications (PEMEA). The new specification enables emergency apps interoperability within Europe and beyond.
12th April 2018
The U.K. Home Office released a tender to test coverage of the nationwide Emergency Services Network (ESN), which will be built on EE’s commercial Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The coverage assurance solution will include application and server services, data collection and access services, development services, training and support services, and additional optional and associated services, the tender said.
18 Apr 2018, 11:17 p.m.
Think-tank report sets out how the public sector could benefit ...
18 Apr 2018, 11:05 p.m.
Chief Digital & Information Officer Jacky Wright due to announce ...
18 Apr 2018, 5:09 p.m.
The government has come under fire for failing to sufficiently ...
18 Apr 2018, 2:55 p.m.
The UK government’s AI strategy lags behind South Korea, Canada ...
18 Apr 2018, 2:10 p.m.
£15m fund aims to boost cyber security and promote co-operation ...
18 Apr 2018, 1:30 p.m.
18 Apr 2018, 1:17 p.m.
Europe is facing a data skills crisis. The EU estimates ...
18 Apr 2018, 12:57 p.m.
Following on the success of our ‘How to become GDPR ...
12th Apr 2018
Improving Crowd Resilience Demonstration Day Following the 2017 terror attacks which targeted crowded places, the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) and Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) launched a competition with £1 million of funding available to develop innovative approaches to improve crowd resilience. The competition phase has generated 5 projects which will move from TRL 1-3 to TRL3-5 by May 2018. These projects are eligible to apply for a second phase of funding to support their progression towards the market.
12th Apr 2018
Following the 2017 terror attacks which targeted crowded places, the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) and Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) launched a £1 million competition to develop innovative approaches to improve crowd resilience. These innovative ideas will be demonstrated at an event on the 3rd May in London. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improving-crowd-resilience-demonstration-day-registration-44664582970
11th Apr 2018
An excerpt from Gert Jan R. Wolf's vlog of BAPCO 2018 in which BAPCO CEO Ian Thompson explains where BAPCO came from, what we do and why people should join and come to our events.
06th Apr 2018
White Paper submitted by Motorola Solutions in collaboration with Reform
British APCO (previously known as BAPCO) is now acknowledged as the leading UK based Association in the British Isles for all professionals in public safety and civil contingencies communications and information systems.
British APCO is a growing community with extensive communications knowledge gained as a result of delivering real life public safety. We are an independent, user led, not for profit association working to improve emergency services and public safety communications and information technology for everybody’s benefit.
British APCO members are an important part of a worldwide network of public safety communications and information technology professionals. British APCO is affiliated to APCO Global Alliance which includes sister organisations representing public safety users in the USA and Canada.
Our members' individual experience, knowledge and expertise combined with that of our partners worldwide helps British APCO act as a hub for knowledge and support in a fast moving sector focused on public safety.
