Since the current situation does not allow an exchange of presence as usual and digitisation has taken on a new significance in society in recent times, the conference “Digitisation in Local Communities” took place virtually on 19th June 2020. After the visitors were welcomed via stream by Prof. Dr. Andreas …
The first digital work meeting of the Integrated Security Pilot Region (INSPIRE) project took place on 24th April 2020. Due to the prevailing corona pandemic, the meeting was held as a video conference. The meeting started with a live demonstration of the previous results. The scenario was the support of …
Can SmartHomes help save lives? The fire departments of Borchen and Paderborn tested this last month as part of the IRiS (“Intelligent Rescue in SmartHome”) project. In the project, partners from civil emergency response, research and the SmartHome industry are jointly investigating how modern technology can help save lives and …
The Association for the Promotion of German Fire Protection and the safety innovation center have launched a study entitled “Digital Transformation in Civil Emergency Response”. The aim of the study is to examine the current state of digitisation in civil emergency response. In addition, research will be conducted into how …
Is the digital transformation in civil security lagging behind development (e.g. in relation to the economy)? Does this mean that optimal procedures are not used to save human lives and protect property? How much hidden potential still exists here? At the end of 2019, the study “Digital Transformation in Civil …
On 26 November INSPIRE was presented at a seminar at the Shanghai Delegation in Cologne. At the event, the Carl Duisberg Centren in Cologne as a non-profit organization for international continuing education and personnel development on behalf of the Chinese government once again conducted a continuing education course lasting several …
From 22nd to 24th October 2019 the Smart Country Convention took place in Berlin, at which INSPIRE was also represented. The fair consisted of the four sections congress, workshops, expo and networking and dealt with everything around the topic of the digitization of cities, communities and the public space. On …
The conference “Living Safely in the City – Challenges for Research and Practice” took place in a former hall in Duisburg’s Meiderich district on October 8 and 9. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research invited around 200 experts from research, local authorities, public authorities and organizations with security tasks …
Together with the model regions, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is committed to the digitization of communal administrations. At the “Roadshow Digital Model Regions and E-Government”, which took place on 1st October 2019 at the Heinz-Nixdorf-Forum in Paderborn, innovative projects on digital administration services were presented. The event was introduced …
On 26 and 27 September 2019 the kickoff workshop of the project “Integrated Security Pilot Region” (INSPIRE) took place at the AStA Stadtcampus in Paderborn. The working meeting was initiated by Robin Marterer (project coordinator), Elke Kepper (Detmold District Government), and Christiane Boschin-Heinz (Chief Digital Officer of the City of …
