Safe CitiesSecurity and IT systems, government agencies and global businesses are having to collaborate more than ever before to create technologically advanced ‘Safe Cities’ capable of protecting infrastructure and public-safety.

While this has potential to create huge opportunities for forward-thinking businesses, it also poses many challenges along the way, as they learn new skills and ways to collaborate.

This survey is intended to find out where you feel you and your business are in relation to Safe Cities
How real an issue is it to you? How can we help by providing insight, research and educational content?

Your responses will be treated in strict confidentiality and aggregated into a report to shape our Safe Cities Academy.

Please take the Safe Cities Survey below

How much of a issue is Safe Cities in your opinion?*

Please select an option5 – It should be the top priority for the industry4 – An important issue3 – Of average importance2 – Not very important1 – Of no importance – it's all hype
Please answer on scale of 1-5, with 5 being most important

Are you currently involved or likely to be involved in a Safe Cities project in the next 18 months?*

Please select an optionYesNoDon't know

Please explain how you are involved in Safe Cities currently

Please write a brief description about your involvement in Safe Cities projects.

Which areas of Safe Cities are you most interested in?*

Integrating SystemsVideo Surveillance and AnalyticsBusiness ContinuityInternet of ThingsCase Studies of other CitiesBiometricsCyber ResilienceReplacement of existing security systemsMulti-Agency CollaborationCommand and ControlTransport & Infrastructure SecuritySituational AwarenessGovernment PoliciesData Analytics & SharingIT InfrastructureEmergency Crisis ManagementUse of Social Media

Other (please explain)

Thinking about your business, are the skills, disciplines and partnerships required by Safe Cities an opportunity or threat to your business?*

It’s a opportunity for our businessIt may or may not be an opportunityIt potentially threatens our business

How would you assess your personal level of expertise around Safe Cities issues?*

Please select an optionHigh level of expertiseMedium level of expertiseLow level of expertise currently

What would you say are your current knowledge gaps?*

Please explain is as many words as necessary. It will help us to provide more useful training and educational content

What challenges do you think you and your business face in making the most of Safe Cities?*

How would you prefer to learn about Safe Cities?*

Very Useful Fairly Useful OK Not Useful No use at all
Webinars and online learning
Conferences and Seminars
Videos
Online articles and Case Studies
Download whitepapers and research
Manufacturer’s websites
Roundtables and Breakfast Briefings
Social Media
Directory of suppliers
Email Briefings
Magazine articles

About you

Would you be interested in sharing your expertise by writing or speaking at the Safe Cities Academy?*

Please select an optionYesNo

First name*

Last name*

Your Job Title*

Please select most relevant titleGovernment official (Mayor/attache)Police / Law enforcementFirst ResponderCEO/owner/board directorCIO / CISOChief Security OfficerSecurity consultantIT consultantFire consultantSystems Integrator/Installer/technicianIT manager/directorIT security/technical specialistFacilities/building directorHealth & safety Manager/DirectorFire safety Manager/DirectorOperations Manager/DirectorMarketing/PR Manager/DirectorSales/business development directorSecurity/loss prevention/riskArchitect/surveyor/specifierPurchasing/buyer/procurement

Company name*

Country*

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEast TimorEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuamGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorwayNorthern Mariana IslandsOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia and MontenegroSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSpainSri LankaSudanSudan, SouthSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.YemenZambiaZimbabwe

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