Safe City in a Box

End-to-end, effective, scalable, future-proof
solutions to all urban areas

Introduction

Safe City In A Box offers a simple yet effective plug and play solution for all urban areas and venues. The solution combines hardware, software, and operational measures. Safe City In A Box’s uniqueness is a result of an End-to-End, easy to access, and easy to implement system that integrates all critical building blocks of the safe city system solution.

Urbanization

Urbanization

Currently, more than half of the world’s population lives in towns and cities. By 2030, the world’s population is expected to reach almost 5 billion. For the first time in history, there will be more people living in cities than in rural areas. As a result, urban security has become a critical issue that is set to be more important over time.

Global Urban Population

Global urban population graph

distribution of urban population in the world

North America
82%
North America
South America
80%
South America
Europe
73%
Europe
Oceania
71%
Oceania
Asia
43%
Asia
North America
40%
Africa

Conclusion

This change has encouraged city leaders and stakeholders to look for and invest in ways to increse the cities’ efficiency and to improve the cities’ quality of life, while providing sustainable urban infrastructures and services.

Threats

Threats

Urbanization changes including rapid urban growth have a strong and direct impact on the cities’ crime level, insecurity, economy, and citizens’ well-being. Modern cities, independent of size, confront security challenges (crime, terrorism) as well as threats caused by the environment and other factors. To respond to these threats, innovative solutions are required.

conclusion

These changes and increased threats require the adoption of new strategies. Security’s importance has increased as cities grow and technology changes. Leaders must develop mechanisms to provide security and safety, and ensure a perception of safety in the community.

Public safety

Public safety

Public safety is one of the major challenges facing urban areas. The need for personal security and the threat of crime and violence are uppermost in the minds of urban residents. City's inhabitants have the right and need to feel secure and safe in an increasingly more hectic and crowded environment. Security is the main component to achieve this; it is a key driver for economic growth, investment, and stability.

Problems in current safe cities security solutions

Weak
integration

Weak integration
Poor integration of multiple systems, solutions, and providers result in a complicated process. There is a need for a ONE solution that includes all components.

Complex
communication

Complex Communication
Current systems offer an insufficient Communication Infrastructure; this affects the operations of the system.

Multiple
providers

multiple providers
Today’s systems require a large range and number of security solutions provided by multiple providers; this results in a difficult acquisition process and implementation.

Resources &
high cost

Resources & high cost
Current safe city solutions are expensive. Further, deployment of such systems are long and complicated.

Conclusion

The right “Safe City” system provides a secure environment as a result of its capability to prevent crime and to quickly respond to threats and emergencies. The system is easy to botain, quickly to implement and available to all.

Public safety

stakeholders

The responsibility to secure cities, urban areas, and venues is usually handled by
multi-agencies/parties. Each party has its own concerns and objectives.

City Elected
Leadership

City Elected Leadership
Look for affordable and effective solutions.

Law
enforcement

Complex Communication
Senior security officers need an action-ready, easy, and fast to implement; require solutions characterized by efficient integration and with add-on capability. Law enforcement agencies require a quick to deploy and install security system.

information
technolgy (IT)

multiple providers
Require an effective system to prevent insecurity and control and monitor the given infrastructure.

Technical City Hall Personnel

Resources & high cost
IT and other technical City Hall managers need an easy-to-implement, proven solution.

Safe City In A Box - solutions