Polish Platform for Homeland Security - Modern Security

Public security in Europe is facing a host of serious threats. These include electronic crime, terrorism, cyberterrorism, organized crime (both criminal and economic) and drugs related crime. Combating these threats creates new challenges for law enforcement institutions, with respect to both preventing and fighting these phenomena. Effectiveness of institutions that are responsible for security more and more depends on their use of new technology and computer based solutions.

The Polish Platform for Homeland Security was established in order to create integrated technology and computer tools to support activities enhancing public security. At the same time, it fosters cooperation in the area of security among the fields of science, research and development, and education.

The research projects of the Polish Platform for Homeland Security also effectively influences the broadly-defined European security.

The works of the PPBW have enjoyed the approval and support of the Polish government, to include the Ministry of Interior and Administration, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Activities of PPBW has also approval both of European Parliament and European Commission as a unique scientific undertaking beyond European dimension.

The Polish Platform For Homeland Security has been recognized by representatives of the European Parliament and the European Commission as a unique scientific and research initiative on the European scale.

The Mission of PPBW

The mission of the PPBW is the performance of the scientific projects supporting the thesis:

„It is impossible to effectively and successfully assure public safety without the involvement and support of highly advanced computer technologies and tools.”

The aims of PPBW

The activities of the Polish Platform for Homeland Security are aimed at creating integrated computer tools to support the broadly defined efforts to improve public security. The main focus of these efforts is to support police and other security services with modern technologies, and some of the proposals worked out within the Platform may strengthen the efforts to improve both security and prevention of crimes committed with the use of modern technologies and the ubiquitous Internet. The integrated computer tools that are developed within the Platform improve the competitiveness and innovativeness of Polish science in the European arena, and increase the effectiveness of government services and institutions responsible for the security of citizens and the state. The joint performance of projects contributes also to strengthening cooperation between the research institutions participating in the projects and the industry represented by commercial companies. Due to the sensitive nature of data and project topics, a part of the research work within the Polish Platform for Homeland Security has the classified status.

Besides the 600 members of research teams, the list of participants of the Polish Platform for Homeland Security includes representatives of the police, law enforcement, and administration of justice.

Works in the framework of the Polish Platform for Homeland Security also include activities in the area of the socalled dual-use technologies. Cooperation has began between an Educational Center for Blind Children in Owinska, aimed at creating modern equipment to assist blind and short-sighted persons in walking. Works are also conducted on computer aid tools to be used by pupils suffering from hearing, speech and development disorders.