E Pluribus Unum: Integrating Information to Support Smart and Secure Cities

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

8:15 AM – 9:30 AM PST

Location: Room: 1B

Submitter & Moderator(s)

Craig Allen

Chair, IACP Communications and Technology Committee/Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.)
Illinois State Police
Worland, Wyoming, United States

Speaker(s)

Donald Zoufal, JD, CPP

Legal Advisor/Lecturer
Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police/University of Chicago
Chiacago, Illinois, United States
Shawna Coxon, PhD

Deputy Commissioner of Strategy, Governance and Performance
An Garda Síochána
Dublin, Ireland
Jonathan Lewin

Executive Officer for Operations
INTERPOL Washington, U.S. National Central Bureau
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
AG

Arthur Garffer

Under Secretary, Operations & Intelligence
Department of Public Safety, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
PV

Pedro Vallarta

Director
Nuevo Leon State C5 - Centro de Coordinación Integral, de Control, Comando, Comunicaciones, y Cómputo del Estado
Nuevo Leon, Mexico

The smart/secure city movements have generated worldwide interest. The use of information generated by growing sensor technology and the internet of things (IoT) offers ways to identify problems earlier, gain more compete situational awareness, and more accurately deploy increasingly scarce personnel and other resources. Cities that have embraced these movements have realized more efficient and effective operations. These systems are, however, not without their challenges. Entry costs and concerns about impacts on privacy and civil liberties pose challenges. This panel will examine the smart/secure city concepts by assessing case studies of successful implementation. The focus will be on providing guidance for practitioners looking to adopt these concepts.