In our cities, public safety is paramount, and the role of
technology becomes even more important. When it comes
to public safety, inter-city collaboration between hospitals,
city parking garages, airports, transit, universities, highways,
and venues is essential to respond to events effectively and
appropriately, including crimes and natural disasters.
A federated city encapsulates the notion that stakeholders
within a city (Police, Fire, EMS, city managers, enterprise
executives, BIDs, and community leaders) partner with each
other in a meaningful way to achieve a common purpose
within the context of urban security.
Consider a federation as a form of partnership that is more
trusting, more open, and more mission-driven than having
stakeholders merely network with each other. A federated
city enables these stakeholders to enhance the capacity of
each other to prepare, respond and investigate.
Today's reality
