Overview

The consortium worked to protect people, economies and infrastructure against international terrorism by discussing anti-terrorist security technology for public transport.

The Consortium on Security and Technology provides a forum through which public-private partnerships are created to enhance the protection of people, economies and infrastructure against international terrorism. The Consortium includes American and European companies with multinational operations and focuses on the application of new technologies in the field of public safety. These include: supply chain and border security, critical infrastructure protection, public transport security and cybersecurity. The fourth meeting of the consortium focused on technology and public transport security. It addressed effective approaches for preventing terrorist acts in public transport; currently used technologies such as CCTV; and which available technologies can help develop an anti-terrorist security system for public transport.