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The GATHERINGS project will work
to sustain a balance between:

01.

surveillance effectiveness

02.

privacy protection

03.

economic
and
social costs

Welcome to
GATHERINGS

GATHERINGS will investigate the surveillance of public gatherings in order to:

Make public events safer, balancing the effects of surveillance on citizens, Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), and security professionals.

GATHERINGS will investigate the surveillance of public gatherings in order to:

Improve fairness and transparency in surveillance, enhancing the respect for privacy.

GATHERINGS will investigate the surveillance of public gatherings in order to:

Promote cost-effective surveillance with a balanced approach that prioritises both security and privacy.

While individual security agents can engage in surveillance practices and consequently collect citizens' personal data, collaboration between multiple agents (public and private) creates a much more complex picture with regard to privacy, public safety and data transfer and transparency.

GATHERINGS addresses the complexity of these surveillant assemblages in the context of public gatherings, that is, in the context of people getting together in these specific places:

  • public spaces
  • events
  • street parties
  • music festivals
  • christmas markets
  • farmers' markets
  • religious celebrations
  • public protests
  • assemblies
  • spontaneous parties
  • street celebrations

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Know our latest
news & events

Online

20.03.2025

GATHERINGS joins the final "Securing Public & Worship Spaces" webinar with a focus on sustainable security technologies

LocationOnline

On-site

12.12.2024

GATHERINGS at the CERIS Event "Securing Major Public Events"

LocationBrussels

news

21st March 2025

Prof. Dr. Mattias De Backer explores the GATHERINGS perspective on sustainable technologies

news

12th March 2025

Understanding the interplay between safety, security, and cybersecurity