On March 20, 2025, the GATHERINGS project will be featured in the final session of the Securing Public & Worship Spaces: Innovation, Preparedness, and Sustainability webinar series. Representing the project, Prof. Dr. Mattias De Backer, one of the coordinators of GATHERINGS, will deliver a talk titled “Sustainability in Security Technologies”.

Description

🕥 Time: 10:25 – 10:45 AM CET
📍 Location: Online Webinar
🗓️ Event: Webinar 3 – Ensuring Sustainability: Security for the Future

This session will explore one of the most crucial and timely questions in the security field:
How can surveillance and security technologies be designed to remain effective, ethical, and socially embedded over time?

Prof. De Backer will bring the GATHERINGS perspective to the forefront by discussing:

• The balance between innovation and long-term societal integration
• The importance of community trust in adopting new technologies
• Ethical considerations in designing sustainable security systems

The event targets policy-makers, technology providers, and urban planners, and it will offer concrete insights into how sustainable security solutions can be scaled, replicated, and ethically maintained across different public spaces.

🛡️ Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how GATHERINGS is shaping the future of secure and resilient communities through thoughtful innovation.