Smart Cities & Communities: Shaping the Future

1. Identity and Security for a
Safer Smart City
Amanda Coleman
Head of Corporate Communications
@amandacomms

2. Challenges
• Keeping up to date
• Managing demands
• Risks and vulnerability
• Ensuring connectivity
• Investment
• Non-digital users

3. Opportunities
• Greater intelligence
gathering
• Engaged and active
citizens
• Maximising time on
frontline
• Improved understanding
• Saving time and money

4. Connectivity
• Social media
• Apps
• Online services
• Frontline mobile devices
• Body Worn Video

5. GMPolice App
• First in the UK to use GPS to
present data relative to your
location
• Encourages public to submit
intelligence
• Notifications for emergencies
• Available on iPhone, and
Android
• Developed in-house at no cost

6. Benefits
• Encourage people to provide
information
• Find wanted criminals and
offenders
• Develop conversations
• Share information in a crisis
• Improve trust and confidence
• Give an insight into policing

7. Future
• Digital access
• Self service (where possible)
• Online crime reporting
• Track your crime
• SM engagement
• SM services

8. Any Questions?
@amandacomms
@gmpolice
www.gmp.police.uk