National arena for societal security

At the Security Arena we work on research and development that aims to improve disaster management skills and making society better equipped to deal with serious threats and disruptions.

We pursue development projects and research in several public security fields, such as information and communications security, transportation security and surveillance and early warnings. Some of the projects are pilot projects in which users can test new technology in an early phase.

Since its inception in 2006, the Security Arena has become an established national arena for projects in societal security. Partners include the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), Chalmers, the University of Gothenburg, Ericsson, Saab AB and AB Volvo. In addition, end users, teams of experts, and collaboration partners are involved in the projects.

Security Arena has four themes

• Transportation security:
  Research and development into greater security of supply chains, transports of dangerous goods and safer, more efficient transport flows.
• Mobile broadband for security in society:
  Research and development into how commercial communication technologies can give authorities better support for information distribution in emergencies.
• Surveillance and early warning:
  Research and development of technology for surveillance, detection of deviations and early warnings applied to critical facilities such as ports.
• Methods and systems for robust and secure crisis management:
  Research into methods and technologies for preventive crisis management, including data and information security.

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