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New Ideas Sought for Protecting Crowded Places From Terrorist Threat
At present, governments and industry are looking for more effective ways to respond to the huge challenges posed by securing crowded places. The Global Security Challenge (http://www.globalsecuritychallenge.com) is advancing a theory that proposes competitions can be the most effective method of reaching a broad audience of innovators.
"Making everyday crowded places more secure for us all is an aspiration we can all share. The world's best innovators, whether in universities, start-ups or established companies, have a critical contribution to make . Our mission is to find the most exciting ideas and help turn them into practical solutions," says Fiona Strens, a director of Secure Futures Ltd (http://www.secure-futures.com).
The "Crowded Places" category in the Global Security Challenge differs in one key area from the main competition - it will involve people who have ideas but no product or prototype yet.
"Secure Futures chose to sponsor the Crowded Places award at the 2008 Global Security Challenge because the GSC has been so successful at accelerating the success of their past entrants," added Fiona Strens. Top-contenders from the last two GSC competitions have raised
According to Simon Schneider Co-President of the Global Security Challenge, "Previously, we have found that 71% of entrants in Global Security Challenges originated from universities and entrepreneurs. Obviously we can see that there are a lot of good ideas in academic institutions and we believe what they need is a little help to make them a reality. This is the rationale behind the Crowded Places category."
Entrants can be start-ups and spin-outs, large and small companies, laboratories, universities, projects, entrepreneurs and individuals. Prizes include
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