CO-SECUR: Co-creating urban security solutions in Europe, is a 3-year Horizon Europe project (2023-26) that aims to improve citizens’ security perception and behaviour in public spaces, especially at large events and crowded areas, by actively engaging them to co-create innovative security solutions. Through developing tools and a Societal Development Plan (SDP), we aim to promote innovative and responsible security solutions. Our objective is to build trust, acceptance, and improve both security perception and behavior.
CO-SECUR aims to improve citizens’ security perception and behaviour in public spaces, especially at large events and crowded areas, by actively engaging them to co-create innovative security solutions.CO-SECUR is a call to redefine security, not just as a physical necessity but as a shared perception rooted in citizen engagement and responsible innovation.
CO-SECUR will bring together existing knowledge, provide concrete tools and capacity-building activities, and present evidence-based results to promote good policy decisions. Its most important outcome will be the co-creation of a Societal Development Plan (SDP) to encourage the use of innovative security solutions that are sustainable, scalable, and effective.
The SDP will detail social innovation in security across Europe, incorporate best practices, and provide actionable plans. It will also offer tools for supporting smart local communities, policy guidance on responsible research and innovation (RRI) and social innovation, industry benchmarks, and summaries of innovative security technologies. Overall, CO-SECUR aims to empower communities and stakeholders to collaboratively develop and implement effective security measures.