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APCO
And IJIS Receive Grant For Data Interoperability Program
Other Topics: 4G Mobile WiMAX
Chipsets, WiROI Tool,
WiMAX ASN Gateway,
Mobile WiMAX Chip Solution, WiMAX Indoor
MIMO
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials
September 25, 2007
Washington, DC -- The Association of Public-Safety Communications
Officials (APCO) International, in partnership with the IJIS Institute,
was awarded a $450,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
under the U.S. Department of Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial
Discretionary Grants Program. IJIS and APCO submitted the grant proposal
for the development of a joint Public Safety Data Interoperability
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"Post-September 11
Presidential directives and executive orders have established a national
imperative for information sharing to improve our ability to prevent,
protect, respond to, and recover from major incidents regardless of
type," the APCO and IJIS grant proposal said. "The emergency response
community is critical to the effectiveness of these missions.they
provide a major asset to law enforcement and the coordinating
organizations responsible for real-time response to emergencies."
The goal of this program is to improve the real time information sharing
capabilities in the emergency response environment. Specifically, the
program will define a strategy for the adoption and use of National
Information Exchange Model (NIEM) as the standard for sharing critical
information between emergency communications centers, within and across
jurisdictions, and between the DOJ and other relevant emergency
management and intelligence domains of the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
"IJIS and APCO joined forces as alliance partners for the purpose of
ensuring that the role of first responders is not forgotten," the APCO
and IJIS grant proposal said. "IJIS and APCO are proud to propose a
project that will assist public safety professionals at all levels of
government to explore, define, plan, and implement standards that will
further data interoperability in this realm."
About APCO International
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO)
International is the world's oldest and largest professional
organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety
communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its
15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional
standards, addressing professional issues and providing education,
products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and
supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency
medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information,
visit www.apcointl.org.
About the IJIS Institute
The IJIS Institute is a nonprofit consortium representing over 200
companies that supply information technology solutions and services to
the justice, public safety, and homeland security sectors. The IJIS
Institute is funded by a combination of industry contributions and
grants from multiple federal agencies through the Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA). By providing training, assistance, and program
management services to local, state, tribal, and federal organizations,
the IJIS Institute joins the resources of industry with the interests of
government to improve critical information systems. For more
information, visit www.ijis.org. |
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