22-12-2023: Κick-off meetingof the European project HECTOR (eHancing protECTion Of touristic sites in Europe)

Athens, December 22, 2023

 

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Κick-off meetingof the European project HECTOR (eHancing protECTion Of touristic sites in Europe)

Organizations, companies, and institutions from 5 European countries participate in the project, under the coordination of the Hellenic Police, with the aim of improving security in tourist areas

 

On December 14-15, 2023, the HECTOR research project kick-off meeting was held at the Training and Education School of Northern Greece of the Hellenic Police in Veria.

The project aims to achieve a holistic approach to upgrade the level of security of “soft” targets in Europe, specifically those of tourist interest, in accordance with the E.U. Action Plan.

In the context of the kick-off meeting, the project management team of the Hellenic Police presented the overall overview of the project andexplained its general and specific Objectives within the European Union, a section that was also attended by the Project Officer Mr. Patrik DE BEKKER of the European Commission.

This was followed by a brief presentation of the partners participating in the consortium, during which developed their experience and role in the project implementation.

Also, the work packages, the deliverables -milestones, and the general scheduling of the project (Work Breakdown Structure) were presented in detail. At the same time, a panel discussion followed between the partners on the structure and its actions.

Finally, the risk management strategy and the communication and dissemination plan of the project were developed, the principles governing its implementation were highlighted, and the possibilities of interaction with other funded projects and initiatives were discussed.

At the start of the work, short speeches took place by a representative of the Chief of the Hellenic Police, the General Regional Police Director of Central Macedonia, Brigadier General Georgios Tzimas, the Deputy Mayor of Electronic Government, Digital Policy and Innovation, Grigoriadis Kallistratos, the head of the Strategy & Utilization Coordinating Body Financial Sources of the HQs., Police Deputy Director Apostolos Maspero and the Commander of the Training and Training School of the Hellenic Police of Northern Greece, Police Deputy Director Sofia Gaitanidou. In addition, local police officers and representatives of unions and other organizations were present.

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