The PSIC was first proposed, and unanimously accepted by attendees, in 2010 at the Third Canadian Interoperability Workshop in Halifax. It was suggested by Sir Terence Matthews as part of his “Bear Pit” session.
We are proud to announce that Mike Webb, VP of Technology Services at E-Comm 911 and Kevin Wennekes, VP at the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance have both agreed to Co-Chair PSIC ongoing development. They are seeking volunteers to sit on a Working Group that will work with them and the CITIG Executive Director to take PSIC from a virtual entity to a true centre of excellence for public safety interoperability in Canada as CITIG’s flagship program.
PSIC will work closely with research, test and evaluation centres across Canada and internationally. For example, CITIG is already closely aligned with the Centre for Security Science (CSS), Communications Research Centre (CRC), Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) in Boulder, CO and a myriad of other national and international associations, councils and academic institutions working in the public safety interoperability space.
These relationships, tied with the vast number of industry partners currently working with CITIG from Canada and around the world, will make PSIC one of the world’s leading vehicles for promoting innovation, creating jobs and improving the Canadian economy via public safety communications initiatives.
To find out more or to volunteer to help Mike and Kevin please use our Contact Form and ensure you write PSIC in the Subject line.