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H2020 Project IMPETUS

Intelligent Management of Processes, Ethics and Technology for Urban Safety

The project ran from September 2020 to February 2023. This website presents project outcomes and related work.
IMPETUS was an innovative project to enhance the resilience of smart cities in the face of security threats in public spaces. IMPETUS provided city authorities with new means to address security issues in public spaces, and so help protect citizens...
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NEWS October 2025:

IMPETUS Weapon Detector tool now being promoted as a product by AiLert (formerly Cinedit VA GmbH) – see News & Events and AiLert for more information.

An Introduction to the IMPETUS Project and its Results

A short video with voice presenting the project objectives, partners, progress and results

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IMPETUS in under three minutes

A short video showing the live exercises of the IMPETUS solutions in Oslo and Padova

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IMPETUS Final Report

Summary of project goals, achievements and results - aimed at a general audience.

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Practitioners Guides

Advice for users or potential users of technologies such as IMPETUS concerning Ethics, Data Privacy, Operational issues and Cybersecurity. Presented in an easily browsable format.

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Acknowledgement - SNAP4city
	IMPETUS used Snap4City to facilitate development of the IMPETUS integrating platform. It was very useful for our work and we wish to acknowledge the excellent help and support provided by Snap4City. For more details, see here.