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Enhancing Interagency Communication: The Need for Integration in Estonian Public Safety

This document discusses the critical need for integrating communication systems among Estonian interagency departments. It highlights the challenges faced, such as managing existing disparate radio systems and ensuring effective communication during emergencies, with references to past tragedies like the M/S Estonia incident. The report emphasizes cross-border cooperation with Finland to enhance maritime rescue operations and ecological disaster response. Future activities include developing secure interagency networks to improve coordination and security in public safety.

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Enhancing Interagency Communication: The Need for Integration in Estonian Public Safety

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  1. TechNet Europe 2007 The Need to Integrate Hannes Märtin Head of IT, Databases and CommunicationDepartment Tel.: +372 612 5047 Fax: +372 612 5087 E-mail: hannes.martin@siseministeerium.ee

  2. Content • Why we need to Integrate? • Need to Communicate • Co-operation with Finland • Need for countywide interagency radio network • Future Activities 18.10.2007 2

  3. Why we need to Integrate? • International Crime • Man-made disasters • Naturale Catastrophes • Asymetric threats • Increasing volume of daily-operation • Increasing need for inter-agency co-operation 18.10.2007 3

  4. Why we need to Integrate? 18.10.2007 4

  5. Need to Communicate • From m/s Estonia tragedy 1994 to recent floods 2005 in Pärnu we have experienced critical need for interagency radio communication • Present radio systems differ even inside one Authority (EDACS; 2 meters etc) • Integration of existing oldradio systems is difficult and expensive • Establishing of the Intereagency Radio Network is one of Schengen recommendation 18.10.2007 5

  6. Co-operation with Finland • 1994 co-operation agreement betweenEstonian and Finnish • Border Guards on maritime rescue operations • Co-ordination of maritime rescue operations • Finding and co-ordination of liquidation of ecological • disasters like Baltic sea pollution etc. • Obstruct cross-border criminal activities • 2002 Finnish government decision to implementVIRVE network • extensionon northern coast of Estonia • Finnish Frontier Guard delivered TETRA terminals to Estonian • Border Guard for co-operation 18.10.2007 6

  7. Co-operation with Finland • Estonian Boarder Guard is using VIRVE on Finnish Gulf since 2002: • Direct communication between Finnish and Estonian • Boarder Guards • Co-ordination of maritime rescue operations • Finding and co-ordination of liquidation of ecological • disasters like Baltic sea pollution etc. • Obstruct of cross-boardercriminalactivities 18.10.2007 7

  8. Need for countrywide interagency radio network 18.10.2007 8

  9. Need for countrywide interagency radio network • 03.06.2003 Interagency Radio Network conception was approved by the Estonian Government • 07.07.2005 Estonian Government decision for procurement of Interagency Radio Network • 03.11.2005 Announcement of procurement • 28.09.2006contract with EADS Secure Networks Oy • 25.09.2007 finalising roll-out with EADS Secure Networks Oy 18.10.2007 9

  10. Cross-Boarder co-operation 18.10.2007 10

  11. Future Activities • Interconnecting neigbouring countries • Developving rules for cross-boarder co-operation actions • Increasing Security 18.10.2007 11

  12. Conclusion • Interagency co-operation • Within the country • Internationally • Need for country wide integrated communications systems • Cross-boarder co-operation 18.10.2007 12

  13. Hannes Märtin Head of IT, Databases and Communication Department Tel.: +372 612 5047 Fax: +372 612 5087 E-mail: hannes.martin@siseministeerium.ee

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