How is technology changing the industry?

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The private security industry is currently experiencing a profound evolution. The deployment of new technologies allows for the provision of new security services and the emergence of new actors. PSCs (private security companies) are not only using technologies such as sensors, CCTV, or drones in their traditional guarding missions, but are also assuming entirely new tasks, such as cybersecurity or digital intelligence.

This changes the sector, its composition, and the work and profile of security professionals. With this evolution come risks. The way companies collect, store, and transfer data may directly infringe on privacy and lead to the persecution of individuals and political, religious, or ethnic groups etc.

How is technology changing the industry? What are the challenges for companies? Which technologies will be used in the future? What are the risks?

Companies are invited to share their views at a consultative workshop jointly organised by SASA and the International Code of Conduct for Security Providers Association (ICoCA), a Geneva-based organisation formed in 2013 to promote responsible security. This project aims to create a toolkit on the responsible use of ICT in private security services for private security companies, addressing potential risks and challenges and promoting compliance.

The fact-finding mission will take place on 4 September 2024. (Stay tuned to SMART Security Solutions for more information.)

International Code of Conduct Association

The International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA) is a multi-stakeholder initiative formed in 2013 to ensure that providers of private security services respect human rights and humanitarian law. It serves as the governance and oversight mechanism of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers.

ICT4Peace

ICoCA is working with the ICT4Peace Foundation to develop guidance for PSCs. Since 2004, the ICT4Peace Foundation has championed the strategic, sustainable, and meaningful use of ICTs for crisis management, disaster risk reduction, and peacebuilding. The foundation has pioneered conversations around the ethics, rights, and use of artificial intelligence and related fields in peacebuilding, including the laws around using autonomous weapons in peacetime.

Find out more about the workshop at https://icoca.ch/

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