Defence and Security Accelerator- Security Webinars
Innovators are key to helping the UK face key security challenges such as preventing terrorist activity and protecting national infrastructure. But it can be difficult to understand the world of UK security innovation, what the science and technology priorities are, and how your innovation can help.

To help you learn more about the UK’s security challenges, the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is pleased to offer the opportunity to attend two upcoming webinars, featuring the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) and UK Counter Terrorism (CT) Policing.

Get involved for guidance on areas of focus for UK security innovation, and how your ideas might help address security challenges in the DASA Security Rapid Impact Innovations Open Call.

Webinar: Discover the work of the CPNI
Date: 18 January 2022, 13:00 – 14:00 GMT
CPNI is the UK government’s National Technical Authority for protective security advice to the UK national infrastructure. Their role is to protect national security by helping to reduce the vulnerability of the national infrastructure to terrorism and other threats.

CPNI is also a key stakeholder in DASA’s Security Rapid Impact Innovations competition, and works closely with other key government security departments, including the Home Office Homeland Security Group, Cabinet Office Civil Contingencies Secretariat and the Police, in particular the National Counter Terrorism Security Office.

Join this webinar for the opportunity to learn about the CPNI’s science and technology priorities, providing you with guidance on topics that may help you submit a proposal to DASA’s Security Rapid Impact Innovations competition.

What will be covered in the webinar?
  • Introduction to CPNI
  • CPNI science and technology priorities
  • What DASA does and how Security Rapid Impact Innovations works
  • Q&A

Register here

Webinar: Discover the work of UK Counter Terrorism Policing
Date: 23 February 2022, 13:00 – 14:00 GMT
CT Policing is a collaboration of UK police forces working with the UK intelligence community to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity.

Also a key stakeholder in DASA’s Security Rapid Impact Innovations competition, CT Policing’s activity spans four key streams of activity: Pursue, Protect, Prepare and Prevent. CT Policing is also engaged in Project Servator, visible police deployments designed to deter, detect and disrupt crime.

Join this webinar to learn about CT Policing’s science and technology priorities, and find out what innovations may be relevant to the Security Rapid Impact Innovations competition.

What will be covered in the event?
  • Introduction to CT Policing
  • CT Policing science and technology priorities
  • What DASA does and how Security Rapid Impact Innovations works
  • Q&A