The task of the European Police Office (Europol) is to provide a support service for the national agencies of European Member States. Aside from collecting and exchanging intelligence, Europol cooperates with Member States on counter-terrorism actions by establishing National Units and Joint Investigation …

The disruptive rise of the sharing economy has revolutionized the field of consumption of things and influenced many associated areas. Participation in these social innovations is an important phenomenon and people are exploring and expanding the further possibilities of the sharing economy with emerging technologies …

The growing appetite of cities is one of the greatest future challenges. There is no set menu for meeting this appetite, but a trend is observed in which city authorities focus on region-based food provision. Regionalism is motivated by the importance of increased self-reliance. Besides, regional food …

All over the world, objects are increasingly connected in networks such as the Industrial Internet of Things. Interconnections, intercommunications and interactions are driving the development of an entirely new whole in the form of the Industrial Internet of Things. Communication and interaction are …

In this short paper, we give an overview on how this major trend is unfolding and, specifically, how it affects cities. We take the following starting points: • Digitalization is a strong force that “happens” everywhere in the (urban) society. It has positive and negative effects – explored later in …

When datasets are collected and accessed legitimately, they must still be used appropriately according to policies, guidelines, rules, laws, and/or the (current) preferences of data subjects. Any inconsistency between the data collection and data usage processes can conflict with many principles of privacy …

Today’s military missions are often broad in scope and face a multitude of political, socio-economic, and security challenges. Enemy-centric intelligence is therefore no longer sufficient. Based on their experiences in Afghanistan, retired General Michael T. Flynn and his colleagues noted that U.S. …

The Global Positioning System has long been a great tool for militaryand, of course, civilianactivities, but the militarys heavy reliance on it also makes it a likely target. Due to the character of the satellite navigation system, security vulnerabilities exist that threaten information continuity and …

Understanding the nature of the war, and the broader strategic and operational environment is of great importance for effective decision-making. However, most of todays military missions are multidimensional having military, political, economic, and judicial aims. As a result, military organizations …

Understanding the nature of the war, and the broader strategic and operational environment is of great importance for effective decision-making. However, most of today ’ s military missions are multidimensional having military, political, economic, and judicial aims. As a result, military organizations …