Sicurezza and Sicurtech Expo. The exhibitions Sicurezza and Sicurtech Expo, encompassing a 4-day of business, professional update, training and technologies and closing today, made the point in the world of security and safety, having had respectively 563 exhibitors at Sicurezza (including direct exhibitors and respresented Companies), of which 193 from abroad, and 163 exhibitors at Sicurtech Expo, of which 35 from abroad, covering an overall exhibition area of 65,000 m2. The exhibitions have been visited by 28,000 qualified professionals.

The greeting from the Chief of State Giorgio Napoletano fulfilled the success of the two exhibitions; he expressed his thanks for the aims and purposes of the international events that Fiera Milano Tech dedicated to the security and safety topics, highlighting how “this year’s exhibitions will represent a useful opportunity in order to show in the appropriate way the most advanced solutions for health and safety at work and for security in the widest meaning, from places to the environment”.

Security and Safety represent two sectors that in the period in which we live, characterised by insecurity, both global and local, are becoming more an more important. Flagship of the two exhibitions was the ability of presenting organically the cutting-edge innovations in these sectors, using an effective combined formula where the two events represent the innovation engines both for the products exhibited and for the conference offer.

Among the products displayed a system for safe escape in the event of a fire emergency, easily usable by everybody, including children, wireless alarm systems, innovative workwear clothing featuring unique technologies and classic products fully functional but presenting a brand new catchy design.

New Conference Focus

The presence of Institutions and of all the Security Forces had great relevance for the events, which have been visited also by the Undersecretary for Economy and Finance Luigi Casero: all the Security Forces involved carried into the exhibitions man and vehicles, instruments and cutting-edge technologies of recent application for the security of citizens, of the Nation and of all the critical infrastructures, giving the professionals visiting the exhibitions the possibility to get a direct experience of the most interesting market novelties.

Like the non-pollutant electric car, which enables to monitor the walking persons or the remote controlled plane inspecting the territory and controls its security. “Sicurezza and Sicurtech – underlined indeed the Governor of Regione Lombardia, Roberto Formigoni during the opening conference – represent very important opportunities to learn how the technology evolutions related to the field of security and safety reach nowadays remarkable levels, and support the security sector reform that the Lombardy Regional Authority has implemented in these years on a wide territory comprised of more than 10 millions citizens”.

The new conference focus of international interest was represented by the topical subject of Homeland Security, encompassing products, systems and services for global security, a theme which, declined in different frameworks, offered an opportunity for sharing experiences at National and International level, where the most advanced Countries in terms of this specific sector were invited to present their best products and systems.

Safety and Security

In the very rich conference activity, one of the main actors has been, inter alia, the subject of health and safety at work: on the construction sites, in the transport of hazardous goods, in the industrial plants and in other critical situations. In this sector, ASL Città di Milano organised very interesting conferences.

The first one, promoted with IPA International Police Association, presented “Accidents prevention on construction sites. The training of the Police force engaged in accident prevention on construction sites”; the second, “Safety management in large scale construction work”, organised together with Fiera Milano Tech.

Expressly in consideration of the high-status profile reached by the two exhibitions, Regione Lombardia held on the morning of 28 November, closing day of the event, The General Assembly for Security concerning the Region of Lombardy, which provided an opportunity for debate on the topics related to Civil Defence, Local Police and health and safety in the workplace.

The next edition of Sicurezza and Sicurtech Expo will take place in fieramilano from 23. to 26. November 2010.

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