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Introducing the 10th issue
of the IcARUS Newsletter!
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In this edition, we embark on the final year of the four-year project and contemplate what lies ahead.
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IcARUS at the 8th Security, Democracy & Cities Conference in Brussels, Belgium - March 20-22, 2024
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The IcARUS project will have a stand at Efus’ Security, Democracy & Cities conference! Come and learn more about the project:
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The six partner cities (Lisbon, Nice, Riga, Rotterdam, Stuttgart and Turin) will pitch their new tools.
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IcARUS partners will participate as speakers in several thematic sessions: Daniel Trottier on Communication, transparency, fake news, social media, Daniel Gatica-Perez on Technology and AI and Mónica Diniz on Cities and local police forces.
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Through real and documented examples of urban security challenges faced by cities, participants will experiment with some design thinking approaches focusing on the project’s methodology. This session: “How to use the design thinking method in urban security at the local level?” will be with Maud Ridoux (Makesense) and Massimo Fattori (Erasmus University).
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The members of the IcARUS Expert Advisory Board (EAB) and the Consultative Committee of Cities (CCC) will also present their work, for instance: Patrick Charlier (UNIA) on preventing discriminatory violence, while Malin Martelius (Malmö) and Werner Vanherle (Mechelen) on their local prevention models.
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| Review the recent progress in the project below:
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Continuing the IcARUS video series "IcARUS Tools in a Flash: City Interviews"! In this edition, we'll feature the City of Rotterdam. Stay tuned for interesting insights and highlights.
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City of Rotterdam
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Join Policy Advisor Emile Goijvaerts in this video as he delves into the case of the City of Rotterdam! Emile discusses local crime, the significance of a multistakeholder approach, the World Café method: a collaborative approach involving businesses established in the eponymous industrial part with the aim of countering organised crime, and more.
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Discover the insights behind these aspects in the video HERE
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Training local practitioners in using the IcARUS tools
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Between November 2023 and January 2024, the project partners conducted a series of training sessions for local practitioners on how to use the six IcARUS tools and ensure a gender-inclusive approach is embedded throughout their deployment.
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| Read full article HERE |
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Authors: Dr Natalie Higham-James (University of York) and Marta Pellón Brussosa (Efus)
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Social Acceptability in IcARUS – Plus Ethics at the first Congress of Students of Criminology
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In November, Plus Ethics presented the IcARUS project at the first Congress of Criminology Students
held at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Spain).
One of the IcARUS project partners, Plus Ethics seeks to redefine ethical considerations in crime prevention, aligning with a global shift towards a comprehensive approach that integrates social sciences
for a holistic understanding of societal change.
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| Read full article HERE |
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Authors: Alejandro Nicolás-Sánchez & PLUS ETHICS
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Design Thinking proves to be a good methodology for public policy
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Three years into the IcARUS project, the time has come to evaluate the benefits of using the Design Thinking methodology for public policy, based on the real-life experience of partner cities Lisbon, Nice,
Riga, Rotterdam, Stuttgart and Turin.
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| Read full article HERE |
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Authors: Massimo Fattori & Hind Serkouh (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
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Innovative results for local democracies
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Markus Pausch, from the SUAS Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, which is a partner in IcARUS, explains that the project feeds into the University’s teaching and network of students in social sciences.
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| Read full article HERE |
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Authors: Markus Pausch (FH Salzburg)
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IcARUS Showcases Innovations at Council for European Studies (CES) in Lyon, France - July 3-5, 2024
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Our panel will offer initial insights into the results of IcARUS and how the project has enhanced our comprehension and approach to the concept of 'Radicality'.
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| Read full article HERE |
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Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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