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project info
Start date: 1 June 2020
End date: 31 May 2022
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 371 728,21 €
EU contribution: 315 968,98 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2020
Managing authority: The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia
European Commission Topic

Cross-border Cooperation for Safety and Effectiveness of Public Services

The project aims to ensure efficient and high-quality public services in Šiauliai and Dobele by expanding the network of video surveillance cameras and establishing a city coordination center in Dobele. During the implementation of the project, regular partnership meetings will be organised, project activities will be coordinated, experience will be exchanged, and inter-institutional cooperation within the cross-border region will be strengthened. The city of Dobele will take over the positive experience of Šiauliai city for identifying and grouping the city problems, finding their solution, organizing the work of the city coordination center and establishing the Dobele city coordination center, organizing trainings for employees. A short number will also be configured in Dobele to provide information on the city problems. During the project implementation period, 15 new stationary cameras will be installed in public spaces in both cities, 15 stationary cameras with state number scanning function will be installed at entrances of both cities, drone will be purchased in Dobele to monitor difficult-to-reach places, 4 portable small video cameras (attachable to clothes) will be purchased to be used during inspections and raids, and 2 mobile video surveillance cameras to monitor problem areas will be introduced in Šiauliai. Both cities will procure the hardware and video analytics’ modules necessary for the efficient operation of the video surveillance network. During the project dissemination activities residents will be informed about coordination centers operating in both cities, short numbers of these centers will be promoted. The direct benefit of the project will be experienced by the residents of both project partners’ cities, as their safety will be ensured more effectively and it will be possible for the residents to report problems in the cities more easily.

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