November 25 (SeeNews) - French software solutions provider Intersec said that Croatia has selected its GeoSafe technology as the basis for its new national public warning system (PWS).
“The decision sees Croatia adopting a best practice response to the European mandate that all EU member states must implement a modern digital public warning system by June 2022,” Intersec said in a statement on Wednesday.
Croatia's interior ministry and the civil protection directorate have been tasked with improving its current processes and introducing new communication channels to provide a single national system to alert citizens and visitors during crisis situations. A key requirement was the ability to target specific segments of the population in real time using mobile messaging, dependent on their changing position relative to the crisis.
Intersec said it won the project in an international tender, in which it partnered with Croatian software companies King ICT and GDI. The French company was one of four bidders for the project, it said.
Using a combination of cell broadcast and location-based SMS, Intersec GeoSafe provides the technology that will enable the interior ministry and the civil protection directorate to provide early warning and subsequent crisis communications in case of national emergencies such as floods, fires, epidemics or terrorist attacks.
All three national telecommunications operators in Croatia have confirmed their participation in the project, thereby ensuring coverage of Croatia, and enabling the government to reach up to 100% of mobile device users, Intersec said.