Public Safety Innovation Center

Our Goals

Establish relationships for the exchange of concepts and best practices between the PSIC and other public safety organizations such as local responders, state agencies, commercial or non-profit groups, the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal government agencies/entities.

Seek out and assess new innovative technologies that could potentially aid and benefit public safety practitioners.

Assist in the development, testing, and validation of new technologies and equipment.

Identify, facilitate, and support new initiatives and pilot projects that will further the transition to practice and use of innovative technologies for public safety.

Identify and help implement and deliver public safety training, primarily around new technologies and capabilities.

Provide and/or coordinate provision of public safety Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to local and state public safety and other government entities in the Commonwealth. 

Continue to build upon the relationship with the Commonwealth Virginia Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security Secretariat and the federal Department of Homeland Security to advance public safety across various areas to include use of drones, specialized training activities, operational experimentation, IoT, and related technologies, emerging activities relating to Port security and safety, and other public safety centric technology advancement.