SIA’s Virtual GovSummit Proves Essential for Government-Focused Integrators
Among the topics addressed were COVID-19 relief measures, costs, impacts and opportunities, highlighting how, where and when billions of dollars of relief funding could help the security industry.
The inability to attend industry events during the pandemic has been unfortunate, but one of the positive things to come of it has been the pivot many organizations have done to continue to bring value to the marketplace through virtual versions. Moreover, this shift has allowed broader audiences access to the presentations and information than ever before, and for much less cost.
Such is the case for the Security Industry Association (SIA), which produced the first day of its GovSummit 2021 on April 28. The event offers a particularly unique structure for 2021, with its second- and third-day agendas being deployed on June 9 and Sept. 21 (as opposed to all days running consecutively).
Although I have not been able to travel in recent years to the onsite edition of this conference, in this format I was pleased to be able to now attend. With a host of subject matter experts and government officials among the speakers, the material is essential for security contractors to the federal and local government markets.
Among the pertinent segments for security integrators was “The American Rescue Plan Act, Infrastructure Modernization and the Role of Safety and Security Solutions,” which included panelists from Convergint Technologies and Motorola Solutions.
They addressed COVID-19 relief measures, costs, impacts and opportunities, highlighting how, where and when billions of dollars of relief funding could help the security industry.
Looking out through 2024, the group noted security needs and likely allocations in not only all levels of government but also the education and critical infrastructure sectors.
Among the systems and solutions in demand: contactless access control, including biometric credentials; surveillance camera expansions/upgrades; video analytics for social distancing, people-counting/occupancy detection; exposure reporting tools, and license plate recognition; cybersecurity; temperature screening/thermal imaging; PSIM; communications equipment; and technology maintenance/service.
Check out the slideshow above for more insights from the first edition of GovSummit 2021. For more info, go to govsummit.securityindustry.org.
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Scott Goldfine
Scott Goldfine is the marketing director for Elite Interactive Solutions. He is the former editor-in-chief and associate publisher of Security Sales & Integration. He can be reached at [email protected].
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