Municipality of Rotterdam Joins the Impact Coalitie Safety & Security (ICSS)

On Wednesday, 20 May, the Municipality of Rotterdam officially joined the Impact Coalitie Safety & Security (ICSS) by signing a letter of intent. Rotterdam had already been participating in consultations and activities within the coalition for some time, but this signing formally confirmed its membership. The signing ceremony took place at The Hague City Hall and was carried out by Dennis Ravensbergen, CIO of the Municipality of The Hague, and Miriam Harika, Director of Supervision, Enforcement, Parking & Markets (THPM) of the Municipality of Rotterdam.

By joining the coalition, Rotterdam becomes part of a smart-city network of municipalities, police, knowledge institutions, and businesses working together to develop innovative solutions for urban safety and livability. Within the coalition, partners collaborate on the responsible use of technology and data to make cities safer, smarter, and more enjoyable for residents and entrepreneurs.

“We are very pleased that Rotterdam is joining the Impact Coalitie Safety & Security. Large cities face similar challenges in the areas of safety and livability, and innovative technology can play an important role in addressing them. This coalition highlights the importance of intensive collaboration between the G4 municipalities. It strengthens the many existing forms of cooperation within the G4,” said Dennis Ravensbergen, CIO of the Municipality of The Hague.

Collaborating on Smart and Livable Cities

The Directorate of Supervision, Enforcement, Parking and Markets (THPM) is joining the coalition on behalf of the Municipality of Rotterdam. For Rotterdam, the development and application of THPM is central: the targeted use of technology, data, and collaboration to improve urban livability.

“The Directorate of Supervision, Enforcement, Parking and Markets of the Municipality of Rotterdam is proud to become a member of the Impact Coalitie. Within the coalition, we work together with other cities to learn faster and jointly develop solutions for a livable public space,” said Miriam Harika.

The coalition brings together public and private partners to share knowledge, experiment with new technologies, and scale successful solutions to other cities. Key focus areas include camera surveillance, innovations to combat street harassment, scanning technologies, noise nuisance reduction, secure data collection and information sharing, cybersecurity for urban infrastructure, and the ethical use of AI.

ICSS aligns with current municipal and police priorities and agendas while stimulating local collaboration in digital innovation and data-driven working. In addition, ICSS provides space to test new applications in practice and learn collectively from experiences.

Joint Innovation for Safety and Livability

The Impact Coalitie Safety & Security now consists of the National Police and the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Eindhoven, Almere, and Apeldoorn. The coalition is supported by the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) and Security Delta (HSD).

The letter of intent outlines how partners within the coalition collaborate on the development and implementation of smart city solutions. The aim is not only to test innovations locally, but also to implement and scale them for broader use by other municipalities.

With the Municipality of Rotterdam joining the coalition, collaboration within the Impact Coalitie Safety & Security has been further strengthened, enabling partners to take new steps together towards innovative solutions for safe and livable cities across the Netherlands.

HSD helps orchestrate innovations and ecosystem breakthroughs that contribute to safer and more resilient cities by connecting knowledge, technology and public-private collaboration. This includes stimulating knowledge valorisation, technology transfer, new business cases, cross-sector collaboration and funding opportunities.

As coordinating partner of the Impact Coalition Safety & Security (ICSS), HSD brings together municipalities, the Dutch National Police, VNG and over 100 public and private partners to collaborate on 15–20 innovation projects each year focused on urban safety, digital resilience and the responsible use of technology in cities. Read more: https://veiligesmartcities.nl/documents/veilige-smart-cities/