Land Transport Security

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Land Transport Security Alan Gascoyne Australia
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• Importance of deterring attacks on transport
  systems has grown in importance.
• Moving beyond traditional challenges such as
  prevention of aircraft hijacking.
• Encompasses all modes, including mass transport
  where different solutions need to be considered.

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• education and training
• application of new technologies
• improving passenger awareness
• risk based assessment of mitigation arrangements

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Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007

• The Mass land Transport Modes vision is a
  secure, resilient transit system that leverages
  public awareness, technology, and layered
  security programs while maintaining the efficient
  flow of passengers and encouraging the expanded
  use of mass transit services.

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Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007

• IWGLTS
• APEC TWG
• Ad-Hoc Conferences

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Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007

• International Working Group on land Transport
  Security (IWGLTS)
• meetings
• projects

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Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007

• APEC TWG
• Surface Transport Security Points of Contact

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Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007

• Ad-Hoc Conferences
• provide focus on Ministerial agreed actions

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Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007
Co-hosted by Australia and the Philippines Funded
by Australia
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Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007

• Objectives
• To assist in the further building of
  cooperative relationships
• To provide an opportunity for sharing of best
  practices

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Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007

• Timing
• Late November 2007
• possibly 21st - 22nd

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• Themes
• Counter-terrorism measures versus efficient
  mass passenger land transport.
• New and emerging technologies in land transport
  security
• Security planning from prevention through to
  recovery

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• Supplements other more formal arrangements
• brings together a range of international experts

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Chinese Taipei, 9-13 July 2007

• Other APEC Member Economies may decide to hold
  future conferences/seminars.

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• IWGLTS
• APEC TWG
• Conferences/Seminars