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The kick-off conference of the SmartProtect project was held on 26 October 2024, at the Public Institution Fire Service Center for Education and Technological Development Split-Vučevica.
The main goal of the project is to further enhance the capacities of emergency service organizations in the region and increase cross-border efficiency in responding to natural and man-made disasters, primarily focusing on forest fires, land degradation, illegal waste dumping, and sea pollution.
During the conference, the project was presented to representatives of the Croatian Fire Association (CFA), including Chief Fire Commander Slavko Tucaković and CFA President Ante Sanader. A workshop on advanced technologies, such as drones, satellite technology, and artificial intelligence, was also conducted, highlighting key activities of the SmartProtect project.
Workshop attendees included representatives from volunteer firefighting societies and public firefighting units, identified as future end users of these technologies.
The SmartProtect project was approved under the First Call for Proposals of the Interreg VI-A Programme Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro 2021-2027, specifically within Priority Axis 2: Green investments in environmental protection and effective risk management.
Project duration is 36 months and total budget is EUR 1,443,019.38.
Project consortium consists of three partners: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split (Lead partner), Municipality of Posušje and Split-Dalmatia County.
