In late October 2019 BSWExeteco’s delegation of correctional services experts flew to Argentina to attend the ICPA’s 21st AGM and Annual Conference. Our team were honored to play an active role in the “Prison work as a rehabilitation measure” talk, one of conference’s most highly attended and noteworthy sessions. The ICPA Annual Conference is one of the…

IFSEC International is the biggest security exhibition in Europe with 27,000 security professionals in attendance every year. The event takes place over three days in London and features hundreds of different vendors offering a diverse range of security products and solutions. A delegation of HLS experts from BSWi had the honor to participate in the…

As drone use become more prevalent, governments are being forced to rush through new legislation in order to combat threats and disruption caused by UAV activity. Following the grounding of hundreds of flights at London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports in 2018 and 2019, the British government is working on a new Drones Bill that aims…

A survey of the security industry has highlighted the importance of embracing digital transformation to combat the rapidly evolving threat landscape. Over 200 senior physical security leaders from a range of industries participated in the study carried out jointly by Microsoft and Accenture. The results showed that security organizations often fail to proactively tackle potential…

The world is facing a housing crisis with the supply of new houses failing to meet the escalating demand. The 2016 UN Habitat report states that one billion new homes are required by 2025 with an estimated cost of $9-11 trillion. There are already around 850 million people living in ‘informal’ settlements with inflated rents…

The Pathways for Prosperity Commission has just published a new report entitled ‘Positive Disruption: Health and education in a digital age’. The commission was launched in January 2018 by Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government with the aim of exploiting frontier technologies to improve the lives of the world’s poorest communities. The report explores the…

Hong Kong’s Correctional Services department has proposed providing all inmates with a tablet computer for social and educational purposes. Part of the region’s ‘smart prison’ initiative, the scheme would allow prisoners to send emails to authorized recipients, access educational material, and listen to radio programs. The proposed scheme is part of a larger, global trend…

BSWi is proud to announce its participation in the annual ICPA (International Corrections and Prisons Association) conference. The event will be held at the Hotel Panamericano in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 27 October to 1 November 2019. Our representative will be speaking about one of the most topical subjects in the world of correctional facilities:…