DHS: Dan Cotter discusses purpose of the new International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation
Dan Cotter, acting director of the first-responders group at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology directorate, explains how the International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation hopes to establish a global market for public-safety solutions that could reduce costs and drive innovation in the sector. Cotter spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson after the forum’s first meeting this week in Chicago.
Dan Cotter, acting director of the first-responders group at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology directorate, explains how the International Forum to Advance First Responder Innovation hopes to establish a global market for public-safety solutions that could reduce costs and drive innovation in the sector. Cotter spoke with IWCE’s Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson after the forum’s first meeting this week in Chicago. More information about the forum is available at http://www.firstresponder.gov/Pages/International-Forum-to-Advance-First-Responder-Innovation.aspx.