PSCR: Craig Connelly highlights Tech to Protect Challenge with $2.2 million prize purse

Craig Connelly, the Prize Competition and Challenge Specialist at the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) division of NIST, highlights features of the Tech to Protect Challenge, which will let participants compete for a piece of $2.2 million in prize money by developing public-safety-specific solutions in 10 key focus areas.

Tech to Protect will begin in earnest this weekend, when participants can attend one of multiple regional in-person events. In addition, people can participate online, with final submissions due on Nov. 15. Competitors and public-safety personnel who want to volunteer in the program as judges/advisors can get more information about the Tech to Protect Challenge at https://www.techtoprotectchallenge.org/.