Kemea
Description
The Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) is a think tank on homeland security policies and an established research centre since 2005 within the Hellenic Ministry of Citizen Protection, aiming to support security policy implementations in Greece, at a strategic level. Specifically, the activities KEMEA is involved in include a) the certification of practitioners in private security professions at the national level, b) research and development in the context of National and European projects in close cooperation with LEAs, working under the auspices of the Ministry of Citizen Protection and c) training of practitioners in new systems and technologies. A main objective of KEMEA is to bring together all national Law Enforcement Agencies (Police, Fire Service, Coast Guard, Civil Protection agency, etc.) and to enable them to collaborate, interconnecting them with corresponding organisations, especially through its participation in numerous National and EC R&D projects. Furthermore, KEMEA is appointed as the Greek “National Contact Point” for the implementation of Directive 2008/114/EC, regarding the protection of European Critical Infrastructures.
Role in the project
The Center for Security Studies (KEMEA) is a think tank on homeland security policies and an established research centre since 2005 within the Hellenic Ministry of Citizen Protection, aiming to support security policy implementations in Greece, at a strategic level. Specifically, the activities KEMEA is involved in include a) the certification of practitioners in private security professions at the national level, b) research and development in the context of National and European projects in close cooperation with LEAs, working under the auspices of the Ministry of Citizen Protection and c) training of practitioners in new systems and technologies. A main objective of KEMEA is to bring together all national Law Enforcement Agencies (Police, Fire Service, Coast Guard, Civil Protection agency, etc.) and to enable them to collaborate, interconnecting them with corresponding organisations, especially through its participation in numerous National and EC R&D projects. Furthermore, KEMEA is appointed as the Greek “National Contact Point” for the implementation of Directive 2008/114/EC, regarding the protection of European Critical Infrastructures.