1. Slide 1 Improving Public Safety Interoperability: A Strategic Risk Management Issue CITIG Briefing to NPSTC Board March, 2010

2. Slide 2 CITIG Successes Over 500 individuals CITIG members 15 projects supported with CPRC funding, through the CITIG partnership Ten regional CITIG Forums from coast to coast to coast, two Vendor Outreach Forums and three National Workshops Helped fund projects in NB, ON, PQ, Nfld, YT & BC. NB Interop Plan & Three Province Radio.

3. Slide 3 Case Study #1 Regional/X-Border Interoperability Planning

4. Slide 4 Case Study #2 Calgary Fire & CTF 2 http://www.safecomprogram.gov/NR/rdonlyres/F8329141-4FD5-4053-97C1- 6DD3E2B413ED/0/MBRFactSheet1.pdf Also: NASA HUSAR Training Supported by CPRC

5. Slide 5 CCIP Vision We can communicate anywhere, anytime, with anyone, as required and as authorized Interoperability is a way of life and part of our culture

6. Slide 6 CCIP Goals Goal 1: To establish a sustainable national governance structure that is empowered, resourced, representative and is accountable for their actions Goal 2: To create universal understanding at all levels and to gain support on the issue from public, first responders, operational decision makers, and policy makers Goal 3: To implement a multi-disciplinary interoperable system of systems nationally and to identify and harmonize interoperability standards and requirements 6

7. Slide 7 CCIP Goals (Continued) Goal 4: Jointly developed Standard Operating Procedures that are effective, adaptive and scalable Goal 5: Regular comprehensive region- wide training and exercises focused on voice interoperability Goal 6: Daily use of interoperability tools, procedures and technology to make it second nature when the need arises 7

8. Slide 8 Action Plans Six Action Plans to date to Support Goals and Vision  Action Plan 1 – Awareness Campaign  Action Plan 2 – Governance  Action Plan 3 – Interoperability Development Centre/Centre of Excellence  Action Plan 4 – National Voice Communications Assessments and Evaluations  Action Plan 5 – Standards and Requirements  Action Plan 6 – National Plain Talk Initiative 8

9. Slide 9 Action Plan #3 — The PSIC Promote Canadian innovation and industrial competitiveness and enhance the safety and security of Canadians Focus on the five tracks of the SAFECOM© Interoperability Continuum Wesley Clover was working on parallel track — discussions of integration centre with Industry Canada Terry Mathews speaks at National Workshop in Nov. 2009 in Halifax and joint plans set in motion

10. Slide 10 The PSIC… Proposed mission is to facilitate collaboration and cooperation across all elements of the SAFECOM continuum [Governance, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Technology, Training/Exercises, Usage] to lead to continuous improvements in Canadian public safety interoperability within Canada and abroad to the benefit of responders, industry and Canadians

11. Slide 11 Work to Date and Way Ahead Preliminary meetings with variety of players (Public Safety Canada, Industry Canada, Communications Research Centre, CPRC, CATAAlliance, etc.) Setting up a working group to move the initiative forward — WG Meeting March 22 nd – 24 th Joint letter from CACP, CAFC, EMSCC and CATA to Minister Spreading the word and talking to potential partners – including DHS, FCC, NIST

12. Slide 12 CITIG Next Steps Second Cross-Border Forum – Public Safety agencies, government and academia only – September 13- 15 th in Windsor CATA VOF #3 – Halifax, Sept. 28 th & 29 th Fourth National Public Safety Interoperability Workshop, December 5 th to 8 th, Victoria, BC www.capc.ca for detailswww.capc.ca Ongoing Regional Forums across Canada

13. Slide 13 Thank You! Rick Finn Superintendent York Regional Police 276@yrp.ca 905-830-0303 x7900