Caribbean Olympic Committees join Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: The Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) has announced that it has become a new member of the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) and expressed its full support and commitment in the further development of the alliance. CANOC joins over 40 international organisations from all sectors of the... Read More
Security: assessing the future of sport security and technology
Andrew Cooke – Director Security Operations The safety and security threats facing sporting events and venues have increased in complexity over the past decade, with security and safety managers needing to anticipate a range of threats, from traditional crowd-management issues to cyber disruption, drone attacks, militant activism, lone wolf attacks, severe weather conditions, and as... Read More
It’s time to kick corruption out of sport
With the World Economic Forum taking place in Davos this week James H. Cottrell, Partner, Deloitte has written an article underlining the need for sport to form a new alliance of actors willing to help find solutions to the challenges it faces Read more at the World Economic Forum website
Save the Dream and IAPESGW sign partnership to empower young women through sport
In what is a symbolic and significant announcement to mark International Women’s Day, Save the Dream and the International Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women (IAPESGW) have announced a partnership to help empower young women and girls around the world through the power of sport. Adding to its recent global projects... Read More
ICSS and QOC Host Save the Dream Workshop
Media ReleasesMedia ReleasesMedia ReleasesFollowing a request from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Save the Dream organised a full day workshop with senior officials from the region’s National Olympic Committees in Doha. The event was hosted by the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC). Dr. Thani Al Kuwari, QOC Secretary General welcomed the participants highlighting Save the Dream’s... Read More
International Students Graduate as Certified Sport Safety and Security Professionals
Students from five countries and three continents graduated as Certified Sport Safety and Security Professionals this week as they completed the final module of the International Advanced Studies Programme on Sport Safety and Security Management – a joint educational initiative run by the International Centre for Sport Security in partnership with SRH University Heidelberg. Beginning... Read More
Eaton’s Take on Tennis
Media ReleasesChris Eaton – My take on recent match fixing allegations in Tennis Over the past few years almost all international association sports, and in fact many national boutique association sports, have been exposed for their integrity vulnerability. On the basis of the recent (January 2016) BBC/Buzzfeed expose, Tennis is again publicly exposed for both... Read More
Cutting costs, not corners: Security and redefining its role in major event planning
Andrew Cooke – Director Security Operations Over the last few years, the increase in costs to host major sport events has been astonishing. As a result, in the midst of a global economic downturn, many countries have shied away from bidding and hosting major sport events due to the huge investment and infrastructure needed to... Read More
Commonwealth Games Federation and ICSS EUROPE sign agreement to protect and safeguard sport
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has announced a collaboration with the International Centre for Sport Security Europe (ICSS EUROPE) to work together to help protect and safeguard Commonwealth sport. As part of the far-reaching cooperation agreement, the CGF and ICSS EUROPE will work in partnership to promote the highest standards of good governance, transparency and... Read More
Save the Dream backs learning mobility project ahead of 2017 Mediterranean Games
The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) through its Save the Dream initiative has joined forces with academic institutes and sports organisations in nine European countries to help deliver an EU-funded learning mobility scheme aimed at educating athletes from the Mediterranean Basin in the lead up to the 2017 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain. The... Read More