Building New Markets

Emergency Services Industry - USA Homeland Security

One of the fastest-growing industry groups in the USA is homeland security, a sector that has grown to include more than 30,000 companies doing business with the federal government today in contrast to just nine only seven years ago.

Since 11 September 2001, the US Department of Homeland Security and its agencies have paid private contractors at least $130 billion.

The Department of Homeland Security and its agencies have spent at least $45 billion - about a third of its contract expenditure - on data-processing services from companies such as IBM and ITS.

$23 billion has been spent on alarm and security systems such as baggage screening machines. Other big-budget Homeland Security requirements include guard services, radio navigation and printing and bookbinding equipment.*

*Source: forbes.com

India - Homeland Security

India's homeland security agencies - which primarily consist of the paramilitary forces, state and central police forces and the intelligence agencies, all under the aegis of the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs - received a substantial 25% increase in their budget spending for 2009-10.

The paramilitary forces have been allocated INR 21,634.15 crore ($4.3 billion) for 2009-10, against INR 17,354 crore ($3.4 billion) in 2008-09.*

*Source: indesec-expo.com

Humanitarian Aid Market

The general aim of humanitarian aid is to help people in developing countries, particularly the most vulnerable. There are many organisations, including the UN, peacekeeping missions and development aid organisations, which undertake humanitarian work and have many of the same requirements as the military in terms of hardware, support and logistics.

The principal objectives of such aid are:

• to provide the necessary assistance and relief to people affected by longer-lasting crises arising, in particular, from outbreaks of armed conflict or natural disasters
• to help to finance the transport of aid and efforts to ensure that it is accessible to those for whom it is intended
• to carry out short-term rehabilitation and reconstruction work, especially on infrastructure and equipment, with a view to facilitating the arrival of relief

All of the above objectives require companies to supply numerous products and services including food, clothing, transportation, construction materials, printing of posters and leaflets to help the relief effort, and training and manufacturing services to name but a few.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) spent $239,617 million* on its requirements for implementing its activities at HQ and in the field.

*Source: OCHA - Annual Reports

Humanitarian aid tender opportunities now available in DCI

Due to overwhelming customer feedback and in order to continuously improve and develop the DCI service, DCI now includes worldwide humanitarian aid tender opportunities in addition to defence and emergency services tender opportunities.

There has been a great deal of interest in the humanitarian aid market and so, to satisfy customer demand to supply to this sector, humanitarian aid tenders will now be available within DCI. A clear synergy exists between the defence and humanitarian aid markets, with numerous defence suppliers also able to sell their products and services to the humanitarian aid sector.

This market will open up new opportunities for your company to supply your products and services to a growing industry.

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