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Dubai Municipality teams up with Huawei to expand and enhance digital services
will be able to simplify its operations by decoupling infrastructure from the intelligent software management platform .
Asmahan Al Zarooni , Director , Information Technology Department , Dubai Municipality , said : “ Dubai Municipality aims to take advantage of global technologies and best practices to bring real benefits to local communities . This latest project with Huawei will help us to realise that Digital Transformation , achieve substantial time and cost savings , and foster even more innovative services in the future .”
Dubai Municipality and Huawei have announced a collaboration project aimed at accelerating the Digital Transformation of the municipality ’ s infrastructure as well as enhancing its services to the public .
The project was unveiled during GITEX Technology Week 2020 , the region ’ s leading technology exhibitions taking place in Dubai , UAE . In recent years , Dubai Municipality has swiftly adopted a digital-first strategy while upgrading its legacy systems to make way for more scalable , efficient and secure services .
Tapping into Huawei ’ s vast experience in data centre technology , the municipality
Liujiawei , CEO , Huawei , added that : “ Today ’ s enterprise data centres carry a large number of vital services and are constantly evolving in an increasingly digital world .
“ We ’ re proud to be working with Dubai Municipality to look at the future of Dubai and the services being demanded by the public .”
EVOTEQ deploys AI-powered surveillance system for Bee ’ ah ’ s landfill security management
EVOTEQ , a UAE-based provider of digital solutions , has successfully launched EVOTEQ Smart Surveillance , an Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) -assisted surveillance and oversight system in response to the growing demand for modern asset surveillance and monitoring solutions . This advanced system has been deployed at the Middle East ’ s sustainability pioneer Bee ’ ah ’ s 92-hectare Al Sajaa landfill to provide world-class security and incident management .
The EVOTEQ Smart Surveillance sets a new industry standard in facility security management with advanced capabilities , including a network of AI-enabled and thermal detection smart cameras , nextgeneration Machine Learning algorithms and an integrated autonomous drone system .
A landfill site has several unique security requirements , from controlling site access and securing sophisticated machinery to monitoring environmental variables and ignition points among others . EVOTEQ Smart Surveillance replaces the traditional security approach of utilising closed-circuit television ( CCTV ) cameras and physical staff patrolling the grounds , through a digitalised , reactive and cost-effective solution .
Jihad Tayara , CEO , EVOTEQ , said : “ EVOTEQ Smart Surveillance is an advanced and customised digital solution and is the result of extensive consultations with Bee ’ ah to understand the challenges at hand and subsequently design a solution in a collaborative fashion .
“ With this offering , a single security staff member is fully empowered to monitor the site through the support of smart AIpowered systems .”
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