MARDAN
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister for science and technology, sports and food Muhammad Atif Khan on Thursday launched Mardan’s Artificial Intelligence based ‘Pilot Safe City Project’ and ‘Paperless File Management System’ in Deputy Commissioner office.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information and Technology Board in collaboration with district police, DC Office and National Center of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) University of Engineering and Technology devised and implemented the projects, said a handout.
The projects include a holistic approach to achieving a safe city by deploying surveillance systems at critical junctions in a way that is smart as well as safe.
The system is supported with facial recognition capability and is backed by Artificial Intelligence (AI), which will enable the system to detect weapons, mobs, boundary breaches, and camera tampering. Separately, to ensure the public follow SOPs during disease outbreaks, the system can also detect who is wearing face masks and that appropriate social distancing protocols are being followed.
One of the more salient features of the project is that the AI-backed systems will significantly reduce human involvement in monitoring live events captured on CCTV cameras, eliminating room for human error.
Frequently, these cameras accumulate event data of no significant value; with AI-based technology, focus is brought to each targeted event and can immediately alert the relevant authorities.
Separately, in a bid to achieve both efficiency and transparency for the people of KP, the Paperless File Management System will automate the file tracking system of the DC’s office to streamline the internal work and documents flow between the Commissioners’ offices to the DC’s, and then subsequently to the teams involved in supporting the tasks.
As the first to implement such a system, the DC’s office in Mardan is paving the path forward on a solution that will be expanded to all DC offices in future.
This Paperless File Management System ensures the timely management of tasks and empowers the DCs to keep track of the workflow and counter any chances of data fudging. With the system in place, DC’s can also easily access files and processes outside of the office, and a KP-FMS mobile app enables officers to review files, mark them, check the status and even create files to ensure that files are progressing from one stage to the next.
Both projects are highly innovative and aim to support Mardan as a city with growth potential, and provide KP citizens with an opportunity to engage with a responsive and efficient government.
According to Minister Atif Khan, the project is in line with the Digital Pakistan vision that aims to develop and enhance security in cities, using advanced technology to improve quality of life, boost efficiency of city operations and services, and strengthen competitiveness, all in an effort to meet the security concerns of current and future generations.
“Through both the Safe City Mardan Project and the Paperless File Management System, we are building a future for Mardan that is safe and smart – one that improves quality of life for our communities, and saves time, energy and resources in the process.”
He concluded by stating that the file automation system at DC offices is part of our vision of bringing efficiency and transparency in the public interest to keep track of tasks assigned and reasons for delays.
