Two Singapore government agencies, the Singapore Economic Development Board (SEDB) and Ministry of Home Affairs have launched a smart and Safe City Test Bed project, which includes the development and live testing of advanced analytics, such as video analytics, e-sensing and smart city sensors. The project was awarded to Cassidian, a worldwide provider in defense and security solutions; together with its local partner NCS.
Two Singapore government agencies, the Singapore Economic Development Board (SEDB) and Ministry of Home Affairs have launched a smart and Safe City Test Bed project, which includes the development and live testing of advanced analytics, such as video analytics, e-sensing and smart city sensors. The project was awarded to Cassidian, a worldwide provider in defense and security solutions; together with its local partner NCS.
The test bed project a research and development initiative, will be established and trialed in Singapore. Advanced analytics will provide added intelligence and operational benefits to the government agencies involved –the police and civil defense forces – as well as public urban transport, environmental and utility agencies, with the objective of keeping Singapore safe and secure.
"This government assisted test bed program will enable companies like Cassidian and NCS to use Singapore as a unique ‘Living Laboratory', creating concepts and solutions which can be commercialized given the growing demand worldwide for safe city solutions," said Gian Yi-Hsen, Director of the Safety and Security Industry Program Office from SEDB.
“Smart technologies will establish new paradigms on inter-agency coordination and automate processes that traditionally require tedious work,” said Anselm Lopez, Director Capabilities Development and International Partnerships of the Ministry of Home Affairs. “We hope our partnership with Cassidian will drive new standards in safety and security operations with wide public-private application.”
“Advanced analytics integrated with smart sensors can enhance data analysis for better decision-making, and can help anticipate problems to solve urban issues,” said Chia Wee Boon, CEO, NCS. “We are indeed excited about implementing safe city technologies that will enhance the level of connectivity and intelligence in Singapore's infrastructure.”
The goal of this test bed will be to extract value out of existing silo sensors by integrating and building advanced analytics into existing systems. Results from the test bed will be showcased at Singapore's biannual World Cities Summit in June 2014, an event organized by the Singapore government agency Center for Liveable Cities. The integrated safe city concept emphasizes that sensor data becomes more valuable when shared across different city agencies and applications, and when processed into actionable and intelligent information.