AI-enhanced bodycams among advanced police gear China shows developing nations

The equipment was displayed at the three-day Global Public Security Cooperation Forum, which runs in the coastal city of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, until Thursday.

According to state broadcaster CCTV, the exhibition’s theme is “Security Sharing, Development Integration”.

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“Through this showcase, we hope to provide adaptive solutions to the security needs of different countries and regions, so that everyone can gain something here,” Yu Bing, deputy director of the First Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security, said in an interview with CCTV that aired on Tuesday.

CCTV said the exhibition focused on five categories: criminal technology, police protective gear, vehicles, counterterrorism and rescue, and command and communication. Items on display include firearms, motorcycles, drones and other police equipment.

A notable feature was an intelligent command centre system, which incorporates a body camera with AI-assisted facial recognition. A supplier interviewed by CCTV said the body camera could be linked to the facial data of high-risk or sensitive individuals, and during police patrols it could use AI algorithms to identify facial features, issue alerts and simultaneously send information to the command centre.

“Once we locate the suspect’s position, we use the map displayed on the large screen on the system to mark the area. Within that area, we can identify the police officers equipped with radios and dispatch them to the scene for the arrest,” the vendor said.

The CCTV report said the system’s terminal was the shape of a smartphone and reinforced with military-grade drop resistance for police operational environments.

South China Morning Post