Big Data Platform to Help Police Solve Crime
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DarkMatter, an international cyber security firm based in the UAE, is discussing with the Dubai Police to provide a surround data platform, developed to help solve and prevent crime. The company had previously worked with the Dubai Police under the Dubai Future Accelerators initiative.
Given the highly interconnected nature of modern digital environments, the amount of data being generated and exchanged among individuals, devices, systems and other entities has been growing exponentially. The ability to organise, interpret and utilise this data is fundamental to being able to make qualified and timely real-life decisions.
The Pegasus Big Data Platform, on which custom analytic solutions will be developed to help solve and prevent crime, is capable of processing billions of data points per day to power a variety of analytic solutions that generate critical insights in near real-time.
Faisal Al Bannai, the founder and CEO of DarkMatter, said: “This is an enormous endorsement of our technical capabilities, and we are looking forward to partnering with Dubai Police in developing and utilising innovative big data and analytic tools to create a safer living environment for all citizens.”
Al Bannai, while lauding Dubai Police’s proactive adoption of cutting-edge technology, told tradearabia.com that he saw huge benefit from leveraging timely and actionable information to help solve and prevent crime.
“We are proud to be a UAE-headquartered technology specialist that is able to provide the authorities with this level of fundamental capabilities,” he added.
Saif Al Aleeli, CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation, said: “It was only 150 days ago that this programme was a mere idea and we wondered whether we could turn Dubai into a testbed for innovation.”
“In September we opened our doors to the world’s most innovative companies to work side-by-side with leading government departments to solve future civic challenges. The results these companies have achieved over the 12 weeks of the programme have been remarkable,” noted Aleeli. “We have signed commercial agreements with 19 out of 30 companies, totaling $33.5 million,” he added.
