The Ministry of Interior not only through its number of advanced initiatives and smart technologies is protecting peace and security of the country but has also won pride for the country when it recently received awards for its smart security innovations.
The Ministry of Interior last week won top places and a gold medal in the field of smart security innovations at the 11th International Inventions Exhibition in the Middle East held in Kuwait.
Four innovative devices of the Ministry of Interior won honour for the country including Smart Security Investigator; Security Robot; Automatic Detector for Explosives and Drugs; and Smart Vest which shows Ministry’s commitment to its duty and dedicated professionalism.
There is no doubt that by introducing smart systems at Hamad International Airport, country’s sea and land borders and inside the country, the security officials have successfully made Qatar a safest place to live in.
Qatar recently retained its global distinction as the safest country among Arab countries and globally by winning first place in terms of safety and security among 118 countries, according to the annual report of the crime index 2019 issued by ‘Numbeo’ the world’s largest database of user contributed data about cities and countries worldwide last month.
Numbeo provides current and timely information on world living conditions including cost of living, housing indicators, health care, traffic, crime and pollution.
Qatar scored a total of 13.26 points in crime index, being the lowest scorer of the points starting from zero to hundred points. According to this classification the State of Qatar came in the forefront of the safest countries with a score of (86.74) points in safety index during the current year.
Back to recent achievement of winning awards for smart security innovations, the Smart Security Investigator of the Ministry of Interior contributes to enhancing security within Hamad International Airport and other ports of the state, to uncover the prohibited things and facilitate the work of airport security personnel in securing vital facilities.
Similarly, the Smart Security Robot can detect suspects at the airport and identify the faces of those wanted through fingerprint. It also helps for detection of weapons and explosives and the detection of counterfeit currency and fake credit cards. The robot recognises suspicious people by measuring the heartbeat if it exceeds the normal limit giving a signal to the security man.
The invention, which won the gold medal, was a ‘smart jacket’ that cools the body of the worker working in the external hot sites. This jacket features an intelligent system that measures the body’s vital signals, such as heart impulses and breathing times, and draws its energy through a solar cell fitted with a jacket.
