01 February 2020

The Expo 2020 Dubai organising committee said that it is looking for cutting-edge innovations and the latest technologies that will support the delivery of a safe and secure global event.

With the world’s eyes on Dubai for six months starting October 20, 2020, Expo 2020 Dubai will host around 60 live shows averaging more than 15 hours of daily entertainment. As 192 participating countries and an anticipated 25 million visitors prepare to descend on the emirate, there is a lot at stake for Dubai and the UAE as it hosts the first World Fair ever to be held in the region.

Small to medium enterprises operating in the security sector recently met over a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event to learn more about Expo 2020’s security requirements and the opportunities for participation, and to pitch their products and services directly to the Expo team.

And while small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were urged to innovate, multinational corporations were encouraged to play a part in ensuring that security would be paramount throughout the event’s Dubai South site, which will have one of the world’s largest installations of smart building technologies.

The regional contingency of Chinese video surveillance giant, Hikvision Middle East, which is advancing artificial intelligence (AI)-driven and machine learning technologies for advanced security is also readying to make its presence felt at Expo 2020 Dubai. Its regional president Binson Xu says the show will set the scene for future security at major events and will headline the entertainment and tourism propositions of the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

In advance of Expo 2020 Dubai, Hikvision Middle East rolled out new technologies at Intersec, a leading trade fair for security, safety and fire protection held in Dubai last month.

With security uppermost on the Expo 2020 infrastructure agenda, an entire segment of the Intersec Future Security Summit was given over to security.  

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