Lanseria smart city initiative plans to deploy facial recognition

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Lanseria smart city initiative plans to deploy facial recognition
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Deployment Status Planned
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City Lanseria
Country South Africa
Involved Entities Unknown Institution 0091
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Technology Deployed Unknown Products 0099
Information Certainty Documented
Primary sources 1, 2
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Deployment Type Surveillance
runs search software
managed by Gauteng Provincial Government
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Summary Lanseng is set to become one of South Africas smart cities. The plans are currently under discussion as the proposal has been released. The plans feature the establishment of a CCTV network with facial recognition capabilities.


Deployment Purpose: Surveillance

Summary
Lanseng is set to become one of South Africas smart cities. The plans are currently under discussion as the proposal has been released. The plans feature the establishment of a CCTV network with facial recognition capabilities.



Location:

CityLanseria
Country South Africa
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Smart city efforts are planned for Lanseria. The plans include facial recognition.

The area around Lanseria airport was identified as a major corridor of development by the Gauteng government top build 30 new cities, with investments totalling over R100 billion. The Mega Project for Integrated Residential Development at Lanseria Airport City is designed to be a high-density mixed-use residential area of an urban plan in layout, infrastructure and economy that is centred on the airport. It is designed to promote a new city form of cross-cultural living 2

A planned mobile application would be used by residents for a variety of day-to-day functions and conveniences, as well as for reporting infrastructure and service delivery issues.  A citywide, closed- circuit television camera system has also been proposed, which will use facial recognition technology to identify lawbreakers 1

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  2. ^  "President Ramaphosa Is Preparing To Build a 5G-ready Smart Lanseria City". (2020) <https://techfinancials.co.za/2020/02/14/president-ramaphosa-is-preparing-to-build-a-5g-ready-smart-lanseria-city/> Accessed: 2022-12-06
  3. ^  "How inclusive will Lanseria smart city initiative really be?". (2022) <https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/how-inclusive-will-lanseria-smart-city-initiative-really-be-2022-08-15> Accessed: 2022-12-06