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At Wilson Mofya Chakulya Toll on the T3 Motorway in Zambia, a network of video cameras from Vivotek have been installed. The IB9367‐HT cameras in the lanes have smart motion detection. This means they can detect silhouettes and human activity. The VMS which the network is hosted on, Vivotek VAST 2, can have smart person and object detection. A brochure for VAST 2 states that Vivotek VAST facial recognition is fully integrated with the system. License plate recognition is definitely in use at the toll. +
The expansion of the nationwide network of Vumacam has extended to the municipality of eThekwini, of which the major city is Durban. In this municipality, Vumacam have partnered with private security company Ensure Security to deploy the camera network and develop fusion centres. An 'overwatch' network termed Neon will be deployed by Ensure Security. Approximately 2,400 cameras will de deployed across the city of Durban. Forensic facial recognition will most likely be used as police in this municipality plan to use facial recognition in their new policies. Some form of person detection or object detection may be in use as the system can detect 'irregular activity'. +
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From 2014 to 2018, Wellington City Council collaborated with NEC on a living lab project, investing over half a million dollars to use data and technology for city improvements. The initiative aimed to address begging, violence, and adapt to rising sea levels. A network of cameras and sensors was deployed to detect begging, violence, graffiti, and monitor foot traffic using Wi-Fi trackers. After spending $568,783, the pilot project concluded, with the council discontinuing the behavioral analytics exploration but integrating some cameras into the city's safety network. These cameras, especially at key points like the ASB Sports Centre and railway station, will remain for crowd monitoring, operating in partnership with the police. +
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Port officers (predominantly auxiliary police) and police forces in Malaysia use body-worn cameras with facial recognition capabilities. The cameras are supplied by YINU Technologies, a Chinese startup. They have been supplied since 2018. It is reported that they seek to implement real time facial recognition in the near future. +
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In 2009, ZTE Corporation won the bidding to install a camera network system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopa's capital. The surveillance division of ZTE, ZTE NetView, was drafted to install the system. In 2010 they installed cameras around major streets. The cameras provide 'real time' integrated surveillance of the city. While no biometric surveillance technologies appear to be in use, ZTE also provides these 'peace city' solutions to China where facial recognition is often a feature of the systems. Features such as facial recognition could easily be added to a system such as this. In Ethiopia, ZTE competes with Huawei for the biggest share in the ICT market. These moves are viewed by scholars as part of the Chinese Belt and Road initiative. +
In 10 cities of Cameroon, video surveillance deployments are being installed. The project involves the Chinese company ZTE. Authorities in Cameroon met with representatives of ZTE in 2002 to launch cooperation in this field. After several decades of preparations, the first cameras were deployed in 2007. The cameras support face recognition and 360-degree surveillance to match information with a specially created dataset containing facial images and finger prints of local inhabitants. +