https://www.scmp.com/rss/327265/feed Koh Hong-Eng is a former Singaporean police officer with nearly 30 years of experience in the operational and technological aspects of law enforcement. At Huawei, he leads a team of experts who advise public safety agencies around the world how to use information communications technology (ICT) to counter evolving threats. Mr Koh graduated from the National University of Singapore with an honours degree in mathematics and holds an MBA with distinction from the University of Leeds in the UK. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Last month, public safety experts from 40 countries convened in Shenzhen to discuss ways of using information communications technology to make cities run more safely. While technology has been making cities safer since traffic lights were automated in 1922, the concept of “safe cities” has recently come under fire from those who say the growing presence of video cameras is just an excuse for Orwellian surveillance. Yet video cameras and other public safety technology support local economies and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2148860/big-brother-surveillance-how-video-cameras-can-make-cities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2148860/big-brother-surveillance-how-video-cameras-can-make-cities?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Jun 2018 02:00:30 +0000