Police Accelerate Application of Scientific Security in the Field... Promoting 'Practical Implementation Pilot Project'

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The National Police Agency announced on the 28th that it will jointly promote the "Pilot Project for Promoting the Practical Application of Scientific Policing Public Research Outcomes" (hereinafter referred to as the Scientific Policing Practical Application Project) with the Ministry of Science and ICT. The blueprint is to support the practical application of scientific policing achievements, such as advanced forensic investigation techniques and equipment research and development, which the two agencies have been researching in connection, and apply them to actual policing sites.

The Scientific Policing Practical Application Project is largely divided into two categories. One is the short-term policing R&D technology practical application, which utilizes technologies at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5-6 within two years in policing sites, and the other is the practical application of basic and original research outcomes in the policing field, which discovers promising basic and original research results and links them to technology practical application. This year, the support scale includes three short-term policing R&D technology practical applications and three basic and original research outcome policing field technology practical applications.

The selected short-term policing R&D technology practical application projects include ▲development of a school violence information-providing chatbot ▲development of an integrated solution for low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle response ▲development of an intelligent legal pedestrian analysis program. Project execution by the lead research institutions is scheduled to begin next month.

The basic and original technology outcome policing field technology practical applications include ▲development of brainwave-based authenticity verification testing methods and equipment ▲development of IP cameras blocking security issues based on quantum technology ▲development of traffic enforcement equipment and operation platforms based on video analysis technology. After three months of communication with field police officers and refinement and concretization of the technology commercialization plan including business model design, the project is scheduled to start in July.

This project is particularly noteworthy because it supports the practical application of technologies owned by academia and private companies, and once development is completed, the police will utilize them, thereby increasing development efficiency and serving as an opportunity to strengthen policing capabilities. If commercialization is completed and technological competitiveness is secured, it is expected to also help spread the ‘policing Korean Wave’ through exports.

The police plan to link and operate field police officers responsible for each project so that the voices of frontline officers can be reflected during the technology development and practical application process. Through this, they intend to manage the research and development results so that they can be utilized and applied in actual policing sites. A National Police Agency official said, "By jointly promoting the practical application of policing technology by the two ministries, we expect to solve policing field problems with science and technology, expand the foundation for promoting scientific policing, and contribute to revitalizing the policing industry."

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