Dubai: The Dubai Police has recently organised an international forum on Drones to exchange expertise, explore future opportunities, and review best practices and global benchmarks about the emerging technology.  

His Excellency Major General Abdullah Ali Al Ghaithi, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Operations Affairs at Dubai Police, witnessed the Forum's official launch, which seeks to develop solutions and tackle potential challenges to using drones and their use and features related futuristic technical solutions.

Al Ghaithi said that drones possess high capabilities and technical specifications that facilitate police operations, most notably thermal and optical imaging, sensors, sirens, and direct integration with command and control centres. 

"By gathering drones experts and specialists under one roof, we seek to utilise drones in enhancing security and safety and achieve the highest levels of public safety," Al Ghaithi said. 

Held at the Dubai Police Innovation Lab, the Forum was attended by many senior officers, including Brigadier Turki bin Faris, Acting Director of the General Department of Operations, and several officials, specialists, participating delegations and university students.

The Forum concluded with some recommendations regarding the need to provide technical advice in the field of drones, to support various parties involved in this technology, especially university students, and to benefit from related case studies and research.