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valuable contributions over the past decades for emerging threats arising from such technique.
enhancing the joint Arab security work by building The CEO of the Saudi Ministry of Interior Development
human capacities and supporting security decision-
making. These contributions have been made possible Program, Engineer Nabil Al-Dabal, delivered a speech in
through the generous support of the Kingdom of Saudi which he explained that the Saudi ministry of interior
Arabia, the host country, and under the supervision and is working on a proactive comprehensive strategic plan
guidance of HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif for enhancing security and safety. This is done through
bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Interior and Chairman of initiatives aligned with the developments witnessed by
NAUSS Supreme Council, as well as the cooperation of the Kingdom within the framework of Vision 2030. He
the Arab interior ministers. clarified that the technical aspects, especially emerging
technologies, play an important role in strengthening
Mr. Donghyun Kim, the head of Advanced Aviation security. He further stated that the ministry is fostering
Department at Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure human capabilities through intensive programs
and Transport, praised NAUSS efforts that aim to aiming to qualify officers, personnel, and civilians.
enhance the Arab countries capabilities in the fields Additionally, the ministry has launched an artificial
related to autonomous systems and appreciated intelligence strategy for all its sectors, as well as
NAUSS fruitful cooperation with the international academic programs for obtaining master’s and doctoral
organizations for developing the joint international degrees, in collaboration with several universities.
work for using drones in security fields and confronting
During his speech at the opening session, Dr.
Abdulrazzaq Al-Marjan, the Director of NAUSS Center
of Cybercrime and Digital Forensics, highlighted the
workshop importance, objectives, and themes.
On the first day, the workshop discussed scientific
papers on «Drones: Opportunities and Challenges.»
These papers addressed the current use and future
operational plans of drones by the South Korean
police, and were presented by professor Young Sook,
the Director of the International Center for Counter-
Terrorism Research at the Korean Police University.
Another paper, that discussed the drone system for
firefighting and its future development, has been
presented by Kim Sang Hyun, the head of Aviation for
Firefighting Department at the National Fire Agency of
South Korea.
The first day also included discussion of scientific
papers on addressing threats and exploring
opportunities, as well as highlighting NAUSS initiatives
regarding drones. Other topics covered included
drone operations and border protection by the Royal
Malaysian Police, drones and crowd management,
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