According to Lt. Gen. Muhammad Al-Bassami, director of Public Security, motorists who fail to make way for ambulances will face punitive measures.
The failure to give way to emergency vehicles will be monitored as a violation and penalties will be imposed against those committing the violation,” he said at the opening session of the scientific conference for smart practices in dealing with emergency cases on Wednesday.
The support and directives of Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif have accelerated the pace of the digital transformation and the automation of all security, traffic, and service procedures, according to Al-Bassami. In addition to raising traffic safety, he said this would have a positive impact on economic and social aspects. The Saudi Red Crescent Authority paramedics will initially impose penalties on people who fail to give way for ambulances through its Basher system, he said.
The interactive panel session was also attended by CEO of the Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission Dr. Khaled Al-Issa, President of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Dr. Jalal Al-Owais, CEO of the Ministry of Interior Development Program, Dr. Nabil Al-Dabal, and Executive Vice President of Aramco for Industrial Safety and Security, Eng.. Ali Al-Zahrani. The State Secretary of the Romanian Ministry of Interior Dr. Raed Arafat attended the session virtually.
During the discussion, participants discussed the use of artificial intelligence in emergency and crisis management, according to each party's responsibilities, and how it could contribute to the development and improvement of emergency and crisis management services. Dr. Raed Arafat reviewed how his country handled the Coronavirus outbreak.
The first day of the scientific sessions began with a focus on topics such as technical systems and artificial intelligence for emergency management; information integration in response to oil spills; the development of geospatial databases for emergency sites; the use of geographic information systems in emergency management, and the design of a geospatial interface for early warning of natural disasters.
