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Mr. Doan Manh Ha, CEO of Bkav AI. Photo: Le Anh Dung

Mr. Doan Manh Ha, CEO of Bkav AI, raised this issue at the seminar "Basic network information security standards for surveillance cameras" organized by VietNamNet newspaper in coordination with the Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) on the morning of May 22.

Standards needed to manage AI-generated data

According to Mr. Doan Manh Ha, in the near future, cameras will increasingly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which will raise the problem of controlling the data that AI recognizes. Therefore, there needs to be more data standards to manage the data generated by AI, thereby helping to ensure data security for users.

When the system uses millions of cameras, all of which are integrated with AI, data protection is a point that needs to be calculated and included in the "National technical regulation on basic network information security requirements for surveillance cameras" currently being developed by the Department of Information Security.

Mr. Ha also said that Bkav AI's camera has fully met the criteria that the Ministry of Information and Communications has just issued. On the cloud platform, Bkav ensures that user data is encrypted, ensuring multi-layer authentication. Bkav has its own VMS system. All user data on the camera, server, and cloud is secured on the Bkav server, completely autonomous.

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Ms. Vu Nguyet Lan, CTO of MK Vision Joint Stock Company. Photo: Le Anh Dung

Sharing the same view, Ms. Vu Nguyet Lan, CTO of MK Vision Joint Stock Company, said that once there is a set of criteria, domestic enterprises can “go together” to develop Make in Vietnam cameras. Once there is a camera system according to Vietnamese criteria, a database in Vietnam and a team of Vietnamese engineers, integrating the systems together is very easy.

When speaking the same language, support will be simpler, applying cameras to smart homes and smart cities is the near future, being able to see the roadmap, no longer confused about each side going in a different direction.

AI is an advantage for Vietnamese businesses

According to Ms. Vu Nguyet Lan, the AI ​​system is machine learning, it needs data to learn. When there is a large enough camera system, it can get data for machine learning, specifically for the Vietnamese market. Therefore, AI cameras can be considered an AI data collector for Vietnam.

Currently, AI research companies are mainly foreign companies because they have large data. Applying this data to Vietnamese cameras is not suitable because Vietnamese people and landscapes are different from foreign countries. When having your own data set, you can come up with your own Vietnamese AI system.

“There is no reason to doubt because Vietnam has great potential, Vietnamese people are smart and hard-working, and there is internal unity. Regarding the current camera market in Vietnam, about 90% are Chinese cameras because the domestic market is still small. If there are cameras with Vietnamese logos, users will feel more secure,” Ms. Lan emphasized.

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Mr. Vo Duc Tho, General Director of Hanet Technology. Photo: Le Anh Dung

According to Mr. Vo Duc Tho, General Director of Hanet Technology, most Vietnamese enterprises have their own platforms, such as Viettel, VNPT, Hanet... and do not use foreign platforms. Regarding the criteria related to AI data, all data to meet the criteria must have servers in Vietnam.

“The advantage of Vietnamese camera manufacturing enterprises is related to AI, integrating AI into cameras, doing tasks that foreign companies have not done, creating a difference in the market,” said Mr. Tho.

On May 7, the Ministry of Information and Communications issued the "Set of criteria on basic network information security requirements for surveillance cameras" and recommended its application to Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals involved in research, development, production, evaluation, selection and use of camera equipment. It is expected that this year, the Ministry of Information and Communications will issue the "National technical regulation on basic network information security requirements for surveillance cameras". After the regulation is issued, the Ministry will guide organizations and enterprises within the scope of the regulation to conduct assessment and declare conformity for equipment according to regulations.