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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 collaboration with the Information Security Department ( Ministry of Information and Communications ) on the morning of May 22nd.

Standards are needed to manage AI-generated data.

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

When the system utilizes millions of cameras, all integrated with AI, data protection becomes a crucial consideration, which is being incorporated into the "National Technical Standard on Basic Network Information Security Requirements for Surveillance Cameras," currently being developed by the Department of Information Security.

Mr. Ha also stated that Bkav AI's cameras fully meet the criteria recently issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications. On the cloud platform, Bkav ensures that user data is encrypted and guarantees multi-factor authentication. Bkav independently manages its VMS system. All user data on the cameras, servers, and cloud is secured on Bkav's servers, under complete control.

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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, believes that once a set of criteria is in place, domestic businesses can "work together" to develop Make in Vietnam cameras. With a camera system based on Vietnamese criteria, a Vietnamese database, and a team of Vietnamese engineers, integrating the systems together becomes very easy.

When people speak the same language, support becomes simpler, and the application of cameras in smart homes and smart cities is the near future. The roadmap is visible, eliminating the uncertainty of each side going in a different direction.

AI is an advantage for Vietnamese businesses.

According to Ms. Vu Nguyet Lan, AI systems are machine learning systems, and they require data to learn from. With a sufficiently large camera network, data can be collected for machine learning, specifically for the Vietnamese market. Therefore, AI cameras can be seen as an AI data collection system for Vietnam.

Currently, AI research companies are mostly foreign companies because they have large datasets. Applying this data to Vietnamese cameras is not suitable because Vietnamese people and landscapes are different from those abroad. Having our own dataset would allow us to develop our own AI system for Vietnam.

"There's no reason to doubt because Vietnam has great potential, Vietnamese people are intelligent and hardworking, and there's internal unity. Regarding the current camera market in Vietnam, about 90% are Chinese cameras due to the small domestic market. If there were cameras with a Vietnamese logo, users would 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 businesses have their own platforms, such as Viettel , VNPT, Hanet, etc., and do not use foreign platforms. Regarding the criteria related to AI data, all data that meets the criteria must have servers located in Vietnam.

"The advantage of Vietnamese camera manufacturers lies in their involvement with AI, integrating AI into cameras, performing tasks that foreign companies haven't yet done, creating a competitive edge in the market," Mr. Tho said.

On May 7th, 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 the 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 Standard on Basic Network Information Security Requirements for Surveillance Cameras". After the standard is issued, the Ministry will guide organizations and businesses within the scope of the standard to conduct assessments and declare conformity for their equipment according to regulations.