LAHORE: A multinational telecommunication company, Nokia, has entered intoan agreement with the Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) for setting up apilot project of ‘Smart City’ in Lahore.
“During an event held at the Pakistan Pavilion of Expo 2020 in Dubai onSunday, the PSCA successfully signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with Nokia for launching of a pilot project of Smart City in Lahore,” saida spokesperson for the PSCA.
He said the agreement was signed between the Nokia’s country head andPunjab Minister for Industries, Commerce, Investment and Skill DevelopmentMian Aslam Iqbal. He said the minister was accompanied by Punjab FinanceMinister Hashim Jawan Bakht, PSCA Chief Operating Officer Muhammad KamranKhan and Chief Technology Officer Tariq Malik.
Sharing details of the agreement, an official source, who wished not to benamed, said that Nokia will install ‘heat sensors’ in certain parts of theprovincial capital for real time monitoring of law and order, traffic andenvironment related issues.
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He said that these sensors would be directly linked to the satellitethrough which the authority would be able to monitor and detect if someonewas carrying weapons during law and order situations. “Similarly, thesesensors would also help us ascertaining the level of pollution whichultimately leads to smog,” he added.
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