(BRIEF) Thales, a global leader in generation, has signed a strategic agreement with the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) in the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh. The association aims at the safety of Al Ula’s heritage sites and ancient monuments. Thales provide a built-in security formula based on an intelligent virtual platform based on AI and critical communications, ensuring the security of major sites such as the RCU campus and the Old City. The collaboration also supports RCU’s purpose to make AlUla a global benchmark for sustainability and a safe destination for tourism and life.
(PRESS RELEASE) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, October 25, 2032 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales (EPA: HO), a French multinational active in the aerospace, defense, maritime and security markets, has announced a strategic agreement with the Royal Commission. for AlUla (RCU) on October 25, 2023, at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh. This partnership aims at security measures at the heritage site and ancient monuments of Al Ula.
As part of the agreement, Thales is committed to offering RCU a built-in protection formula powered through an intelligent virtual platform based on AI and critical communications. The number one goal is to protect several important sites within the region.
Thales will also collaborate with the RCU in its quest to make AlUla a global benchmark in sustainability and a safe haven for tourists, citizens and workers.
The new partnership announces a security solution designed especially for AlUla. It encompasses complex technologies in secure communications, computer vision, early risk detection, access control, and video management. Thales’ intelligent digital platform will seamlessly integrate all of those elements and serve as the backbone of the built-in intelligent operations center located in AlUla. The platform includes a physically powerful audio and video analytics engine that enhances situational awareness at key sites, adding RCU’s campus, Old Town, and museum.
This end-to-end solution will provide operators with complex command and capability, ensuring that AlUla remains a smart and safe tourist destination within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The contract only showcases Thales’ expertise in virtual platforms, deep insights and synthetic intelligence, but also promises to deliver an unprecedented guest experience.
“We feel revered to be part of this remarkable project, to contribute to the protection and security of this exclusive historical and tourist destination, AlUla, and the quality of life of its citizens through complex virtual and embedded technologies. and local expertise, Thales is committed to advancing RCU’s smart and sustainable city progression goals, in line with Saudi Vision 2030. “said Bernard Roux, chief executive of Thales in Saudi Arabia and Central Asia.
AlUla’s progress aligns with a wide range of projects spanning archaeology, education, and the arts, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Vision 2030 transformation agenda, which prioritizes the expansion of tourism and culture.
The AlUla Royal Commission and Thales have joined forces for AlUla in an exclusive style of economic, social and environmental development, which incorporates the highest criteria of safety, sustainability and general well-being for the city and its visitors.
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Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a leader in complex technologies in 3 areas: Defence
The Group invests approximately €4 billion a year in research
Thales has 77,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2022, the Group generated a profit of €17. 6 billion.
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