The Ministry of Interior has selected 20 schools to be equipped with smart cameras as part of the "Smart City" project to increase security. Meanwhile, VNA has obtained a document from the Tirana Local Police Directorate that lists the 20 public schools where the surveillance system with cameras and artificial intelligence will be implemented.
The document contains the names of the schools, location, number of cameras, coordinates and number of students in each institution.
According to the document, the schools where the cameras are expected to be installed are:
1. 9-year-old “Fan Noli” – Qemal Stafa Street – 11 cameras – 1125 students
2. Technical-Economic High School – Myrtezim Këllici Street – 19 classrooms – 600 students
3. 9-year-old “Marie Logoreci” – Rr. Ali Shefqeti – 12 cameras – 478 students
4. “Aleks Buda” High School – Gjergj Legisi St., Lapraka – 20 cameras – 700 students
5. 9-year-old “Congress of the Monastery” – Tre Dëshmorët Street – 20 cameras – 1460 students
6. Kamëz Vocational High School – Montreal Street – 17 classrooms – 1540 students
7. 9-year-old “Ramazan Jarani” – Rr. Selaudin Bekteshi – 17 cameras – 478 students
8. “Karl Gega” Vocational High School – Bedri Karapici Street – 30 cameras – 857 students
9. “Ibrahim Rugova” High School – “Nën Tereza” Boulevard, Kamëz – 23 classrooms – 1116 students
10. “Isa Boletini” High School – Unaza e Madhe, Paskuqan – 22 cameras – 410 students
11. “Qemal Stafa” High School – Durrës Street – 31 cameras – 1300 students
12. 9-year-old “Ahmet Gashi” – Dritan Hoxha Street – 14 cameras – 893 students
13. 9-year-old “Gjon Buzuku” – Rr. Kahreman Ylli – 17 cameras – 870 students
14. “Partizani” High School – Dibra Street – 12 cameras – 582 students
15. 9-year-old “Bajram Curri” – Niko Avrami Street – 22 cameras – 482 students
16. 9-year-old “Avni Rustemi” – Bogdanëve Street – 24 cameras – 752 students
17. 9-year-old “Jeronim De Rada” – Rr. e Durrës 18 – 13 cameras – 710 students
18. 9-year-old “Vaçe Zela” – Eshref Frashëri Street – 15 cameras – 502 students
19. “Petro Nini Luarasi” High School – Sami Frashëri Street – 19 cameras – 1022 students
20. 9-year-old “Hoxha Tahsin” – Hoxha Tahsim St. 95 – 17 cameras – 635 students
The project is being implemented by the company "Presight AI", part of the G42 group, based in the United Arab Emirates.
The project has also been contested by digital rights experts for the risks it could pose to citizens' privacy, due to the use of artificial intelligence and data analysis.
On the other hand, according to state institutions, the "Smart City" project aims to increase public safety and prevent crime through advanced technology.
Initially, the project was estimated to cost $60 million, but then its cost doubled, making it one of the largest investments in urban surveillance systems in Albania.