The MoI Child Protection Center has announced the inauguration of the experimental electronic link of the “Hemayati” application, which enhances children’s safety and provides them with necessary security, to theCentral Operations Room at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ. This step, which will go on for two months, will be made in collaboration with theDirectorate General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police GHQ. It will also be followed by linking the application with other operation rooms across the UAE in the future.
Major General Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interiorand Chairman of the Higher Committee for Child Protection at the Ministry of Interior, said that the “Hemayati” application is a manifestation of the higher leadership’s directions regarding joint efforts to enhance children’s safety and providing them with the necessary protection.
He also added that the application enables children to send an SOS notification to their parents, should they feel that they are in danger. After notifying the parents of the danger, they can then notify the Operation Room about the SOS notification with a single click. It also enables the police to keep in constant contact with the families and their children in order to deal with the “Smart SOS” as notifications of the highest priority.It also enables the police to respond to emergencies within four minutes.
Major General Al Nuaimi noted that the “Hemayati” Program is also a practical translation of the UAE’s “national agenda” for the next seven years. It deals with security issues and hard work that aims tomake the UAE one of the safest places in the world by achieving a total sense of security. Based on this “national agenda”, the application personifies the MoI’s efforts ofimproving the smart interactive procedures and services that are available via mobile phones.
Furthermore, Major General Al Nuaimi explained that the activation of the “Hemayati” system and the ongoing development comes as a response to the requests of parents wishing to know the whereabouts of their children. It also creates a safety net to improve the safety of a very important category in society;children. He also clarified that present and future signs indicate that an increasing amount of challenges are faced by innocent children. For this reason, protecting children against these challenges should be our number one priority, and should be focused on with all efforts and capabilities.
For his part, Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Director General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Police, reiterated the MoI’s keenness of overcoming all obstacles according to the best and advanced international standards, in order to keep up with recent developments. He also pointed out that the MoI Child Protection Center, in collaboration with the Directorate General of Central Operations at Abu Dhabi Policeis activating this service on trial basis for a period of two months. Additionally, Major General Al Raisi explained that the application is exceptional for its safety features,as it is used privately. The “Hemayati” application helps parents by providing sufficient information about their children’s whereabouts and notifies them if they are in any dangerous situations. It also helps the competent authorities by reducing the time needed to provide assistance in such situations.
Commenting on the same subject, Brigadier Eng. Hussein Ahmed Al Harithi, Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate and Chairman of the Executive Committee of School Transportation in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,noted that the “Hemayati” application will develop st