Bangkok, 18 September 2017 – NEC Corporation (Thailand) Ltd. today announced that it will participate in the “Thailand Digital Big Bang 2017” conference and exhibition organized by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society at Impact Muangthong from 21-24 September 2017. The NEC booth forms part of the Japan Pavilion.

Leveraging cutting edge public safety solutions and technologies that support smart cities, NEC strives to help Thailand become a better connected and safer region as the country moves forward to transform its economy.

NEC’s NeoFace®, an AI facial recognition engine boasting the world’s highest* authentication accuracy, will be showcased at the event. The solution generates real-time alerts when matching faces against a watch list of individuals, thereby quickly finding a match for a person of interest.

NEC helps realize smart cities worldwide by offering technologies to contribute in areas that create a safer and more secure society for residents so as to improve their quality of life. The NEC booth will also showcase a centralized city surveillance system & crime prevention solution for Smart City Surveillance, Cloud City Operation Center solutions, a Traffic Monitoring System, as well as a waste management solution, etc.

“NEC works collaboratively with governments around the world to plan, design and implement smart city projects. Our public safety and smart city technologies seek to make Thailand a safer place to work, live and play as it pushes towards digital transformation through Thailand 4.0 and its various Eastern Economic Corridor initiatives,” said Takayuki Kano, President of NEC Corporation (Thailand) Ltd.

*NEC's Video Face Recognition Technology Ranks First in NIST Testing http://www.nec.com/en/press/201703/global_20170316_01.html

About NEC Corporation (Thailand) Ltd.

NEC Corporation (Thailand) Ltd. was first established in 1988 to provide sales and technical support in Thailand. NEC Corporation (Thailand) has established a reputation in Thailand, providing superior technical support and solutions in the areas of telephony network, contact centre, network communication, IT platform, display, security, systems integration, retail, network operation center, NECare and calibration services. NEC Corporation (Thailand) aims to be one of the leading network and cloud solution providers in Thailand. Visit http://th.nec.com/ for more information.

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