As an institution dedicated to Morocco's urban internal security, the DGSN is deploying a sustainable strategy to modernize its approach by integrating cutting-edge technologies and digital innovations. It particularly values artificial intelligence to address security challenges and protect cyberspace from attacks. DGSN spokesperson Boubacar Sabik emphasized that the quality of police services is improving, ensuring a safe and secure living environment for all.
Over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has firmly established itself in many aspects of modern human life, revealing a growing reliance on digital solutions. The technology is now ubiquitous, invading the management and administration of online transactions and services, and playing a central role in public safety and security. In an article titled "Artificial Intelligence in the Service of Security: The Moroccan Police Model" that it is increasingly incorporating sophisticated algorithms to improve the management of public security services, maintain order, and combat crime and delinquency, including new challenges for the police. ", published in the journal "Security and Life" published by the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS).
In the short term, AI will be called upon to take over a wide range of operations and assistance tasks for police agencies, especially routine tasks that do not require decision-making, such as aggregating and storing digital data information from multiple sources. He writes that this deployment greatly optimizes human and operational resources, making it possible to accomplish more complex tasks, for the benefit of citizens and users, while reducing the burden on law enforcement.
SABIC explained that AI-derived technologies have become a strategic choice and a vital necessity to support decision-making and mission execution in the field, which is characterized by complexity and massive data flow. It also increases the ability to combat emerging threats and improve the quality of police work, thereby ensuring a safe and secure living environment.
He noted that the technical teams of the General Directorate of National Security are conducting continuous research to develop effective technological solutions. The development of AI algorithms, especially those based on computer vision, has proven to have great potential. These systems allow advanced analysis of data collected by different sensors, offer new perspectives to understand the environment, and prove to be particularly useful for security and police services.
Following this, the DGSN spokesperson highlighted the advanced use of SMART LPR systems that use artificial intelligence to analyze data from surveillance cameras in cities such as Casablanca and Marrakech. It improves traffic management, identifies congested roads and provides vehicle information. By automating data collection and analysis, this technology facilitates quick and effective decision-making for security operations. In addition, it helps prevent traffic jams, detect stolen vehicles and report suspicious behavior, thereby enhancing public safety while optimizing police resources.
SABIC revealed that the National Security has developed SMART-IJ, an innovative system that uses artificial intelligence for facial recognition, enabling the identification of suspects by comparing their images with those in a centralized database. The device is specifically aimed at detecting wanted persons in places such as airports and stadiums.
He also mentioned the Geographic Information System (GIS), which improves the operational management of police interventions by displaying various data on a geospatial map. The technology makes it easier to track deployments of security teams, patrols, and critical infrastructure.
Thanks to more than 800 tracking devices embedded in patrol vehicles, command centers can track the location of units on the ground in real time. This system will soon be connected to the TETRA communications network, allowing for real-time geolocation of police mobile radios, thereby increasing operational efficiency.
Regarding cybersecurity, the speaker explained that national security teams are working to integrate AI into their surveillance systems, thus improving the detection and neutralization of threats. It is necessary to develop a comprehensive national response system that assesses the risks associated with AI and identifies mechanisms to combat criminal uses, which requires technological resources and high-level skills.
In the face of cyber threats and deepfakes, Moroccan services have implemented simulations to neutralize attacks, while monitoring the dissemination of false information to maintain public order. National Security, with its extensive experience, combats the fraudulent use of chatbots to influence public opinion.
Concluding his article, Sabik emphasized that the DGSN is working to promote a culture of technological awareness among its agents, stressing the importance of close collaboration between humans and AI in order for innovative systems to emerge that adapt to the new security reality.
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