Russia can create a "National Video Surveillance Platform", writes "Kommersant" with reference to a source in the government. The article says that all smart cameras operating in the cities of the country will be combined into a single circuit of the video surveillance system.

It is planned to spend 250 billion rubles for the development of the platform and installation of cameras over five years. Earlier, the topic was discussed at a meeting of the interdepartmental commission on the implementation and development of the hardware and software complex of technical means "Safe City". It includes the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the FSB. The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the initiative "comes from the industry."

It is noted that the creation of the "National Video Surveillance Platform" will use the Moscow experience, but with a different approach. So, now city video surveillance systems send video in a continuous stream to the Data Processing Center (DPC). The cameras, which will work in a single circuit, are planned to be equipped with computing modules, they will independently recognize suspicious situations, including crimes, and only after that send the video stream to the data center.

Cameras with built-in analytics and recording capabilities are already actively used in retail and industry, the article says. They will gradually replace the cheaper ones.