The force will use tools to gauge digital agility and will equip employees with Ask Safe app.

Public safety in the Emirates has been elevated thanks to integration of smart tech and drones into the infrastructure, which enables authorities to protect residents of cities like Dubai and its neighbouring emirates on the roads, during events or inside their houses. Cops in Dubai have been able to solve crimes more efficiently thanks to tech that allows them to read brainwaves, and the force also created a buzz when it nabbed an international criminal with help from facial recognition tools.

Elsewhere in the UAE, the country's first ever robo-detective recently earned a badge for solving crimes against children, while smart flying objects have been deployed for monitoring crowds to enforce social distancing and even spotting suspicious behaviour. Following these enhancements that are aimed at increasing efficiency of day to day patrolling, the Dubai police department has now introduced projects that will focus on increasing digital knowhow and tech skills, for better human resources management.

One of them is an initiative termed as digital agility, which will be a measure of how well-equipped employees are for handling innovative solutions being introduced into the law and order machinery. The local authorities have roped in Australia's Griffith University to empower personnel with a future ready set of skills.

For further enlightenment among employees about legal issues, the app for Dubai Police's workforce now has the Ask Safe feature, which addresses queries of workers about the laws related to their responsibilities. Easy access to information on the go also saves time taken for handling human resources.

Once employees are well versed in digital mechanisms which make their jobs easier, they'll earn professional certification from the department, to meet requirements of UAE's digitisation plans.

Recently Dubai police had also impressed with the adoption of smart tech to predict risks of crimes or violence in certain sensitive areas, so that patrol cars can be diverted onto those routes for timely intervention to prevent crimes.