Norilsk Nickel will invest 1.5 billion rubles by 2027 in a comprehensive program for digitalization of security systems. This is the first time such a program has been adopted by the company, Alexey Malinsky, Director of the Norilsk Nickel Investment Project Management and Planning Department, told TASS.
"The deadline for the implementation of the program is set until 2027. The total budget of the projects is about 1.5 billion rubles. The task of the digitalization program is the consistent transformation of the corporate protection of the Norilsk Nickel group in accordance with new risks and threats using modern tools and the transition from analog to digital methods of work (processing large amounts of data, automation, the introduction of artificial intelligence elements, etc.)," Malinsky said, adding that such a program has been adopted in the company for the first time.
According to the head of the department, the program is aimed at introducing digital technologies into classic security systems.
As part of the program, it is planned to create information anti-fraud systems that allow detecting signs of unfair actions of personnel and contractors online, introduce new means of monitoring and controlling the anti-terrorist security of facilities, create a system of situational security analysis centers and automate inspections of contractors and candidates for employment.
Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metallurgical company, which is the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel.
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