Port Moresby CCTV Command and Control Centre
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Port Moresby's new CCTV command centre replaces cameras left broken since the 2018 APEC summit — though officials stopped short of confirming the facial-recognition claims used to promote it.
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In September 2025, PNG's Prime Minister James Marape and Port Moresby's National Capital District Commission launched the country's first citywide CCTV Command and Control Centre, replacing a partly non-functional network from the 2018 APEC summit. Roughly 100 cameras, including ANPR units, feed a joint NCDC-police monitoring room at the Alu Haus complex; independent reporting describes AI-assisted facial and vehicle-owner recognition, a capability the official launch statement did not confirm, framing the footage instead as investigative leads.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Port Moresby CCTV Command and Control Centre” — Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/port-moresby-cctv-command-centre/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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