Milestone’ Perspective on

Responsible Use of Technology

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Who is Milestone

● Founded in 1998

● Standalone company in the Canon Group

● Global leader in open platform video

management software

● Software sold through a network of

authorized and certified partners

● Offer customers a flexible, scalable, future-

proof video management solution

∣ Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Aalborg University 2019

∣ Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Aalborg University 2019
Milestone in Brief Milestone Technology Platform

Device Driver Interface

Leading VMS 60 different API 8,000 different IoT

manufacturer frameworks Device & Cameras
worldwide

+150 +800 +3000

countries employees Technology
Partners

+8,000 +12,000 +340 ,000

cameras resellers and Installations
supported integrators Video Service Interface
.

∣ Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Aalborg University 2019

 Milestone Open
Vertical
Co-selling solution
Co-marketing forum

Platform Community Product

Bundles
Solution
finder
Technical
support
forum
Milestone Developer
We create a commercial platform marketplace Lead forum
for community growth Teaming
sharing
Community
proposals events
We facilitate knowledge sharing
and successful partnerships Solution Milestone
certifications Milestone technology
We prioritize platform development Platform Open Platform platform team

based on collective insights frameworks Community API &

Camera MIP Built-in key
drivers (OEM)
We accelerate collective SDK
Hardware partner
innovation solution
reference
designs Pre-release Milestone
We combine best of breed solutions Beta-lab advisory
with an integrated experience Solution board
installer Solution
design
Milestone review
Community
kick-starter
Cloud enabled
solutions
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Milestone Technology Platform
Enabling the community to expand market opportunities
Technology Platform

Software platform
of choice
Power of
Community
Hardware platform
of choice Part of every
surveillance
installation in the
Service platform world
of choice

Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Aalborg University 2019

 Part of every
surveillance
installation in the
world through
video technology

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Milestone community

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Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Aalborg University 2019
Milestone & AI

∣ Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Aalborg University 2019

The video industry is transforming
All Devices
Aggregation
All devices have embedded
intelligence and produce data
IoT devices enabled with video
will expand beyond traditional
cameras
All Systems
Automation
Central AI enabled by Hardware
acceleration to enhance
operations
Autonomous systems designed
for reduced human intervention
All Humans
Augmentation
IA - Intelligence Augmentation
which amplifies operator
intelligence
Visual compute which augments
monitoring operations and
enhance decisions
Milestone Technology Governance
Trust, Transparency, Diversity & Culture

Trust Transparency Diversity Culture

Reinforce

Build Trust Ensure Transparency Promote diversity Live your culture

Illustrate why employees and Achieve Transparency in Diversity is required in terms of Milestone Behavior compass&
relevant stakeholders can trust data, algorithm and people people’ minds, backgrounds, Scandinavian Management
the proposed technology Initiative to reduce risk and build cultures and both data selection Model
confidence in technology and algorithm choices

Build Technology (AI) Governance..,Sicularr & Buytendijk, Gartner 2019

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Technology Governance
Milestone Behavior Compass PASSION GROWTH
The will to win Unlock full potential

• Show enthusiasm • Promote development

• Create involvement • Learn from mistakes
• Be an inspirer • Provide feedback
and frontrunner • Drive exciting careers

EMPOWERMENT EMPATHY
Mutual trust Ethics and work-life balance

• Trust others • Show genuine interest

• Be transparent • Respect others
• Encourage teamwork • Be present
• Challenge status quo • Take responsibility
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Technology Governance
Scandinavian Management Model

What is it? What are the benefits?

✓ Respect for the individual ✓ Stimulating creativity, innovation and collaboration

✓ Supported by democratic process ✓ Pragmatism, and modest mentality
✓ Flat and non-bureaucratic organizations ✓ Better at creating productivity, happiness, and
✓ Distributed responsibility collegiality among employees
✓ Empowering environment ✓ Valuable ideas comes from all departments

✓ Trust, responsibility and transparency are key

values

Mikael Lindholm, MandagMorgen, 22 June 2004

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Responsible Use of Technology
Copenhagen Letter
It is time to take responsibility for the world we
are creating. Time to put humans before business.
Time to replace the empty rhetoric of “building a
better world” with a commitment to real action.
It is time to organize, and to hold each other
accountable.”

1. Tech is not above us

2. Progress is more than innovation
3. Let us build from trust
4. Design open to scrutiny
5. Let us move from human centered design
to humanity centered design

copenhagenletter.org

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“To grasp the world of today we
cannot use the language made
for the world of yesterday”
“The limits of our language are
the limits of our world”
 “We need a framework that can
help us to think clearly and
critically about the consequences
of digital innovation”
“The future is here, the future is
now, the future is something we
design and build”.
“We are not just analyzing the
world, we are shaping it
Milestone Systems
End User License Agreement – The Copenhagen Clause

Any such use is prohibited and is a

material breach of this EULA causing
the whole license for the Product to
lapse immediately without notice
rendering any further use of the
Product unlawful.
 Trust
Transparency
Diversity

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 Milestone Perspective on AI
Responsible Use of Technology
• Bjørn Skou Eilertsen, Chief Technology Officer, Milestone Systems A/S
• bse@milestonesys.com

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