Sir Gavin Williamson attended a celebration to commemorate Semantics 21 Ltd’s King’s Award for Enterprise and Innovation.
Semantics 21 Ltd, located on Beacon Business Park, is a multi-award winning digital forensic company that uses AI-powered software that assists law enforcement to rapidly identify and rescue victims of child sexual abuse.
At the core of this technology is the Global Alliance Database, which contains over three billion digital forensic insights that far exceed the reach of comparable systems, which typically hold fewer than 100 million. This platform has proven instrumental in reducing case processing times by more than 60%, whilst also easing the psychological burden on officers exposed to distressing material.
Sir Gavin also witnessed a demonstration as to how the technology works which uses sophisticated tools to analyse subjects in an image or video – rapidly scouring for matches, identifiable locations, and other landmarks to enable law enforcement to identify victims of sexual abuse and bring perpetrators to justice.
A spokesperson for Semantics 21 Ltd said: “We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Sir Gavin Williamson MP and the Lord-Lieutenant for joining our King’s Award Celebration, with the Lord-Lieutenant kindly presenting the award.
“Their attendance and active interest in our work to safeguard and rescue children from sexual abuse, here in the UK and across the world, means a great deal to us.
“As the only British A.I. company in this arena and a worldwide leader, we are proud of the thousands of children now living safer, better lives because of our efforts, and we hope this will inspire greater engagement from political and official circles to help advance our mission to make the world a safer place for every child.”
Sir Gavin said: “I was delighted to visit Semantics 21 ltd and join the team in celebrating their wonderful achievement, which recognises there ground-breaking work that is making a huge difference to the lives of victims and survivors.
“This cutting-edge technology is vastly improving law enforcements ability to identify and rescue victims from their horrendous ordeals across the world. I was so impressed with the demonstration and the ingenuity of the technology that has been developed.
“The company’s success is outstanding and I would urge Government’s around the globe to take advantage of this tool that can make a huge contribution to tackling child sexual exploitation.”
