Japan will donate old Advanced Landmine Imaging System (ALIS) mine detectors, researched and developed in Cambodia in the past 20 years, to the nearly completed Techo Peace Museum in Siem Reap province.
The donation was initiated in a meeting held on Jan. 6 at the CMAC’s headquarters between H.E. Heng Ratana, Director General of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and Prof. Motoyuki Sato, from Japan and a representative from Costruzioni Elettroniche Industriali Automatismi (CEIA), an Italian mine detection company.
During the meeting, Prof. Motoyuki Sato announced the donation of old ALIS mine detectors, which will be displayed at Techo Peace Museum.
According to H.E. Heng Ratana, Prof. Motoyuki Sato has been researching and developing the ALIS mine detection technology with CMAC since 2005, and after 20 years of effort, the technology has been successful.
“Professor Sato is a prime example of perseverance, confidence, and technological innovation for humanity. It took around 20 years for the ALIS mine detector to successfully enter the international market,” the CMAC director general said.
