Performance comparison of deep CNN models for detecting driver’s distraction

According to various worldwide statistics, most car accidents occur solely due to human error. The person driving a car needs to be alert, especially when travelling through high traffic volumes that permit high-speed transit since a slight distraction can cause a fatal accident. Even though semiautomated checks, such as speed detecting cameras and speed barriers, are deployed, controlling human errors is an arduous task. The key causes of driver’s distraction include drunken driving, conversing with co-passengers, fatigue, and operating gadgets while driving. If these distractions are accurately predicted, the drivers can be alerted through an alarm system. Further, this research develops a deep convolutional neural network (deep CNN) models for predicting the reason behind the driver’s distraction. The deep CNN models are trained using numerous images of distracted drivers. The performance of deep CNN models, namely the VGG16,ResNet, and Xception network, is assessed based on the evaluation metrics, such as the precision score, the recall/sensitivity score, the F1 score, and the specificity score. The ResNet model outperformed all other models as the best detection model for predicting and accurately determining the drivers’ activities.peer-reviewe

The role of E-Government in Increasing Transparency in Saudi Arabia

As many nations globally continue to embrace e-government technology, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has not been left behind, and it’s aiming to be in its pivotal spot. The deployment of e-government is expected to increase government transparency and accountability in its departments. In this era of instant information access, most government entities are under great pressure to be transparent and accountable in their activities and decision-making processes. E-government does not only involve the application of new technology, but it also involves an electronic administration that touches various key relationships between KSA and its citizens. The paper presents a discussion on the roles played by e-government to enhance transparency in Saudi Arabia