CRIME prevention, detection and control is expected to be enhanced with the introduction of e-policing within the Namibian Police.
According to the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Safety and Security, Samuel /Goagoseb, all border posts and ‘strategic offices’ will be covered by the programme ‘so that they are kept abreast without delays regarding crucial information for quick action’.The ministry roped in the help of a Chinese outfit, Beijing CS&S-CA Software Technology Company, to develop, implement and maintain the e-policing system, the PS said.He added that the project consists of five phases – the first was identifying a priority database. This includes, among others, a case docket management system, movement control system, crime intelligence system, motor vehicle clearance system and a human resources system.The second to fourth phases ranged from drafting and signing the contract to consulting all partners, reviewing requirements and developing the databases.The system is now being implemented – including the training of NamPol information technology (IT) staff./Goagoseb said the e-policing system is expected to be launched towards the end of April. ‘Due to the availability of the internet service, the world is fast becoming a global village and the Force should not be left behind in the use of [the] internet where information is provided, shared and communicated at the press of a button.’Amongst the expected benefits, the PS said, would be the ‘timely capture and sharing of criminal intelligence’, effective law enforcement that combines and streamlines resources into a single, secure and easily accessible system as well as the ‘elimination of unnecessary delays caused by manual efforts’.He cautioned NamPol members to maintain information confidentiality.The members were at the same time put at ease that the introduction of the project will not jeopardise jobs.Mathew Wang, senior vice president of CS&S-CA, thanked the ministry for allowing them to ‘have a hand in this significant hi-tech cooperation’.
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