The Namibian police force should not be left behind in the use of the Internet where information is provided, shared and communicated through the click of a button (mouse), Gôagoseb said.
He spoke at the official opening ceremony of the key users training for the e-policing system for the Namibian Police Force at the Israel Patrick Iyambo Police Training College on Monday.
Once implemented, the Electronic Policing (E-Policing) System would make current and relevant information on crimes directly available to the police force.
The training of members of Nampol on the use of the e-policing system was started in 2010 and is scheduled to be operational from May 2012.
The e-policing project is aimed at transforming the policing landscape of Nampol from manual work to that of automation.
He said some of the benefits of e-policing are the timely capture and sharing of criminal intelligence that will enhance policed cooperation across various police fronts.
Another benefit, he said, is the effective law enforcement platform that combines and streamlines many resources into one single, secure and easily accessible system. Plus the elimination of unnecessary delays caused by manual efforts.
“The implementation of the e-policing system will indeed make available current and relevant information on crimes directly to men and women in uniform on the ground. However, I am compelled to point out that information confidentiality should be maintained at all times,” he said.
Speaking at the same occasion, the Deputy Inspector-General of Operations for NamPol, Major-General Vilho Nghifindaka, said that the e-policing system would place Namibia on par with the developed world’s policing organisations – nevertheless human resources remain “the most valuable asset for Nampol and a driving force behind the system”.
“This system will place Nampol ahead of criminals in many aspects,” Nghifindaka said.
It would create, he added, opportunities for timely capturing and sharing of criminal intelligence, which would enhance police collaboration across various police functions and integration with e-governance systems for the government, Interpol and other law enforcement agencies, he added.
“The databases will also fast-track police work which will result in improved service delivery to the public,” explained the Deputy Police Inspector-General.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Tunomukwathi Asino
Quelle/Source: New Era, 15.02.2012
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