POLICE Commissioner, Seelall Persaud, said law enforcement officials have welcomed Internet connectivity service for state vehicles as touted by Presidential Advisor on eGovernment, Floyd Levi.
“We have to pass information to patrolmen in order to deploy situations coming out of 911calls, coming out of whatever information received. We would like to do that, not only by voice but by text, images, even a map etc. it certainly will enhance our operations,” the Top Cop said.
Presidential Advisor on eGovernment, Floyd Levi has said that the technology used to connect government buildings and schools to the Internet will soon be used to provide Internet connection to Government’s service vehicles.
The initiative, he said would provide police officers and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) with critical information at a faster rate and in most cases save lives, while providing a better service. However, Levi noted that the programme can only be rolled out once there is a closing of the connectivity gap on the coast.
“To fix this problem, the ministry is actually in negotiations with the Chinese company that actually built this network Huawei technologies, to ensure that we have full coverage along the entire coastal region of Guyana to ensure that blank spots do not exist. So as it is right now, this technology is being used,” Levi explained.
Levi pointed out that the initiative is still in the crafting stage, noting that once it is completed, it will be fully rolled out. This will see the eGovernance department placing towers comparable to the ones that service providers Digicel and Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) use.
The presidential advisor stated that, “As soon as we finalise the arrangements with Huawei, we will be putting towers, cellphone towers, similar to Digicel and GTT to cover these blank spots and with that full coverage, I am certain that the Guyana Police Force, Guyana Fire Service, EMS will be able to use this technology to be better able to provide their services.” The aim is to have the programme rolled out nationally; however, Levi pointed out that it will take time.
