Police chief urges to harness advantages of modern technology

Our Correspondent

Kohima, Dec. 10 (EMN): Director General of Police (DGP), T John Longkumer, called upon the police officers in the state to harness the advantages provided by the modern technology for effective policing in order to ensure security to its citizens.

He stated this during the Nagaland Police Hackathon 2021 held in the PHQ conference hall in Kohima on Friday. He said ensuring security and justice to the citizens of Nagaland should be a constant challenge for Nagaland police. He stated that policing initially was for investigation of crimes but later it was extended to prevention and prediction of crimes.

“Today, the challenge is compounded by the technological development of our society. As we all know that the present society is driven by technology,” Longkumer said.

While pointing out that technology is being used by criminals for their nefarious activities, he added that criminals keep evolving in sync with technology. IN this regard, he suggested that police should evolve along with the advancement of technology.

Stating that Nagaland police understand the nuances of technology and science in future crime reporting be it investigation, preventive or predictive, he has stressed on the need to incorporate artificial intelligence into technical areas.

Mentioning that the Nagaland Police had, in November, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NIELIT for training of the officers, he urged all the officers to deliver quality justice and police servicing to the citizens.

Pointing out that the first Nagaland Police Hackathon 2021 was aimed at resolving four problems namely fake news in social media, integrated check gate management system, highway security, and vehicle monitoring system, he expressed confidence that the issue would be address by implementing them.

He further congratulated the winners for providing solutions, which would in turn, strengthen and empower Nagaland Police in days to come.

In the competition, Team May comprising of Rongbangmeren, Longtsusang and Yangerlong Jamir with the project Highway Security Solution won the first prize. The team was awarded with a cash of INR 50,000 and certificate.

Team Solvs consisting of Sujit Sonar and Obed Jamir with the project on Integrated Check Gate Management System secured second prize and received cash prize of INR 30,000 and certificates. Team Enigma comprising of Chubalemba and Thejavilhuo with the project Highway Security won the third prize and received a certificate and a cash prize of INR 20,000.

The judges for the competition were Dr. J Arul, associate professor of NIT Nagaland; Uniel Kichu, SP (Cyber Security); and Daniel Meren, joint director of NIELIT, Kohima.