POLICE AND Our Telekom have signed a partnership which allows them to work together on strategic projects on security against crime.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a broad non-legal binding framework to them to work in close partnership on a range of strategic projects was signed yesterday.
Police Commissioner Frank Prendergast thanked the Our Telekom for their support towards RSIPF.
He said the MOU will assist the parties to facilitate the lawful and efficient exchange of information in support of RSIPF investigations.
An example is the recent gifting of a number of large TV monitors by Our Telekom to the RSIPF, Mr Prendergast said.
These have been installed in the RSIPF Police Communications Centre and Police Operations Centre and will assist police command, control and coordination during normal policing activities and major events, as they will be able to display operational information, CCTV footage or information such as the location of police resources in Honiara and the Solomon Islands.
He said that the MOU may be used to formalise a project to work with Our Telekom on marketing and technical solutions to combat the extremely high number of non-emergency calls to 999.
In the month of June 2016, the 999 emergency number received 11,048 nuisance calls and 4,216 dead-time calls (where callers hang up). This is currently impacting on the RSIPF’s ability to respond to real emergency calls where lives of the community may be at risk.
The MoU on Investigations Support has been developed in relation to investigations conducted by the RSIPF to ensure timely provision of information, security of investigations and positive outcome of legal proceedings conducted in relation to serious crimes committed in Solomon Islands.
The MoU was formally signed by the RSIPF Commissioner, Frank Prendergast and Our Telekom Chief Executive Officer Loyley Ngira at the Police Head Quarters at Rove.
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