The police officers all over Moldova will communicate through an Intranet system that will link all those approximately 9,000 police employees in one single network. The feasibility study for the future system is developed by the United Nations Development Program UNDP), with the financial support provided by the U.S. Government, IPN reports, quoting a press release of UNDP Moldova.
The future platform will supply up-to-date information and offer direct connections to police databases, making it possible to share documents and use tools for efficient planning and management of human resources and data flows. At the same time, the employees will be informed in real-time about all the regulatory framework updates, new operational procedures and tasks to be undertaken. Police Intranet platform will open opportunities for online trainings, as well as meetings organized remotely.
Andrian Sova, director of Information Technology Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said a police Intranet system means capacity building, including developing rapid response skills.
The preliminary findings of the feasibility study revealed that Intranet systems are missing in the majority of police inspectorates in the country, except for some local initiatives, which are not fully endowed with necessary equipment. At the same time, police employees are not trained to use efficiently the respective platform. The Ministry of Internal Affairs’ official information is distributed via the governmental email system, telephone or mobile devices.
“Internal communication represents an extremely important element for the activity of any institution. It becomes even more relevant in crisis situations. Thanks to new digital technologies, the Intranet platform offers diverse tools and solutions for internal collaboration, hence contributing to streamlining the on-going processes and to a better coordination of police actions,” said Timothy Buckley, the representative of the U.S. Embassy in Chisinau.
Viorel Albu, UNDP Moldova Project Manager, said the feasibility study will be completed by the end of May. “The technical specifications of the future Intranet platform are drafted in parallel with this study. Looking forward, the platform will be implemented gradually. Initially it can be piloted among a group of employees, to analyze all the advantages and disadvantages, and perform necessary adjustments, if needed. Its extension will be carried out step by step, ensuring efficiency for internal communication,” he stated.
Over the last years, UNDP implemented several projects for developing capacities of the law enforcement institutions. One of them supported the setup of the National Center for Integrated Coordination of Public Order Actions (Crisis Center), an inter-institutional structure for decision-making support at the national level, established for managing high-risk public order crises.
