Cops sign MOU with IT giant for digital revamp

NOIDA: Aimed to embark on the journey of digital transformation by using cloud computing platforms and services, the Gautam Budh Nagar police commissionerate on Monday, signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global software leader Microsoft India Private Limited.

Commissioner of police (CP) Alok Singh said it will not only boost the capacity building of the newly introduced police commissionerate system, but also help in sharing of latest technology on cyber forensics.

“Now, we’ll be updated on emerging trends in cybercrime. The digital help and the software solution provided by Microsoft will also help in e-monitoring of beat system as it will gradually unfold the modus operandi of the criminals,” he said.

Giving the details of the collaboration, the CP further said that it will inter-alia cover several areas not limiting to below fixed scope and will be valid for one year. “It will certainly improve existing setup with advisory support from Microsoft, besides giving support to setup digital policing center of excellence (COE). With this tie-up, we’ll provide scalable and secure products, assets, and services so that the core vision of policing could be delivered. It will also create scenario planning for new solutions and information for the police team, besides making an iterative roadmap and quantifiable value to execute our long-term vision,” he said.

Navtez Bal, the head (public sector) of Microsoft India private Limited, who signed the MOU from the other side, said that under this collaboration, the Microsoft will provide its platform, technologies, services inline to digital policing. “While training and skilling on Microsoft technologies will ensure smooth operations, the tie-up will also create the proof of concepts to setup the joint-transformation office, based on design thinking methodology,” he said.

He further said that continuous innovation in the Microsoft technologies will enhance the safety and security solutions to the police.

“We are committed to provide our latest technologies, academic research, training and learning, for effective use of IT in policing,” Bal said.

This MOU is a giant leap towards modernizing the core capabilities of the police system in a more effective manner. ALOK SINGH , Gautam Budh Nagar commissioner of police