{"id":20884,"date":"2024-06-27T14:23:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20884"},"modified":"2024-06-27T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:23:49","slug":"guyanas-security-sector-to-be-transformed-through-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanas-security-sector-to-be-transformed-through-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana&#8217;s Security Sector to be Transformed Through Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Josiah Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government of Guyana continues to make strategic investments to strengthen the nation&#8217;s security system, with a significant focus on digital transformation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali recently announced that the Ministry of Home Affairs&#8217; services will soon be fully digitized as part of phase one of the country&#8217;s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Masterplan 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a press conference, President Ali emphasized the importance of technology in the expansion and modernization of Guyana&#8217;s security system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Home Affairs will see its services, including birth certificates, death certificates, immigration, work permits, and visa services, entirely digitized and automated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to digitizing the Ministry&#8217;s services, the government is implementing the E-gate and border control project and the $34.5 million National Electronic Identification Card project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These initiatives aim to streamline and enhance the efficiency of security and administrative services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali also highlighted that this digital migration will extend to six other government ministries, furthering the overall goal of modernization and improved service delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategic partnerships with other countries and international agencies have played a crucial role in enhancing Guyana&#8217;s security sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collaborations with nations such as France, Brazil, the United States, the United Kingdom, and CARICOM have yielded significant results, particularly in the fight against drugs and firearms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The country has seen a 797% increase in drug seizures from 2023 to the present, equating to a street value of $3 million USD, along with an 11.2% increase in marijuana seizures, valued at $2.1 million USD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These efforts underscore the government&#8217;s commitment to leveraging technology and international cooperation to bolster national security and improve the efficiency of public services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams The Government of Guyana continues to make strategic investments to strengthen the nation&#8217;s security system, with a significant focus on digital transformation. President Dr. Irfaan Ali recently&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350,364],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news","category-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20886,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20884\/revisions\/20886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}