Lucknow: Inter-operable technologies and proper analysis of all police related incidents and developing case studies were some of the key points Prime Minister Narendra Modi made during the conference of DGsP and IGsP, which concluded here on November 21. He also appreciated the positive change in the police attitude towards the public post-Covid-19.   

Prime Minister Modi, who addressed the valedictory session of the conference on Sunday afternoon, also hailed the hybrid format of the conference as it allowed free flow information between various ranks. He suggested development of interoperable technologies which would benefit police forces across the country.

He called for constituting a high-powered police technology mission under the leadership of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to adopt future technologies for grassroots policing requirements. The conference was attended by 62 DGsP and IGsP of States/UTs and DGs of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and CPOs. More than 400 officers of various ranks attended the conference virtually from the IB offices across the country.

The Prime Minister participated in the discussions and gave valuable suggestions during the conference. In the run-up to the conference, various core groups of DGsP were formed for holding discussions on key aspects of national security such as, prison reforms, terrorism, Left Wing Extremism, cyber-crimes, narcotics trafficking, foreign funding of NGOs, drone, and so on!

Citing the importance of technology in the lives of the general public, the Prime Minister gave examples of CoWIN, GeM and UPI. He appreciated the positive change in police attitude towards the general public, particularly post-Covid. He also suggested positive use of drone technology for the benefit of the people.

According to an official statement, he stressed the review of the SMART Policing concept introduced in 2014 and suggested development of a roadmap for its continuous transformation and institutionalisation of the same in the police forces. To tackle some of the routine challenges faced by the police, he urged to involve highly qualified youth to find technological solutions through a hackathon. /BI/