By CHARLIE DUMAVI
THE United Nations Development Program in partnership with the Royal Papua New Guinea constabulary (RPNGC) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has launched a new information management system to improve the work of the police in the family and sexual violence unit (FSVU).
The information management system was launched at Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby today by UNDP resident representative Dirk Wagener and presented to the RPNGC representative including FSVU director Delilah Sandeka and RPNGC acting deputy NCD assistant Commissioner Laimo Asi.
Upon launching the information system Mr Wagener said the information management system will help improve and manage cases at the RPNGC FSVU.
“There has been much silence in the country about violence and this is a call to all of us to step up and make a change about gender base violence. We have also unfortunately witnessed an increase in gender based violence due to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. However, now the system will go a long way in addressing this as we will have all of the case recoded in the data system,” said Mr Wagener.
He added that the system will also be rolled out in all FSVU in the country and the UNDP is very happy to see that it happens.
The information management system is a system where all the information of the FSV victims will be stored and be accessible by the police hierarchy to address the ongoing FSV issue in the country.
The system will now enable the RPNGC FSVU to transfer all the reported information about FSV and store them online where it is safe and can be accessed by the RPNG FSVU whenever needed.
More over Central province deputy police commander Mr Asi is very pleased with the system and the works of the UNDP and would want to see similar information systems to be introduced in every RPNGC units for them to manage cases.
“This system will assist investigation in every investigation cases in the community. Not only sexual violence. There is hardly a system in place where we can go back and retrieve. This system will be important not only for RPNGC FSV but also for the courts and every investigation,” said Mr Asi.
He added that this will also provide concrete data to not only the RPNGC but to other organizations as well. They will try to make it available country wide.
