Colombia. Two revolutionary proposals that seek to strengthen the sector will be presented at the XVIII version of the International Security Fair E+S+S by the National Association of Private Surveillance Entities of Colombia (Andevip).
The first is for private security entrepreneurs to move closer to cutting-edge technology to help authorities reduce crime rates.
"Andevip is a bridge between technology and the private security sector. In the FIS E+S+S we are going to propose to our affiliates that the security guards who do not pass the psychophysical examination in the use of weapons are not disassociated but that they are trained in the management of technological means and relocated to work, "explains Rocío Malagón, president of Andevip.
The second proposal that the union will propose to its members is to standardize the presentation of private security vehicles in the country – with alarm and lights, similar to radio patrols – so that they become a deterrent to crime.
"The use of firearms makes us appendages of national security, we become allies of the authorities because we are part of the support networks of the National Police, we collaborate with technological means that are already integrated into the Dispatch Technology Centers. That is, we already have communication codes with the support network that allows a faster reaction of the authority to crime, "says the directive.
Colombia, a benchmark in security
The country is a benchmark for private security in Latin America and the Caribbean, to the point that this knowledge is exported to other countries that need to take advantage of our experience of having suffered six decades of conflict.
Since 1994, Colombia has had one of the strongest legal systems in the region, including the Superintendence of Surveillance and Private Security, for the five subsectors of the private security sector: Physical Security, Canine Security, Technological Media, Security Academies and Private Security Consultants.
Andevip, on behalf of Colombia, currently holds the presidency of the Pan American Federation of Private Security (Fepasep).
"We are experts and we export security," says the president of Andevip, a union with 35 years of experience that brings together 185 companies that generate more than 100,000 direct jobs (35% of the total sector).
Private security companies in Colombia generate more than 300,000 direct jobs and about 50,000 indirect jobs, which shows the importance of one of the most monitored and most regulated sectors of the national economy.
