Panama. The district of San Miguelito has since last March with an integrated video surveillance center, which has more than 600 cameras to reinforce the security of its 300 thousand inhabitants.
The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, accompanied by the Minister of Public Security, Juan Manuel Pino, inaugurated on March 23 the new facilities that will be interconnected with the headquarters of the National Operation Center (NOC) located in Ancón.
In his speech, President Cortizo explained that the purpose of this center is to form a comprehensive prevention platform between the Municipality of San Miguelito, security and emergency bodies. "It is a valuable service for the residents of this populous district and will also favor the commercial, industrial and technological activities that take place in the communities of San Miguelito."
He also explained that with this there are already six operations centers that operate in the country, along with Panama, Colón, Chiriquí, La Chorrera and Arraiján, to give Panamanians greater tranquility and security.
For his part, Minister Pino said that the joint work with the Mayor's Office of San Miguelito, will demonstrate with facts, that "united as a single team, the security work against the scourge of delinquency and organized crime will be effective and forceful" and explained that this Municipal Operations Center represents a great step in its commitment to citizen security.
"Investment in state-of-the-art technology will allow us to effectively monitor and respond to the security challenges we face on a daily basis."
Finally, he indicated that this demonstrates with facts how the State develops projects aimed at strengthening security issues in the provinces and regions of the country, as well as the way in which San Miguelito is configured as another bastion in this frontal fight against crime and organized crime. "We have been through difficult days in this district, but today we are convinced that people will feel safer thanks to this new technology."
Scope of the video surveillance center
According to official information from the Ministry of Public Security, the cameras integrated into the video surveillance center, "installed in 200 strategic points of the district, will operate 24 hours a day and have a facial recognition system and vehicle license plates, panic buttons (strategically located), megaphones within the coverage areas and the 104 system, who can be called for support in any emergency situation."
In addition, the new center, from where the aforementioned cameras will be monitored, will operate next to the offices of the Municipal Council of San Miguelito, in the Mateo Iturralde corregimiento.
In general, this project, which is promoted by the Ministry of Public Security and the Municipality of San Miguelito, will form a "comprehensive prevention platform between local authorities, security and emergency bodies."
