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Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) Two orientations on VSC services and access to justice for persons with disabilities were held on 2 and 11 August 2012. The orientations were organized for fifty-five police officers from forty-eight DMP police stations in order to increase the number of referrals to the Dhaka VSC. VSCs staff members were also trained on basic investigation skill regarding sexual assault cases, an initiative jointly organized by Component 3 and 5 during 2012. A meeting in Rangamati was organized for journalists on 19 July 2012 in the Superintendent of Police's office. The objective of the meeting was to share information on services available at the Rangamati VSC and to advise on the process of referring victims to the VSC. Twenty journalists from various print and electronic media, in addition to the President of the Rangamati Press Club, were present at the meeting. Three trainings were organized with PRP assistance on dealing with child victims at Rangamati, Nandail and Bhaluka Police Stations during 2012. A total of 119 participants, of whom twenty were women police officers, now have a better understanding of child victims in general and of the method of referring child victims to the VSCs for appropriate assistance. The PRP conducted a training course on psychosocial counselling for fourteen police officers from Dhaka and Chittagong VSCs and six NGO representatives at the Dhaka Trauma Centre. The objective of the training was to provide a clear understating on the main factors related to psychosocial counselling. The PRP also facilitated three workshops in the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) station, and Dhaka and Rangamati VSCs. The objectives of the workshops were to develop a working modality for the Rajshahi VSC, to increase partnership and coordination between the Bangladesh Police and NGOs in Rangamati and to hold orientations for new staff members at the Dhaka VSC on VSC support. A total of seventy-eight participants attended the workshops, of whom seven were from NGOs and the rest, including thirty-eight women police officers, were from the Bangladesh Police. The PRP became involved in One Billion Rising, a global call to end VAW, by arranging discussions with police officers. Discussions were also held with BPWN members in various police stations and aimed to create awareness among officers on the global campaign and strategies on addressing VAW. Networking: A high-level sixteen-member government delegation from UNDP Cambodia visited the Dhaka VSC on 14 March 2012. On behalf of the UNDP Country Office, Gender Specialist, Ms. Sookhee Kwak, was present during the visit. Another delegation led by Ms. Macha Farrant, Security and Justice Adviser of DFID Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department, visited the Dhaka VSC on 26 June 2012. Mr. Hector Diaz Soliman, Team Leader of Community Legal Service of Maxwell Stamp Ltd. and Mr. Muhd. Rafiquzzaman, Governance Advisor of DFID Bangladesh, were also present, among others, during the visit. The delegation later met with the PRP management in Police Headquarters. Another five-member delegation consisting of representatives from the Bhutan Human Rights Commission, Royal Bhutan Police and NGOs also visited the Dhaka VSC on 27 June 2012. 34 Annual Report 2012
Police Reform Programme (Phase-II) INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY Key Outcome: Bangladesh Police makes progressive use of cost effective and sustainable information communication technology to provide better service to the community Key Activities and Progress: Output 6.1: An ICT Master Plan for the Bangladesh Police developed The Bangladesh Police commenced preparations for the implementation of the new Police Telecom and IT Management structure after the structure was reviewed and finalised by a committee and subsequently approved by the IGP. Logistics support was provided with the establishment of new offices located in Rajarbagh for the proposed Police Telecom and Information Management staff, inclusive of office equipment and furnishing. The Charter of Duties for the Deputy Inspector General and the Additional Deputy Inspector General of the Telecom and Information Management, and the Additional Deputy Inspector, ICT and Telecom (PHQ), were prepared and discussed at a meeting with the AIG, Telecom, and AIG, E&D, formerly the AIG Telecom and Planning and Research. Proposed amendments were incorporated into the revised documents which were then forwarded for wider discussion within Police Headquarters. Documented police ICT priorities, developed earlier through a series of workshops with PRP assistance, were used and incorporated into the development of the Strategic Plan 2012-2014 by the ICT Strategic Planning Focus Group. A presentation was developed and jointly presented with the Senior System Analyst from PHQ at a workshop on Cloud Computing and potential use of the Cloud Computing for the development and implementation of applications and systems for Bangladesh government agencies. A demonstration of Records, Vehicle, and User Management modules from the integrated MIS system developed by the Government of Bangladesh for the Planning Commission was given on 12 November 2012 to stakeholders from Police Headquarters, including AIG, ICT, AIG, Revenue E&D, AIG, Administration, and ASP, Transport. The purpose of the demonstration was to commence preparations to conduct the acceptance test and user training for pilot users in Police Headquarters. The demonstration was received very positively and, at the request of the AIG, ICT, a letter was forwarded from the PRP to confirm the proposed support arrangements for the pilot implementation. The newly appointed Additional DIG, ICT and Telecom, in Police HQ arranged for a letter advising the PRP on the selected personnel to attend the training. The PRP also completed refurbishment of the office where the Records and Vehicle Management System will be installed. At a separate meeting with the DMP Commissioner, the Commissioner expressed his interest in automating administrative functions within DMP. This initiative is now being explored further and two meetings were held with the Joint Commissioner of Administration and the DMP System Analyst to discuss the matter. Output 6.2: Crime response and prevention improved through better use of information and intelligence Implementation of the pilot deployment of the Crime Pattern Analysis System (CPAS) for the Chittagong Metropolitan Police is currently in progress. The developer provided the Oracle Media Pack for the installed product and is arranging for a paper licence to be issued. An electronic confirmation of licensing and support was already received from Oracle. The application to install data communication links to connect the pilot sites with CMP HQ was lodged for BTCL and the installation is expected to be finalised shortly. Annual Report 2012 35
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