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Panic button app boosts security in Makassar
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Dark clouds are seen over the city of Makassar in South Sulawesi on March 8.
(Antara/Darwin Fatir)
T
he Makassar Police launched a command center to monitor the security situation in the provincial capital of South Sulawesi and respond more quickly to emergencies like accidents and natural disasters.
The center, which is integrated with a similar monitoring facility operated by the city’s administration, is connected to an Android-based mobile application allowing users to hit a panic button to call the police.
“Makassar is now well monitored. If residents need security, police personnel can be deployed more swiftly, because the reports are received in real time,” National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said during the launching of the facility in Makassar on Wednesday.
More than 300 CCTV cameras are installed across the city, 100 of which are put up in areas considered prone to crime.
“I have traveled across Indonesia, but only in Makassar can I find a CCTV system that is so comprehensive,” Tito said.
(Read also: Makassar’s ‘biggest’ drug kingpin shot dead)
Makassar Mayor Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto said it was mandatory for owners of commercial buildings to install CCTV cameras.
He said he targeted to see 3,000 CCTV cameras installed in Makassar by 2018.
With a population of over two million in 2015, Makassar is the fifth-largest city of Indonesia. The biggest are Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung and Medan. (bbs)
