CONTRACT FOR DEVELOPMEMT OF RA POLICE COMPUTER NETWORK SIGNED
Noyan Tapan
May 17 2006
YEREVAN, MAY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. A contract for $699,000 for development
of the RA Police Computer Network was signed at the US Embassy in
Yerevan on May 16. The company AEAI (Advanced Engineering Associates
International) and its Armenian partner Yerevan Computer Research and
Development Institute (YCRDI) have been selected by the US Embassy
to develop the network. This Project is included in the Letter of
Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement between the US
government and the Armenian government. The specific goal of the
project is to increase the ability of Armeniam law enforcement to
conduct timely investigations, assist in the refinement of all law
enforcement databases to increase sharing between law enforcement
agencies, improve Armenia’s ability to access international criminal
databases and shorten the time it it takes U.S. and Armenian law
enforcement to ascertain the whereabouts of suspected international
criminals. According to U.S. Deputy Ambassador to Armenia Anthony
Godfrey, the program envisages granting 120 computers to be serviced
by 18 servers. The working points will be created in Yerevan and
63 regional offices, as well as at border crossing points. $70,000
will be allocated to establish computer connection during the initial
stage. First Deputy Chief of the RA Police Lieutenant General Ararat
Mahtesian said that 2-3 year work has been done to develop this
project. “The police will have the opportunity to function in the
most efficienrt way and share exact information with its units and
central staff,” he noted.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
