JAKARTA – DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung officially partnered with the Metro Jaya Police to integrate tens of thousands of CCTV cameras scattered throughout Jakarta. This step is said to be an effort to accelerate the detection of incidents in the field while strengthening the supervision of the city based on technology.
The cooperation was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding on the optimization of the use of CCTV between the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government and the Metro Jaya Police.
Pramono said Jakarta could no longer be managed with a conventional system, given the mobility and density of citizen activities that continue to increase every day.
“Jakarta is currently undergoing transformation. We want Jakarta to become one of the world’s leading global cities. One of the requirements for a developed global city is to have an intelligent and data-based city management system. We can no longer manage a city as big as Jakarta only by manual or conventional means,” said Pramono at the DKI Jakarta City Hall, Monday, May 19.
He said that so far CCTV in Jakarta is still running on its own. Surveillance cameras owned by the government, police, and private companies have not been connected in the same system.
“So far, surveillance cameras have been partially installed and managed by each party. The Provincial Government has its own, the police have their own, the private sector has its own. With this agreement, we demolish sectoral egos and unite everything in one integrated system with the concept of shared use,” he said.
Pramono revealed that currently the DKI Provincial Government is integrating 7,314 CCTV owned by OPD and BUMD. Meanwhile, the Metro Jaya Police manages around 3,362 CCTV. This number will later be supplemented by the integration of surveillance cameras from multi-storey buildings in Jakarta.
“Meanwhile, in the office on the 4th floor and above, according to the Governor’s Regulation, it is required to integrate approximately 16,781 so that there will be 27,000 CCTV that we will manage together,” he said.
According to Pramono, this integration will make the government’s response and security forces faster when there are disturbances in the field. “If something is going to happen, we already have a picture first,” he continued.
He also touched on his experience handling the security situation in Jakarta in August last year. From that experience, he said, coordination and detection tools were important factors in making quick decisions.
“So one of the key words of its main role is first, communication; second, mutual trust; the third is sufficient evidence to detect it,” said Pramono.
Pramono even claimed that Jakarta is now the second safest city in Asia after Singapore. Therefore, he wants the strengthening of the city’s surveillance system to continue.
“The ‘Jaga Jakarta’ action can still continue and to keep Jakarta as the second safest city in Asia. Now we are only behind Singapore. We are better than Bangkok, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, and so on,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Metro Jaya Police, Asep Edi Suheri, assessed that the integration of CCTV is important to accelerate the handling of security and traffic congestion in Jakarta.
“When there is an incident, initial information can be obtained faster. When there is a disturbance of order, the location can be immediately monitored. Likewise, when there is a crime or traffic jam, the CCTV footage will later help the handling process,” said Asep.
On the other hand, the Head of the DKI Jakarta Communication, Informatics, and Statistics Office, Budi Awaluddin, said that the integration of CCTV is targeted to be completed by the end of 2026. After that, the DKI Provincial Government will increase the number of surveillance cameras through the obligation to install CCTV in multi-storey buildings.
“In 2027, it is targeted that there will be an addition of 16,781 CCTV so that the total potential of CCTV to be integrated reaches 24,095 points,” said Budi.
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