Govt vehicles soon to be equipped with Internet connectivity

The technology used to connect Government buildings and schools will soon be used to provide Internet connections to Government’s service vehicles.

This was disclosed by Presidential Advisor on e-Government, Floyd Levi after residents of Number 35 Village, East Berbice enquired about internet connectivity for Police vehicles and ambulances.

The initiative would provide Police Officers and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) with critical information at a faster rate which can, in most cases, save lives, while providing a better service. However, Levi noted that the programme could only be rolled out once the connectivity gap on the coast was sorted out.

“To fix this problem, the Ministry is actually in negotiations with the Chinese company that actually built this network – Huawei technologies, to ensure that we have full coverage along the entire coastal region of Guyana to ensure that blank spots do not exist. So, as it is right now, this technology is being used,” Levi explained.

According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) report, Levi pointed out that the initiative was still in the crafting stage noting that once it was completed, it would be fully rolled out. This will see the e-governance department placing towers comparable to the ones that service Digicel and GTT.

The Presidential Advisor stated, “As soon as we finalise the arrangements with Huawei, we will be putting towers, cell phone towers similar to Digicel and GTT to cover these blank spots and with that full coverage I am certain that the Guyana Police Force, Guyana Fire Service, and EMS will be able to use this technology to be better able to provide their services.” The aim is to have the programme rolled out nationally.