Break silos of information 

Break silos of information 

Context

Prime Minister NarendraModi on Monday asked the State police chiefs to share information with one another as “security cannot be achieved selectively, or alone, and for that breaking of silos and information sharing among States can help make everyone more secure”

Backdrop

Concluding day of the annual conference of DGPs and IGPs at the BSF Academy in Tekanpur, Madhya Pradesh

Nearly 250 top officers from the State police forces and central police organisations participated in the three-day meet.

Priority for cybercrimes

• Modi said cybercrimes should be given top priority and dealt with immediately, an official release said
• In this context, he particularly mentioned the importance of social media.
• He said messaging should rely on local languages for greater effectiveness.
• Referring to the radicalisation of youth, Mr.Modi urged the top police officers to use technology to pinpoint the problem areas.

India an organic entity

Mr.Modi said India was an “organic entity” and not an “assembled” one, and asked the police officers from the States to open up in sharing information on illicit financial dealings.

Increasing acceptance worldwide for sharing of data

He said while openness was getting increased acceptance worldwide, there was a need for greater openness among the States too, on security issues

The Conference

• Following a directive of Mr.Modi, the Home Ministry has been organising the conference outside the national capital since the NDA government came to power in 2014.
• The previous three conferences were held in Guwahati, Rann of Kutch and Hyderabad.
• The Prime Minister recalled how the nature and scope of the conference had changed since 2014, beginning with it being shifted out of Delhi.
• He appreciated the officers who had been instrumental in facilitating this change.
• Modi said the conference had now become more relevant, in the context of challenges and responsibilities facing the country.
• He said the new format of the conference had resulted in a marked improvement in the quality of discussions.