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Saturday, July 07, 2007

French to help with city database

The Jakarta Post

JAKARTA: The French government has recently confirmed it would help Jakarta set up a public service database for the city's crisis center, a city official said.

The database is planned to be an online system collating recorded data from all city public service agencies in one place.

"With this system... all public service data (in Jakarta) will be connected to our crisis center," Jakarta public order agency head Harianto Badjoeri said Friday.

The online system would allow the city to better manage evacuation and rescue efforts during emergencies, he said.

"For example, if a flood occurs, we will be able to quickly identify how many beds are available in hospitals or whether there will be enough food stockpiled for the victims," he said.

Aside from providing the hardware, the French government would also provide training for system operators.

"The new system would require some 25 operators at the center, while currently we only have 10 people," he said.

The French government has already installed a similar system in Aceh.

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