TOWARDS SAFE CITIES

Reading this news, TOWARDS SAFE CITIES I must commend the Govt for its efforts to make our cities safe. The CCTV system that was launched under the enthusiastic gaze of the Home Minister, is impressive, and no doubt would be quite effective in curbing crime, if they are used and monitored regularly and positively. However, we know the Malaysians are notoriously 'famous' for their lack of focus and short attention spans to projects and tasks that require continuous care and maintenance, and I hope that this beautiful project will not follow the fate of many CCTV projects and Cameras installed at Traffic lights, which have sadly fallen into disuse, even during their guarantee periods. I would like to suggest that the Govt be proactive in this matter and include the Performance and Proper functioning of this system as part of the KPIs and KRAs of the Ministry and Departments involved, in short, the success of this project should be used to measure the performance of those involved with it, along with accompanying punishment for failure. Can we do that? Otherwise, I fear this will be just another "white elephant' in a year's time