Mybrytfmonline.com has observed the ongoing installation of security surveillance cameras in the Eastern Regional Capital, Koforidua by the Ministry of National Security.
Four of the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are being installed around Ministries and Residency of the Regional Minister which works has commenced.
Sources indicate that some of the CCTV cameras will be installed in other parts of the Regional capital.
The government of Ghana through the Ministry of National Security announced last year that some 10,000 CCTV cameras had been procured for installation nationwide to optimize security.
The video feeds will be monitored at “domain awareness centers” or “real-time crime centers in Accra, Tamale, and Kumasi.
The three centers will monitor all 16 regions.
Surveillance cameras are one of the most ubiquitous and recognizable technologies being used globally to survey the streets by state security agencies.
It has real-time crime centers that access both public and private video feeds.
According to experts, Camera technology is growing in sophistication: some cameras are capable of 360-degree video or infrared vision. Some models can be equipped with real-time face recognition or license plate recognition software. Since many are also being connected directly to the Internet, the camera networks have also proven easy targets for malicious attackers.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
