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Western Australia Police improves family violence response with innovative mobile application
Western Australia Police Force ( WA
Police Force ) is providing better frontline support for victims of family violence through a smart mobile application from Motorola Solutions .
The application , PSCore , has been expanded to enable officers to record a wider variety of incidents from the field and automatically alerts partner agencies and support services when family violence reports are submitted .
Superintendent Dean Snashall , Technology Portfolio , WA Police Force , said : “ The addition of a new family violence reporting capability is another way this mobile application helps our officers to respond to different kinds of incidents .”
By supporting WA Police Force officers with a risk assessment framework and a summary of the family violence history of offences , Motorola Solutions ’ PSCore application has enabled noteworthy improvements in compliance levels and workflows for all family violence reports .
The application integrates critical operational information from multiple systems , presenting it through a single , intuitive interface .
Deployed across WA Police Force ’ s entire fleet of 6,500 mobile devices , the solution represents a key part of its digital policing strategy leveraging technology to improve productivity , incident awareness and safety for officers and the public alike .
Con Balaskas , Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand , Motorola Solutions , said : “ Our smart mobile applications help front-line personnel
to complete key operational tasks from wherever they are .”
PSCore recently won a WA Police Force Recognition of Excellence Award for the agency ’ s Family Violence Division .
Google Cloud fuels diverse APAC digital initiatives
APAC enterprises are beginning to adopt services from Google Cloud and its partner ecosystem to support a growing number of digital transformation initiatives , according to a new research report published today by Information Services Group ( ISG )
“ Enterprises in Asia Pacific are becoming more competitive and resilient by migrating applications and data to the cloud ,” said Michael Gale , Partner and Regional Leader , ISG Asia Pacific .
“ Google Cloud services have significantly enhanced cloud data management at these companies .”
Cloud adoption is at different stages across this diverse region , with mature markets such as Australia , Singapore and Japan rolling out AI and advanced analytics while companies in emerging markets begin digital transformations and seek scalable IT solutions , the report says . But hybrid and multi-cloud strategies and edge computing are gaining traction as overall trends .
Google plans to establish new cloud regions in New Zealand , Malaysia and Thailand . The high concentration of AI and ML startups in the region , especially in India , benefits enterprises that need to modernize their data management , the report says .
“ Startups are working closely with Google Cloud and enterprise customers to solve data-specific challenges ,” said Jan Erik Aase , Partner and Global Leader , ISG Provider Lens Research . “ Asia Pacific is a good place to be for AI and ML innovation .”
The report also examines other Google Cloud trends in Asia Pacific , including the growing use of Google Cloud tools to easily generate cross-cloud insights and the influence of Google ’ s distinct approach to gain control over AI-generated content . p
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