Impact of Information and Communications Technology in the Contemporary Policing in the Republic of Macedonia

Rajkovchevski, Rade and Stojanovski, Trpe and Mirceva, Stojanka and Krstevska, Katerina (2011) Impact of Information and Communications Technology in the Contemporary Policing in the Republic of Macedonia. In: Security in the Post-Conflict (Western) Balkans: Transition and Challenges Faced by The Republic of Macedonia, International Scientific Conference Proceedings. Faculty of Security-Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia, pp. 98-112. ISBN 978-608-4532-18-7

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Abstract

In Macedonia, the processes that are reported as the cause of the transition and implementation of the Euro and Euro-Atlantic aspirations imposed the need for harmonization of legal standards and practices of the institutions with EU norms in the relevant areas. With the implementation of security sector reform, police had undergone several changes regarding the overall police functioning. The segments of the structure of the police regarding the information and communication technology (ICT) with some changes were covered partially, and with other in details. Moreover, the objective of this paper is to explain the progress of the introduction of information and communication technology for the period 1990-2011, through two forms of information collected: a) by means of interviews with three experienced experts from the Ministry of Interior, b) by analysing information and documents related to information and communication segment of the police reforms in Macedonia.
The main source of data are interviews conducted in Macedonia within the work packages of information and communication technology of the project "Composite: Comparative Police Studies in the EU” (2010-2014), laws and acts for which acts the police and governing activities related to information and communication technology and the experiences of the dynamics in the same area obtained through comparative analysis of materials from other nine countries participating in the project. The paper should present the impact of international factor and the interest of police management structures for the development and implementation of ICT in the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia, as needed in police work in contemporary society. By analyzing the content should be identified several parameters: lessons learned, experiences and impact of services on international factors and domestic experts. The identification of the above parameters should serve to determine the extent of progress in relation to: a) identification of needs related to ICT and b) the representation of information and communication technology in strategic documents, budget and priorities of the Ministry of Interior.
The conclusions from the analysis of the implemented, on-going and planned projects in the field of informatics and communications should provide recommendations for future implementation of solutions, their characteristics and method of use within the police of the Republic of Macedonia.

Key words: police, crime, technology, development and project.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Engineering and Technology > Electrical engineering, electronic engineering,information engineering Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Media and communications Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Political science Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Social Sciences > Other social sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Security
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Rade Rajkovchevski
Date Deposited:	04 Nov 2022 20:17
Last Modified:	13 Nov 2022 12:09
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/7310

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