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Helping to ensure a safer society since 2009,
CGI's Burgernet solution will be enhanced with digital technologies
to handle more citizen participants and incidents
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands,
March 6, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - CGI
(NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) has been awarded a contract by
the Netherlands' National Police
to develop and maintain Burgernet 2.0—the next generation of a
digital community policing solution developed by CGI in 2009 and
used across the Netherlands since
then. Using mobile technology, the Burgernet solution provides
citizens, municipalities and the police with a digital
collaboration platform to work together to combat crime and enhance
the safety of local communities. Under the new contract, which has
a term of 7-10 years, CGI will use new digital technologies to
enhance Burgernet, as well as provide ongoing maintenance
support.
Burgernet is a virtual citizens' network that allows a police
control room operator to send out mobile alerts to participating
citizens related to suspicious or criminal activity, such as a
missing person, reported burglary or stolen vehicle. Through these
alerts, Burgernet participants are given the details of an incident
so that they can be vigilant and report any information they might
have.
Deployed nationwide, Burgernet has more than 1.6 million citizen
participants who are involved in solving more than 2,000 Burgernet
incidents per month. As the adoption of digital technologies
continues to accelerate and the number of citizen participants and
incidents continues to increase, the National Police has asked CGI
to enhance the core Burgernet system to expand its network and
improve communications, including adding social media capabilities
to support the real-time exchange of photos and videos and
integrating digital messaging boards along major
transportation routes. In addition, the solution will enable
citizen participants to connect when they travel across the
border.
While development on the digitally enhanced Burgernet system is
underway, CGI will continue to maintain the existing system. Once
Burgernet 2.0 is completed, CGI will deploy and manage the new
system.
"From the beginning of Burgernet, CGI has been closely involved
and has considerable expertise in the field of safety," said Gery
Veldhuis, Police Chief and Chairman of the Burgernet Steering
Committee. "We have full confidence in CGI as we enter this new
phase of Burgernet 2.0. Together, we will work diligently to
continue to improve the safety of our neighborhoods."
"CGI is proud to manage the further development of Burgernet,"
said Jeroen Simons Vice-President,
CGI, the Netherlands. "It is an
exciting opportunity to develop a more robust core system and,
through advanced digital technologies, increase its effectiveness.
Burgernet 2.0 is a good example of the role digital transformation
can play to help ensure a safer society."
Since 1976, CGI has helped over 2,000 government clients in 15
countries improve citizen service and increase efficiency through
successful digital transformation programs. To learn more, visit
www.cgi.com/government.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is the fifth
largest independent information technology and business process
services firm in the world. Approximately 68,000 professionals
serve thousands of global clients from offices and delivery centers
across the Americas, Europe and
Asia Pacific, leveraging a
comprehensive portfolio of services, including high-end business
and IT consulting, systems integration, application development and
maintenance and infrastructure management, as well as 150 IP-based
services and solutions. With annual revenue in excess of
C$10 billion and an order backlog
exceeding C$20 billion, CGI shares
are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB).
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SOURCE CGI Group Inc.