The Minister of Presidency and Public Administration, María Pedro Reverte, said today that the incorporation of new technologies is a key factor for improving coordination and efficiency in the management and resolution of emergency situations.
Reverte opened the conference on "New Technologies and Communication Management in Emergencies', that between today and tomorrow meet in Murcia half thousand experts and specialists from different professional fields related to management and emergency communication.
In his speech, Reverte referred to the fifth anniversary of the attack on March 11 in Madrid, "that it is one of the saddest pages of our history."
Given this, said, "This action has proved to be a valuable experience for the Spanish emergency services."
Immediate and comprehensive response
He added that "the responsibility of public authorities is to have all the tools to respond comprehensively and immediately to emergencies of citizens, and these sessions allow us to advance our understanding of those springs."
The Minister commended the work of the Coordination Centre of Emergency 1-1-2 Murcia, "one of the most comprehensive services in Spain for its technological capabilities and for going beyond the basic state regulations regarding the preparation of emergency plans , which has earned international recognition in Europe and America. "
He noted that "the regional government's current commitment is to build on this line, with new ideas and projects that we want to export to other regions and other countries."
To Reverte, the ultimate goal of all the work of professionals gathered in these days "is to achieve a safer society."
Finally, the counselor said that the media, which are also focused these days, "are a direct link with the people" and stressed that, thanks to the incorporation of new technologies, "the 1-1-2 has open direct channels of information society. "
Source: CARM