Immigration readies online data base

Immigration readies online data base

JAKARTA: The immigration directorate at the Ministry of
Justice and Human Rights plans to establish an online information
system connecting its 380 offices and consulates as well as 126
entry points across the country.

The system will be important in monitoring and obtaining
accurate data on people entering and leaving the country,
immigration director-general Iman Santoso said on Wednesday.

He said the system would also help increase security in the
country, which has seen a series of terrorist attacks.

The project, which has been in the pipeline for six years,
will cost some US$200 million, Iman said, adding that his office
is seeking approval of the finance ministry.

The information from the online data base will be shared with
other state institutions such as the State Intelligence Agency
(BIN), the Attorney General's Office, the National Police and the
National Narcotics Agency. -- JP