GalaxE. Solutions, with stateside offices in Detroit and New Jersey and several more all over the world, is currently working with Mayor Dave Bing and the City of Detroit to provide technology to mini police stations in community centers throughout the city.
"One of the challenges Detroit faces is safety," says Tim Bryan, GalaxE. Solutions CEO. "People need to feel safe. The degree to which the city makes people feel safe is the barometer (by which we judge its resurgence)."
The city has been actively deploying "mini police stations" throughout the city at community centers, which the city already owns. "It gives citizens more opportunity to interact with police and have more access to them," says Bryan. But the community centers lacked the technology capacity and connectivity to connect these satellite stations to the police network, so the city contacted GalaxE. Solutions and asked if they could help make these mini police stations functional.
"We are a big advocate of public-private partnerships," says Bryan, "and certainly for public safety. When that opportunity presented itself we made the decision to donate hardware, software and our own expertise to deploy these mini police stations. This is part of GalaxE.'s ongoing commitment to help in any way we can to help Detroit turn around."
Citing "major players" like Dan Gilbert, who is helping change the city’s landscape for businesses interested in setting up shop here, Bryan says that "there is something going on in Detroit that is extremely unique and powerful. The interaction of public and private entities working together for the benefit of the city -- we think that’s an excellent way to cure some of the ills in Detroit and we’re extremely happy at GalaxE. to provide what we can."
There are currently six mini police stations already deployed with eight more remaining. GalaxE. will support all of them.
Source: Tim Bryan, GalaxE. Solutions CEO
Writer: Nicole Rupersburg
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