Peace be with ICT: Battling Terrorism with technology

One of the greatest disasters of all times that rocked the entire United States, nay, the entire world, was the 9/11 terrorist attack…. In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack, it became clear terrorism is a threat that could cripple even a giant like the US…

At this point, what we have are a lot of what-if scenarios---- the foremost on my mind is…what if they had better ICT which aimed mainly to prevent and fight terrorism? Would that have made a difference? In more succinct terms, is that even possible? Apparently, the US thinks so.

Over the past couple of years, the US has initiated an extensive overhaul of IT management. Part of its strategy entailed the development of the Sentinel, an ambitious electronic information-management system designed to help the FBI because they feel that (and I agree wholeheartedly) lag time in communication was not acceptable.

One day perhaps our ICT structure and know-how in the Philippines can match or at least be on at least a comparable level with that of the US… I’ll bet the Abu Sayyaf and NPAs and other would-be terrorists would be quaking in their combat boots…hurrah!!!