Fresh off of a trip to Machu Picchu, a pre-Columbian Incan site on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, Igor Saravia Aguilar is visiting KES 2010. Sarivia Aguilar is the General Manager of
and he has traveled to Korea and the KES with his colleague Commercial Manager Jorge Cossio Medina, looking for ways to improve security in Peru. Korea IT Times was honored to speak with them during a brief intermission in their quest to find the best that Korea has to offer in high tech solutions for reducing crime in cities across the Peruvian landscape.
S.A.V. Ingenieros S.A.C. started out as a software company over 18 years ago. Soon thereafter, they came to realize that the breadth of security related solutions, many of which were being offered by providers from around the world, could have a positive influence on society and they started to offer them as a part of their consulting business. Today, the company is recognized in Peru as a leader in the field, with customers in both the public and private sectors. Unfortunately for the Peruvian public, business is booming for the bad guys.
Saravia Agular and Cossio Medina painted a picture of rampant crime in Peru. They compared the situation there with the troubles of neighboring Columbia. When we asked if the basis for the rising crime rate was drugs, as it is in Columbia, they replied by saying that drugs are always a part of the problem where crime in their region is concerned, but thievery, violence and extortion top the list in Peru. They said that the laws are very weak and that the criminals who are apprehended generally pay a fine and are back on the street to re-offend in a very short time.
Within the past few weeks general elections were held in Peru and many of the local seats of power have changed hands. The new leaders are committed to stemming the tide of crime in their townships and municipalities, by whatever means necessary. When it comes to technical solutions, their first call was to S.A.V. Ingenieros S.A.C.
Saravia Agular said that the Peruvian government has allocated $500 million USD to be spent on technical solutions between now and the end of this year and they have charged his company with the responsibility of defining the best use of these funds. The men from Peru are in the market for the best-in-breed biometric security systems, including facial recognition and fingerprint systems and they believe that their solution provider may be found at the KES.
They are still early in the discovery phase of the review of the products and services being shown at the exhibition, but they already have their eye on a couple of vendors, whose products and services show promise. They intend to investigate further on Day 2 of the show.
Speaking of the show, both Saravia Agular and Cossio Medina said their initial impressions and experiences, in Korea and at the KES, have been positive. They said that they found the Korean people in general to be very polite, helpful and friendly and that they have felt welcome since they arrived in Korea. As to the KES event itself, they said that it was very impressive, both in the scale and in the quality of the presentation. They continued by saying that they have been very comfortable in the venue, were greatly entertained with the opening ceremonies and felt that the only challenge was a difficulty communicating with some of the vendors. All in all, they felt what the show had to offer outweighed the long journey from Peru to Korea.
If you are a provider of enterprise-grade security solutions, then you should keep your eye out for the men from Peru, S.A.V. Ingenieros S.A.C. is at KES 2010 to deal.
