Who buys and controls the CCTV?
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an access to information legislation that can be used to gather more
information. A Right to Information Bill was proposed in 2016 but has not
been passed as of June 2022.89 At the time of writing, the challenges to
access information will not likely change, but rather will be exacerbated
under military rule. Given the lack of information on which specific
companies have been assigned to a specific tender, this research focused
on those companies that are known to be involved in deploying CCTV
networks in Mandalay and other major cities in Myanmar.
Technologies of interest: Tenders
Eleven tenders were analysed based on calls for tenders in 2020 to
install and implement CCTV networks (see Table 1). Data was obtained
from leaked tenders that were subsequently published online.90 Tenders
included the installation of CCTV networks in public spaces including the
Mandalay University of Foreign Languages, six townships in Mandalay,
the Yangon–Mandalay Highway, and various townships in Yangon,
Sagaing, and Naypyidaw.
Police stand in front of blockades barring people from protesting on Pyidaungsu Yeithka Road, Yangon,
Myanmar. Photo: February 2021, Digital Rights Collective.