28 NOV 2012, 3:06 PM - SOURCE: AAP
Australian and US law enforcement agencies have co-operated on a new app for parents to quickly find their lost kids.
Parents whose children go missing will be able to access a new smartphone application designed to help find lost kids.
The Australian Police Child ID app was launched by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in partnership with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Canberra on Wednesday.
The locally-developed software, which is based on a US version, allows parents to store information and pictures of their child on their smartphones, ready to hand over to police if they go missing.
Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare said the app was a great example of Australian and US law enforcement partnering to protect children.
"When a child goes missing, every second counts," he said.
US Ambassador to Australia Jeff Bleich said the app showed how technology being used to increase security.
"Nations devote vast resources to protecting our shores, our possessions, our national resources," he told reporters.
"And yet there is no resource that is more precious to us than our children."
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