22 May 2008
CRIMTRAC WINS E-AWARD
The Minister for Home Affairs Bob Debus has congratulated CrimTrac, after the agency took out the 2008 e-Award for Excellence in e-Government last night.
The e-Award is administered by the Australian Government Information Management Office and was introduced to promote excellence in the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in Australia at all levels of government.
Mr Debus said CrimTrac had been recognised for its National Police Reference System (NPRS) an electronic program that enables police and law enforcement agencies to exchange information and access people’s background across all jurisdictions.
It allows police to determine whether individuals are a threat to the public or wanted by police.
Previously, police have maintained information within jurisdictional boundaries using different systems, but the NPRS addresses the problem of offenders moving interstate to avoid detection.
NPRS provides information critical to the day to day duties of community policing, supporting police with richer data on persons of interest than was previously available.
In 2009, when NPRS has been rolled out across the country, it will have more than 50,000 users, with all police officers in the country having access.
This award-winning system is a great example of collaboration between the Commonwealth and State and Territory jurisdictions.
CrimTrac’s primary role is to provide national information sharing solutions to support police and law enforcement agencies across the country.
Receiving a national eAward for excellence in the use of ICT confirms that CrimTrac is a leader in its field."
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