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THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1987

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POLICE ACQUIRE PERSONNEL AND TRAINING COMPUTER SYSTEM

ΤΟ FACILITATE AND MODERNISE PERSONNEL

PERSONNEL AND POLICE FORCE HAS ACQUIRED A

MANAGEMENT,

THE

TRAINING (PAT) COMPUTER SYSTEM TO KEEP RECORDS AND TO PROVIDE SPEEDY INFORMATION.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM DEDICATED TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT.

OPERATIONAL

ON

JULY

31,

ACCORDING

PHASE I OF THE SYSTEM, WHICH BECAME ONLY COVERS THE 3,000 INSPECTORATE AND GAZETTED OFFICERS. TO MR. JOHN BILSBY, ACTING SENIOR STAFF OFFICER, COMPUTER DEVELOPMENT, THE PROJECT'S CAPITAL COST IS JUST UNDER $1 MILLION.

THE TECHNICAL HE NOTED THAT THERE WOULD BE A REVIEW FROM BOTH

VIEW AFTER AND USER POINTS OF

SIX MONTHS OF OPERATIONAL RUNNING ΤΟ COVER ALL THE BEFORE GOING ON TO PHASE II OF THE SYSTEM PLANNED JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS AND CIVILIANS.

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SYSTEM ARE: TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF POSSIBLE ANY DUPLICATION PERSONAL DATA RECORDED AND AVOID AS FAR AS

AND TO PROVIDE IN RECORD-KEEPING,

SPEEDY PERSONNEL AND TRAINING FORCE, INFORMATION TO PERSONNEL OFFICERS, COMMANDERS AND STAFF IN THE

EFFECIENCY OF PERSONNEL DEPLOYMENT AND HUMAN

THE

THUS IMPROVING RESOURCE UTILISATION.

INSTALLED AT THE SYSTEM COMPRISES 11 VISUAL DISPLAY TERMINALS

AND PERSONNEL THE PERSONNEL WING

REGISTRY, THE FOUR REGIONS AND

THE CENTRAL PROCESSING POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL, ALL ACCESSING

UNIT. BULK PRINTING AND SITED AT PHQ AND EQUIPPED WITH A LINE PRINTER FOR TWO HARD DISCS FOR STORING THE PERSONNEL DATABASE.

THE SYSTEM PROVIDES ON-LINE ENQUIRY FACILITIES COVERING A

INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS AND GROUPS RANGE OF DATA ON THE RECORDS OF OFFICERS.

FULL OF

TO

IT IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ANSWERS TO ENQUIRIES RANGING FROM SIMPLE ONES SUCH AS FINDING AN OFFICER'S CURRENT POSTING, SEARCHING OUT AND LISTING PEOPLE MEETING CERTAIN CRITERIA.

ALSO

AS LEAVE BE

MANAGEMENT REPORTS SUCH THE SYSTEM ALSO PROVIDES ROUTINE NOMINAL ROLL, CANDIDATES QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION, AND OFFICERS' MOVEMENTS.

REPORTS THAT ARE NOT PRE-DEFINED MAY PRODUCED ON AN AD HOC BASIS UPON REQUEST.

OTHER

THAT ACCESS TO

A SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN BUILT IN TO ENSURE OFFICERS * REOCRDS IS RESTRICTED ON A "NEED TO KNOW" BASIS.

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