Police Technology Department
Encyclopedia
The Police Technology Department is the IT
arm of the Singapore Police Force
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With the expansion of DPU, it was renamed to the Electronics, Computers and Communications Department (ECC) in 1981. ECC consisted of two main divisions, the Computer Systems Division which was responsible for computer and IT systems and the Force Communications Branch which was responsible for managing SPF's communication systems. ECC was awarded the ISO 9001 standard certification in November 1999.
The ECC merged with the Technology Planning Division of the Planning and Organisation Department and the Special Project (C3) Department to form a new Police Technology Department on April 15, 2000.
A year later, on April 15, 2001, the Police Coast Guard (PCG) IT Branch was integrated into the PTD.
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
arm of the Singapore Police Force
Singapore Police Force
The Singapore Police Force is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police , it has grown from an 11-man organisation to a 38,587 strong force...
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History
The Data Processing Unit (DPU) was formed in 1971 to handle the Data Processing requirements and needs of the SPF. A year later, the 1st computerized system for SPF, Accident Statistics (Batch) was developed under the Computer Services Department, Ministry of Finance.With the expansion of DPU, it was renamed to the Electronics, Computers and Communications Department (ECC) in 1981. ECC consisted of two main divisions, the Computer Systems Division which was responsible for computer and IT systems and the Force Communications Branch which was responsible for managing SPF's communication systems. ECC was awarded the ISO 9001 standard certification in November 1999.
The ECC merged with the Technology Planning Division of the Planning and Organisation Department and the Special Project (C3) Department to form a new Police Technology Department on April 15, 2000.
A year later, on April 15, 2001, the Police Coast Guard (PCG) IT Branch was integrated into the PTD.
Directors
| Director | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| AC Ng Yow Meng | unknown (Head ECC) | 2001 |
| AC Soh Kee Hean | 2001 | October 1, 2004 |
| Mr Kan Siew Ning | October 1, 2004 | November 11, 2011 |