29 intelligence practitioners and investigators . We ’ re continuing with the development of that and looking to eventually replace our investigation management system . SAS has been a key partner with us in that particular process .” At this stage , Victoria Police has around 10 different databases that have been connected to the search engine , along with its intelligence database and Law Enforcement Assistance Programme ( LEAP ). The organisation aims to have another 14 separate databases linked by the end of this financial year . In addition , Kinetic IT works with
Victoria Police as a managed service provider . “ They ’ ve been a key partner in all our modernisation project programs with life cycle management , along with BlueConnect ,” says Fontana . The organisation ’ s life cycle management programme has dual goals , including maintaining the Police ’ s fit-for-purpose capability of its system , such as managing ongoing obsolescence . The other purpose is ensuring that the uplift of capabilities required by our strategic program are being addressed . “ We signed the contract with Kinetic many years ago , prior
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