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NPIA wins award for excellence in information technology
Chief Information Officer in the NPIA awarded the accolade IT Leader of the Year at British Computer Society awards ceremony.
Richard Earland has been recognised for his outstanding work in his role in bringing cutting edge technology to the police service such as the completion of the roll-out of the first national police radio system Airwave, and supporting forces in their delivery of handheld computers to officers across the country has been vital in improving the ability of the police service to access, manage and share information.
This helps to cut bureaucracy, prevent and detect crime, and make communities safer.
Commenting on his award NPIA Chief information officer Earland said,"I am very pleased to accept this award. I see it as a recognition of the great work a huge number of people across the NPIA and the police service have done and are doing. I am very grateful for the support and engagement of police forces for the work which we are doing in the NPIA to transform information systems in the service and I am passionate about the huge difference technology can make to front line policing and the public. Improving the ability of the police service to manage and share information helps prevent and detect crime and make communities safer. My role as part of the NPIA is to take what we have, learn from what exists and is done well by forces, and help to support others in the police service to replicate this good work."
