New Delhi, Sep 14 - Pointing out that the 26/11 Mumbai terror strike was the tipping point for revamping the country's security, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said security and police agencies have to depend increasingly on technology and innovation to combat new-age terror.

'This conference must mark the beginning of a process of reinventing the security system in the country. We must learn from our past mistakes. We must also learn from the experience of other countries,' said Chidambaram while addressing a three-day conference of police chiefs at Vigyan Bhavan here.

'It is the neglect of tried and tested methods that has led us to a situation where we seemed unequal to the challenges that face the internal security of the country,' Chidambaram said.

However, it is not enough to walk with firm steps on the path that is known. We must also lay out a path forward that will draw heavily upon technology and innovation.'

In this context, Chidambaram pointed to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) and the National Grid (NATGRID). The two ambitious projects, when fully rolled out and implemented would mark a quantum jump in police forces' ability to counter challenges, the home minister said.

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