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South East Grid for Learning
Ian Wilcox
PSN Local Government Liaison
24 March, 2011
PSN – A Network of Networks
• A private internet for the Public Sector
• Security assured
• Service assured
• Open technical standards
• Co-ordinated commercial standards
• Shareable services
PSN is becoming a reality• MPRG review completed in Nov 2010. Programme seen as being able to
deliver benefits and will continue
• ‘Early Delivery’ projects underway – there are currently three phases mapped out1. Hampshire & Kent deliveries will create initial ‘GCN’ and DNSP – testing
happening now.
2. Connection to the Government Secure intranet (GSi), to allow parallel running during transition, by Q2 2011.
3. Other Customers and supplier connections introduced from Q2 2011.
• PSNA operational, Q2 2011 (PSN moving from development to deployment)
• PSN On Boarding workshops being arranged
PSN – Local and Regional Government is Leading the Way
Dorset PSN
....and many more
Need to consider options• Smaller Districts and Boroughs
– Replacement for GCSX (GCF or PSN?)– Collaboration with other partners
• Larger Counties and Unitaries– Replacement for GCSX (GCF or PSN?)– Creating a PSN compliant network– Partnering with other organisations
• Regional/Sub-regional//County based/go it alone approach? – No right or wrong answer
Not everybody is engaged
• Deliberate policy to work through partnerships – County or wider
• A couple in the South still to go
• Possibility of a Thames Valley briefing?
• More guidance for Districts once the GCF contract has been let
• Please get in touch ……
Contact us at:
Visit us at:www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/public-sector-network
