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Public Sector Network

Showcase Ontario - Merit Award. Technology in Government Distinction Silver Medal. Public Sector Network. Public Sector Network. Where and What is it? Who: PSN Partners and Subscribers Why: Business Case and Benefits How: Factors for Successful Partnerships.

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Public Sector Network

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  1. Showcase Ontario - Merit Award Technology in Government Distinction Silver Medal Public Sector Network

  2. Public Sector Network • Where and What is it? • Who: PSN Partners and Subscribers • Why: Business Case and Benefits • How: Factors for Successful Partnerships

  3. Public Sector Network • Where and What is it?

  4. Public Sector Network

  5. Where and What is it? • >200 km of Fibre • 96 strand backbone • “Enough for small country” • 12-60 strands elsewhere

  6. PSN: What is it? • Largest municipally owned fibre network in North America • Enough fibre to reach from St. John’s Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia …...and back again

  7. PSN: What is it? 90-95% Above Ground (On Hydro Poles)

  8. PSN: What is it? 5-10% Below Ground (In Conduits)

  9. What is it? • Network of Inter-connected Networks • For “Business Use” of participating agencies • Intra- and Inter-Organization Communication • Not a Commercial Venture • For exclusive use of Peel Public Sector • Not a “Community Network” • Only “Indirect” Public Use

  10. What is it? • Carrier-level Telecommunications capacity for Peel Public Sector • Virtually Unlimited Bandwidth • Voice, Data, Image, Video

  11. Public Sector Network • Where and What is it? • Who is Involved • Partners and Subscribers

  12. WhoPartners & Subscribers • Partners • Region, Area Municipalities within Peel • Include Police, Fire, Transit, Libraries, etc. • Subscribers • Any Public Sector Agency operating in Peel Region • Facilitators • Hydro Utilities

  13. PSN Partners • Region of Peel • City of Brampton • City of Mississauga • Town of Caledon • June 2001

  14. Partner Requirements • Each Partner retains ownership of what it builds • Each constructs 50% of what it uses • Each must comply with common design, construction and operating standards • Each must grant access to all other partners and subscribers • Each pays share of common costs, including contribution of staff resources

  15. Subscribers (Active or Potential) • Peel Hospitals (Active) • William Osler Health Centre (3 Sites) • Trillium Health Centre (2 Sites) • Credit Valley Hospital (2 Sites) • Inter-hospital ring (including CCAC) • Sheridan College (Active) • Brampton to Oakville campus • Erindale College(U of T) (Potential) • Peel School Boards (Potential) • Provincial and Federal Govt. Offices • Other Peel Public Sector

  16. Subscriber Requirements • Must be public sector organization • Must pay all costs to connect to existing network plus annual access fee for “dark fibre” • Per kilometer per year basis for each pair of strands • Rates set at fraction of market price (cost based) • May build and transfer ownership of extensions to PSN (for credit)

  17. Public Sector Network • Where and What is it? • Who is Involved • Partners and Subscribers • Why we did it? • Business Case and Benefits

  18. Why: PSN Vision • To provide a coordinated telecommunications infrastructure.... • ...that will reduce communication costs • ...and provide high quality service • ...that meets the needs of Public Sector Agencies within the Region of Peel

  19. Business Objectives • Long-term (10-20 years) relatively fixed telecommunications costs • Anticipated doubling of bandwidth requirements every 18 Months (if unconstrained) • Moore’s Law (Adapted) • No philosophical objection to private sector ownership/service, if objective could be met

  20. Original Business Case • Construction Costs: $7,500,000 • Sites Connected: 125 • Assume Average T1 (1.5 Mb/Sec) to all sites: • >$1,500/month= $20,000/year • Annual Savings = 125 * $20,000 = $2,500,000 • Payback = 3 years • PSN provides 100-800 times T1 Speeds • Payback improves with more subscribers/sites

  21. Benefits • Administrative Efficiencies • Better access to information • Improved internal communications • Server Consolidation • Disaster Recovery/Redundancy • Shared Applications/Data Among Partners • Consolidated Internet Access • High Speed, redundant connections (2-Way)

  22. E-Mail, Business Applications GIS, Maps, Images, Graphics, Video Telephones, Voice, IVR Security, Video Monitoring, Alarms Traffic Signals, SCADA Alarms Medical Images, Telemedicine Video Conference, Distance Education Shared High-Speed Internet Access Foundation for Electronic Government PSN Applications

  23. Benefits Summary • Better services to taxpayers • Telecom Enabled Services • Telecom as Constraint  Telecom as Strategic Advantage

  24. Public Sector Network • Where and What is it? • Who is Involved • Partners and Subscribers • Why we did it? • Business Case and Benefits • How we did it? • Secrets of Great Partnerships

  25. How we did it? • Have Great Partners • Develop Trust • Ensure Common Vision • Ensure win/win • Be sensitive to individual needs

  26. How we did it? • Have Great Partners • Create a strong vision and stick with it • “One Taxpayer” • “Build it once for the benefit of all”

  27. How we did it? • Have Great Partners • Create a strong vision and stick with it. • Build a strong business case • Start with compelling Financial Case (if possible) • Position Soft Benefits and Futures as “Added Benefits”

  28. How we did it? • Have Great Partners • Create a strong vision and stick with it • Build a strong business case • Let it Evolve • Minimum Number of Partners to get going • Allow others to join at own pace

  29. How we did it? • Have Great Partners • Create a Strong Vision and Stick with it • Build a Strong Business Case • Let it Evolve • Maintain Senior Staff and Political support • Avoid “politics”, focus on business case • Deliver first, promote later

  30. PSN Endorsements “The PSN is a significant tool in holding the line on the costs to deliver vital public services…. It is an important part of our overall service delivery strategy.” Hazel McCallion Mayor, City of Mississauga

  31. PSN Endorsements “Our involvement with PSN is evidence of our commitment to using technology in ways that provide tangible returns to the community by enabling more cost-efficient, convenient, effective or timely service delivery.” Peter Robertson Former Mayor, City of Brampton

  32. PSN Endorsements “PSN is a shared resource that benefits our community in many ways and ensures that we can benefit from the technologies of tomorrow. It is also an outstanding example of inter-governmental collaboration and co-operation.” Emil Kolb Chair, Region of Peel

  33. Others Have Done it(Or are Doing it) • Lanark, London, Ottawa, Oxford, Simcoe, Sudbury, Waterloo, Windsor-Essex • Fredericton, Kelowna, Toronto, Winnipeg, Quebec School Boards • Chicago, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Stockholm • All are different (Purpose, Ownership) • Canada is World Leader in Municipal Nets

  34. References • “The Coming Revolution in Dark Fibre Networks” • Bill St. Arnaud, Director, CANARIE • Winnipeg: • “The Case for Municipal White Fibre” • Further Case Studies Forthcoming • PSN has provided its business case data

  35. Showcase Ontario - Merit Award Technology in Government Distinction Silver Medal Public Sector Network

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