What is the Public Sector Network?

1. What is the Public Sector Network? Geoff Hall PSN TECHNICAL LEAD

2. Government ICT Strategy – Smarter Greener Cheaper

3. PSN – A Network of Networks PSN Network Service Provider CONTRACT Network Service Provider Interconnect Network Service Provider Network Service Provider CONTRACT PSN

4. PSN - Why? Current Network Platforms Transformational Strategy Business Drivers • Duplication • Poor interoperability • Security concerns • Inflexible • Policies require integrated cross-department delivery • Budgetary pressures • Need for more flexible response to changing demand • Transformational Government • OEP Targets • Information Assurance Strategy

5. PSN - The Benefits Seamless Connectivity • Users linked through a ‘network of networks’ governed by standards • Users will be capable of accessing a range of business and network services where and when they are needed, with security and integrity guaranteed Interoperability Cheaper • Enable a versatile and flexible private network offering interoperability • Allowing users to share information and access open standard-based services • Help make substantial savings of up to £500m a year • Support HMG Strategic Objectives in Transformational Government, Operational Efficiency Programme (OEP), Digital Britain etc PSN Benefits Open Market Place Service Assurance • Reduce the cost and complexity of procurement by creating an innovative open market place • Offer competitively priced services • Enhance the benefits of a multi-supplier environment, by providing the assurance and reliability of a single supplier • Create the tools necessary for end to end service assurance Transformation • Underpin and enable key elements of the Government ICT Strategy and transform cross-boundary working

6. Scenarios Business scenarios demonstrate the value of accessing business services when and where they are needed across the entire Public Sector • Multi-agency response to a missing person with a public interest angle; incident room set up in a local school • Social worker at an hospital doing day-to-day casework involving sensitive information shared between departments, SMEs and Third Sector, with responsibilities flipping between these organisations • Local authority employee sharing information with DWP to resolve housing benefit dispute • A Civil Service employee sitting on a train with a mobile device and trying to access a Government Directory

7. GCN – Proposed vPOCs • Belfast • Birmingham • Bristol • Cambridge • “East of London” • “South of London” • Edinburgh • Exeter • Glasgow • Leeds • Leicester • “West of London” • Central London • Manchester • Nottingham • Peterborough • Reading • Southampton • Newcastle • Norwich • Sheffield • Cardiff • Carlisle • Swindon • Oxford • Liverpool • Milton Keynes • Stoke-on-Trent • Middlesbrough

8. PSN – Key Components • Government Conveyance Network (GCN) • Service Information Monitor (SIM) • Security Model • Governance Network Service Provider Network Service Provider Network Service Provider Network Service Provider GCN

9. PSN – Key Components • Government Conveyance Network (GCN) • Service Information Monitor (SIM) • Security Model • Governance Peering Point (POI)

10. PSN – Key Components • Government Conveyance Network (GCN) • Service Information Monitor (SIM) • Security Model • Governance PSN will adopt a new service-based Security Model from CESG, which will maximise re-use of existing accredited systems and standards PSN Information Assurance compliance requirements are based on existing GSi family CoCo’s Standards Based Security Fit for Purpose Security Federated Approach • Based on existing government and commercial standards: • e.g. IPSEC, FIPS-140-2, CAPS and ISO27001 • Base level 2-2-4 (PROTECT) Confidentiality, Integrity & Availability • 3-3-4 and 4-4-4 (RESTRICTED and CONFIDENTIAL) available through encryption • Make existing systems work together • e.g. Authentication brokering

11. PSN – Key Components CIO Council • Government Conveyance Network (GCN) • Service Information Monitor (SIM) • Security Model • Governance PSNA PSNGB GCNGB Contracting Authorities Customer Board Framework Authorities

12. Bringing About the PSN – How the Programme is Managed CIO Council • PSN Programme is Defining Standards and Co-ordinating with Industry • Transition to/adoption of PSN possible at any point in the network services procurement lifecycle • - Re-procurement • - Change control/ negotiations • - Contract extensions • Buying Solutions procurements • - Convergence Frameworks • - PSN Frameworks • - Core Services PSN PROGRAMME Technical Service Industry Public Sector Security PSN WORKSTREAMS Governance Transition Commercial

13. PSN – Local and Regional Government is Leading the Way London PSN Dorset PSN ....and many more

14. PSN – Where Next? PSN will initiate the creation of a new market and will evolve. As new technologies arrive and are adopted they will be incorporated into PSN standards. Thank you

15. Visit us at: www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/cio/public_sector_network.aspx Email us at: psn@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk