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Government plans emergency extranet
Kablenet
Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008
The Civil Contingencies Secretariat and Communities
and Local Government are developing a National Resilience Extranet.
They have signed a contract with BT to provide the service, which
will enable the secure exchange of information in response to
civil emergencies such as floods and outbreaks of agricultural
diseases.
The service will be available to approved user organisations,
expected to number more than 1,000, on a subscription basis. The
core collaborative working and information sharing package, branded
as Collaborate, will be available at a rate of £85 per user
for the first year. The Cabinet Office said charges in following
years will be in line with inflation.
The National Resilience Extranet (NRE) will be a browser-based
collaborative working tool with optional emergency information
management and geographical information systems capabilities.
BT said it will be used by government departments and agencies,
category one and two responders such as utility companies and
emergency services, and other key organisations.
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Ultra Electronics Datel, a group of companies in defence, security
and aerospace systems, will work with BT to develop the NRE for
launch late next year. The two companies will host the service
while the CCS will provide the content.
The award of the contract follows a consultation between the
Communities and Local Government department and the Cabinet Office,
the parent department of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat,
in the aftermath of incidents including the 2007 floods and the
foot and mouth outbreak.
Bruce Mann, head of the CCS, said: "The extranet will help
the resilience community to plan for and manage emergencies in
a more joined up and consistent way."
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