DIA and Police sign on to GSN
DIA & Police join 9 other agencies on GSN
October 24, 2007
The Department of Internal Affairs and New Zealand Police have signed on to the Government Shared Network (GSN), joining the nine other agencies that have opted in, Laurence Millar, Deputy Commissioner Information and Communication Technologies said,
Momentum is building among agencies signing up to the GSN. The more agencies that join, the greater the aggregated advantages for all.
The GSN network enables government agencies to share information securely and cost effectively at higher speeds. The shared network improves the delivery of information and services to the New Zealand public.
For agencies such as DIA, key features of the GSN include the capability for single point of access to other government agencies, the greater bandwidth that the GSN can provide and the diversity from the existing network for larger IT projects.
The key benefit of the GSN for the Police is its ability to provide very high bandwidth which they need between key communications sites and data centres. This is vital as quick access to the right information can be crucial to Police operations.
The GSN is an important platform for the Networked, Coordinated and Accessible State Services Development Goals.
A key benefit of the GSN is that the infrastructure is shared only by state sector organisations, Laurence Millar said.
The use of telecommunications in government agencies can be enhanced by adopting a joint approach to security, connection and cost effectiveness. The consolidation of expertise and resources at a small number of network connections significantly improves the security of government information systems.
Among the other agencies who have signed up so far are:
- Archives NZ
- Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Department of Labour
- Maritime NZ
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- State Services Commission, and
- Te Puni Kōkiri
