eZine, February 2008

Welcome...

Welcome to the fourth GSi e-Zine

I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you all that the next GSi Customer Forums will be held in early March. Peter Court, Senior Responsible Officer for the GSi within the Cabinet Office, will be giving an update on future plans for the GSi community, and Richard Barnes will be giving an outline of the GSi and, what the GSi proposition provides, both now and in the future.

Dates for the Customer Forums are as follows:

Tuesday 4th March 2008
North Entrance, Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD

Tuesday 11th March 2008
Thistle Glasgow, Cambridge Street, Glasgow, G2 3HN

If you would like to register, please email gsi@ogcbs.gsi.gov.uk. We look forward to meeting many of you then.

A separate programme that may be of interest is Government Connect (GC). GC is currently working with English and Welsh local authorities to assist them in connecting to the GCSX platform, to enable them to deliver on service transformation and efficiency. Seven local authorities now have a live connection with over 100 currently going through the ordering process. This will help to ensure secure communications between local and central government, as well as other networks connected to the GSi.

If you'd like further information on Government Connect, would like to attend the Customer Forum or have any other questions about your GSi service please email us at gsi@ogcbs.gsi.gov.uk.

Sue Long GSi Category Executive

In this edition we:

• Provide information on the implementation of a mobile working policy by the Office of Fair Trading, and how successful this has been with their staff
• Outline the recent GSi notices issued around the funding of the GSi CESG team and the advice on the sharing of information with TESTA
• Update on how C&W have been looking at service improvements
• Explain the role of Gov Cert, and provide contact details for reporting security incidents