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About the National Resilience Extranet

The National Resilience Extranet (NRE) is an affordable SOFTWARE PACKAGE with 3 levels of buy-in.

NRE Software will provide a browser-based tool to enable efficient and secure (accredited to RESTRICTED level) exchange of information during both routine planning and response to emergencies. The tool will provide ready access to centrally stored information including templates and good practice guidance, and enable timely communication of documents such as Commonly Recognised Information Pictures (CRIPs) and Situational Reports (SitReps). The tool is to support strategic collaboration between partners locally, regionally and with central government, including the Devolved Administrations. The NRE will also support applications for incident management.

Overall aims of NRE

• A secure software solution that will link the resilience community together at all levels from central government to regional/local responders.
• To share RESTRICTED documents
• To support collaborative working
• To provide a level of “standardisation” and interoperability
• To enable timely communication and sharing of information
• To provide an easily accessible library of templates and information
• To be affordable

The NRE can be accessed via any standard Internet connection but will require adherence to connection guidance.

3 Levels of buy-in

1. A day-to-day information sharing collaborative working package (this is the core offering) Cost £85 per annum per user ^*. Role based accounts will also be available
2. An additional Emergency Information Management Package (ATLAS AIMS) Costs are likely to be £402.50 per annum per user for 1-20 users, £365.00 per annum per user for 20+ users.
3. A Geographic Information System (GIS) Package (ATLAS OPS) Costs are likely to be £500.00 per annum per user for OPS Lite and £1500.00 per annum per user for the full package.

Package 1 Collaborative working package

• Document storage and templates
• Calendar and on-line booking
• Situation Reports
• News Room
• Brokerage facility
• Message storage
• Discussion Boards
• Instant Messenger
• Events information
• Contacts

Package 2 Emergency Information Management (ATLAS AIMS)

• Events information
• Contacts
• Situation Reports
• Message Log
• Plans
• Tasks
• Incident Log

Package 3 Geographic Information System (ATLAS OPS)

Costs*

A core collaborative working and information sharing package (branded as “Collaborate”) will be available for a first year annual subscription rate of £85 per user. Yearly increases to the subscription will be in line with inflation.

Presentations

• NRE Presentation - June 2009 [PDF 41 pages]
• NRE Project update [PDF 120KB, 5 pages]
• LRF Presentation - October 2009 [PDF 17 pages]
• LGA Presentation - January 2010 [PDF 211KB, 11 pages]

Implementation strategy

• NRE Implementation Strategy for 2010 onwards [PDF 254KB, 13 pages]

Standard Operating Procedures

• NRE Standard Operating Procedures [PDF 2MB, 44 pages]

Briefing notes

• Briefing Note 1 - Immediate Benefits [PDF 2 pages]
• Briefing Note 2 - Technical Factsheet [PDF 2 pages]
• Briefing Note 3 - Policy overview for the Data Protection Act 1998 [PDF 3 pages]
• Briefing Note 4 - Named and role based licences [PDF 3 pages]
• Briefing Note 5 - Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Requirements [PDF 1 page]
• Briefing note 6 - NRE User roles and security model [PDF 4 pages]
• Briefing note 7 - NRE Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 [PDF 33KB, 4 pages]

If you would like further information on how the NRE will function, please contact: NREenquiries@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk.