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Background
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is a critical asset
for any organisation and government departments have committed to
revolutionise the provision of public services (the Transformational
Government agenda). The embedding of Information Assurance (IA) within
ICT is essential to achieving this agenda. The resulting National
IA Strategy takes a holistic approach to IA and provides a single
framework for IA for the whole of the UK. IATP is central to the National
IA Strategy.
What the programme is all about
Back in 2004 a business case was drawn up for the programme. The drivers
include:
- A failing and fragmented UK IA industry due to lack of government
investment
- Potential loss of sovereign IA sector
- Pace of technology change and inability to provide Her Majesty’s
Government (HMG) with the secure information it needs
- Increasing threat to HMG networks and the move to more vulnerable
and complex communications to enable e-government and flexible
working.
The IATP Vision
By 2011, IATP will enable UK Government to use the latest ICT to support its business, while maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information held within those business systems. Recognising the volatile nature of the IA environment, the programme will also enable UK government departments to use the best available solutions to manage the risks to their ICT operations.
IATP has two strategic objectives to realise this vision:
- Create a sustainable, sovereign IA sector
- Make available IA capabilities to customers to meet priority
needs
The portfolio of work to be taken forward by the programme for the
financial year 09/10 is close to being finalised. Update to follow
at end of February '09. |
