The National Smart Card Project Richard Tyndall - NSCP Programme Manager 13 June

NSCP – Where are we now? National Projects: Context Governance Work Packages Products Contacts Future

National Projects: Context One of 22 National Projects funded by ODPM Phase 1 £4.1m completed March 04 Phase 2 £100k for productisation completed June 04 Phase 3 £741k Roll-out and Dissemination completed May 05 Now in Phase 4 £75k Sustainability

National Projects: Context ODPM now funding: the completion of late starting National Projects the transfer of products to safe homes central communications team experience sharing workshops EXPO events

Governance NSCP is controlled by the Project Director, Vincent Paliczka, Director of Leisure and Environment, Bracknell Forest BC He is advised by the Smartcard Steering Group BFBC now own and control SmartConnect – formerly known as the NSCP Starter Kit

SSG Membership Conn Crawford Mick Davies Sue Devlin Geoff Doggett Vincent Paliczka Janice Morphet Richard Tyndall Peter Stoddart

Work Packages Currently supporting 4 work packages: SmartConnect User Group Sales and Customer Support In partnership with Government Connect Business Case for Local Authority Smartcards e-Money Investigation

Products – Smart Store Smart Store of advice, guidance and experience Smart Store Procurement Business Case Legal Commercial Standards Interoperability

Step by step guides See how the model changes with different input combinations Understand the relationship between key variables and sustainability Check assumptions against data from other schemes

SmartConnect The current functions are: Creation of database records. Storing of digital photographs Storing of scanned paper applications (including signature for DPA consents) Interface to smartcard printer for full colour printing of white cards or overprinting of branded cards Initialisation of Mifare or JCOP 30 16k chips Revocation and reissue for lost or stolen cards

SmartConnect The software is currently in use in Cornwall Mid Suffolk Chester Bolton (who are also hosting the deployment in Blackburn with Darwen). Cambridgeshire

Products - Software Current release is version 2 : incorporating lessons from early adopters Observer Licence CD including demonstrations and evaluation version now available Licensing terms and conditions finalised

Future It all depends … £75k ODPM seed corn remainder of budget will come from Licence fees Local Government will vote with its budgets

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