Review of ICT Infrastructure in the Public Sector in Scotland
Report by John McClelland CBE on his review of ICT infrastructure in the public sector in Scotland.
18 Glossary
| APUC |
Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges |
| CHI |
Community Health Index |
| Cloud Computing |
Location independent computing, whereby shared servers provide resources, software and data to computers and other devices on demand |
| COSLA |
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
| eExpenses |
Web system for electronic processing of expenses claims |
| ePharmacy |
Electronic transactions between prescribers and pharmacies |
| e RDM |
Electronic records and document management |
| Ethernet |
A protocol that controls the way data is transmitted over a local area network |
| EU |
European Union |
| Fibre Network |
A communications network using fibre optic cable that is capable of delivering very high-speed internet connections |
| Gbps |
Gigabits per second |
| GCSX |
Government Connect Secure Extranet |
| Glow |
The Scottish Schools Intranet |
| HEIDS |
Higher Education Information Directors Scotland |
| ICT |
Information and Communication Technology |
| ISIS |
Information Services and Information Systems Division |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| Janet |
UK-wide network dedicated to education and research |
| JISC |
Joint Information Systems Committee |
| Kbps |
Kilobits per second |
| Local Loop Unbundling |
The regulatory process of allowing multiple telecommunications operators to use connections from the telephone exchange to the customers premises |
| LTS |
Learning and Teaching Scotland |
| Mbps |
Megabits per second |
| N3 |
The national broadband network for the NHS |
| NDPBs |
Non-departmental public bodies |
| NEC |
National Entitlement Card |
| NHS |
National Health Service |
| NSS |
NHS National Services Scotland |
| Ofcom |
Office of Communications - the UK's independent telecommunications regulator and competition authority |
| PBX |
Private Branch Exchange |
| PMS |
Patient Management System |
| PNN3 |
Police National ICT Network |
| PSBA |
Public Sector Broadband Aggregation |
| PSN |
Public Sector Network |
| SDS |
Skills Development Scotland |
| SFC |
Scottish Funding Council |
| SMART Homes Technology |
The application of technology within the home to make household appliances and devices function in a more automated way |
| SMEs |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Socitm |
Society of Information Technology Managers |
| Solace |
Society of Local Authority Chief Executives |
| SPSA |
Scottish Police Services Authority |
| Telecapability |
The capability to interact or transact by audio-visual means supported by modern ICT |
| Telecare |
The remote care of vulnerable people, providing the care and reassurance needed to allow them to remain living in their own homes |
| Telehealthcare |
The delivery of health-related services and information using telecommunication technologies |
| Telemedicine |
Technology to support the application of clinical medicine by audio-visual means |
| UCAS |
Universities and Colleges Admission Service |
| UHI |
University of the Highlands and Islands |
| VOIP |
Voice Over Internet Protocol |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
Contact
Email: ceu@gov.scot
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