The Public Connectivity System, also known as the System of Public Connectivity (SPC) is a network that connects
Italy
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's government agencies, allowing them to share and exchange data and information resources. The system is managed by DigitPA.
Establishment
The system was established and is governed by the Legislative Decree of February 28, 2005, no. 42. The Decree was in turn merged into the Legislative Decree of March 7, 2005, n. 82, defined as:
Basic principles
* Develop
architecture
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and organization to ensure a
federated, polycentric and non-hierarchical system.
* Economize use of network services, maintaining
interoperability
Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system to work with other products or systems. While the term was initially defined for information technology or systems engineering services to allow for information exchange, a broader defi ...
and support for application cooperation.
* Develop markets and competition in information and
communication technology.
Security
Central coordination of safety management is carried out by CERT-SPC. The Local Unit Security (ULS) established in the domains related to SPC, in conjunction with the SOC (
Security Operation Center
A security operations center (SOC) is responsible for protecting an organization against cyber threats. SOC analysts perform round-the-clock monitoring of an organization’s network and investigate any potential security incidents. If a cybe ...
) provides access to federated network SPC (
Fastweb, Telecom, Wind and BT) to oversee the operational management and continuous operation. Until 2009, the management model of security in SPC also provided a Management Centre, whose duties were transferred to the SOC.
Notes
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External links
Sistema Pubblico di Connettività(sito CNIPA)
sito web istituzionale del CERT del Sistema Pubblico di Connettività operativo presso il CNIPA/Digit@PAil portale dei linked open data di SPC
Government of Italy