London Connects was jointly owned by the

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and

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. Its purpose was to improve public services in London and reduce their cost through collaborative use of technology. Partners included London Health agencies,

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, Metropolitan Police Service,

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London Libraries Development Agency London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

, London Metropolitan Network,

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and the London Voluntary Services Council. Achievements include the development of the London Portal and the London Public Service Network which provides secure broadband links between London authorities. The

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was kept under strict review and revised as deemed appropriate by the London Connects Board and multi-sector Steering Group. Board members were appointed either by the

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or by the Leaders' Committee of London Councils. London Connects was also the first organisation to set up a Warning, Advice & Reporting Point (WARP). This service facilitates information sharing and helps the

London boroughs The London boroughs are the current 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London, England; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs wer ...

in the fight against electronic attack. The programme was disbanded in 2009.

References

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External links

WARP UK

London Portal
Information technology organisations based in the United Kingdom Local government in London