Overview
The foundational technology domain encompasses core technology services, platforms, and operations that provide the essential foundations for all digital systems across the organisation
Key capabilities
Products and services
Foundational technology products and services that provide secure, scalable platforms and infrastructure for digital delivery.
- Gov WiFi is a wifi authentication service allowing staff and visitors to use a single username and password to connect to guest wifi across the public sector.
Standards and guidelines
Provides access to the approved guidance, design principles, and technical standards that support foundational technologies
- Cloud Technology are resources are for anyone who works in the public sector and wants to use cloud platforms in their organisation.
- Microsoft M365 Guidance is a set of recommended configurations for UK government organisations using Microsoft 365
- Technology Code of Practice is a set of criteria to help government design, build and buy technology.
Commercial agreements
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) agreements which provides access to Technology, Applications and Digital services that support Foundational Technology
- Cloud and Hosting are CCS cloud and hosting commercial agreements
- Mobile Voice and Data are CCS mobile voice and data commercial agreements
- Networks are CCS Networks commercial agreements
- Spark - Emergent Technology are CCS emerging technology, Internet of Things (IoT), AI and automation commercial agreements
- Technology Services are CCS IT service support commercial agreements
- Digital Application Services are CCS digital application support services commercial agreemments
- MFD Services are CCS MFD, GovPrint, hardware and digital workflow software services commercial agreements
- Technology Products are CCS EUD, servers, storage, infrastructure devices, software licences and accessories commercial agreements
Related domains
- Integration is for connecting service applications to back-end systems
- Security is for protecting user data and ensuring service resilience
- Data & information management is for managing the data that powers services