Overview
Emergency messaging system. Sends messages to specific cohorts of internal or partner agency groups before, during or after an incident.
Summary
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Key features
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The alert can be by text message, e-mail or voice call and can be targeted to certain groups with certain skills.
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Key benefits
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Saves time sending messages to multiple users compared to previous manual process.Quicker response times to emergencies.keeps partner agencies informed Fulfills responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004
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Users
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Simon Bale and the Contingency Planning Team are the admin of the systemTarget audiences: All force groups, as well as partner Blue light agencies and MPs.
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Usage
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Number of messages sent out in August: 13 messages sent to 1,795 recipientsTwo instance of Courier running:Contingency planningCounter terrorism
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Status
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Active – Launched 20202nd iteration 2021
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Technology
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.Net CoreCosmos database
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Hosting
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Azure
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Integrations or interdepencies
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ChronicleActive DirectoryNotifyTwilio
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Interdepencies
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n/a
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Governance
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n/a
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Contact information
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Business Lead: Simon BaleChristian King – Dev Team lead