As the N3 contract is coming to an end, Ron MacDonald describes how the re-procurement is the vanguard project for the Scotland Wide Area Network (SWAN) programme, as part of the Public services Network (PSN) development and in response to the McClelland Review of Scottish Public Sector ICT. Since the Forum the OJEU for this has been issued.

Ron also gives an update of the NHS Scotland videoconferencing project. Whilst mostly focused on NHS use the arrangement does use the N3 Janet Gateway to videoconference with academic partners.