Freedom of Information Request - Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software
Date: 20 September 2024
Our ref: SIR176897/A4747226
Information Request – Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software
Thank you for your information request, which we received on 29 August 2024. We have considered your request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (‘FOISA’).
Your Request
‘I would request you to respond to questions included in the attachment.
For any reason if you are unable to open the attachment do let me know. I can then send the questions within the email itself.
Please note: If you do not have records relating to the questions in the attachment, please pass on this request to your IT department to provide us with the required information’.
Our Response
Following a search of the information we hold our response is below.
Table 1 - Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following?
| Device Type | Number of Devices (As of 29/08/2024) |
|---|---|
| Desktop PCs | 20 |
| Laptops | 841 |
| Mobile Phones | 499 |
| Printers | 14 |
| Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs) | 46 |
| Tablets | 81 |
| Physical Servers | 11 |
| Storage Devices (for example: NAS, SAN) | 8 |
| Networking Infrastructure (for example: Switches, Routers, Interfaces, Wireless Access Points) | Unable to answer due to potential security compromise. |
| Security Infrastructure (for example: Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Virus Monitoring Tools) | Unable to answer due to potential security compromise. |
Table 2 - Q2. Does your organisation plan to procure any of the below enterprise applications or software, if yes, please provide information in the below format. Please note, if the applications you're planning to procure are not listed below then do mention them separately.
| x | 2024/25 Spend/Budget (£000) | 2025/26 Spend/Budget (£000) |
|---|---|---|
| Content Management System | No | No |
| Supply Chain Management (SCM) | No | No |
| Inventory Management Software | No | No |
| Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Software | No | No |
| Business Intelligence Systems | No | No |
| Other software/apps (mention the name of the software) | No | No |
Table 3 - Q3. Do you have any plans to procure End user devices (desktop/laptop/tablet/mobile phones etc)?if yes, please provide information in the below format.
| x | 2024/25 Spend/Budget (£000) | 2025/26 Spend/Budget (£000) |
|---|---|---|
| Desktops | No | No |
| Laptops | £50K for 83 laptops | Not yet planned |
| Mobile Phones | No | No |
| Tablets and Others (if Others, please specify) | No | No |
Table 4 - Q4. Do you have any plans to procure below services/softwares? if yes, please provide information in the below format
| x | 2024/25 Spend/Budget (£000) | 2025/26 Spend/Budget (£000) |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | No | No |
| Cyber Security | No | No |
We have responded to part of your request as ‘Unable to answer due to potential security compromise’. Release of this withheld information into the public domain, in response to a Freedom of Information request, would substantially increase the risk of a "targeted cyber-attack" against NatureScot. Any such cyber-attack would be highly damaging to NatureScot, and seriously affect our ability to deliver public services and keep our information secure. It is not in the public interest to expose NatureScot’s information systems to such a serious threat and risk. We are therefore withholding the information under FOISA Section 30(c) (Prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs) and maintain that, in this case, it is in the public interest to do so.
How We Handled Your Request
We believe you have asked for environmental information as defined in the Environmental Information (Scotland Regulations 2004 (‘the EIRs’), so we are dealing with your request under those regulations. To be able to use the EIRs, we must apply an exemption under section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (‘FOISA’). The Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance recommends that public authorities apply this exemption to environmental information and handle request under the EIRs.
If you would like to find out more about the access to information legislation, there is a guidance booklet available on the Scottish Information Commissioner’s website.
Review and Appeal
I hope this information meets your requirements, but if you are dissatisfied with how we have responded to your information request, please write to us within 40 working days explaining your concerns. You can contact us at Battleby, Redgorton, Perth, PH1 3EW or email us at [email protected]. We will carry out a review of our response and contact you with our findings within 20 working days.
If you are not satisfied following this, you can make an appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner within 6 months. The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DS
Telephone: 01334 464610
Yours sincerely
FOI Officer,
NatureScot
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