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e-Government Unit

e-Government Unit. Metadata policy, standards and implementation . Colette Coles, Cabinet Office Ankara, Turkey 16-18 March 2005. e-Government Unit. What is metadata?. Data about data Structured information about a resource. e-Government Unit. Metadata is all around…. e-Government Unit.

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e-Government Unit

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  1. e-Government Unit Metadata policy, standards and implementation Colette Coles, Cabinet Office Ankara, Turkey 16-18 March 2005

  2. e-Government Unit What is metadata? • Data about data • Structured information about a resource

  3. e-Government Unit Metadata is all around…

  4. e-Government Unit Government and metadata

  5. e-Government Unit Role as information and services provider • Government organisations • Government publications • Government services • Citizen expectations and needs

  6. e-Government Unit Why is metadata important? • Information is the fuel for the new economy • Information is a key asset for government – this has been under recognised and under exploited • Getting to the right info – fast - holds the key to efficiency and effectiveness in government as well as serving the citizen

  7. e-Government Unit In reality….. • Websites • Find-ability? • Documents • Wrong kind of metadata?

  8. e-Government Unit “Dodgy dossier” syndrome • Hidden text in MS documents • Bad quality metadata can be detrimental • Need policy for information resources

  9. e-Government Unit Information and advice • G • T

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  11. e-Government Unit eGovernment Metadata Standard to the rescue…

  12. e-Government Unit The eGMS is… • Dublin Core elements and refinements • Additional elements for • Improved retrieval • Records management • Data security • Legal requirements; data protection, information access, audit trails…

  13. e-Government Unit eGMS drivers • e-Government • Electronic records management systems • The UK Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection Act • The continuing need to improve efficiency

  14. e-Government Unit Applications • Websites & intranets • Descriptive metadata to aid discovery • Records management / Content Management Systems • Administrative metadata to track and manage data • Archives • Preservation metadata to track resources over time

  15. e-Government Unit What can metadata do? • Resource description – says what it is • Resource discovery – enables users to find it • Content management – enables publication controls • Structure for containing information about resources • Provide authentication and quality assurance

  16. e-Government Unit Types of metadata • Content: • Title, Description, Subject, Coverage, etc… • Intellectual property: • Contributor, Creator, Publisher, Rights • Instantiation/version: • Date, Format, Identifier, Language

  17. e-Government Unit Conclusion • Value of government information • Managing information resources • Meeting citizens needs • Metadata standard as part of the solution

  18. e-Government Unit Thank you Any questions? Colette Coles, e-Goverment Unit colette.coles@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk

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