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Interoperability for Government Dr John Gottschalk CiTR Asia Pacific Pty Ltd. CiTR Asia Pacific. CiTR is an Australian Owned eGovernment Technology and Services Provider Owned 50% by University of Queensland - www.citr.com.au
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Interoperability for Government Dr John Gottschalk CiTR Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
CiTR Asia Pacific • CiTR is an Australian Owned eGovernment Technology and Services Provider • Owned 50% by University of Queensland - www.citr.com.au • CiTR has an Alliance With International Technology Group CGI Group Inc – www.cgi.com
Introduction to CGI Group • Multinational IT solutions provider • Based in North America • 25,000 staff • Recognised by Gartner as a leader in eGovernment and government service delivery
Direct to Agency Aggregated Delivery Federated Delivery Intermediary Intermediated Delivery Intermediary Intermediary Options for Government Services Delivery F S L
Current Trends in Government Services Delivery • Increased Shift To: • Citizen-centric Government • Self-help • Aggregated Services Delivery • Federated Services Delivery • Intermediated Services Delivery • Machine To Machine Services Delivery • Driven By: • Increased Interoperability • Emergence And Implementation Of Open Standards • Implementation Of Web Services Technology • Evolution Of Government Business Processes
A Practical Example • Service New Brunswick (SNB) - Canada • 757,000 Residents • Population covered by • 7 cities (largest is St. John with 72,500 people) • 28 towns • 68 villages • 272 local service districts • Area is 242 x 322 km • Most social services administered centrally by the Province of New Brunswick • SNB is a Crown Corporation Servicing Government Services Delivery for The Province
Multi-Channel Services Delivery Over the Counter Centres in 35 communities,some offering evening and weekend hours • 75 hours per week, Monday to Saturday • Smart-routing of calls to specially trained agents Call Centre Web based • 24 hours, 7 days a week • Highly secure • Live Customer Support Available
SNB Health Finance OTC Call Centre Education Web Environment & Local Gov’t Public Safety Connected By Agency….. GBiz™
Citizens Life events • Lost Wallet • Starting School • First Job Seniors Teens Young Parents OTC Business • Trucking Industry • Hospitality • Construction • Corner Store Call Centre Web Democracy • New Legislation • Consultation • Municipal Budget Presented by Need….. GBiz™
WEB CallCentre ServiceCentre .NETService Presentation Engine Lang. Content Management E-Commerce Engine gBiz Frameworks .NET Integration Engine Structure of gBiz™ 3rd Party.NETServices LegacyHost Middleware J2EE
WEB CallCentre ServiceCentre .NETService Presentation Engine Lang. Content Management E-Commerce Engine gBiz Frameworks .NET Integration Engine Structure of gBiz™ Standards Based Framework Built on .NET 3rd Party.NETServices LegacyHost Middleware J2EE
Key Ingredients • Standards Compliant Technology - .NET Provides This • Broadly Accepted Technology Standards – Government Leads the World • Experienced Partners with a Strong Track Record
Key Results • True Integration Across Applications • Standardisation of Services • Descriptions & Metadata • Base of Integration • Platform For Delivery • Focus shifts from technology issues to business drivers
Transforming Government • Web interface captured significant percentage of government contact • Contact via call centre reduced as a percentage • However government contact increased overall – call centre staff numbers unchanged • Much greater satisfaction and used of government services
Operational Advantages • Derived Benefit From Adopting The Web Services Model • Back Office Functions Moved To Under-utilised But Politically Necessary Locations • .Net Technology Enables The Creation Of A Federated Services Delivery Operation For The Benefit Of All Participants • .Net Technology Enables The Creation Of A Federated Services Delivery Operation For The Benefit Of All Participants www.snb.ca/e/2000/2001e.asp
Connecting Via .NET .NET now allows us to connect legacy systems to new applications and extend existing application life
Key Message • No need to insist on a standard platform • Web Services provides interoperability • Focus on achieving business objectives • Established solutions for transforming government service delivery