Achieving a shared and single citizen view
Duplicate data within a database can lead to:
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inefficient service delivery
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inability to achieve a single citizen view
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a negative perception of a government organisation
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poor relationship with citizens
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lack of compliance
Achieving a shared and single citizen view permits:
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tailored services
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understanding the needs of your contact base
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improved customer services
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synergy within internal and cross departmental processes
Experian QAS products and services
To enable a single citizen view, contact data must be accurate. Our
collection, cleaning and de-duplication products provided by
QAS
Pro,
QAS Batch and
QAS Unify can
help with this.
Our products and services will:
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ensure names, addresses and location details are collected quickly
and accurately
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maintain citizen data integrity by cleaning and standardising
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integrate easily allowing multiple government departments to share
accurate data
Achieving a shared services culture
The Transformational Government initiative was set up with the agenda
for government departments and organisations to share data. The aim
was to deliver services in a more customer focussed manner.
Pat McFadden, Cabinet Office Minister for transformational government
says:
"It is asking whether we can do a better job for people, at critical
moments in their lives, by making sure one part of the Government
talks to another".
Meeting this initiative can be a challenge. In a recent survey from
Experian QAS, 40% saw technical issues as the main barrier to sharing
data within their organisations.
According to Ben Willis:
"One of the biggest hurdles to better sharing of personal data across
government is the fact that different government departments and
agencies use different systems for collecting and storing
information."
Information Exchange, Whitehall & Westminster World, December 2008
Experian QAS can provide enterprise-wide Contact management
solutionswhich will
collect,
clean,
validate,
integrate and share data held within disparate systems.
Our dedicated Government Professional Services team can help the
process of merging your data from multiple sources, advising you on
the challenges, implications and benefits of compiling one source of
data efficiently.
ContactPoint
The start of 2009 saw the activation of the controversial online
directory of children's services. ContactPoint reduces the time and
effort spent in bringing people from different teams together,
helping keep children safe.
Read articles on ContactPoint:
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ContactPoint database rolled out
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Child protection data strategy is launched
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Barnardo's signs up to ContactPoint
Putting citizens first
The
Tell Us Once Programme is a cross government
initative, set up to explore whether it is possible to add value to
the interaction a citizen has with the government. The main aim is to
put the citizen at the centre of shared services.
Sir David Varney's report suggests that those who need access to
multiple services from government organisations and departments may
face problems doing so. The report addresses how you can:
Sir Varney's report addresses how you can
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be compliant to the Comprehensive Spending Review 07(CSR07)
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and therefore achieve a reduction in avoidable contacts
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whilst achieving transformational government
National Indicator 14
National Indicator 14 (NI 14) is one of the 198 indicators against
which local government will be assessed. The indicator aims to reduce
'avoidable contact' between the community and local authorities, such
as repeating the same information more than once and chasing council
requests.
Experian QAS products and services
Using our data collection, cleansing, and de-duplication tools will
allow you to meet the Tell us once initiative and achieve a single
citizen view.
Shared services will experience:
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improvements in back office processes
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improvements in overall efficiency
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an understanding of the customer
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delivery of sustainable solutions
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Experian QAS bespoke solutions
Our Professional Services department offer tailored consultancy. For
example, with Locator Plus from Experian QAS, we can stitch together
multiple solutions to blend into specific mapping software.
Data security is also important to us. Electronic data updates are
done on site by our qualified consultants, reducing the need to send
data offsite.
Bespoke QAS Batch Web Service
Solution Overview
QAS Professional Services have recently developed a bespoke Batch Web
service for use by a large Central Government agency to:
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clean and enhance a number of internal databases over night
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appending Ordnance Survey easting and northing grid co-ordinates
The solution is hosted on a single server and can be accessed by the
end user via an internet browser. This removes the need to store any
components on the users desktop. The solution uses a number of
pre-defined address layouts that can be modified according to the
source of the data and the structure on the input file to be
cleansed. Hosting the data on the server also reduces any potential
issues around storing sensitive customer information on local PCs.
The benefits:
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single installation of QAS Batch
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multiple users can access the one solution
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data updates are limited to a single server
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less maintenance if the solution is hosted centrally
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Established Business Partner relationships
Experian QAS has well established Business Partner relationships with
leading systems integrators and applications providers, enabling us
to provide fully supported integrations and practical training
processes. Experian QAS has worked extensively with smaller
application providers, within CRM, HR, Finance, GIS and Payroll and
our solutions are compatible with a wide range of platforms.
We have long standing and certified partnerships with SAP, Microsoft,
Oracle and Salesforce.com. In addition to the System Integrator
community including Logica, EDS, Capgemini, Fujitsu and IBM.
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Resources for you
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