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XML One Conference Amsterdam 21 Sept 2001
e-government the crusade to get the UK and
government online Anwar Choudhury Director
Office of the e-Envoy UK Cabinet
Office achoudhury_at_cabinet-office.gov.uk

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Todays Agenda

• Outline UKs vision and strategy for
  e- government and the knowledge economy
• Present UKs strategy for achieving pan
  government interoperability and aligning
  government to the internet through e-GIF and
  XML
• Seek your views on how we (Governments and
  Industry) can work together to deliver the XML
  revolution and its true potential

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e-government vision

• We are in the middle of a Information
  revolution which will change the way we work and
  live
• The UK to be at the forefront of the new global
  knowledge economy this is vital for our future
  prosperity
• We must ensure that everyone in our society
  benefits from the new technology and economy

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e- government Leadership
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e-government strategy

• All Government services to be offered online by
  2005
• e-government strategy is to provide the
  policies, legislation and programmes to make the
  above a reality

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e - government policies
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e-governmentDepartments produced initial
e-business strategies in October
2000Departments to receive money for
modernisation subject to sign-off of their
strategy by e-Envoy
every government department as an e-business
a strategic framework for public services in the
Information Age
www.iagchampions.gov.uk/iagc/strategy.htm
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e-Government Framework Policies

• Web sites
• Web security
• Channels Strategy
• Smart cards
• Authentication
• Digital TV

• Security
• Privacy
• Electronic records management
• Metadata
• Interoperability - eGIF

www.iagchampions.gov.uk/iagc/guidelines.htm
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e-Government Interoperability Framework e-GIF
Overview Strategy

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Why e-GIF

• Joined-up Government needs Joined-up Information
  Systems
• e-GIF sets out the governments policy and
  standards for interoperability across the public
  sector
• e-GIF sets the architecture for
• Joined-up and web-enabled government
• Government UK Online Portals and Gateway
• Electronic Service Delivery

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e- GIF Headline Decisions - 1

• Adopts Internet and World Wide Web Standards for
  all government systems
• Adopts XML as the key standard for data
  interchange
• Adopts standards that are well supported by the
  market

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e- GIF Headline Decisions - 2

• Aims to reduce the cost and risk for government
  systems
• Makes the Browser the key interface for access
  and manipulation of all information
• E-GIF/XML is mandated on all UK Government
  Systems
• Internet based Implementation Strategy through
  UKGovTalk

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UK GovTalk Provides

• XML Schemas agreed for use across the public
  sector
• Government Data Standards Catalogue
• Information Architecture Model
• Training and awareness
• Toolkits advice
• Best Practice/Case Studies/FAQs
• RFC and RFP on a global basis
• communities of interest
• discussion groups
• Available for use by any public sector community
  for e-gov consultations

www.govtalk.gov.uk
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Building on Success

• UKs e-GIF and XML strategy is universally
  accepted and enjoys tremendous amount of
  support across Government and industry alike
• There is huge interest from countries across
  the globe (Europe, Australia, US,) in adopting
  e-GIF
• UK is now working with partners to build XML
  Schemas for all government process and vertical
  industries
• e-Government Services
• e-Democracy - EML
• Business eBXML
• Financial Industry XBRL

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XML for e-Democracy

• UKs Cabinet Office is working with OASIS to
  build the XML Schemas for elections,
• Election Notification
• New Voter registration
• Security Authentication
• Results Delivery
• The Committee contains industry and Government
  working togther
• election.com
• Accenture
• Microsoft
• Cisco/many others
• Join Us

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Setting standards for the Information age
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e - government infrastructure
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XML XML XML XML XMLXML XML
XML XML XML XML XMLXML XML
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UK Online Portal Vision
Provide an easy to use, trusted and personalised
window to all government information and
services 24 hours, 365 days
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Strategy for World-class Portal
XML
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Portal Life Episodes Services

• having a baby
• going away
• dealing with crime
• moving home
• Learning to drive
• Bereavement

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Summary

• UKs e-government strategy is about harnessing
  the information revolution in improving the lives
  of our citizens and the performance of UKs
  economy
• Delivering e-government, building the knowledge
  economy and delivering pervasive access is going
  to require a pervasive technology thats XML
  baby!
• And the World is being XML ed
• People at this conference are pioneers and
  vanguard for the XML revolution we in UK
  Government invites you to work with us to deliver
  the promise.

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XML One Conference Amsterdam 21 Sept 2001
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