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

Today’s Agenda  Outline UK’s vision and strategy for e- government and the knowledge economy  Present UK’s 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

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

e- government Leadership UK e-envoy Andrew Pinder E Government Minister Lord Macdonald e-Minister in Cabinet Patricia Hewitt Prime Minister

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

e - government policies

e-government Departments produced initial e- business strategies in October 2000 Departments 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

e-Government Framework Policies Web sites Web security Channels Strategy Smart cards Authentication Digital TV Security Privacy Electronic records management Metadata Interoperability - eGIF

e-Government Interoperability Framework e-GIF Overview & Strategy

Why e-GIF Joined-up Government needs Joined-up Information Systems – e-GIF sets out the government’s 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

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

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

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

Building on Success  UK’s 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

XML for e-Democracy  UK’s 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

Setting standards for the Information age Interoperability Information Access Data Integration Interconnection Information Cognition The five senses Multimedia Voice Recognition HCI Artificial Intelligence Information & Knowledge Management Intelligent Info Search Knowledge Generation and Sharing Decision Tools E-GIF Today

e - government infrastructure

UK online Citizen Portal Information & Knowledge Interactive Service Highly Personalised Authentication Security Transaction Elements Business Logic Joined-up Govt Government Gateway XML XML XML XML XMLXML XML Multiple access channels Internet, Mobiles, DTV, Kiosks etc Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) (Mandated Standards) Others LocalAuthoritiesGovtDpts Private sector Portals LocalAuthorityPortals XML XML XML XML XMLXML XML

UK Online Portal Vision Provide an easy to use, trusted and personalised window to all government information and services 24 hours, 365 days

Strategy for World-class Portal What do you want to do Multilingual, Multimedia Multimedia, & Voice Advanced Interfaces XML Advanced Personalisation Your choices trivial and advanced Multiple Channels Internet, DTV, Intermediaries, Mobile Phones, IP Joined-up Info & Services Life-Episodes - Common Services Transactional Services Financial Transaction Authenticated Services

Portal Life Episodes Services having a baby going away dealing with crime moving home Learning to drive Bereavement

Summary UK’s e-government strategy is about harnessing the information revolution in improving the lives of our citizens and the performance of UK’s economy Delivering e-government, building the knowledge economy and delivering pervasive access is going to require a pervasive technology – that’s 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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