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Learn about navigating the web, IPSV, and e-government services from an expert. Explore challenges and benefits of information management systems. Discussing the importance of interoperability and efficient access to digital content.
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Information Management Services from ISIS Ben Plouviez Head of Information Management The Scottish Executive
This presentation… • Will ask some questions about how we navigate around the web • Will explain a bit about what IPSV is and how it works • And will ask some questions and raise some challenges
How does the internet work? • By links • By competition • By words
What day is my bin emptied – in England? • Go to DirectGov - 3 clicks to “Find out what day the refuse is collected” • Enter postcode and click, then click to confirm council • Transferred to council’s page on waste • Click on “Find out when your bins are collected” • Enter postcode and click • Click on correct house • BINGO! – after 8 clicks and entering my postcode twice
What day is my bin emptied – in Scotland? • Go to Council front page • Click on “Services” • Click on “Bins” • Click on “Collection days” • Enter full address and postcode and click • Select house and click • BINGO! – after 5 clicks and identifying my house twice
How to buy“The Bumper Book of Government Waste” • On Amazon’s home page, search for “waste” • Click on the title • Click on “Add to shopping basket” • Click on “Proceed to checkout” • Enter email address and password and click • Click on “Place your order” • BINGO! – 5 clicks – if I’m a regular customer
And the moral of this story is…? • Buying something excuses a lot • The more you know, the faster you find stuff • The more a site knows you, the faster you can do stuff • Words matter
What is IPSV? • Created by the Cabinet Office e-Govt Unit • ISO2788 mono-lingual thesaurus • 3080 preferred terms and 4843 non-preferred • Mandated by e-GIF and OSIAF
… and why? • Provides subject terms for information assets • Primarily aimed at interoperability • “Relevant links”; “More like this”
How does IPSV work? • Not intended to be a list of everything! • Owned by a Governing Board • Hosted at http://www.esd.org.uk/standards/ipsv/ • Developed by user community • Scottish input recognised but not co-ordinated
So what’s wrong with IPSV? • Too large to use? • Unclear usage – • is it a hierarchy or not? • inconsistent in level of detail? • 2 versions – or 3 (Internal, Abridged, Full) • UK government support unclear
The point is: what’s the point? • Is interoperability a real issue? • Where are the benefits? • User experience? • Efficiencies? • Linking.. Competition.. Words
So… • IPSV is only one part of the equation • Imperfect IPSV may be better than no IPSV at all • Can we get at the real benefits? • A rich web of services and information.. • Why aren’t we collaborating to make it richer?