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Information Management Services from ISIS

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

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Information Management Services from ISIS

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  1. Information Management Services from ISIS Ben Plouviez Head of Information Management The Scottish Executive

  2. 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

  3. How does the internet work? • By links • By competition • By words

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. … and why? • Provides subject terms for information assets • Primarily aimed at interoperability • “Relevant links”; “More like this”

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. The point is: what’s the point? • Is interoperability a real issue? • Where are the benefits? • User experience? • Efficiencies? • Linking.. Competition.. Words

  13. 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?

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