Innovation Tag: Data

The Maritime Arrivals Reporting System (MARS) is the first fully online system for ensuring vessels meet regulations relating to the risk of pests and diseases. MARS is widely embraced by the international shipping industry. Major benefits are clarity of Australia’s biosecurity regulations, transparency of penalties for noncompliance and an efficient clearance process for each vessel.

The CRA undertook an ethnographic project focused on the tax filing experiences of the homeless and housing insecure. Researchers worked directly with persons from these populations to gain insight into barriers to accessing tax benefits. The project will improve services to vulnerable Canadians to enhance their standard of living, and underscores the value of innovative qualitative research.

In 2016 CBS (Statistics Netherlands) invented the concept of the Urban Data Centres. City data are improved through the combination with national data and data-expertise available at the CBS through which smart, data-driven cities were created.

For the first time in Ireland, the State Laboratory have developed and implemented an analytical strategy allowing postmortem forensic toxicology samples to be screened for previously 'invisible' designer drugs outside the traditional scope of testing. This project has supported the Irish Coroners service in solving death investigations that previously could not have been satisfactorily concluded.

On June 17 we completed the phased exit from Aspire, government’s largest outsourced IT contract (£10bn). Despite skepticism, we split Aspire, took control of our IT and created a ground-breaking commercial IT operating the model. Recognized as the government’s most successful major program, Columbus delivered on time with huge savings for taxpayers – creating a blueprint for any organization to follow.

The Blockbuster model predicts the deterioration and future condition of the School Estate under various maintenance and rebuilding spending policies (i.e. the effect of planned maintenance/repair on this deterioration). This provides a data-driven approach to improving the management of the School Estate leading to the potential of saving public money.

The Brazilian Open Data Policy established processes and responsibilities so that the federal executive branch of government open data in a systematic, planned, sustainable and resilient manner, that can survive to a radical change in politics. Integration with access to information and ombudsman processes have also ensured that citizens have a formal channel to participate.

The Statement of Interests and Assets system (abbreviated to DIP) allows monitoring assets and potential conflicts of interest of officials through business intelligence. Data mining is used to process new data to address audit teams. This innovation represents a change in the traditional auditing process that improves the efficiency and economy of our teams.

eHealth is a step-by-step digitalization of all interactions in the medical sphere up to the latest technology, interoperability & requirements. With a bottom-up approach civil society, state and business are creating an effective IT tool to fight corruption in healthcare before all legislation is in place. GoU sets up the rules and standards, while business creates final interfaces for users.

APEX is a whole-of-government API platform where public agencies can share data and services with other agencies and private entities. APEX simplifies API management by providing uniform governance, consistency and reliable performance. It enables innovation through a central catalogue and self-service portal where innovators can select APIs to create new services and experiences for citizens.