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Application framework for e-government from IBM

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The goal
Enabling e-government
Your IT infrastructure is the invisible e-government enabler. Servers, software, middleware, routers—the things you never see are the backbone of electronic service delivery. The IBM Application Framework for e-Government is designed to help you modify your systems to support e-government initiatives such as voter registration or licensing.

The advantage
Why IBM?
IBM has worked with governments for more than 90 years and understands the challenges of implementing an IT infrastructure to support e-government. We even founded the Institute for Electronic Government in 1995 as a resource for public sector leaders worldwide in e-government.

The IBM Application Framework for e-government solution offers proven strategies and technology that can be used to help you achieve the benefits of e-government.
  • We offer repeatable methodologies and tools that streamline the deployment process.
  • Our team of more than 1,800 people worldwide is dedicated to solving the e-business challenges of all levels of government.

The benefits
Support for e-government initiatives
IBM understands the challenges and complexities associated with building an e-government infrastructure. The IBM Application Framework for e-government provides a complete solution for developing, deploying and supporting e-government applications. By analyzing your current systems, IBM can help you map out the steps to IT transformation. With an e-government infrastructure, you can:
  • Enable Web-based delivery of government information and services, such as voter registration or licensing.
  • Benefit from the flexibility and scalability of our system design.
  • Provide web-based citizen service requests.
  • Store and retrieve business information including archived data, e-mail, scanned images, faxes, computer printed output.
  • Integrate support for laptops, PDAs and other mobile devices.

The approach
The e-government transformation
The IBM Application Framework for e-government can have a fundamental impact on your agency. This transition can:
  • Enable faster awareness of critical situations through cross-agency information.
  • Streamline internal and external government processes.
  • Provide a centralized database that is accessible by all government agencies, helping to enhance collaboration and information sharing.

The financial advantage
Reduce costs, increase efficiency
Engaging IBM to help transform your IT infrastructure with the IBM Application Framework for e-government can:
  • Increase efficiency and reduce costs by streamlining processes.
  • Reduce costs by building a single infrastructure to support agency-wide e-government initiatives.
  • Increase citizen confidence by providing a secure, reliable point of contact.
  • Improve citizen service through the effective use of information.



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