• The problem:

Time critical information must be shared between organizations.

            “I know the data is there. Why can’t I get it right now? “

• The common excuses:
  • “Our system wasn’t designed for this. It would be very expensive and we have no budget.”
  • “We’ve never done this before and it will take a long time to learn.”
  • “We can’t do this because of security concerns.”
  • “If we share our data now, then you might see our mistakes.”
     
• Our answer:

     “If the political will is there, we can deliver any data to you in 24 hours.”

• Our solution:
  • Using political will, bring together the key people.
  • Engage them by addressing the common excuses.
  • Explain the process in terms that managers and programmers can easily understand.
  • Sit with them and make it happen in a few hours.
  • Customize the delivered information for the people, who need it.
     
• This solution works. We have successfully done it before. Try these:
  • Search 3 Federal Agencies at Once (DOD, NASA, NIST)
     
  • 1. View European data Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2. View Sales Employees data Philadelphia, PA USA
  • 3. View Store Locations data Reston, VA, USA
  • 4. Manage Calls to table StoreLocation data in Reston, VA
     
  • Manage Calls to Vendors data in AMS_PEI
     
• Learn more from these XML for Data Exchange papers :
  • Executive Summary
  • PowerPoint
     
• Explore Some Simple Code:
  • Code Snippet

• With the current terrorist threat and new emphasis on the 23 eGov initiatives, let's start sharing data today.