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Strategic Business Advisors and Technology Market Makers
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• 15 Year Track Record
• Outstanding Thought Leadership Track Record
• Objective Consulting, Education, Research
• Genesis and Core Competency in Search and Retrieval
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The Services Blue Chip Customer Base
ResearchBuild Brand Awareness
Vendor ConsultingBuild Market
EventsBuild Community
End-User Consulting
Develop Long-Term Relationships
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400 Technology
Players
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Alberta Environmental CTRBritish Columbia HydroCanada Post CorporationCanadian Armed ForcesCanadian Customs and Revenue AgencyCanadian Intellectual Property OfficeCanadian Red CrossCare CanadaCitizenship & Immigration CanadaCity of CalgaryCity of MississaugaCity of TorontoConsumer & Corporate Affairs CanadaCorporation of the City of BurlingtonCorrectional Services CanadaDepartment of FinanceDepartment of National DefenceEnergy Mines & ResourcesEnvironment CanadaFisheries and OceansForeign Affairs & International Trade CanadaGovernment of ManitobaGovernment of New BrunswickGovernment of the NWTGovernment Services CanadaHealth & Welfare CanadaHuman Resources Development CanadaIndian & Northern Affairs Canada
Industry CanadaLabour Canada Library of ParliamentManagement Board SecretariatManitoba Department of JusticeMinistry of Agriculture & FoodMinistry of FinanceNational Archives of CanadaNatural Resources CanadaOffice of the Auditor General of CanadaOntario Ministry of FinanceOntario Municipal Employees Retirement BoardOntario Security CommissionPublic Works CanadaRevenue CanadaRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceSolicitor General of CanadaStatistics CanadaToronto Stock ExchangeTransport Canada AviationVancouver Stock ExchangeWorkers’ Compensation Board
Advisors/Educators to Canadian Gov.
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In a time-based economy the greatest value comes from
coordinating an ever increasing volume of opportunity with ever
decreasing duration of opportunity.
Cutting through the Chaos
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New Environmental Challenges: Time-to-insight
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Core Questions
• Do we really need eContact? Can the same thing be accomplished using one of the other public websites that crawls the web for data?
• If public websites do not offer precision, do government sites provide the accurate contact information a citizen needs?
• If eContact is necessary, can it use a standard search engine instead of specialized search based on natural language processing (NLP)?
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Core Questions
• Do we really need eContact? Can the same thing be accomplished using one of the other public websites that crawls the web for data?
• Mitigates problems with language Nuance/Semantics/Context/Colloquial usage
• Minimizes Time-to-answer• Increases Integrity• Is complimentary to existing search• Hidden content is not accessible
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Core Challenges
Less than 10% of all users will use Boolean operators in a query
Less than 5% will use more than two terms in a Boolean query
Only 20% of users will look beyond the top three hits for a query
Less than 5% will consider anything after the first seven hits
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Core Questions
• If public websites do not offer precision, do government sites provide the accurate contact information a citizen needs?
• Behaviour not consistent across the country
• Citizen must know which jurisdiction to approach
• Same weaknesses as public search sites
• Self Service(+) vs. Self Sufficient(-)
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Core Questions
• If eContact is necessary, can it use a standard search engine instead of specialized search based on natural language processing (NLP)?
• Citizen’s colloquial language cannot/should not be controlled/enforced/disciplined
• NLP is helpful but not necessary• Quasi-NLP providing basic linguistic
enhancements for spelling/grammar/form/thesaurus for semantic equivalence is adequate
• Open question, need will be better understood when question DB has been assembled
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The Core Challenges that Must be Met
• Citizens cannot be controlled - nor can their vocabulary
• Richness of language/ content/ scenarios/ users requires linguistic & intermediated approach
• Reliability/predictability/integrity is essential for acceptance and re-use
• Multiple Solutions can exist and may be complimentary
• Once-and-done is all you get
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Core Challenges
Citizens cannot be controlled - nor can their vocabulary
- Colloquialisms will prevail- Poor language skills are to be expected- Haste is a given- Popular benchmarks establish high
expectations
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Core Challenges
Richness of language/ content/ scenarios/ users requires linguistic & intermediated approach
- Context specific terminology varies widely
- Dialog is essential for reliable answers
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Core Challenges
Reliability/predictability/integrity is essential for acceptance re-use
- Bypass risk is high- Intermediated approach provides direct route to source- Long-term re-use requires consistency
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Core Challenges
Multiple Solutions can exist and may be complimentary
- Search can co-exist with an Intermediated approach- Synergies are to be expected and leveraged
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Core Challenges
It’s not what you don’t know that I worry about. It’s what you do know that ain’t so.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Search: Recall, Precision,& Discovery
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Search: Recall, Precision,& Discovery
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Intermediation Benefits
An FAQ list with answers provides fast access to accurate answers
eContact searches FAQs to find ones closest to the query
Citizen sees only directly relevant information
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IntermediationQuestion Repository
Externalization Internalization
KnowledgeProvider
AGENT
KnowledgeSeeker
CITIZEN
Full Text-based Search
How to Share Situational Knowledge
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The eContact approach vs. Search
Search:
Websitepages
query resultsEngine
eContact:
queryFAQ KB
Contactinfo
answer
link
link
no answer
AGENT
CITIZEN
CITIZEN
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Multiple Channels, Agent Off-ramps
MunicipalWebsitepages
query, location
FAQ KBContact
info
answers
links
no answer AGENT
ProvincialWebsitepages
FederalWebsitepages
CITIZEN AGENT
knowsanswer?
yes
gives reply
no
agent reads answers
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An eContact Approach: Benefits and Leverage
Mapping and trending behavior -Question DBMS is a core asset that begins to spin off derivatives- Encourage coordination of information across departments and jurisdictions- Activity tracking indicates Citizen interests and problem areas
Imagine an eGov engine that creates a process that cuts across multiple departments to create a checklist for a citizen
Inter-jurisdictional collaboration
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Further Discussion?
Contact:
Thomas M. Koulopoulos
(617) 247 1511