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Reuse the same source of data, in different formats and places for different audiences.
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Think of it as a single source for all your service information. From this one source, you can automatically create custom views for different audiences. This approach makes your service information more flexible and powerful.
It makes sure people see the services most relevant to them, in the format they prefer, while the data remains consistent and accurate everywhere.
For example, the same data that powers your directory website can be used by a user’s voice assistant like Siri or Alexa. This not only makes services accessible to more people but adapts to their preferred way of finding information.
Over time, this application can become smarter by using AI and machine learning to learn from past queries, refining its answers and improving the user experience for everyone.
Benefits
- Reduce data maintenance costs by recording data once and reusing it across multiple platforms
- Improve accuracy and reliability - when data is reused, it’s checked and updated more often
- Service providers can easily update their details in one central place
- Flexible data allows users to find information in diverse ways, widening your user reach
- Can become more responsive and relevant over time through machine learning
Outcomes
- Lower data maintenance costs
- Higher quality data
- Better targeting of services
- Greater use of services data
- Accessible to more people
Examples
Southampton Council’s directory and themed service pages
By using a single, ORUK-enabled database, they populate both their full service directory and themed web pages. This means all service information is consistent, accurate, and automatically updated across their website.
How Leeds City Digital Partnerships saved time and money
Leeds Online Open Platform (LOOP) collected information once, managed it centrally, and re-used it many times. They eliminated time-consuming and costly processes of aligning data structures from different directories.
Get started
If this use case is relevant to your organisation, see
a quick step by step guide to adopt ORUK.