Terrorists attack on World Trade Center in New York (September 11 2001), the success of counter-terrorism measures in Singapore (2002), Bali bombing (October 2002), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) pandemic (2002), the arrest of Jemaah Islamiyah leader Hambali in Thailand (August 2003), hostage killing in Russia (September 2004), Indian Ocean Tsunami (December 2004), London City Transit bombing (July 2005), hurricane Katrina (August 2005), Yogyakarta Earthquake (May 2006), Southern California forest fires (October 2007), Mas Selamat Kastari’s escape (February 2008), earthquake in Sichuan, China (August 2008), terrorists attack in Mumbai (November 2008), the recent global economic meltdown, H1N1 flu pandemic and the re-capture of Mas Selamat Kastari near Johor Baharu are just a fraction of the shocking events and incidents which happened around the world and in Singapore. The responsible government agencies and ministries could have been much better prepared if only they had access to accurate, forward-looking and timely intelligence about these events and incidents.
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The fact is we may face similar threats in the near future and therefore, it is extremely critical for the government organizations to be ‘more’ prepared and proactive. But the question is “how”.
Though government organizations around the world have always been using information to solve their complex problems, they are overwhelmed with data yet short on technology and methodology to effectively gain accurate, timely and actionable intelligence from these data |
A proven solution that government organizations around the world are turning to is SAS Business Analytics. The SAS Business Analytics Framework encompasses an expanding range of award-winning SAS business solutions - Data Integration, Data Quality, Analytics and Reporting technologies which empower progressive government organizations to make analytics-driven decisions. These decisions go beyond answering questions like ‘What happened?’. They answer high-impact questions such as ‘What will happen next?’, ‘What if these trends continue?’ and ‘What is the best that can happen?’
Progressive government organizations in Singapore such as People’s Association (PA), Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and many others have always tried to make the most out of the information at hand. By partnering with SAS, these organizations don’t just gather and report information; they leverage on it through SAS Business Analytics. For example, MOM had implemented a comprehensive data integration strategy to effectively manage its information assets by using SAS Data Integration and leveraging SAS Analytics and Reporting to meet its strategic objectives. On the benefits of SAS, Ms Elaine Chua, Head of Information Systems & Technology, MOM said that “instead of going to individual databases, we are able to achieve unified access to information through one central repository”.
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SAS Business Analytics aims to deliver accurate and actionable intelligence at decision makers’ fingertips for high-impact and timely decisions. Cascading this decision-making ability down throughout all levels of the organization helps transform day-to-day operations to be transparent, relevant, results-oriented and citizen-centric. SAS helped PA develop a robust intelligence platform to enable decision makers gain maximum value from their information assets. Recognizing the power of SAS, Mr. Tan Boon Huat, Chief Executive Director, PA Singapore said “being able to work with information – to see it from different perspectives – has enabled us to do things in new and surprising ways which we have not thought of before”.
SAS Business Analytics is rapidly transforming the way government organizations manage data, uncover accurate intelligence, gain deeper insights, operationalize findings, proactively manage situations (from determining next crime hotspots, detecting tax frauds, predicting possible terrorists threats, preventing disease outbreak, forecasting unemployment caused by economic meltdown, ensuring war fighter readiness, optimizing tax dollar spending to improving citizen services), navigate through today's challenges and capitalize on tomorrow's opportunities.
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