The Scottish Government

Case Studies

The following case studies demonstrate some of the benefits of implementing interoperable solutions and developing and using common standards and specifications.

• Data Sharing and Standards Framework: Single Shared Assessment
• National Clinical Dataset Development Programme
• National Performance Management Framework
• Money Advice Statistical Monitoring Framework
• Banff and Buchan Interoperability project
  This case study is quite technical so is more suited to practitioners with a technical background.
• Registers of Scotland / BT Partnership
  

  Registers of Scotland and BT Partnership were recent winners of the British Computer Society IT Professional Award 2006, e-GIF award for the Public Sector.

• From Spreadsheet to Schema (hosted by the e-GIF Accreditation Authority)
  Further case studies from the e-GIF Accreditation Authority website can be found at http://www.egifaccreditation.org/casestudies.html.
• Various Case Studies from NHSS

The case study template can be used to submit information about your organisation's usage of the OSIAF or any benefits your organisation has realised through interoperability. Case studies can be submitted on the form to osiaf@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.