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Image Matters : E-Governance Redefined

Kurt Buehler, President

In the early 1990s, the idea of e-governance was brought to the limelight to raise the quality of services delivered by governments to citizens and businesses. However, almost two decades later today, as we stand in the epoch of digitalization, e-governance seems to have just left its initial mark. Industry stalwart Kurt Buehler, who possesses experience worth 25 years in enterprise architecture and planning, needs assessments, and other domains, explains, “E-governance is about government to citizen and business, to other governments, and government to employee making sure that these systems coherently work together and exchange information to ensure valuable transactions.“ Hence, having proper knowledge of the authoritative source of data plays a crucial role in shaping e-governance procedures. Buehler thinks that many federal entities could benefit from linking their vast portfolios of data and applications to their enterprise capabilities, operational activities, and systems/applications. That combination is enterprise architecture and linked data. It would enable more rapid decision-making processes, increase productivity at the enterprise level, and help them understand and manage change within their complex enterprises.

This is where Image Matters makes a significant difference by helping federal customers understand their data and augmenting the mission of their services while making data readily available and accessible. The company focuses on sound enterprise architecture and related policies to empower customers and enables them to navigate through the complex panorama of e-governance readily. “We bank on our rich experience in various verticals—semantics, geospatial information, AI, and others—concerning the federal marketplace and strive hard to devise strategies that help customers deliver on their mission,” remarks Buehler, President, Image Matters.

Image Matters acknowledges that the doctrine of e-governance is not solely based on IT but the people and processes involved in it. It requires thoughtful enterprise-level architecting that ensures positive results. And to bring this to effect, the company delves deep into clients’ infrastructure to identify the root of a problem. It analyzes every aspect of the enterprise to better understand the nature of the challenge and accordingly defines it to develop a plan of action.better understand the nature of the challenge and accordingly defines it to develop a plan of action. This may result in recognizing duplication of data and applications/systems and potentially removing redundancy. Image Matters outlines a solution that renders enterprise resources visible, accessible, understandable, linked, trusted, interoperable, and secure.

We bank on our rich experience in various verticals— semantics, geospatial information, AI, and others—concerning the federal marketplace and strive hard to devise strategies that help customers deliver on their mission

If necessary, the company can perform a rationalization of data and applications/systems that helps federal institutions become more cost-effective and results-oriented. Often the part of the solution entails process improvement that Image Matters is prepared to support.

Innovation and excellence have been the success mantra for Image Matters since its inception. From being a boutique consulting firm to an emerging e-governance solution provider, the company has broadened its portfolio in its journey. With its customer-first approach, it has always proved its effectiveness in bringing innovative solutions to clients. An exemplification of the company’s capabilities is shown in its long collaboration with the Defense Installation Spatial Data Infrastructure program. Image Matters joined hands with the Program Manager to develop governance processes and standards to improve the delivery of high-quality geospatial information and services across the military services. It continues to help them implement DoD.and Services) by defining a reference architecture to ensure interoperability amongst authoritative data sources within the Department. “Along with standardizing their content and quality specifications, we streamlined the process of maintaining and evolving e-governance standards to help them propel forward,” asserts the President.

For some time, Image Matters has significantly impacted the e-governance marketplace with its bespoke solutions. It is currently focused on bolstering its off-the-shelf service offerings. The company’s reputation is built on the ingrained know-how of its employees, who are highly proficient in system architecture, design, engineering, development, deployment, and maintenance of semantically coherent and standards-based solutions. Buehler informs that Image Matters plans to utilize the skill of its current team to train newcomers and grow as an e-governance solution provider in the days ahead. He mentions that Image Matters leaves no stone unturned to help its customers prosper. In that regard, the company is on the hunt for shared service opportunities with partners with similar interests to bring our customers effective solutions to their problems. With its agile enterprise engineering capabilities already helping customers identify their best investment opportunities, Image Matters is introducing state-of-the-art ways of addressing federal clients’ requirements. Currently, as it looks at standard industry methodologies for valuable insights, it determines ways to strengthen its contemporary offerings. In the days to come, Image Matters aims to implement Semantic AI-based practices to expand the scope of e-governance.

Company
Image Matters

Headquarters
Leesburg, VA

Management
Kurt Buehler, President

Description
Image Matters makes a significant difference by helping federal customers understand their data and augmenting their mission capabilities while making information easily available and accessible. The company focuses on sound enterprise architecture and related policies to empower customers and enables them to navigate through the complex panorama of e-governance readily. Innovation and excellence have been the success mantra for Image Matters since its inception. From being a boutique consulting firm to an emerging e-governance solution provider, the company has broadened its portfolio in its journey. With its customer-first approach, it has always proved its effectiveness in bringing innovative solutions to clients