Motti Guttman. Photo: Idan Gross
Shortly after the establishment of the state, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) was established, which since then has been responsible for collecting, processing and publishing statistical information in the fields of demography, economics and society concerning all aspects of population life in Israel. And for making decisions in Israel on various issues such as: education, health, welfare, environment and construction, and they help in the planning of schools, kindergartens, nursing homes, hospitals and clinics, transportation routes, recreation centers and every other aspect of our lives. The meaning of using information is very broad and applies to the daily lives of all of us personally. We use the CBS data, for example, when we want to choose an area for living or starting a business, or are interested in estimating our wages in relation to the average wage in the economy. In fact, the CBS data shapes and changes everyone’s life.
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Matrix won a tender for the supply and operation for nine years of a central information storage system in a configuration Data LakeWhich means the establishment of an innovative administrative database, one of the largest established in the public sector in Israel. The establishment of the database is expected to significantly expand the CBS’s data production capabilities, thus leading to the advancement of data-based policies and the evaluation of the effectiveness of government actions, and a significant increase in the number of studies conducted for the benefit of the public.
The establishment of the database is part of the digital transformation processes taking place at the CBS, following a government decision No. 4753, regarding the establishment of a “Government Information Lake”. The large-scale project includes the establishment of a database that will include administrative information from the activities of government ministries and state institutions, and surveys of families and businesses of the CBS, the establishment of an information portal for licensed researchers and the establishment of a remote access work environment for researchers. The database The possibility of accessing data to the public and other systems.
“This is a dramatic move,” says Moti Gutman, CEO of Matrix. Get much more out of it. The establishment of an innovative and integrative database, one of the largest in Israel, is expected to significantly expand data accessibility, shorten the time it takes to conduct research, and provide a different user experience in a world that supports digital. The result will be: a significant increase in the quantity and quality of research conducted for the benefit of the public, and much more accurate information that will help the state as well as citizens make better decisions. “
The tender for the establishment of the database came to meet the needs of the information since there is currently not a single place where it is stored All CBS data are from the various sources of information, and the CBS also does not yet have access to all the existing data in other government ministries. Existing data are populated in a number of repositories, which means that if users want to perform processing or research that is across disciplines, they are required to go through a complex process. The information lake is expected to alleviate this problem. It will be possible to cross-reference data in different fields and from different sources and pass it on to licensed users or researchers who can conduct research based, for example, on data on the cost of living on the one hand, and on data from the world of education, on the other. This means that much more can be extracted from the CBS data than ever before, and in the end, the State of Israel will enjoy accurate and detailed information, which will improve the decisions made. Similarly, more detailed information will be available to the public, which will make more informed decisions. As for choosing the place of residence, whether and where to start a business and other significant life decisions.
The project will allow secure remote access to files to be researched so that researchers can conduct remote research and not be required to physically reach the CBS research rooms.
Nowadays, the process of approving a work on a research is done manually, takes a relatively long period of time and the researcher has to physically reach the research rooms of the CBS. As a result, from the moment the application is submitted to the research. Are not in the hands of the CBS and must be obtained from other offices, which prolongs the time until the start of the research considerably. The information lake will allow secure and remote access to the secure and streamlined research files, thus reducing the time it takes to perform each study, and it will be possible to perform a much larger amount of research simultaneously.
Prof. Danny Pepperman, National Statistician and Director of the CBS:
“Making decisions based on comprehensive, up-to-date, reliable and high-quality data, along with making the information accessible to the public, are key values in the CBS ‘work. We are excited about the launch of the Information Lake project, Which will be a leap forward in the research and analysis capabilities of the researchers who use the CBS data, and a significant milestone for our activities for the benefit of the public. This will be done while reducing exposure to cyber threats, in order to enable the maximization of the processing and use of information by the various consumers, While strictly maintaining the confidentiality of individual data. We feel confident in the hands of a leading technological body like Matrix, which has all the knowledge and experience needed to address all aspects of the Information Lake project. ”
Assaf Timur, CEO matrixDnA: “Collection, processing and publication of CBS data accompany us as Israeli citizens in all areas of life, from the consumer price index in Israel, censuses, population surveys and businesses, to the calculation of the average wage in the economy or gross domestic product. This is a large-scale project Will involve different units in the matrix, technologically complex Due to the huge amount of data, the multiplicity of systems and the sensitivity and importance of the information. For us, this is a welcome opportunity to take the knowledge and experience we have accumulated over the years in favor of a national project that is expected to have a positive impact on the lives of us all. The database will provide researchers with an innovative, efficient and, above all, much more effective research platform with the most advanced tools for carrying out their work. ”