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OpenText™ today announced that Vital, the Singapore Government's center for shared services, has appointed OpenText - through a public tender process - to digitize its back-office corporate services, comprising over two million records per year for over 100 Government agencies. 

As part of the Singapore government's effort to aggregate common administrative services and benefit from economies of scale, the Electronic Document and Knowledge Management System (eDKMS) will enable Vital to integrate daily HR, payroll and finance workflows for higher productivity, as well as foster greater knowledge management and a social collaboration platform within Vital. The system also reduces paperwork, manages the flow of information from capture through to archiving and disposal.

"As a part of Singapore's drive to build a Smart Nation and a digital government, Vital is taking its steps to reduce paper-intensive workflows in back-office operations, improve records and case management, and enhance business information analysis and decision-making," said Tan Chor Kiat, Vital's Chief Executive.

OpenText Content Suite will enable Vital to ensure compliance of government mandated document management policies, improved records and case management accountability, and enhance business information analysis and decision-making. Using OpenText, the Electronic Document and Knowledge Management System (eDKMS) will provide Vital with the tools to reduce paper-intensive workflows and deliver timely information sharing for improved collaboration.

OpenText Content Suite provides the document and records management platform required to power Vital's Digital Workspace and Database for all staff, providing a common platform for information management, sharing, and storage or records. Information can now be selectively and intuitively searched via a single search platform.

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