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STS558 Alex Khor et al.

The integrated data submission/collection

platform for regulator and statistical community
Alex Khor, Chan Foo Keong
Ocean Bridge Sdn Bhd

Abstract
Ocean Bridge has been positioned itself in the market as one of the leading
software development company specialised in the development and
implementation of Credit Bureau Applications, Data Submission Systems and
Data Management Services. We also provide IT Advisory and Professional
Services, System Integration Services and Custom Turn-Key Solutions and
Software Development Outsourcing Services for our prestige customers. In
this paper, Ocean Bridge will share its experience implementing Data
Submission Systems and share its view on what an ideal Data Submission
System should have and as considerations in future implementation for
regulators and statistical bodies.
At present, many regulators and statistical bodies still use multiple platforms
for collecting various data from respective Reporting Entities (REs)/filers and
data providers. This approach is not only costly and inflexible but is hindering
the adoption and implementation of a model-driven data submission or
reporting solution which has proven to be capable of simplifying the
preparation of submission template, data submission process and the
consumption of data and sharing of information by the regulators and
statistical bodies.
The ideal Data Submission solution is a credible, secured and highly scalable
system which can fit well as an integral part of a holistic Integrated Information
Management Platform (end-to-end data management platform covering data
capturing, transformation and dissemination) to overcome the challenges of
using multiple-platforms to cater for the data of diverse subject areas in the
data collection process.

Keywords
data submission; submission platform; submission framework; submission
history; content processor

1. Introduction
There are various challenges which are faced by regulators and statistical
bodies today for collecting data in various data formats and from disperse
type of reporting entities/filers. To implement a unified “One-for-All” Data
Submission System, a model-driven submission framework is required
empower the data submission process and cope with the ongoing data

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