Background
The current environment of UI system modernization varies by state and the overall cost of change is often the major barrier to program and system enhancement. Simultaneously, the marketplace for software solutions is limited and struggles to meet demand and provide cost-effective, flexible solutions.
A coordinated investment is needed for states to fully benefit from modern technology in the UI system. Thanks to the Open UI Initiative, the system will undergo some of the most significant changes since the introduction of the mainframe technologies.
Mission Statement
Open UI is a community whose mission is to design and enable the technology and supporting infrastructure to deliver responsive, flexible, and modern systems for the effective administration of unemployment insurance. Our community provides a trusted structure for individuals and organizations to create, develop, validate, and ratify standards, and encourage the unemployment insurance ecosystem to evolve. Openly sharing ideas, specifications, code, and other intellectual property is the key to reducing implementation risk, developing a thriving ecosystem for all participants, and maximizing innovation in unemployment insurance technology.
Vision
The Open UI Initiative vision is a collaborative community promoting a resilient technology landscape and cost-effective innovation in the marketplace to support timeline and accurate UI program administration.
Objectives
- Define and evolve a standardized modular UI technology framework.
- Sustain a collaborative process for community contributions.
- Facilitate adoption of the Open UI Framework.
