Cúram Software and Mastek Join Forces for Social Enterprise Management Opportunities in India

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cúram Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, today announced that it is partnering with Mastek, a leading Indian IT Solutions provider to the Government and Insurance verticals worldwide, to provide social enterprise management solutions in the Indian market. This will enable social enterprises including Indian central and state government departments to improve service delivery, cut costs and improve outcomes for the citizens they serve.

“Leveraging the synergies between both organizations, we can best support the central and state governments in India to deliver poverty alleviation and social welfare schemes in a coordinated way to the needy while aiding better utilization of the welfare budgets.”

Like most governments around the globe, the central and state governments of India are constrained by manual, time consuming processes and a need to provide services to an increasing amount of individuals and households that fall below the poverty line. The ‘pen and paper’ model prevents agencies from efficiently tracking and monitoring cases, does not allow for collaboration between agencies and requires citizens to visit agencies in person in order to apply for government assistance. Cúram Software and Mastek have come together to address these specific issues and streamline the financial assistance, food security, employment services schemes, women and child welfare schemes and other critical social programs throughout India.

This initiative brings together a proven commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution and extensive social security domain expertise from Cúram Software with Mastek’s deep domain expertise, IT solutions architecture capabilities, local Indian market understanding and extensive systems integration experience. It will also allow social service agencies and ministries in India to reduce costs, more easily monitor the implementation of schemes and the flow of funds, and experience more rapid results such as improved citizen outcomes in underserved, rural India.

As the global leader in Social Enterprise Management (SEM) with a solution covering the full range of social programs, Cúram Software has over 70 customers worldwide, spanning the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. Cúram Software recently expanded its Indian office following a successful 20 year corporate history including 10 years in India, in order to provide greater proximity and a reinforced commitment to existing customers in APAC and to strengthen the new partnership with Mastek.

“We are confident that the partnership between Cúram Software and Mastek will provide access to SEM solutions to government organizations throughout India,” said John Hearne, CEO and co-founder, Cúram Software. “Leveraging the synergies between both organizations, we can best support the central and state governments in India to deliver poverty alleviation and social welfare schemes in a coordinated way to the needy while aiding better utilization of the welfare budgets.”

In addition to improving efficiency for agencies and service delivery for citizens, the Cúram solution can also tackle issues related to fraud that many governments face. Fraud can be reduced with the simplification of procedures and the streamlining of information flows. Based on SEM principles, the Cúram solution provides governments with a platform to break their dependence on siloed processes and systems. Common Service Centres and benefit delivery systems are empowered with an outcome-based approach that allows for the input and management of data in one common place.

“Mastek has a strong track record in the government sector and is recognized for its ability to manage and deliver complex programmes predictably. We have been enhancing our footprint within the Indian marketplace, and given the pressing need for effective IT solutions in the Social Enterprise arena in the Indian public sector today, we sought out a partner with a proven solution and the necessary experience to address the SEM needs of the Indian marketplace,” said Vilas Kanyal, Head – Asia Pacific, Mastek. “Cúram Software’s experience in specifically addressing the challenges in this arena, along with Mastek’s strong domain knowledge, IT expertise and customer understanding, will enable the Indian public sector to improve its service delivery and better monitor the implementation of schemes and funds released.”

SEM is a category of enterprise software that is citizen-centric and leverages COTS products to transform as well as modernize health, human services, workforce services, and social security agencies. SEM provides comprehensive enterprise eligibility IT solutions – crossing agency boundaries, simplifying policies, and integrating with existing technology. SEM fosters holistic, convenient services for citizens as well as provides screening for needs and referrals to state- and community-based resources.

About Cúram Software:

Cúram Software is the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, delivering best-in-class applications for social enterprises globally including, health and human services, workforce services, and social security organizations. Using the Cúram Business Application Suite™ agencies can immediately reap the benefits of client-centric business processes and an outcomes-driven integrated service delivery model. The Cúram Business Application Suite, underpinned by the Cúram Enterprise Framework™, combines the advantages of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, an enterprise platform and service-oriented architecture with the business and technical flexibility required to allow agencies to implement solutions to meet their strategic objectives. Cúram Software is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and India. For more information, visit www.curamsoftware.com.