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Benefits By outsourcing work to the ICC, an organization can deploy its staff to activities that add higher value and release resources to focus on its core business.

The principal benefits to Organizations using the ICC are the quality of specialized services offered and the low cost deriving from the economies of scale.

The ICC provides added value through features such as operations on 7 days-a-week/24 hours basis, fully tested disaster recovery plan, and a transparent cost structure that enables its services to be benchmarked against other providers.

Service charges

The services provided by the ICC and the respective charges are revised annually and approved by the ICC Management Committee.

Human and Intellectual Capital

The staff of ICC bring a wealth of knowledge to the activities of the Centre. Their professional experience, gained in a variety of environments is, on average, 15 years.

ICC applies best practices of Total Quality Management (based on ISO 9001 standards) in reviewing, automating and documenting its operational processes. These are subject to a Continuous Process Improvement cycle.

Knowledge acquisition and training are an integral part of ICC's culture.

Competitive Advantage

The ICC as a non-profit organization with minimal overheads and with a flexible structure is able to respond promptly and deliver services at a cost lower than commercial companies.

The principle of sharing staff, hardware, software and other facilities amongst several Organizations leads to a lower cost than an individual approach.

Benchmarks

Benchmarks against other service providers are carried out regularly to confirm that the Centre delivers quality and reliable solutions with the economies of scale expected from a common service.