A non-profit trade association focused on managing and leveraging enterprise data as a strategic asset to enable financial institutions to increase efficiency PROVIDE A FORUM FOR CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENTAL MEMBERS TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH THEIR PEERS ON EDM ISSUES, COLLECT METRICS AND CONDUCT RESEARCH TO DETERMINE THE BEST APPROACHES AND PRACTICES IN THE TRANSITION FROM MANAGING ELECTRONIC DATA IN A VERTICAL MODEL TO A HORIZONTAL MODEL. THE COUNCIL SEEKS TO ESTABLISH REQUIRMENTS FOR EXTERNAL SUPPLIERS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO INTEGRATE DATA INTO APPLICATIONS THAT WILL PERMIT THE EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION AND REPORTING OF DATA TO USERS AND REGULATORS.