Architecture for European eGovernment services builds on the European Interoperability Frameworks general recommendations on interoperability between public-sector organisations. The document develops implementation scenarios for the three dimensions of information exchange the technical, semantic (the meaning of the information transferred) and organisational (administrative processes). It also includes reviews of current and future requirements, and an assessment of market and technology trends.
While aimed at a technical audience, the document has wider implications. That is because the scenarios, as well as the notion of an infrastructure for inter-administrative information exchanges, raise the issues of durable financing and long-term management. These will soon need to be addressed by the European Commission and Member States.
The European Commission Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry invites comments on the released documents and their proposals, to be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Quelle: Publictechnology, 15.02.2005