Sylvia Archmann European Institute of Public Administration, NL Presentation of MODINIS Interoperability Study at Local and Regional Level EUPAN – eGov Working Group 9-10 November 2006 Sylvia Archmann European Institute of Public Administration, NL

CONSORTIUM EIPA - European Institute of Public Administration CERTH/ITI - Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Informatics and Telematics Institute Ifib - Institut für Informationsmanagement Bremen GmbH

Lot 2: Study on interoperability at local and regional level MODINIS PROGRAMME Lot 1: Study and services for the reinforcement of exchange of good practices in eGovernment (Bearing Point) – GPF Lot 2: Study on interoperability at local and regional level Lot 3: Study on identity management in eGovernment (Univ. of Leuven)

MAIN OBJECTIVES Intensify the exchange of information on practical eGovernment interoperability (IOP) experiences at local and regional level Support further actions to improve cross-border and pan-European IOP Identify and analyse cases in IOP to be fed into the Good Practice Framework (GPF) Portal (www.egov-goodpractice.org)

FOUR WORK PACKAGES Exchange of experiences (4 formal workshops) and case studies in interoperability (IOP) – ifib Local and regional interoperability study – CERTH/ITI Dissemination (including local workshops) and promotion of progress and take-up of interoperability – EIPA Project management – EIPA

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES To highlight the potential of semantic interoperability in eGovernment in administrative practice (cases studies) To provide an opportunity for exchange and learning between Champions and Interested Parties

EXPECTED RESULTS A learning experience for the participants, information sharing and community building Better knowledge and understanding of the information needs of stakeholders in interoperability Endorsement of the case studies Guidance for the study

UPCOMING EVENTS 4th Formal Workshop 4th Local Workshop Any interest? 30 January 2007, Brussels (BE) Topic: Key success factors and recommendations on interoperability Objective: Disseminating the final results of the Study on Interoperability at Local and Regional Level 4th Local Workshop 24 November 2006, Valencia (ES) Cases providing common infrastructure for local and regional eGovernment services in cooperation with the iSummit, Regional Government of Valencia, 22nd to 24th November 2006, Valencia (ES) Any interest?

Study on Good Practice in Interoperability

Contents Interoperability (IOP) Study Objectives Contents of IOP Study Layers of IOP Status Reports in MS Recommendations Your Involvement and Future Steps

Objectives To conduct a study on local and regional interoperability to cover the following: Status of local and regional interoperability in member states Key success factors of local and regional interoperability Key barriers of local and regional interoperability Recommendations to different stakeholders

Overview One of the project’s objectives is to “conduct a good practice study for interoperability at local and regional level” The Study is conducted in an incremental manner A new version is issued every 4 months So far, fifth versions have been prepared The sixth (last) version is due at the end of December and will also consider the Workshop results

IOP Study Contents Current (Fifth) version of the Study (D2.6) includes: Introduction on eGov and IOP definitions IOP analysis framework Status Report on IOP at local and regional level in member states Detailed Reports for Austria, Estonia, Germany and the UK Short Reports for all remaining MS Important Findings From surveying the stakeholders’ information needs From analysing 109 eGovernment IOP good practice cases Key Success Factors and Barriers with regards to organisational, semantic and technical IOP as well as IOP governance Recommendations Brief descriptions of 12 cases presented at workshops and analysed by WP1

eGovernment IOP eGovernment Interoperability is the ability of public authorities’ ICT systems and business processes to share information and knowledge within and across organisational boundaries in order to better support the provision of public services as well as strengthen support to public policies and to democratic processes

Layers of Interoperability ORGANISATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY Supporting infrastructure Coordination of business processes SEMANTIC INTEROPERABILITY INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT (GOVERNANCE) TECHNICAL/SYNTACTIC INTEROPERABILITY

IOP Analysis Governance of interoperability Technical interoperability Governance of IOP is concerned with political, legal and structural conditions, which are relevant for developing and using interoperable applications. Technical interoperability This aspect of interoperability covers the technical issues of linking computer systems and services. Semantic interoperability This aspect of interoperability is concerned with ensuring that the precise meaning of exchanged information is understandable by any other application that was not initially developed for this purpose. Organisational interoperability This aspect of interoperability is concerned with defining business goals, modelling business processes and bringing about the collaboration of administrations that wish to exchange information and may have different internal structures and processes

Interoperability Aspects Governance of IOP Organisational IOP Semantic IOP Technical IOP

Assessing the status of IOP in Member States National Why Strategy Influence Local Who Actors Ministries, Regions, Committees, Bodies, Councils, etc How Methods Initiatives, Laws/Decisions, Projects Best Practices What Reports, Guidelines, Web Sites, Documents, Demos, Applications Products and Services

Status Reports in Member States (1) Short Status Profiles on IOP available for all Member States in the fifth version of the study Status Report on IOP at local and regional level in member states UK Germany Austria Estonia The following countries have agreed in providing an enhanced IOP Status Report or validate existing reports (15th November, 2006): Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Portugal Romania Slovenia Spain Sweden The Netherlands

Status Reports in Member States (2) Contacts missing for the following countries Malta Poland Slovakia Your help in order to validate and enhance IOP Status Reports for these countries will be highly appreciated.

Contents of Study Introduction Status of IOP in Member States Key Success Factors Barriers Recommendations Conclusions Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Case Studies Profile

Template for drafting MS IOP Profile National Why Strategy Influence Local Who Actors National, Local, Ministries, Committees, Bodies, Councils, etc How Methods Projects, Laws/Decisions, Initiatives, Best Practices What Reports, Guidelines, Web Sites, Documents, Demos, Applications Products and Services

Status UK 1/2 Why: “Transformational Government Enabled by Technology” “e-Government Interoperability Framework” “National Strategy for local e-government” WHO: Local Government Association The e-Government Strategic Support Unit IdeA (Improvement and Development Agency) eGovernment Unit e-Government Implementation Support Unit Local e-Government Standards Body

Status UK 2/2 How: What: Pathfinders Programme Local eGovernment National Projects The Partnership Programme National eService Delivery Standards Project e-Government Support & Capacity Programme What: Framework for Multi-Agency Environments (FAME) e-Planning and Regulatory Service Online (PARSOL) Custodian Local government XML-schemas e-Trading Standards National (e-TSN) The esd-toolkit

Status Austria 1/2 e-government strategy in Austria is based on: principles of cooperation interoperability strategic bodies and main actors in eGovernment: ICT Board E-Cooperation Board Platform Digital Austria Communication Architecture Working Group E-Government Working Group of the federal, regional and local authorities Austrian Association of Cities and Towns Austrian Association of Municipalities

Status in Austria 2/2 strategies driving IOP initiatives for local government: broad strategies for modernizing government using IT national eGovernment strategies national interoperability strategies local eGovernment strategies Examples promoting IOP at local level Portal Group LDAP.gv.at directory service EDIAKTII Help.gv.at

Thank you contact Sylvia Archmann s.archmann@eipa-nl.com