1. National Information Society Agency, Korea
SW Framework for enhancing the interoperability and reusability of e-Health Services
May
National Information Society Agency, Korea
eGovframe Center
Eunju Kim, Ph.D.

2. Software Framework
SW Frameworks are a special case of software libraries in that they are reusable abstractions of code wrapped in a well-defined API.[Wikipedia]
a special case of software libraries in that they are reusable abstractions of code wrapped in a well-defined application programming interface (API),
some key features that separate them from normal libraries
inversion of control: In a framework, unlike in libraries or normal applications, the program's flow of control is not dictated by the caller, but by the framework.
default behavior: A framework has a default behavior. This default behavior must actually be some useful behavior and not a series of no-ops.
extensibility: A framework can be extended by the user usually by selective overriding or specialized by user code providing specific functionality.
non-modifiable framework code : The framework code, in general, is not allowed to be modified. User can extend the framework, but not modify code.

3. Software Framework
In application development stage, 20 to 30% of development cost and effort can be saved by applying Software Framework.
< IS* without SW framework >
< IS with SW framework >
Hardware
Operating system
Middleware
Service application
Development area
(100% done by developers)
Hardware
Operating system
Middleware
Service application
Development area
(approx. 70~80%)
SW framework used
(approx. 20 ~ 30%)
* IS : Information System

4. Software framework
Software Framework provides an easy way to use development environment to developers, reliable runtime environment to the applications, stable operations environment to the operators
Application development
Application runtime
Application operation
Developer
Operator
Application
Parameter
Configuration
Monitoring & control 1 3
Providing integrated development environment
Providing runtime services 4
Providing monitoring and management tools
Development environment
Runtime environment
Operations environment 2 5
Integrated development environment composed of commercial or open source development tools
Developers define runtime service by configuring parameters not by hard coding
Provides various technological common services such as transaction management, system log/error handling
Provides business common services
operations environment works in line with commercial SW such as Tivoli, Maxgent

5. Software Framework Benefits (1/2)
Reduction of TCO and enhancement of ROI can be achieved
System development
System operation
20~30% productivity enhancement through the reuse of design and source codes
Simplification and Standardization of development process
System quality enhancement with the help of proven architecture
Time and cost reduction of system development
Minimize incidents of error
Efficiency improvement through operation process standardization
Secure performance and stability

6. Software framework benefits(2/2)
We can assure SW quality independent of the individual developer by asking them to focus on the biz logics while other technological issues are handled by SW framework.
< Separated development of applications>
< Integrated development of applications>
Business requirement?
Business functions?
Business requirement?
Interface with Tuxedo?
Thin Client?
cache?
Operation
Transaction control?
Error handling?
Business functions?
Screen layout?
Business log
Framework A
Text transformation?
System log?
Batch?
Package composition?
Screen layout?
Business
improvement?
SW Framework
Common biz service
Common technological service
Architecture policy

7. Vision of e-Government Standard Standard Framework
Improving the quality of e-government services and the efficiency of ICT investment
Objectives
Reusing common functionalities
Improving interoperability
among services
Sustainable &
fast technical
evolution
Ensuring independence from vendors
Enhancing the competitiveness of IT SMEs
Strategies
Standardization
Openness & Participation
Sharing & Vitality
Setting the standard framework for developing e-government application
Providing a stable technical infrastructure
Ensuring the fairness and neutrality of e-government standard framework
opening information publicly and allowing various stakeholders’ participation
Sharing e-government framework through various channels such as portal
Promoting e-government framework to be applied by institutional measures

8. Standard Framework(eGovFrame)
for developing and operating e-Government system
Basic functions always needed to develop e-Government system
Composition [eGovFrame + new functions]  e-Government system
Fair competition environment created by sharing same basis
eGovFrame
e-Government system
eGovFrame
Login
Board
PKI

9. Standard Framework : Environments and Functionalities
Runtime Environment
Management Environment
Presentation Layer
Business Logic Layer
Persistent Layer
Integration Layer
Operation Management Tool
Ajax Support
Internationalization
Biz. Process Management
TBD
Data Access
DataSource
Message Service
MVC
Security
Exception Handling
ORM
TBD
Transaction
Naming Service
Status Monitoring
UI Adaptor
Web Service
Foundation Layer
AOP
Cache
Compress
/Decompress
Encryption/Decryption
Excel
File Handling
File Upload/Download
FTP
Server Security
ID Generation
IoC Container
Logging
Mail
Marshalling
/Unmarshalling
Object Pooling
Property
Resource
Scheduling
String Util
XML Manipulation
Development Management Tool
Development Environment
Operations Environment
Version Management
Implementation Tool
Test Tool
Deployment Tool
Conf. & Change Mgt. Tool
Monitoring Tool
Administration Tool
Issue Tracking
Code Generation
Test Reporting
Build
Monitoring
Server Security Management
Code Inspection
Unit Test
Deployment
Configuration Mgt.
Reporting
Logging Management
Debug
Change Management
Resource Management
Editor
Administration
Methodology & Template
Environment
Service Group
Service

10. Best Open Source Selection
Open sourcing process of eGovFrame
Define basic functions and architecture
Analyze 3 big vendor’s frameworks and e- Gov. projects from 2004 to 2007
54 functions and 219 common components
Function
Design
Final Result
Best Open Source Selection
40 open sources selected
Define Open Source Selection Policy
Open Source Evaluation Process
License with no restriction on distribution and usage
[Major open sources]
Biz. transaction : Spring & 22
Data : ibatis, Hibernate &1
Development tool : Eclipse & 3
Test tool : Junit & 5
Distribution tool : Maven & 1
Configuration Management tool : Subversion & 1
Policy
Setting
Evaluate candidate open sources(175)
Functional/non-functional requirements
Constraints for integration and interfaces
Logical
Test
Physically test candidate open sources(85)
Basic functions
Non-functional requirements(SW Quality)
Physical
Test

11. Standard Framework : Four Environments
< Four Environments of e-Government Standard Framework >
Environment
Description
Development Environment
Provides support tools for the overall SW development life-cycle, such as requirements gathering, analysis / design, implementation, testing, and deployment
Runtime
Provides common runtime modules for running the SW applications
Operations environment
Provide operational tools for monitoring and operating SW application based on eGovFrame
Management
Provide management tools for maintaining and improving efficiently eGovFrame
eGovFrame
Runtime environment
SW Applications
Development environment
SW Developers
Management environment
Framework Managers
Operations environment
Application Operators

12. Development environment
Editor, Debugger, Development Procedures, Templates
Environment for Modeling, Editing, Compiling, Debugging
Guide for the Application Program Development
Automatic Code Generation based on Model-driven Templates
Code Inspection for the Source Code Integrity
Environment for Testing, Reporting and Coverage Analysis
Supports Unit Test based on Junit
Test Result Reporting in HTML/XML/Excel format
Provides the Coverage Values and Code Region of the Test Case
Build / Build Automation
Build based on the Maven
Library Management using the Nexus Repository
Build Automation and Build Result Feedback using the Hudson
Environment for Configuration and Change Management
Source Code and Documentation Configuration Management based on the Subversion
Supports Registration, Resolution, Search and Notification of Issues
Implementation Toolset
Test & Reporting
Toolset
Deployment
Toolset
Configuration
Toolset

13. Runtime environment
Provides a standardized infrastructure on which application programs run
Runtime Environment
Presentation
Layer
Business Logic
Persistent Layer
Foundation Layer
Integration Layer
Application Program DB
Client Screen

14. Runtime environment < Runtime environment services>
Service group
service
Foundation Layer
AOP
FTP
Object Pooling
XML Manipulation
Cache
Server Security
Marshalling/
Unmarshalling
Compress/
Decompress
ID Generation
Property
Encryption/
Decryption
IoC Container
Resource
Excel
Logging
Scheduling
File Handling
Mail
String Util
Integration Layer
Persistence Layer
Business Logic
Layer
Presentation Layer
DataSource
Transaction
Process Control
Exception Handling
Integration Service
Naming Service
Web Service
Data Access
ORM
Ajax Support
MVC
UI Adaptor
Internationalization
Security
File Upload/
Download

15. Operations environments
The administrator can monitor the system status based on the information collected and logged by agent program about the activities of users and the execution of application program running on the e-Government Standard Framework.

16. < Development model change with common component>
Common components
To prevent repeated development of common functions, 219 common components
are provided. (reviewed 67 e-Government project and 31,114 functionalities)
< Development model change with common component>
Current eGovernment Programs
Past eGovernment Programs
Application
S/W
H/W
A System
B System
C System
Common
functions
A’ System
B’ System
C’ System
F/W C B
Reuse
Components
Duplicate development of the same feature in each project
Business dependency in subsequent projects
Limited opportunities for small business bid
eGovFrame
Define
Framework
Standard
Development based on the standard framework
Productivity and quality improvement by reusing common components
Apply
Management System for
eGovFrame Center
Management

17. Common components : 219 components
Component Type
Component
Common Technological Service
(129)
Security
8 services including Authentication, permission administration, encryption/decryption
User directory/authentication
General Login, login with authentication token, login policy
User support
36 services including user administration, inquiry administration, questionnaire administration, FAQ, Q&A
Collaboration
22 services including Bulletin board, community, directory
System administration
17 services including common code, menu/log administration, institution code
System/service interface
4 services including Institution/Interface administration
Statistics/reporting
5 services including Statistics on posting, access, report
Elementary Technological Service
(90)
77 services including calendar, format/calculation/conversion, validity check for format/calculation/conversion

18. Case Study – HIRA DUR System
By expanding electronic DUR*) system to various medical care institutions (hospitals, pharmacies, etc), achieved advanced Review & Assessment Service
Advanced Review & Assessment Service
Prescription
Medical Institutions
Phamacies
Expanding DUR system nationwide
Unified medical fees payment demand service through internet
Prescription Change Records
HIRA*)
Internal Medicine, Surgery, etc
Medical Institution A
Internet
Unified Healthcare Service
Internet
Medical Institution B
Establishing online communication channel (Notification Service)
Expanding collaboration with medical care institutions through bidirectional work process
< Prescription> DB
DUR*) DB DB
Improving demand for medical fees payment service
Inspection Rule
Syncronization
Syncronization DB
Simplified and efficient authentication
Providing customized service
Sending DUR Info
Send Inspection Results
Complete DUR Info Sending
*)HIRA : Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
*)DUR : Drug Utilization Review 18

19. Integrating qualification information and providing
Case Study - MOPAS G-Welfare System
Prevent unauthorized or duplicated receiving and implement a transparent welfare policy through the unified management system which interoperates the eligibility criteria for welfare benefits and received records
Implementing welfare information common utilizing process
Organizations
(providing income/wealth/finance qualification information)
G-welfare system
9 central ministries
Necessary qualification information
income/wealth/finance qualification information)
Manage and integrate the qualification information
Manage and integrate receiving records
Ministry of Health&Welfare
Integrating qualification information and providing
Integrating server & portal
Integrating server & portal
Health & Welfare
Other Organizations
Other qualification information
Collecting receiving records and managing integratively
Supreme Court
Implementing operation records analysis process
Labor …
Integrating server & portal
Integrating server & portal
Patriots & Veterans Affairs
Analyze unauthorized /duplicated receiving
Compile statistics of supporting policy establishment
Receiving records unified DB
Patriots & Veterans Affairs
9 central ministries
108 records of salary
payment
Health & Welfare
Receiving Records
Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs
Improving work environment
Labor
Unauthorized
/duplicated receiving analysis
Compile statistics for decision support
Unauthorized/
duplicated receiving suspect ion Information
Patriots & Veterans Affairs
Modify the law and improve system
Improve work process and increase efficiency
Statistics information for supporting policy establishment
Education
Change management and support implementation(law/policy, template)
Education … …
*)MOPAS : Ministry Of Public Administration And Security 19

20. Case Study : U-Care System
when an emergency situation occurs, a incident is automatically reported through the high-tech devices which equipped in live alone senior citizens' house and check live alone senior citizens with activity sensing equipment, etc and provide care service for 24 hours
Emergency Auto Detecting Service
U-Care System
Activity Reporting
Emergency Situation Information
Activity data
Equipments operation report
Fires, gas leak, etc. emergency auto detection
When emergency detected, automatically report to a fire station and take a prompt action
Emergency Automatic Reporting
Emergency Call
Smoke Detection
Gas Detection
Install sensing equipments in live alone senior citizens’ house
Support Emergency Calls
Emergency Aid
Extinguish a fire
24 hours 365 days Caring Service
Fire Station
Community Center
Support Life Care
Check safety
Provide education
about daily life
provide linked
service
Through 24 hours activity sensing, analyze activity and react to the analysis results
when emergency such as pushing emergency bell occurs, automatically dial emergency call
Senior citizens Activity Monitoring
- Data Monitoring
- When emergency occurs, care
staffs visit a house
Receive Emergency Call
Emergency Aid
*)MW : Ministry Of Health & Welfare 20

21. e-Government Standard Framework portal
eGovFrame portal site( in Korean is the distribution channel English eGovframe portal site(eng.egovframe.go.kr) is newly open now.
Function
Services
Information and data provision
Education material, runtimeㆍdevelopmentㆍcommon component guides
On line support
FAQ, Q&A, User forum
On site support
Service Request, SMB free education
Communication
Notification, Events, Questionnaires
Download
runtimeㆍdevelopmentㆍcommon component download
< Portal operation statistics>
Item
Numbers
Registration
2,741
Login
(Certificate Login)
23,949 (305)
Runtime environment download
5,709
Development environment download
11,172
Common component download
11,752
Q&A
569
※ Operation period: ~

22. Open innovation of eGovFrame
Open Ecosystem
Open Sourcing
Founded open community with large and SMEs
Established public-private cooperation center
Developed with 11 large and SMEs and shared knowledge
Utilized 40 Open Source Software(OSS)
Opened 664 thousand code lines & IPRs
Carried out free training courses and 1,236 developers are certified
Collected extensive opinions from over 500 stakeholders
Ran over 20 public- private meeting
Open Outputs
Open Processes

23. What are the differences before and now?
Redundant development of similar functionalities in every projects
Vender Dependency due to framework delivered as black box
Disadvantage to SMEs who cannot afford to possess the framework
Difficult to maintain the system due to lacking on development standard
Spent longer time and labor to link the systems due to different framework
Now
Reduction of redundant development by reusing 219 common components
Eliminating dependency to the provider by utilizing open sources framework
Enhancement of SMEs competitiveness through sharing standardised framework
Convenient to maintain the system with help of proven development standard
Enhances interoperability between systems by standardised framework

24. Thank you