No. 03, 2004
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E-Government Architecture and the Interoperability of Information Systems – Estonia
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The Estonian government's IT architecture and interoperability framework is based on the country's public key infrastructure (PKI) and ID card, the middleware X-road for the integration of databases, and the citizen environment that is known as KIT. The framework defines a set of recommendations and guidelines which describe the way in which organisations have agreed (or should agree) to interact with each other. The framework is not a static document, it can be updated every year. Adherence to the architecture and interoperability framework, however, is mandatory in terms of policies and specifications. These set out the underlying infrastructure, thus allowing public sector organisations to spend more time on the building up of E-services.
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| Uuno Vallner, director, Development Division, Department of State Information Systems, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia |
