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Ghana e-Government Interoperability Framework
Ghana e-Government Interoperability Framework
Ghana e-Government Interoperability Framework
Contents SECTION A: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1. Purpose of thIS Document .................................................................................................................................... 4 SECTION B: EGIF POLICY AND SCOPE ................................................................................................................... 6
2.1. Aim of the egif ...................................................................................................................................................... 6 2.2. E-gif scope ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 2.3. The Underlying Drivers, Benefits, and Outcomes ................................................................................................ 7
2.3.1. The underlying drivers of egif ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.2. Benefits of using egif ..................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3.3. Egif outcomes for government ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.4. EGIF GOVERNANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 9 2.4.1. Governance Principles ................................................................................................................................... 9 2.4.2. Ownership .................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.4.3. Enforcement ................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.5. The documents primary audience ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.6. Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................................. 11 2.7. Governance of shared inputs ............................................................................................................................... 12
2.7.1. Using ggea to drive egif ............................................................................................................................... 12 SECTION C: IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT........................................................................................................... 13
SECTION D: MANAGEMENT PROCESSES ............................................................................................................. 14
SECTION E: CHANGE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................. 15
SECTION F: COMPLIANCE ....................................................................................................................................... 16
6.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 6.2. Business Case for Compliance ........................................................................................................................... 16
6.2.1. Why Compliance? ....................................................................................................................................... 16 6.2.2. Mandatory Compliance ............................................................................................................................... 16 6.2.3. Recommended Compliance ......................................................................................................................... 17
6.3. Compliance Understanding................................................................................................................................. 17 6.4. Complying Procedure ......................................................................................................................................... 18 6.5. Compliance responsibilities ................................................................................................................................ 18 6.6. Failure to Comply ............................................................................................................................................... 18
SECTION G: STANDARDS SELECTION CRITERIA............................................................................................... 19
7.1. Open standards ................................................................................................................................................... 19 7.2. General policies .................................................................................................................................................. 20
SECTION H: METADATA STANDARDS ................................................................................................................. 21
8.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 8.2. What is metadata? ............................................................................................................................................... 21 8.3. Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) ........................................................................................................... 21
8.3.1. Benefits ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 8.3.2. Dublin Core Example .................................................................................................................................. 22
8.4. Ghana Metadata Standard ................................................................................................................................... 23 8.4.1 Reference Standards ..................................................................................................................................... 23
Ghana e-Government Interoperability Framework
8.4.2. Elements ...................................................................................................................................................... 24 SECTION K: KEY INTEROPERABILITY AREAS ................................................................................................... 34
9.1. Channels interoperability ................................................................................................................................... 34 9.1.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 34 9.1.2. Key channel policies .................................................................................................................................... 34
9.2. Channel Standards .............................................................................................................................................. 34 9.3. Business process interoperability (BPI) .............................................................................................................. 38
9.3.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 38 9.3.2. The Business Case For BPI ......................................................................................................................... 38 9.3.3. Key business process interoperability policies ............................................................................................ 39 9.3.4. Business Process Interoperability Standards............................................................................................... 40
9.4. Data interoperability ........................................................................................................................................... 46 9.4.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 46 9.4.2. Key Data Policies ........................................................................................................................................ 46 9.4.3. Data Standards ............................................................................................................................................. 47
9.5. Network interoperability ..................................................................................................................................... 58 9.5.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 58 9.5.2. Business Case for Network Interoperability ................................................................................................ 58 9.5.3. Key Network Interope