THE OPENSCOTLAND INFORMATION AGE FRAMEWORK.

Paul Spencee-Government and Take Up Team

Electric Connections - 8 August 2006

Why is Interoperability Important?

• We take it for granted: banking, travel tickets

• Integral to EC’s ‘Signposts towards eGovernment i2010’

• European Interoperability Framework

• Reform of Scottish public services – Customer First, Shared Services, Efficient Government.

Governance – Common Infrastructure Standards Advisory Group (CISAG)

• Strategic cross-organisational

• Developed, maintains and governs OSIAF

• Promotes common standards

• Considers implications of European and UK standards policies for Scotland

Governance – Senior Implementers Group (SIG)

• Replaces CISAG Technical Assurance Co-ordinator in original version of OSIAF

• Peer Review

• Private Sector input via Intellect UK

• Assurance for submissions to the OSIAF approval process

• Reports to CISAG on strategic issues

Governance – Community Specific Interoperability Groups (CSIGs)

• Formed from multi-agency projects or by people with common purpose

• Identifies technical standards for adoption.

• Identifies gaps within OSIAF framework

• Addresses interoperability issues between programmes/third parties

• Links in to SIG

Roles – OSIAF Co-ordinator

• Each organisation should have one

• Responsible for awareness within organisation

• Point of contact for Scottish Executive

• It is not a technical role

• Let us know who your co-ordinator is: osiaf@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Roles – OSIAF Technical Assurance Co-ordinator

• Programme or project based• Responsible for technical compliance with

OSIAF:• document technical assurance framework• submit new and developing standards to

OSIAF, Govtalk or another relevant body for approval

• liaise with or participate in CSIG• register with the Scottish Executive:

osiaf@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Standards

OSIAF includes:• e-GIF

– Metadata

– Web Accessibility – Level AA WAI recommended

– Smartcards

• Security

OSIAF update will include:• Common infrastructures• Updated e-GIF

Standards Submission

• Govtalk for local-central government XML schema

• Local government or Scottish-specific only schema should be submitted to OSIAF

• Tell us early – even if you’re only thinking about developing a standard! www.scotland.gov.uk/osiaf[click on ‘standards’ then ‘submission’]

Procurement

• EC Procurement Directive (2004/18/EC) • Consider:

• including role and importance of OSIAF• asking whether solution is compliant with

OSIAF and to describe in full where it is not• requesting evidence that solution is

compliant, in full or in part• requesting that where the solution does not

comply with OSIAF, that supplier commits to working towards compliance

Resources and Help

• e-GIF Accreditation Authority

• e-GIF Certification

• e-GIF Compliance Assessment Service

• OSIAF e-Learning material

What’s Next?

• OSIAF Revised Version

• Promotion

• Compliance and Audit• Best Value• Funding• Gateway Review• Internal Audit

Thank you!

OSIAF@scotland.gsi.gov.uk