THE OPENSCOTLAND INFORMATION AGE FRAMEWORK. Paul Spence e-Government and Take Up Team

1. THE OPENSCOTLAND INFORMATION AGE FRAMEWORK. Paul Spence e-Government and Take Up Team Electric Connections - 8 August 2006

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Standards OSIAF includes: • e-GIF • Metadata • Web Accessibility – Level AA WAI recommended • Smartcards • Security OSIAF update will include: • Common infrastructures • Updated e-GIF

9. 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’]

10. 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

11. Resources and Help • e-GIF Accreditation Authority • e-GIF Certification • e-GIF Compliance Assessment Service • OSIAF e-Learning material

12. What’s Next? • OSIAF Revised Version • Promotion • Compliance and Audit • Best Value • Funding • Gateway Review • Internal Audit

13. Thank you! OSIAF@scotland.gsi.gov.uk