• Interoperability is a property referring to the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together (inter-operate). /Wikipedia /

• Government interoperability framework is an agreed approach to interoperability for governmental organizations that have to work together towards the joint delivery of public services and reduction of administrative burden.

• Moldova e-Government Interoperability Framework (MeGIF) is a key component of the e-Government technology platform.

Government Technology Advisory Group: • E-Government Center • Ministry of Information Technology and

Communications • National Bureau of Statistics • SE Cadastru • SE Center for Special Telecommunications • SE Fintehinform • SE Fiscservinform • SE MoldData • SE CSIR Registru • SE Vamservinform • Academic society

• MeGIF consists of the following conceptual layers: • Technical – the technical means for ensuring

data interchange; • Semantic – an agreed approach to exchanged

formats, syntax and meaning of messages. • Organizational – all institutional, financial and

process alignment implications to ensure effective and efficient data interchange.

• Legal – all legal, normative and regulatory aspects to enable data interchange and ensure proper data privacy.

• Syntax is XML described by XSDs • Classifiers freely available and maintained

by the most interested public body • Messages are Commands, Events, Queries

and Results, synchronous and asynchronous

• Entities uniquely identifiable and searchable master records

• Everything described in Ontologies with change management procedures in place

• A top-down approach and whole-of-government view based on Enterprise Architecture

• Business Process Re-Engineering and Alignment

• Favoring multilateral agreements, SLAs with financial aspects taken into account

• Interoperability governance

• Preliminary internal agreement • Launch public consultations • Identify potential technical solutions • Procurement • Contract • Development/Installation/Configuration • Testing through piloting • Continuous maintenance and governance