From Geostandards

Contents 1 Worldwide 1.1 Architectural frameworks 1.2 Gartner and others 1.3 Standardisation Organisations 2 Europe (EU) 2.1 IDABC 2.2 The Netherlands 2.3 NORA

Worldwide

Worldwide the following IT architectural developments can be noted:

• Architectural frameworks
• Gartner and others
• Standardisation organisations

These developments are elaborated below.

Architectural frameworks

Worldwide, a lot of different and traditional methods have been developed to describe architecturalframeworks. These are listed at:

www.opengroup.org/itac/cert/methods.tpl.

TOGAF in the Netherlands often used IAF are well-known methods.RE_WRITE?>

Gartner and others

Gartner and similar parties offer commercial services for, for example, IT trend watching.

 

Standardisation Organisations

 

Europe (EU)

In Europe the following IT architecture developments can be noted:

• IDABC

This development is explained below.

IDABC

IDABC stands for Interoperable Delivery of European eGovernment Services to public Administrations, Business and Citizens.

IDABC takes advantage of the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies: -to encourage and support the delivery of cross-border public sector services to citizens and enterprises in Europe, -to improve efficiency and collaboration between European public administrations and, -to contribute to making Europe an attractive place to live, work and invest. http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/home

The Netherlands

In the Netherlands the following IT architectural development can be noted:

• NORA

NORA will be explained below.

NORA

The Dutch Government Reference Architecture (NORA) describes the starting point for the setting up of the organisation of Dutch governmental information. The starting point for this program is the endeavour to provide:

• Higher quality services
• Less administrative pressure
• Transparency
• Effective and efficient

To reach those goals a reference architecture has been formulated for the government ICT, called: NORA. The purposes of NORA are:

• To bring cohesion to the realisation of an electronic government
• To offer the principles for setting this up
• To increase collaboration between GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS.

As shown below, NORA takes the worldwide and European starting points into account. NORA does not stand alone but creates, in turn, directional frameworks for organisations and projects: The main goals in the elaboration of the NORA architecture are:

• Chain integration*Interoperability
• Shared data
• Uniform concepts

← previous

IT Architectural Developments

next →