Utilization of Basic Register Information from the PSI Perspective

1. Utilization of Basic Register Information from the PSI Perspective Aki Siponen, Counsellor, Ministry of Finance Business with Public Information National Meeting - Finland October 2nd, 2007 Tampere, Scandic Rosendahl

2. Contents • Describe work done in Interoperability Development Programme Government Enterprise Architecture project • Describe future plans

3. Government IT Strategy supports structural renewal Enablers for online services implementation and deployment Enablers for eGovernment services development Citizens Businesses Shared services with common IT systems Shared customer services Online services Customer services Customer services Online services Local government core services Municipalities Government support services Financials HR Regional government core services IT Management Central government core services Control Infrastructure & middleware systems Harmonized & common infrastructure and middleware solutions Enablers for structural renewal in all government levels and municipalities Networks & Equipment

4. Harmonization of regulation and administrative practices Clarify restrictions on delivery of information Organize training on utilization principles Create a one-stop-shop for all basic registers Documentation of essential basic register contents and interfaces easily available Permission and contract processes development Improve monitoring of use of confidential information Develop government performance management to support wide utilization of existing information Use cost price based pricing in intra-governmental information delivery Harmonize legal framework: Remove gradually rights for free information Support movement towards online use with pricing Implement PSI Directive measures fully Increase competition in commercial delivery of administrative information Develop pricing models Research information delivery cost structures and levels Development Proposals for Basic Register Utilization Management Technology Pricing • Create common / harmonized vocabularies / ontologies and codes • Create uniform Web Services interfaces to all basic registers • Move focus from batch delivery to online delivery of information • Create a uniform timestamping solution for delivered information • Develop information security for online and batch delivery • Separate information delivery services from operative systems

5. Concrete Measures for Sharing and Information Reuse Create Architecture Portal • Design and implement Architecture Portal for design information • Collect existing content to portal • Design and implement content handling processes Create state level architectural designs and plans • Publish Government Architecture Principles and Guidelines • Create public sector process and services map • Identify top-level inter-organizational processes • Create top-level ontologies • Design public sector common IT services architecture & roadmap • Design government shared services architecture & roadmap Support competency development • Establish Architecture School to support competency development in government branches and agencies • Create Architecture Review Workshop and Architecture Sparring Partner services to support individual projects • Create Government EA Framework awareness in ICT businesses Implement governance model • Organize and coordinate process and information architecture work • Create & empower architecture forums and groups • Adjust business planning & budgeting processes to include development portfolio with required architectural documents

6. Architecture Portal for Design Information and Processes Centrally managed repository of design artifacts • Principles and guidelines • Public sector services and processes • Ontologies and information models • Government information systems • Government standards portfolio • Online services and interfaces • Basic register content and interfaces • To reuse information • To know government environment and IT systems • To not reinvent the wheel (or the carriage or the train) Public automated processes for management of design information • Architecture domain identification and scoping • Ownership claims • Architecture / design document approval & publishing • Standards approval and lifecycle management • Basic register permissions and contracts handling • Endorse wide participation in design decisions • Establish domain architecture scope and ownership • Maintain government standards portfolio • Collect, approve and publish design documentation • Manage basic register permissions, contracts

7. Hierarchical Architecture Artefact Framework describes artefact relations Goals Constraints Legislative framework Good governance, compliance Political goals, Government Programme, Gov. Strategy document EIF & AG etc. IT Strategy Views Activities Architecture Information Architecture Information Systems Architecture Technology Architecture Description level Public sector Public Services Map Integration & harmonisation principles Core Ontologies IS Service Principles Technology Principles Domains Strategic Data Stores Technology Portfolio IS Services Portfolio Cross-governmental Processes Model Architectures Standards & Interfaces Cluster / Domain Domain Services Map Information Portfolio Domain IS Services Technology Portfolio Scenarios Domain Ontologies Domain Information Systems Model Architectures Domain Processes Domain databases Interfaces Information Models Integration Domain Specific Standards Sub-domain / Agency / System Services Map Ontologies IS Services Portfolio Technology Portfolio Scenarios Information Models Information Systems Portfolio Sub-domain Processes Data Stores

8. eServices High level Architecture Customer’s systems Identification People Portals – information and service look-up/search Payments Companies and corp. Platform and common components for self-services Signature Support Services National shared data services, basic registries Real Estate Personal Account SSO Vehicles Message Delivery Services Time Stamping ... Administration’s systems ... = Shared Service = Shared Service and Administration’s own solutions