EC Directive: Applications

1. EC Directive: Applications Dr. Efthimios Tambouris eGovernment Unit Manager tambouris@archetypon.com ArchetyponS.A. 236 Sygrou Ave. 176 72, Athens Tel. +30 2109536410, Fax. +30 2109536411 http://egov.archetypon.com

2. Table of Contents • Archetypon and eGovernment • Exploitation of Public Sector Information • eGovernment Metadata in Europe • Archetypon One-Stop Government Offerings http://egov.archetypon.gr

3. Archetypon S.A. • A Hellenic, independent IT company • Stable rhythm of growth (from 35 to 160 employees in the last 5 years) • International Marketfocused (customers: Microsoft, IBM, Siebel, European Commission…) • Activities: e-Solutions,S/W engineering & testing factory, multi-lingual content, digital media, telecoms, consulting. http://egov.archetypon.gr

4. Archetypon and eGovernment • Four years investment on eGovernment and tele-democracy activities • Mission of eGovernment Unit: • to provide high-quality, leading-edge electronic government solutions in Greece and the rest of Europe • Strategic goals: • to commercially exploit our significant experience and findings from participating and coordinating several international research projects • http://egov.archetypon.com; e-gov@archetypon.com http://egov.archetypon.gr

5. Research and Development • National Level: • Participation in the e-government Technology Foresight project • Participation in national scientific conferences on e-government • European Level: • Participation in the European Committee for Standardization project “An eGovernment Application profile and model”. • Coordination of two IST projects (eGOV and EURO-CITI) • Participation in many EC-funded projects (SmartGov, GRASP, etc.) • Active participation in e-government and tele-democracy clustering activities • Participation (2 members) in the panel of experts that identified the four future directions of e-government in the 6th FP (29 March 2001). • More than 15 peer-reviewed scientific publications in several conferences and journals • Members act as peer-reviews in significant e-government workshops and conferences e.g. EGOV conference (within DEXA), KMinGOV, e-government track within Bled e-commerce conference etc. http://egov.archetypon.gr

6. Table of Contents • Archetypon and eGovernment • Exploitation of Public Sector Information • eGovernment Metadata in Europe • Archetypon One-Stop Government Offerings http://egov.archetypon.gr

7. Exploiting Public Sector Information • Tools • Provided by private sector • Content • Provided by private sector • Rules • Set by state, respected by all http://egov.archetypon.gr

8. Current Situation No Rules Citizens and businesses Useful content bureaucracy http://egov.archetypon.gr

9. The role of the state • To set up the rules • To enforce the rules • To timely cope with changes http://egov.archetypon.gr

10. Landscape with rules Rules Citizens and businesses Useful content bureaucracy http://egov.archetypon.gr

11. The role of the public sector • To unlock its information • To advertise its information! • To transparently cost its information • To respect the rules http://egov.archetypon.gr

12. Landscape with active public sector Rules Citizens and businesses Useful content http://egov.archetypon.gr

13. The role of the private sector • To develop tools • To develop business models • To respect the rules http://egov.archetypon.gr

14. New Situation Rules Citizens and businesses New one-stop value-added services Useful content http://egov.archetypon.gr

15. Table of Contents • Archetypon and eGovernment • Exploitation of Public Sector Information • eGovernment Metadata in Europe • Archetypon One-Stop Government Offerings http://egov.archetypon.gr

16. Metadata • “Data about data” or “information about information” • The use of metadata could: • facilitate the discovery of governmental resources by interesting parties. • Metadata may be also used to: • describe resources from various perspectives e.g. • to support archiving, • to protect intellectual property rights, • to manage change of resources etc. • Pre-requisites: • A standard “metadata element set” to ensure interoperability • Relevant guidelines for governments http://egov.archetypon.gr

17. Project Details • Project : “An eGovernment Application Profile and Model” • Organisation: European Committee for Standardization (CEN) • Role: Team leader of project • Dates: September 2002 – September 2003 • Deliverables: • CWA 14860 - Dublin Core eGovernment Application Profiles • CWA 14859 - Guidance on the use of metadata in eGovernment • Next Step: • Continuation of project for one more year (January 2004 – December 2005) http://egov.archetypon.gr

18. Project Outcome • Guidelines for the use of metadata by the public sector in Europe • Review of national and international standards on the use of metadata in eGovernment • Establishment of rules towards a common European metadata element set based on Dublin Core • Specification of 1st version of a proposed metadata element set for eGovernment in Europe. Method followed: • Harmonisation of existing standards in order • To prevent investment in various MS http://egov.archetypon.gr

19. Table of Contents • Archetypon and eGovernment • Exploitation of Public Sector Information • eGovernment Metadata in Europe • Archetypon One-Stop Government Offerings http://egov.archetypon.gr

20. BIRTH SCHOOL WORK HEALTH TRAVEL MARRIAGE PENSION DEATH Our vision: Citizen-centred Service Provision Municipality Directorate of Urban Planning Directorate of Technical Service Directorate of Citizenship CITIZEN Ministry of the Interior Tax Office From a model based on the internal organization of the Public Sector to a model based on the needs of the citizen http://egov.archetypon.gr

21. OneStopGov Platform G2G System for Providing Services and Content and for Coordination Activities PORTAL Each channel has its own system for connection with the back-office Our offer: The OneStopGov service provision Model http://egov.archetypon.gr

22. Online One-Stop Government platform • Provides: • Public Services • Public Information • Uses Metadata for: • Locating and presenting information • Locating and invoking services • Linking services with information • Technologies: • J2EE, Java • XML / RDF • Web Services http://egov.archetypon.gr

23. Thank you for your attention!