Information Asset Registries of Latvia

1. Secretariat of e-government affairs Information Asset Registries of Latvia Riga | 26 thOctober, 2007

2. Asset registers of Secretariat of e-government affairs • State information system register • State portal www.latvija.lv

3. State information systems State information systems register – register for the registration of State information systems and identification of their functions State information systemis a structured aggregate of information technology and databases, the use of which ensures thecirculation of informationnecessary for the implementation of State functions(definition from the Law on State information systems) Information systems which are created and maintained by State and local government institutions for the circulation of information for internal useare not State information systems

4. Legal basis of State information systems register • Law on State Information Systems: • Defines the obligation of State information systems to beregistered • Defines data that should be included in the Register • Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers for State information systems registration • Definition of the process of system registration

5. State information systems register Data about system included in the Register: • manager and the keeper of the state information system; • information about the official responsible for registration; • the legal basis for the system’s establishment and activities; • the functions, tasks and aims; • a general description of the volume of information circulated; • possible users of the system (clients); • data exchange protocols & standards; • the resources of physical protection; • the resources of logical protection; • the technical parameters and description of databases; • the costs of designing, establishing and maintaining the system; • the rates for informative services;

6. Information circulation within the Register Information is provided by managers of State information systems - official responsible for registration has access to input data about system in the Register Published data is available at home page of the Register www.visr.eps.gov.lv Common problems: • Motivation of the managers of State information systems • Data quality

8. Future of State information systems register Knowledge base for • Secretariat of e-government affairs • State information system owners • Consultants, system developers New public version of the Register with: • Standardized& controlled input of data • Usable metadata

9. State portal www.latvija.lv “Aim of the Portal is to provide people in Latvia and abroad with access to Internet resources of Latvian state institutions and with centralized access to electronic services provided by different institutions.” Now available: • Catalogue of web links to websites of state institutions In development: • Register of electronic services (with data provided by registers) • Register of public services of state and local administrations

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