Table of contents
1 e-GIF is the UK eGovernment Interoperability Framework.
2 What are the aims of e-GIF?
3 Key e-GIF Policies
4 Selection of e-GIF specifications has been driven by
5 News sites which cover e-gif developments

e-GIF is the UK eGovernment Interoperability Framework.

This is an extremely ambitious exercise intended to resolve and prevent (or at least minimise) problems arising from incompatible content of different computer systems.

What are the aims of e-GIF?

Key e-GIF Policies

Selection of e-GIF specifications has been driven by

  • interoperability - only specifications that are relevant to systems interconnectivity, data integration, e-services access and content management are specified
  • market support - the specifications selected are widely supported by the market, and are likely to reduce the cost and risk of government information systems
  • scalability - specifications selected have capacity to be scaled to satisfy changed demands made on the system, such as changes in data volumes, number of transactions or number of users
  • openness - the specifications are documented and available to the public at large.

The website responsible for publishing developments regarding e-GIF is:

http://www.govtalk.gov.uk/

News sites which cover e-gif developments

Kablenet includes e-gif developments in their coverage in their reporting on UK and other eGovernment

Support Insight has published several articles on e-GIF and is monitoring its progress.