Analytical Model GERMANY

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1 Na NATIONAL INTEROPERABILITY FRAMEWORK OBSERVATORY Analytical Modl GERMANY Th contnt of this Analytical Modl rflcts th status as collctd in 06. DIGIT Dirctorat-Gnral for Informatics ISA Programm c.uropa.u/isa ISA

2 DISCLAIMER This documnt is for informational purposs only and th Commission cannot b hld rsponsibl for any us which may b mad of th information containd thrin. Rfrncs to lgal acts or documntation of th Europan Union (EU) cannot b prcivd as amnding lgislation in forc or othr EU documntation. Th documnt contains a brif ovrviw of tchnical natur and is not supplmnting or amnding trms and conditions of any procurmnt procdur; thrfor, no compnsation claim can b basd of th contnts of th prsnt documnt. Th information and viws st out in this publication ar thos of th author(s) and do not ncssarily rflct th official opinion of th Europan Commission. Th Europan Commission dos not guarant th accuracy of th data includd in this documnt. Nithr th Europan Commission nor any prson acting on th Europan Commission s bhalf may b hld rsponsibl for th us which may b mad of th information containd thrin EUROPEAN COMMISSION Dirctorat-Gnral for Informatics Dirctorat B Solutions for public administrations, businsss and citizns Unit B6 ISA Programm Contact: Migul Alvarz Rodriguz Migul.ALVAREZ-RODRIGUEZ@c.uropa.u NIFO@trasysintrnational.com Europan Commission B-049 Brussls

3 Analysis of th NIFs EIF Elmnt - Rfrnc - Catgory S rfrnc: th Europan Framwork v S dfinitions listd in th ISA EIF brochur Subsidiarity and proportionality EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls Rf: Dos th NIF contain th 'subsidiarity and proportionality' principl? Masurmnt NIF lmnt prsnt - Rfrnc - (Txt in English) Th National E-Govrnmnt Stratgy is a modl for coordinatd action takn on own rsponsibility. It strivs for a common stratgic orintation by fdral, stat and local govrnmnts in furthr dvloping - govrnmnt and would lik to coordinat action takn by thos involvd in ordr to nsur introprability and cost-ffctivnss. To this nd, th stratgy formulats a modl and common goals for furthr dvloping -govrnmnt to srv as orintation for fdral, stat and local govrnmnts in thir own aras of action and rsponsibility. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, planungsrat.d/sharddocs/downloads/de/stratgi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publicationfil NIF-EIF alignmnt scoring : fully : NIF implmntation Larg scal implmntation [dscrib if and how implmntation of th lmnt is a common practic] Sinc Grmany is a Fdral Stat subsidiarity and proportioanlity applis to Grmany as a whol (and is not limitd to IT and introprability). To nsur this pricipl, a whol bunch of organisational structurs do xist. E.g. th IT- Planning council as mntiond in this documnt, taks EU dcisions in IT and translats thm into National Lgislation (if ncssary) and/or nsurs that EU lgislation is acutally implmntd across th diffrnt lvls of th administration. Anothr prominnt xampl is th confrnc of th ministrs of th Intrior that translat rlavant EU lgislation to th "Ländr"-lvl and nsurs xcution of EU lgilsation S implmntation and monitoring xampls in NIFO Toolbox Only implmntation xampls [dscrib an implmntation xampl spcific to ach lmnt] Implmntation scoring : Common practic : som xampls [dscrib projct hr] This NIF lmnt is monitord. A coopration group "Stratgy" was launchd by th IT Planning Council to coordinat, control and monitor th masurs implmnting th NEGS (Nationaln E- Govrnmnt-Stratgi). Th joint National E-Govrnmnt Stratgy of th fdral, stat and local govrnmnts is snsitiv to th conomic, social and tchnological dvlopmnts which hav a grat influnc on tomorrow's public administration. This stratgy consciously rlis on th principls of fdralism, th division of powrs, subsidiarity, local slfgovrnmnt and th principl of concomitant financing, and supports clos and trusting coopration across all lvls of public administration. S pn/stratgi/koopgr_stratgi.html?nn=46700 : Monitord : Partially monitord Usr-cntricity EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls Dos th NIF contain th 'usr-cntricity' principl? Th National E-Govrnmnt Stratgy follows th Europan Union's Malmö Dclaration of 8 Novmbr 009 including providing citizns and businsss with usr-cntric -govrnmnt srvics. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, planungsrat.d/sharddocs/downloads/de/stratgi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publicationfil [dscrib hr] Usr cntricity covrs rspcting privacy, multi-channl contact points, sing point of contact and information provision. Givn th fact that th E-Govrnman lgislation rquirs all fdral agncis to offr a scur channl (calld D- Mail) covrs at last parts of this principl (privacy, multichannl). Thr ar also many xampls that th Grman govrnmnt rspcts th privacy of th citizn, among th latst: th IT councils dcision on using public cloud computing srvics that focusss particularly on data protction and privacy spcially if prsonal data is involvd (Dcision 05/4). Thr is also a projct in th Ministry of Economics and Thcnology aiming for a singl point of contact for E- Govrnmnt srvics. Although th projct is not yt compltd, it has achivd its goal in som domains. Anothr xampl is "th tlphon numbr of th administration": 5 allowing th citizns to discuss all qustions rgarding th administration rgardlss of th lvl or agncy by calling this singl numbr; many local govrnmnts hav joind this initiativ so far. Also vry administration provids public information about thir srvics (wb sits) and many of thm offr basic public srvics to thir citizn. This NIF lmnt is monitord. A coopration group "Stratgy" was launchd by th IT Planning Council to coordinat, control and monitor th masurs implmnting th NEGS (Nationaln E- Govrnmnt-Stratgi). S pn/stratgi/koopgr_stratgi.html?nn=46700 Th prioritis st at Europan Union's Malmö Dclaration of 8 Novmbr 009 can also b found in Grmany's -govrnmnt stratgy (NEGS), which thus rspcts th aras of rsponsibility of thos involvd, strngthns thir joint orintation and provids th basis for spcific planning, spcially with rgard to th Stat Traty on IT, of furthr -govrnmnt aras and IT stratgis of th fdral, stat and local govrnmnts. Morovr it calls for providing citizns and businsss with usrcntric -govrnmnt srvics. S gi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7 888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publ icationfil NIFO - NIF analysis Pag 3 of 4

4 Analysis of th NIFs EIF Elmnt - Rfrnc - Catgory Inclusion and accssibility EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls Rcommndation Masurmnt NIF lmnt prsnt - Rfrnc - (Txt in English) Dos th NIF contain th 'inclusion and accssibility' principl? Th National E-Govrnmnt stratgy stats diffrnt goals for thir usrs: - Accss for all potntial usrs of a srvic (Goal ) - Accss is barrir-fr and srvics ar usr-frindly (Goal ) - Easy accss to public administration (Goal 3). It is still possibl to communicat with th public administration using various channls. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, planungsrat.d/sharddocs/downloads/de/stratgi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publicationfil NIF-EIF alignmnt scoring : fully : NIF implmntation Larg scal implmntation [dscrib if and how implmntation of th lmnt is a common practic] [dscrib hr] S implmntation and monitoring xampls in NIFO Toolbox Only implmntation xampls [dscrib an implmntation xampl spcific to ach lmnt] Th contnt managmnt systm (Govrnmnt Sit Buildr) dlivring th wb srvics of th Fdral govrnmnt was choosn to spcially provid wb pags wich ar barrir-fr (for disabld popl). Most information of th Fdral Govrnmnt ar currntly barrir-fr. Implmntation scoring : Common practic : som xampls This NIF lmnt is monitord. A coopration group "Stratgy" was launchd by th IT Planning Council to coordinat, control and monitor th masurs implmnting th NEGS (Nationaln E- Govrnmnt-Stratgi). S pn/stratgi/koopgr_stratgi.html?nn=46700 Th National E-Govrnmnt stratgy (NEGS) stats diffrnt goals for thir usrs: - Accss for all potntial usrs of a srvic (Goal ) - Accss is barrir-fr and srvics ar usrfrindly (Goal ) - Easy accss to public administration (Goal 3). It is still possibl to communicat with th public administration using various channls. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, gi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7 888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publ icationfil : Monitord : Partially monitord Scurity and privacy EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls Rcommndation 3 Dos th NIF contain th 'Scurity and privacy' principl? National E-Govrnmnt stratgy Ara C: Transparncy, data protction and data scurity: In th intrst of rliabl data protction and th gratst possibl transparncy, th following aims hav bn formulatd: Goal 9: Data minimization and data scurity: Only th prsonal data rquird to carry out th administrativ task in qustion ar collctd and procssd. As far as possibl and rasonabl, public administrations should mak it possibl to utiliz thir srvics without having to provid prsonal data. Bundling tasks as part of simplifying administrativ procsss and cross-lvl coopration may rquir amnding lgal, tchnical and organizational framwork conditions, whil rspcting privacy rights and th principl of th sparation of informational powrs. Th fdral, stat and local govrnmnts ar taking coordinatd action on this mattr. Goal : Administrativ action and implmntation of procdurs and lgislation ar transparnt and scur Uniform scurity standards in public administration will nsur samlss protction for th data of citizns and businsss. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, planungsrat.d/sharddocs/downloads/de/stratgi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publicationfil Scurity is mainly achivd by th BSI that provids th govrnmnt with rcommndations to nsur th scurity of IT-systms. In addition, th BSI supports projcts in scurity issus, crtifis softwar solutions agains givn standards and provids gnral scurity rcommndations to citizns. Privacy is nsurd by th Fdral Commissionr for Data Protction and Frdom of Information. H has th sam rol for privacy as th BSI has for scurity. Ths structurs ar rplicatd across th rgional govrnmnts. [dscrib hr] This NIF lmnt is monitord. A coopration group "Stratgy" was launchd by th IT Planning Council to coordinat, control and monitor th masurs implmnting th NEGS (Nationaln E- Govrnmnt-Stratgi). S pn/stratgi/koopgr_stratgi.html?nn=46700 Th National E-Govrnmnt stratgy contains a ddicatd sction (Ara C) about Transparncy, data protction and data scurity. In th intrst of rliabl data protction and th gratst possibl transparncy, Data minimization and data scurity (Goal 9) hav bn formulatd as on of th aims. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, gi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7 888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publ icationfil Multilingualism EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls Rcommndation 4 Administrativ simplification EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls Dos th NIF contain th 'Multilingualism' principl? 0 [dscrib hr] Dos th NIF contain th 'Administrativ simplification' principl? National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, Ara B: Cost-ffctivnss and fficincy - Goal 6 Cross-lvl, clint-orintd optimization and samlss digitization of procss chains Critical assssmnt of tasks, buraucracy rduction, structural modrnization and clint-orintd procss optimization nsur a high dgr of cost-ffctivnss and fficincy in public administration. Th IT Planning Council taks up promising idas bcaus thy crat th ncssary conditions for ffctiv lctronic support for administrativ procsss. At th sam tim, administrativ modrnization taks advantag of th nw options offrd by ICT. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, planungsrat.d/sharddocs/downloads/de/stratgi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publicationfil [dscrib hr] Not: I am quit sur that thr ar multilingual srvics, but I do not hav a concrt xampl; gnrally not many srvics ar availabl in diffrnt languags. Th Grman Fdral Govrnmnt has implmntd th On-In- On-Out Principl maning that additional administrativ burdn of a nw lgislation must b compnsatd with a rduction of th adminstrativ burdn lswhr. In addtion, a projct is bing implmntd as part of th Prgoramm "Digital Administration 00" that sarchs for lgislation which rquir physical prsnc of th citizn to comply with that lgislation. This physical prsnc should stp-by-stp b rplacd by scur mans of lctronic communication,.g. using our ID card. 0 [dscrib monitoring procdur hr] 0 This NIF lmnt is monitord. A coopration group "Stratgy" was launchd by th IT Planning Council to coordinat, control and monitor th masurs implmnting th NEGS (Nationaln E- Govrnmnt-Stratgi). S pn/stratgi/koopgr_stratgi.html?nn=46700 Th National E-Govrnmnt stratgy contains a ddicatd sction (Ara B) about Costffctivnss and fficincy. Goal 6 calls for crosslvl, clint-orintd optimization and samlss digitization of procss chains. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, gi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7 888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publ icationfil NIFO - NIF analysis Pag 4 of 4

5 Analysis of th NIFs EIF Elmnt - Rfrnc - Catgory Transparncy EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls Masurmnt NIF lmnt prsnt - Rfrnc - (Txt in English) Dos th NIF contain th 'Transparncy' principl? Th Grman E-Govrnmnt stratgy nsurs data protction as wll as transparncy with rgard to data and administrativ action: - Whr thr ar no lgal rasons to th contrary, usrs know which public agncy is procssing thir prsonal data. - Usrs can rqust information about th procssing of thir data (Goal 0). - Administrativ action and implmntation of procdurs and lgislation ar transparnt and scur (Goal ). S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy: planungsrat.d/sharddocs/downloads/de/stratgi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publicationfil NIF-EIF alignmnt scoring : fully : NIF implmntation Larg scal implmntation [dscrib if and how implmntation of th lmnt is a common practic] [dscrib hr] S implmntation and monitoring xampls in NIFO Toolbox Only implmntation xampls [dscrib an implmntation xampl spcific to ach lmnt] Not: Transprncy in th sns of th EIF (.g. tracking govrnmntal procdurs), is not widly implmntd in Grmany. It would b good to s how othr MS implmnt this principl. Implmntation scoring : Common practic : som xampls 0 This NIF lmnt is monitord. A coopration group "Stratgy" was launchd by th IT Planning Council to coordinat, control and monitor th masurs implmnting th NEGS (Nationaln E- Govrnmnt-Stratgi). S pn/stratgi/koopgr_stratgi.html?nn=46700 Th E-Govrnmnt stratgy nsurs data protction as wll as transparncy with rgard to data and administrativ action S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, gi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7 888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publ icationfil : Monitord : Partially monitord Prsrvation of information EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls, Rcommndation 5 Dos th NIF contain th 'Prsrvation of information' principl? - SAGA 5.0 rfrs to basic principls including procsss for documnt managmnt (rfrrd to as th DOMEA concpt = Documnt Managmnt and Elctronic Archiving). This is a concpt of documnt managmnt and lctronic archiving in public administration. S Standards/SAGA/saga_modul_grundlagn_d_bund_5 0_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil S - A projct is ongoing to build an intrmdiat archiv for th fdral agncis that is not limitd to th kind of srvic that is providd howvr, it will b limitd to th spcific documnt managmnt systm usd S S digitalsarchiv Intrntvrsionaktull (DOC on E-ROOM) S Machbarkitsstudi Digitals ZwArch (DOC on E-ROOM) S Th Digital Archiv of th Fdral Archivs of Grmany (DOC on E-ROOM) This NIF lmnt is applid. A projct is ongoing to build an intrmdiat archiv for th fdral agncis that is not limitd to th kind of srvic that is providd howvr, it will b limitd to th spcific documnt managmnt systm usd. Th intrmdiat archiv for th fdral agncis is to bgin piloting in 04. S archiv_d/offntlichkitsarbit/fachpublikationn/mittilungnausdmbundsarchiv/mittilung n_-0.pdf [dscrib projct hr] Prsrvation of information is th task of th Fdral Archiv. Th Fdral Archiv is managd and controlld by th Ministr of Cultur and Mdia. Similar structurs do xist at th rgional lvl. Opnnss EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls, Rcommndation 6 Dos th NIF contain th 'Opnnss' principl? - SAGA 5.0 rfrs to th basic principl Opnnss: Th aim is that IT systms ar not dpndnt on th intrsts of individual markt participants in th dvlopmnt. Opn spcifications provid a transparnt basis for all markt participants, for th govrnmnt as a customr on th on hand and th supplirs of information tchnology on th othr. Thus, thy support th principl of sustainability to th information tchnology in public administration and promot at th sam tim th comptition and th prolifration rat of innovativ tchnologis in th IT industry. S SAGA 5.0; 3. Zil, Standards/SAGA/saga_modul_grundlagn_d_bund_5 0_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil In IT, Grmany strivs to us opn standards whnvr fasibl,.g. in SAGA only standards can b listd that fulfill our opnnss principl (.g. FRAND standards cannot b listd in SAGA). In addition, whn xchanging data btwn Th opn data action plan and portal: systms (.g. btwn bas rgistris), w dvlop our own - smantic standards, that ar mad availabl to th public through th XRpository. Using th standard dos not rn/04/national-action-plan-opn-data.html impos any licncing fs or othr forms of IPRs. Thrfor, softwar vndors can pick ths standards and dvlop I suitabl systms. Whil th XRpository is usd by th ntir govrnmnt (all lvls), SAGA is applicabl to th Fdral Govrnmnt but som rgional govrnmnt adoptd th ida. Th IT-Council is rsponsibl to act th annual framwork "IT-Rahmnkonzpt ds Bunds". It contains all common actions at fdral lvl in ordr to avoid paralll dvlopmnts with th consqunt costs. Th actions ar b aimd at th architctur managmnt and ar furnishing th basis for annual budgt planning. Thmn/IT-Sturung-Bund/IT-Rahmnkonzpt/itrahmnkonzpt_nod.html Th IT council is also th ownr of SAGA and many othr programms whr opnnss is important (.g. th IT consolidation). Ths programms ar govrnd and monitord by th IT council. Th sam holds tru for th IT planning councl that govrns and monitors th XÖV standards (indirctly through th KOSIT). Rusability EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls, Rcommndation 7 Dos th NIF contain th 'Rusability' principl? -SAGA 5.0 rfrs to th basic principl Rusability Th rusability of softwar Systms and its lmnts allows rpatd us of th sam or similar rquirmnts. A rdundant dvlopmnt is thus avoidd, and opration, car and maintnanc will b asir. It thus supports dirctly that th othr goals will b mor fficint and agil. S SAGA 5.0; 3. Zil, Standards/SAGA/saga_modul_grundlagn_d_bund_5 0_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil -'National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, Ara F: High-prformanc IT support Goal 8: Contnt, basic srvics, applications and infrastructur can b bundld and r-usd. As far as possibl, contnt, basic srvics, applications and infrastructurs usd for -govrnmnt ar bundld and mad availabl to othr agncis for thir us. Fdral, stat and local govrnmnts driv th r-us and bundling in thir own aras of rsponsibility and with ach othr. R-us is tstd in a praxis-basd way (.g. in modl rgions). Establishing bst practics in suitabl aras in a coordinatd way lays th groundwork for fficint transfr. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, planungsrat.d/sharddocs/downloads/de/stratgi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publicationfil Grmany s IT planning board (IT-Planungsrat), a string committ of fdral and stat govrnmnt IT boards, is pooling IT projcts and IT dvlopmnt in a so-calld Födral IT-Koordinirung (FITKO, fdral IT coordination). Uniting and rusing IT projct is important bcaus of th incrasing digitisation of public administration srvics, th rising complxity of IT and th growing importanc of IT scurity. Th IT Council and mor prominntly th Budgt Committ of th parliamnt hav startd th IT consolidation initiativ at Fdral lvl and closly monitor its progrss. Th IT consolidation initiativ contains a sub-projct xplicitly daling with rusing xisting digital srvics. [dscrib projct hr] Th IT-Council is rsponsibl to act th annual framwork "IT-Rahmnkonzpt ds Bunds". It contains all common actions at fdral lvl in ordr to avoid paralll dvlopmnts with th consqunt costs. Th actions ar b aimd at th architctur managmnt and ar furnishing th basis for annual budgt planning. Thmn/IT-Sturung-Bund/IT-Rahmnkonzpt/itrahmnkonzpt_nod.html Th IT Council and mor prominntly th Budgt Committ of th parliamnt hav startd th IT consolidation initiativ at Fdral lvl and closly monitor its progrss. Th IT consolidation initiativ contains a sub-projct xplicitly daling with rusing xisting digital srvics. NIFO - NIF analysis Pag 5 of 4

6 Analysis of th NIFs S implmntation and monitoring xampls in NIFO Toolbox NIF implmntation EIF Elmnt - Rfrnc - Catgory Tchnological nutrality and adaptability EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls, Rcommndation 8 Masurmnt NIF lmnt prsnt - Rfrnc - (Txt in English) Dos th NIF contain th 'Tchnological nutrality and adaptability' principl? -SAGA 5.0 spcifis th opn standards to b usd. Opn spcifications provid a transparnt basis for all markt participants, for th govrnmnt as a customr on th on hand and th supplirs of information tchnology on th othr. Thus, thy support th principl of sustainability to th information tchnology in public administration and promot at th sam tim th comptition and th prolifration rat of innovativ tchnologis in th IT industry. S SAGA 5.0; 3. Zil, Standards/SAGA/saga_modul_grundlagn_d_bund_5 0_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil - It was said that Grmany aims to crat th tchnological nutrality through th opn standards. Also through th usag of opn spcifications "own" dvlopmnt (by third partis) could b don. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy, planungsrat.d/sharddocs/downloads/de/stratgi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publicationfil NIF-EIF alignmnt scoring : fully : Larg scal implmntation [dscrib if and how implmntation of th lmnt is a common practic] Only implmntation xampls [dscrib an implmntation xampl spcific to ach lmnt] In Grmany lgislation on public procurmnt basically says that a tndr should provid functional rquirmnts and should not impos any rstrictions on th biddrs (.g. th tndr should not prfr a biddr bcaus a spcific tchnology is rquird). Togthr with th opn standards policy, this nsurs flxibility and tchnological nutrality in public procurmnt. Howvr, consolidating th IT in a small numbr of IT srvic providrs rquirs an activ architctur managmnt. This involvs clarly th managmnt of tchnologis and mans that ach srvic cntr nds to stablish its own tchnology stratgy and nd to rspct ths stratgic dcisions in public tndrs (.g. so that softwar uss a small numbr of databas systms, a small numbr of middlwar tchnologis, tc.). Thrfor, it is blivd that th critrion cannot b compltly b fulfilld if IT should b providd ffctivly and fficintly. Implmntation scoring : Common practic : som xampls Tchnological nutrality is monitord and controlld by th court,.g. vry party in a public tndr can opn a court cas if thy fl that th public procurmnts is not tchnically nutral. : Monitord : Partially monitord Effctivnss and fficincy EIF, Chaptr, Undrlying principls Dos th NIF contain th 'Effctivnss and fficincy' principl? In Grmany, SAGA 5.0 (Standards and Architcturs for Govrnmnt applications), spcifis th following with rgard to th principl of ffctivnss and fficincy: - Invstmnt in information tchnology should b considrd not only as a on-tim costs but also ongoing (oprating, car and maintnanc) costs as wll as costs that aris in th futur rplacmnt of a softwar systm. Th principls of fficincy and conomy ar to b rspctd and b vrifid by appropriat conomic studis (s 7 para and BHO). Furthrmor, it is also ndd to minimiz risks and to pursu invstmnt scurity. S SAGA 5.0; 3. Zil: Standards/SAGA/saga_modul_grundlagn_d_bund_5 0_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil Th National E-Govrnmnt Stratgy concntrats on cost-ffctivnss and fficincy and includs th following goal: Goal 6: Cross-lvl, clint-orintd optimization and samlss digitization of procss chains Critical assssmnt of tasks, buraucracy rduction, structural modrnization and clint-orintd procss optimization nsur a high dgr of cost-ffctivnss and fficincy in public administration. Th IT Planning Council taks up promising idas bcaus thy crat th ncssary conditions for ffctiv lctronic support for administrativ procsss. At th sam tim, administrativ modrnization taks advantag of th nw options offrd by ICT. According to th documnt A Modl for 05: Grmany s E-Govrnmnt Sts Intrnational Standards for Effctiv and Efficint Administration in a Fdral Structur, in thir joint and individual fforts on - govrnmnt, th fdral, stat and local govrnmnts ar guidd by th following principls: By 05, Grmany s -govrnmnt will b rankd among th Europan ladrs bcaus A) it is orintd on usfulnss for citizns and businsss, B) it is cost-ffctiv and fficint, F) it provids high-prformanc IT support. S National E-Govrnmnt stratgy: planungsrat.d/sharddocs/downloads/de/stratgi/national_e- Govrnmnt_Stratgy.pdf;jsssionid=87F5B5ABE7888A05AEBF933EB44758B._cid094? blob=publicationfil First of all, for all invstmnts mad, a rturn of invstmnt analyss must b providd. This rul is strongly monitord by th Grman Court of Auditors (spcially in IT projcts). In addition, all major IT-projcts nd to us a crtain procss modl for thir projcts (calld V-Modl XT Bund); complying to this rul is also monitord by th Grman Court of Auditors. Spcifically in IT but also in organisational dvlopmnt, mor modrn mthods such as procss modlling, UML and BPMN ar usd mor and mor oftn. Th transfr of this ky knowldg is managd by th Fdral Offic of Administration that dvlop and adjust ths mthods. Of particular intrst may b an addition to th nw Govrnmnt lgislation gnrally rquiring procss modlling bfor th introduction of an IT systm. This nsurs that procss is bing nhancd bfor th IT systm is dsignd/or slctd. Finally, th xchang of knowldg btwn govrnmnt and Acadmia is not only achivd by spcific projcts but particularly by an institut calld OFIT (part of Fraunhovr) that is financd by th Fdral Ministry of th Intrior. This clos link to Acadmia nsurs that nw insights and nw mhtods can b quickly transfrd and applid to th govrnmnt. [dscrib projct hr] This NIF lmnt is monitord. Th fdral govrnmnt is invsting havily in information tchnology. Thy incras thir fficincy with th lctronic support of mor and mor administrativ tasks. Th IT-Council is rsponsibl to act and monitor th annual framwork "IT-Rahmnkonzpt ds Bunds". It contains all common actions at fdral lvl in ordr to avoid paralll dvlopmnts with th consqunt costs. Th actions ar b aimd at th architctur managmnt and ar furnishing th basis for annual budgt planning. S Thmn/IT-Sturung-Bund/IT-Rahmnkonzpt/itrahmnkonzpt_nod.html Concptual modl EIF, Chaptr 3 Catgory: Concptual modl Dos th NIF contain a concptual modl? Rahmnarchitktur IT-Sturung Bund dfins an architctur modl for Govrnmnt applications consisting out: - Entrpris viwpoint spcifis th purpos, us ara and ruls of an application. - Information viwpoint dscribs th structur and smantics of th data to b procssd, i.. th data modl. - Computational viwpoint rprsnts th braking down of an application into functional lmnts and thir intraction intrfacs. - Enginring viwpoint rprsnts th distribution of th individual lmnts of th systm to physical rsourcs and thir connctions. - Tchnology viwpoint dscribs th tchnologis usd to implmnt th systm. Mor dtail for srvics is givn in pictur 3, Standards/rahmnarchitktur_itsturung_bund_grundlagn_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil Th support of th spcializd tasks in th fdral by IT is highly complx and tchnical. Although it is not an ssntial part of th daily work, thr ar oftn communication problms btwn businss and IT sid. Th fram architctur crats thrfor - according to thir nam - a framwork to dtct functional and tchnical aspcts uniformly. This nabls diffrnt viws for th planning and managmnt of th IT landscap of th fdral administration ar bundld. Th rsult is an ssntial basis for bttr, mor flxibl and conomical IT solutions in th covnant. S Standards/it_sturung_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil [dscrib hr] Th IT srvic cntrs implmnt at last parts of th architctur mthods citd as NIF lmnt;.g. th cntr of IT /ZIVIT) and th IT srvic providr for th job cntrs hav implmntd architctur managmnt mthods including thir concptual modls to a larg xtnd. Th sam holds tru for th IT srvic providrs fo th rgional govrnmnts (Ländr). Sinc IT is still not fully consolidatd, thr is still room for improvmnt. Th Court of Auditors closly montitors th IT govrnanc units and aks thm to us th latst mthods and modls. This includs th usag of architctur managmnt mthods. NIFO - NIF analysis Pag 6 of 4

7 Analysis of th NIFs S implmntation and monitoring xampls in NIFO Toolbox NIF implmntation EIF Elmnt - Rfrnc - Catgory Public administrations should dvlop a componntbasd srvic modl, allowing th stablishmnt of (Europan) public srvics by rusing, as much as possibl, xisting srvic componnts. EIF, Rcommndation 9 Catgory: Concptual modl Masurmnt NIF lmnt prsnt - Rfrnc - (Txt in English) Is th concptual modl a componnt-basd srvic modl? (.g. SOA) - SAGA 5.0: A sparat sction is ddicatd to th spcifications for th ralization of srvic-orintd architcturs (srvic-orintd architcturs - SOA). This sction dscribs th spcifications that ar rlvant in th implmntation srvics orintd architcturs. Th spcifications, which only nsur introprability in srvic orintd architcturs, offrs a ffctiv and fficint communication btwn applications. SAGA 5.0; 5. Applikationsarchitktur, blob=publicationfil - Grmany is also crating architcturs on svral layrs of govrnmnt S Standards/it_sturung_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil S Standards/rahmnarchitktur_itsturung_bund_grundlagn_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil NIF-EIF alignmnt scoring : fully : Larg scal implmntation [dscrib if and how implmntation of th lmnt is a common practic] [dscrib hr] Only implmntation xampls [dscrib an implmntation xampl spcific to ach lmnt] Th IT srvic cntrs do implmnt a componnt-basd srvic modl and SOA tchnologis ar usd to som xtnd. Not: Many information systms that ar usd for th cor functions of th govrnmntal agncis ar still monolithic systms. Eithr bcaus ths systms hav bn in us sinc dcads (.g. our customs systms) or sinc th company providing ths systms do not offr a srvic-basd modl. Th lattr, is quit oftn th cas, which will rsult in th situaion that w will s monolithic systms in our IT landscap for a vry long tim. Implmntation scoring : Common practic : som xampls Th Court of Auditors closly montitors th IT govrnanc units and aks thm to us th latst mthods and modls. This includs th usag of architctur managmnt mthods. : Monitord : Partially monitord Public administrations should agr on a common schm to intrconnct loosly coupld srvic componnts and put in plac th ncssary infrastructur whn stablishing (Europan) public srvics. EIF, Rcommndation 0 Catgory: Concptual modl Grmany has diffrnt documnts to support th intrconnction of loosly coupld srvic componnts. - XÖV stands for XML in public administration and its aim is to standardiz data xchang within and with th public administration. XöV ncourags th us of common schms. This will improv introprability and consquntly lctronic procsss will b mor uniform and fficint. Standard XML schmas ar availabl in th rpository of which som ar mandatory by law. S S - In SAGA 5.0, a sparat sction is ddicatd to th spcifications for th ralisation of srvic-orintd Dos th NIF ncourag th us of common schms architcturs (srvic-orintd architcturs - SOA). to intrconnct loosly coupld srvic componnts? This sction dscribs th spcifications that ar rlvant in th implmntation srvics orintd architcturs. Ths spcifications offr an ffctiv and fficint communication btwn applications. SAGA 5.0; 5. Applikationsarchitktur, blob=publicationfil Thr ar a lot of XÖV-Applications, collctd at th Xrpository. Dvlopmnt and opration of XRpository providd cod lists ar to b usd. Coordination and chcking of XÖV standards is carrid out by th Co-ordination Offic for IT Standards (KoSIT) in Brmn. [dscrib projct hr] Monitoring th XÖV standards is part of th job of th Fdral Offic of Administratoins. Thy do xamin XÖV standards, hav th ability of accpting and rjcting thm and giv hints on how to improv XÖV standardization. Intrconnction of srvic componnts. EIF, Rcommndation 0 Catgory: Concptual modl Dutschland-onlin - Th joint Govrnmnt stratgy of th fdral Govrnmnt, fdral-stat govrnmnts and municipalitis. Th aim of Dutschland-Onlin (DOL) is to crat a fully intgratd Govrnmnt landscap in Grmany, so that lctronically capturd data can b xchangd btwn th administrations of th Fdral Govrnmnt, fdral stats and municipalitis in a consistnt mannr and across all lvls. It has th following 6 prioritis: Infrastructur, Standardization, IT implmntation of th EU srvics dirctiv, Rgistration srvics, Motor vhicl rgistration srvics, Civil status rgistration srvics. Dos th NIF ncourag to put in plac th S SAGA 4.0, chaptr 4, Stratgic goals, infrastructur to intrconnct loosly coupld srvic Standards/SAGA/saga_4_0_nglisch_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil S also Dutschland-onlin, DADBD744DABED3._cid3? blob=publicationfil [dscrib hr] W do us tchnologis for loosly coupld srvics in th data cntrs whnvr possibl; howvr thr is still room for improvmnt Not: Not sur whthr this aspct should b monitord. A good xampl would hlp to idntify rlvant monitoring masurs. 0 Public administrations should mak thir authntic sourcs of information availabl to othrs whil implmnting accss and control mchanisms to nsur scurity and privacy in accordanc with th rlvant lgislation. EIF, Rcommndation Catgory: Concptual modl Dos th NIF ncourag to mak th authntic sourcs of information availabl to othrs? Dutschland-onlin - Th joint Govrnmnt stratgy of th fdral Govrnmnt, fdral-stat govrnmnts and municipalitis. Th aim of Dutschland-Onlin (DOL) is to crat a fully intgratd Govrnmnt landscap in Grmany, so that lctronically capturd data can b xchangd btwn th administrations of th Fdral Govrnmnt, fdral stats and municipalitis in a consistnt mannr and across all lvls. It has th following 6 prioritis: Infrastructur, Standardization, IT implmntation of th EU srvics dirctiv, Rgistration srvics, Motor vhicl rgistration srvics, Civil status rgistration srvics. S SAGA 4.0, chaptr 4, Stratgic goals, Standards/SAGA/saga_4_0_nglisch_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil S also Dutschland-onlin, DADBD744DABED3._cid3? blob=publicationfil [dscrib projct hr] On of th projcts and futur applications is "opn govrnmnt", making availabl authntic sourcs of information to a broad public. S ojkt_negs/opngovrnmnt/opngovrnmnt.html Authntic sourcs such as bas rgistris do almost always implmnt an XÖV opn standard and could thrfor b usd by othrs. Not: Implmnting th standard is fr of charg whil using th public srvic may b not. This NIF lmnt is monitord. Th action plan of th IT Planning Council is updatd annually, and its implmntation is monitord by th Offic of th IT Planning Council. Accss control EIF, Rcommndation Catgory: Concptual modl Dos th NIF ncourag accss and control mchanisms to nsur complianc to scurity and privacy lgislation? - A sparat ntity, th BSI (Bundamt für Sichrhit in dr Informationstchnik) is rsponsibl. As a national scurity agncy, th goal of th Fdral Offic for Information Scurity (BSI) is to promot IT scurity in Grmany. Th BSI is first and formost th cntral IT scurity srvic providr for th fdral govrnmnt in Grmany. - No spcific notions or actions ar takn within th introprability initiativs S This NIF lmnt is applid. In 0 th National Cybr Dfnc Cntr undr th auspics of th BSI (Bundamt für Sichrhit in dr Informationstchnik) was cratd to improv and shortn communication lins btwn various authoritis in cas of cybr-attacks. It is part of Cybr Scurity Stratgy for Grmany. S Cybrsichrhit/Cybrsichrhitsstratgi/Cybrabwhrznt rum/cybrabwhrzntrum_nod.html S n/oed_vrwaltung/informationsgsllschaft/cybr_ng.ht ml;jsssionid=ed7505f5c0c3ce8d4bf7f598de3._cid 95?nn=33480 [dscrib projct hr] Th cybr dfnc cntr must rport to th Fdral Ministry of th Intrior, which in turn manags and controls it. NIFO - NIF analysis Pag 7 of 4

8 Analysis of th NIFs S implmntation and monitoring xampls in NIFO Toolbox NIF implmntation EIF Elmnt - Rfrnc - Catgory Public administrations, whn working to stablish (Europan) public srvics, should dvlop intrfacs to authntic sourcs and align thm at smantic and tchnical lvl. EIF, Rcommndation Catgory: Concptual modl Masurmnt NIF lmnt prsnt - Rfrnc - (Txt in English) Dos th NIF ncourag th dvlopmnt of intrfacs to authntic sourcs that ar at smantic and tchnical lvl? Dutschland-onlin - Th joint Govrnmnt stratgy of th fdral Govrnmnt, fdral-stat govrnmnts and municipalitis. Th aim of Dutschland-Onlin (DOL) is to crat a fully intgratd Govrnmnt landscap in Grmany, so that lctronically capturd data can b xchangd btwn th administrations of th Fdral Govrnmnt, fdral stats and municipalitis in a consistnt mannr and across all lvls. It has th following 6 prioritis: Infrastructur, Standardization, IT implmntation of th EU srvics dirctiv, Rgistration srvics, Motor vhicl rgistration srvics, Civil status rgistration srvics. S SAGA 4.0, chaptr 4, Stratgic goals, Standards/SAGA/saga_4_0_nglisch_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil S also Dutschland-onlin, DADBD744DABED3._cid3? blob=publicationfil NIF-EIF alignmnt scoring : fully : Larg scal implmntation [dscrib if and how implmntation of th lmnt is a common practic] Only implmntation xampls [dscrib an implmntation xampl spcific to ach lmnt] On of th projcts and futur applications is "opn govrnmnt", making availabl authntic sourcs of information to a broad public. S ojkt_negs/opngovrnmnt/opngovrnmnt.html In addition, our authntic sourc,.g. th bas rgistris almost always xchang data by using opn XÖV standards, that mans that accss to that rgistris is tchnically opn. Alignmnt in that sns is not fasibl sinc th data kpt in bas rgistris ar vry diffrnt. E.g. by pushing th idntity managmnt function of our nw Id-card, w aim at harmonizing th tchnical mans to accss thos srvics. Implmntation scoring : Common practic : som xampls This NIF lmnt is monitord. Th action plan of th IT Planning Council is updatd annually, and its implmntation is monitord by th Offic of th IT Planning Council. : Monitord : Partially monitord lvls EIF, Chaptr 4 Catgory: lvls Dos th NIF dscrib th four lvls of introprability? Th diffrnt lvls in Grmany ar dscribd in SAGA 5.0 (Standards and Architcturs for Govrnmnt applications) - Organisational introprability: Organisational introprability is supportd by th National Procss Library initiativ. - Tchnical introprability: Tchnical introprability is achivd by Grmany s standardisation initiativ SAGA Smantic introprability: Smantic introprability is achivd by th XÖV initiativ (XML in public administrations). - Lgally: On th lgal lvl, Grmany has stablishd a nw E-Govrnmnt lgislation on fdral lvl (7. Jun 03). Th E-Govrnmnt law aims at providing th tools for E-Govrnmnt srvics, fostrs introprability and incrass th transparncy of Grman public administrations. S SAGA 5.0; 3. Zil, 3.5 Introprabilität, Standards/SAGA/saga_modul_grundlagn_d_bund_5 0_download.pdf? blob=publicationfil On th tchnical lvl, SAGA is applid at th Fdral lvl. On th smantic lvl, XÖV is applid for important IT projcts spcially for bas rgistrs, on all lvls of th Grman govrnmnt. On th organisational lvl, w hav procss modlling activitis in plac that do modl procsss for documntation and IT systms implmntation purposs. 0 Lgal introprability: Public administrations should carfully considr all rlvant lgislation rlating to data xchang, including data protction lgislation, whn sking to stablish a Europan public srvic. EIF, Chaptr 4 Rcommndation 4 Catgory: lvls, lgal artfacts Dos th NIF impos to considr all rlvant lgislation rlatd to data xchang? Not: I found that rcommndation rathr mislading. Of cours, th Grman govrnmnt rspcts th rlvant lgislations not only whn implmnting Europan public srvics. Insofar no NIF-lmnt is actually ndd. Whn it coms to data protction, w hav strong ruls and complianc is rgularly monitord and auditd (s. 0 A programm xists to implmnt and control th E- Govrnmnt lgislation: Digital Govrnmnt 00, which is part of Grmany's digital agnda. Th programm implmnts th E-Govrnmnt lgislation and monitors th rspctiv projcts. (s wb&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=&vd=0ccoqfjabahuke wi8- ttdzorhahvcyrqkhafahk&url=http%3a%f%fwww.bmi. bund.d%fsharddocs%fdownloads%fde%fnachricht n%fprssmittilungn%f04%f09%frgirungspro gramm-digital-vrwaltung- 00.pdf%3F blob%3dpublicationfil&usg=afqjcnhbqfo b_nyqvnrs3s4-3t0ncfe-a&bvm=bv.0058,d.bgg). [dscrib projct hr] Thr is a programm to implmnt and control th E-Govrnmnt lgislation. Monitoring of this programm can b found hr: girungsprogramm/monitoring_rp/monitoring_r P_nod.html Organisational introprability - businss procss alignmnt. Public administrations should documnt thir businss procsss and agr on how ths procsss will intract to dlivr a (Europan) public srvic. EIF, Chaptr 4 Rcommndation 5 Catgory: lvls, organisational artfacts Dos th NIF dscrib that th businss procsss ar documntd in an agrd way in ordr for othr administrations to undrstand th ovrall businss procss? Procss modlling plays a dominant rol on th fdral and lgal lvl;.g. th -govrnmnt lgislation rquirs that vry IT projct must modl and improv procsss prior to IT implmntation. In addition, th Fdral Ministry of th Intrior has st out a procss modlling tchniqu and tool for its own and all subordinat agncis S Prozssmodllirung/Prozssmodllirung/prozssmodllirung_nod.html;jsssionid=9E73FBB3DCCDAC 34C708F09F9EF._cid34 Th rsarch projct "National Procss Library", fundd by th Grman Ministry of Intrior, and in coopration with Humboldt Univrsity zu Brlin, aims at gathring and xchanging businss procsss of th public administration across national, stat, city and municipality lvl. Th Businss Procss Tchnology group dvlops a procss platform for th National Procss Library providing a convnint tool to shar, analys, discuss and xchang procsss among th diffrnt partnrs of th Grman administration. Major challngs ar th ability to cop with th varity of diffrnt Businss Procss Notations usd in th public sctor as wll as th diffrnt abstraction lvls, structurs and labls of ths modls. Th platform is bing dsignd to manag procss building blocks and bring togthr th knowldg of administrativ procsss that xists at various lvls and link it in a way that maks sns. Th projct is not about routinly aligning xisting modls of administrativ procsss at fdral, stat and municipal lvls. Rathr, it hops to pool xisting xprincs and multiply knowldg by ncouraging th diffrnt lvls to work togthr. Using th intgratd -govrnmnt community, information can b documntd using modlling procsss and xchangd btwn participants. S Humboldt Univrsity, S National Procss Library, S also [dscrib hr] Procss modlling plays a dominant rol on th fdral and lgal lvl;.g. th -govrnmnt lgislation rquirs that vry IT projct must modl and improv procsss prior to IT implmntation. In addition, th Fdral Ministry of th Intrior has st out a procss modlling tchniqu and tool for its own and all subordinat agncis. s initiativs dscribd at: Standards/Datn-und- Prozssmodllirung/Prozssmodllirung/prozssmodlliru ng_nod.html;jsssionid=9e73fbb3dccdac34c708f09f9 EF._cid34 Tru: thr is currntly no monitoring of th procss modlling activitis 0 NIFO - NIF analysis Pag 8 of 4

9 Analysis of th NIFs EIF Elmnt - Rfrnc - Catgory Intr-govrnmntal coordination. EIF, Chaptr 4 Rcommndation 5 Catgory: lvls, organisational artfacts Masurmnt NIF lmnt prsnt - Rfrnc - (Txt in English) Dos th NIF ncourag to agr on how ths procsss will intract among th diffrnt lvls of public administrations? Procss modlling plays a dominant rol on th fdral and lgal lvl;.g. th -govrnmnt lgislation rquirs that vry IT projct must modl and improv procsss prior to IT implmntation. In addition, th Fdral Ministry of th Intrior has st out a procss modlling tchniqu and tool for its own and all subordinat agncis S Prozssmodllirung/Prozssmodllirung/prozssmodllirung_nod.html;jsssionid=9E73FBB3DCCDAC 34C708F09F9EF._cid34 Th rsarch projct "National Procss Library", fundd by th Grman Ministry of Intrior, and in coopration with Humboldt Univrsity zu Brlin, aims at gathring and xchanging businss procsss of th public administration across national, stat, city and municipality lvl. Th Businss Procss Tchnology group dvlops a procss platform for th National Procss Library providing a convnint tool to shar, analys, discuss and xchang procsss among th diffrnt partnrs of th Grman administration. Major challngs ar th ability to cop with th varity of diffrnt Businss Procss Notations usd in th public sctor as wll as th diffrnt abstraction lvls, structurs and labls of ths modls. Th platform is bing dsignd to manag procss building blocks and bring togthr th knowldg of administrativ procsss that xists at various lvls and link it in a way that maks sns. Th projct is not about routinly aligning xisting modls of administrativ procsss at fdral, stat and municipal lvls. Rathr, it hops to pool xisting xprincs and multiply knowldg by ncouraging th diffrnt lvls to work togthr. Using th intgratd -govrnmnt community, information can b documntd using modlling procsss and xchangd btwn participants. S Humboldt Univrsity, S National Procss Library, S also NIF-EIF alignmnt scoring : fully : NIF implmntation Larg scal implmntation [dscrib if and how implmntation of th lmnt is a common practic] [dscrib hr] S implmntation and monitoring xampls in NIFO Toolbox Only implmntation xampls [dscrib an implmntation xampl spcific to ach lmnt] Procss modlling plays a dominant rol on th fdral and lgal lvl;.g. th -govrnmnt lgislation rquirs that vry IT projct must modl and improv procsss prior to IT implmntation. In addition, th Fdral Ministry of th Intrior has st out a procss modlling tchniqu and tool for its own and all subordinat agncis. s initiativs dscribd at: Standards/Datn-und- Prozssmodllirung/Prozssmodllirung/prozssmodlliru ng_nod.html;jsssionid=9e73fbb3dccdac34c708f09f9 EF._cid34 Implmntation scoring : Common practic : som xampls : Monitord : Partially monitord [dscrib monitoring procdur hr] 0 Organisational introprability - organisational rlationships. Public administrations should clarify thir organisational rlationships as part of th stablishmnt of a (Europan) public srvic. EIF, Chaptr 4 Rcommndation 6 Catgory: lvls, organisational artfacts. Procss modlling plays a dominant rol on th fdral and lgal lvl;.g. th -govrnmnt lgislation rquirs that vry IT projct must modl and improv procsss prior to IT implmntation. In addition, th Fdral Ministry of th Intrior has st out a procss modlling tchniqu and tool for its own and all subordinat agncis S Prozssmodllirung/Prozssmodllirung/prozssmodllirung_nod.html;jsssionid=9E73FBB3DCCDAC 34C708F09F9EF._cid34 Th rsarch projct "National Procss Library", fundd by th Grman Ministry of Intrior, and in coopration with Humboldt Univrsity zu Brlin, aims at gathring and xchanging businss procsss of th public administration across national, stat, city and municipality lvl. Th Businss Procss Tchnology group dvlops a procss platform for th National Procss Library providing a convnint tool to shar, analys, discuss and xchang procsss among th diffrnt partnrs of th Grman administration. Major challngs ar th ability to cop with th varity of diffrnt Businss Procss Notations usd in th public sctor as wll as th diffrnt abstraction lvls, structurs and labls of ths modls. Th platform is bing dsignd to manag procss building blocks and Dos th NIF ncourag public administrations to bring togthr th knowldg of administrativ procsss that xists at various lvls and link it in a way that clarify thir organisational rlationships as part of th maks sns. Th projct is not about routinly aligning xisting modls of administrativ procsss at fdral, stablishmnt of a (Europan) public srvic? stat and municipal lvls. Rathr, it hops to pool xisting xprincs and multiply knowldg by ncouraging th diffrnt lvls to work togthr. Using th intgratd -govrnmnt community, information can b documntd using modlling procsss and xchangd btwn participants. S Humboldt Univrsity, S National Procss Library, S also [dscrib hr] Procss modlling plays a dominant rol on th fdral and lgal lvl;.g. th -govrnmnt lgislation rquirs that vry IT projct must modl and improv procsss prior to IT implmntation. In addition, th Fdral Ministry of th Intrior has st out a procss modlling tchniqu and tool for its own and all subordinat agncis. s initiativs dscribd at: Standards/Datn-und- Prozssmodllirung/Prozssmodllirung/prozssmodlliru ng_nod.html;jsssionid=9e73fbb3dccdac34c708f09f9 EF._cid34 [dscrib monitoring procdur hr] 0 Organisational introprability - chang managmnt. Public administrations working togthr to provid (Europan) public srvics should agr on chang managmnt procsss to nsur continuous srvic dlivry. EIF, Chaptr 4 Rcommndation 7 Catgory: lvls, organisational artfacts Smantic introprability. Public administrations, whn working togthr to stablish (Europan) public srvics, should us a common taxonomy of basic public srvics. EIF, Chaptr 4 Rcommndation 3 Catgory: lvls, smantic artfacts. Dos th NIF ncourag public administrations to agr on chang managmnt procsss to nsur continuous srvic dlivry? Dos th NIF ncourag th usag of a common taxonomy of basic public srvic? - K-3 (Plannd): us of cod lists Th us of standardisd cod lists, providd in XRpository, ar rcommndd by th coordination of th XÖV. - K-4 (MUST): Succssful procssing of XÖV UML modl by XÖV production accssoris Th XÖV UML modl must b abl to b rror-fr procssd in th tim of th complianc chck by th currnt vrsion publishd by th XÖV coordination XÖV production accssoris. This includs th rror-fr gnration of XML Schmas. S von Codlistn - Mthods for providing valu lists: A cntral challng in th intgration of IT procsss is th production of smantic introprability. Using lists of valus (colloquially cod lists), provids th ability to procss multipl ovrarching dfinition of shard trms and thus an xplicit and vrifiabl smantics in this contxt. Of particular importanc ar multidisciplinary and subjct-indpndnt cod lists that can b rusd in many diffrnt contxts. S 0 [dscrib hr] Th XRpository provids cod lists and othr smantic standards. Thr is a cor modl in plac for public srvics Chang Managmnt is inhrntly part of th so calld S-O-S mthod for larg scal projcts ( lung_bit/listungn/it_standards/sos_mthod/kurzinwis ung/organisatorischsumfld/04_vr%c3%a4ndrungsmana gmnt/nod.html). This mthod must b usd for all largr projcts and spcially in IT projcts. [dscrib projct hr] Th Court of Auditors monitors th corrct application of th S-O-S mthod and whrwith th corrct application of th chang managmnt mthod includd in it. Using and complying with XÖV standards is monitord by both th IT planning council (as for projct using XÖV standards) and by th Fdral Offic of Administration (as for XÖV standards complying with XÖV ruls). NIFO - NIF analysis Pag 9 of 4