E-Government Architecture in Ireland.

An introduction to the service-oriented approach of the Public Services Broker.

Track: Government, Case Studies, Integration

Audience Level: High Level/Technical View

Time: Wednesday, November 17 at 11:45

Author: Sean McGrath , Technical lead, Interoperability, Reach

Author: Fergal Murray , VP North America, Propylon Ltd.

Keywords: Application Architecture, Data Interchange, Conversion, E-Government, Integration, Interoperability, Metadata, Middleware, XML

Abstract:

The Public Services Broker (PSB), currently under construction by the Irish Government agency Reach (http://www.reach.ie), is an integrated set of electronic processes, systems and procedures based on a service-oriented architecture (SOA) approach to e- government infrastructure. In this paper, the SOA architecture of the PSB is outlined and the business, as well as technological benefits it provides, are presented.