Abstract
As shown in the introduction interoperability in government is a complex, multi-dimensional, and multi-disciplinary phenomenon. Focused on the technical side, in particular CIOs in national and regional governments appear to share an understanding of interoperability, in which IFs play a central role. In order to understand what today’s IFs are what they are it seems helpful to remember the historical background. We take a look at early reference models in the first section of this chapter. Then we discuss the concepts mentioned in the introduction and present more detailed definitions. To corroborate our thesis regarding the relevance of organizational interoperability in particular, we present data from a survey of information needs of stakeholders.
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Kubicek, H., Cimander, R., Scholl, H.J. (2011). Interoperability in Government. In: Organizational Interoperability in E-Government. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22502-4_2
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