A Modular Open-Source Architecture for ICT Services in the Public Administration

This paper presents the efforts undertaken by the Scuola Sant’ Anna in developing an open framework for document and workflow management within Public Administrations (PA). Goals of the project are engaging emerging and innovative technologies, interoperability standards and open architectures in the context of PA information systems, and providing a set of software components adhering to national laws. These tools constitute a basic lattice for providing advanced ICT services to the citizens and enterprises, and among PA themselves, making a step towards realization of e-Government principles. Further goals of the project are driving an experimentation of innovative open-source solutions within real case studies.