E-Government Interoperability Frameworks: A Review

Various definitions have been defined for the word "interoperability"; in general however, "interoperability" is a property through which the systems and organizations can communicate and cooperate. In e-government domain to establish "interoperability" among the organizations, using a suitable "interoperability" framework is inevitable. Numerous frameworks have been proposed in e-government interoperability domain. Selecting a suitable interoperability framework as a reference from among the existing interoperability frameworks in e-government domain is a major challenge of great importance. This paper aims at investigating the present frameworks of interoperability in e-government domain and identifying a reference interoperability framework for this domain. The results of this study show that all the existing interoperability frameworks in the e - government domain have some drawbacks. Defining a comprehensive framework of interoperability in e-government domain is therefore inevitable. different components. In this study, different definitions of interoperability are given first; then the reference frameworks of interoperability in e-government area are introduced and the successful experiences of the pioneering countries in the area of interoperability are considered. Thereafter the important determinants employed in any of the introduced interoperability frameworks are investigated and compared and ultimately, the important achievements of this study will be discussed in the conclusion section.

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