Difference between revisions of "DE4A Service Interoperability Solutions Toolbox"

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This toolbox is the central, long-term deliverable of the DE4A Architecture work package and takes the form of a structured, online architecture repository that extends from the content of the Architecture Framework and prior work of e-SENS. The toolbox includes (pointers to) prior work in CEF, ISA, ISA² and prior LSPs. It includes new DE4A common components and implementation method and Pilot insights.

The image below has clickable sections to jump to other pages like, the DE4A Reference Architecture, patterns, Semantic Solutions, Common Components and Building Blocks.

Clicking on an area in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate wiki page.

Pilots

DE4A includes three cross-border and cross-domain Pilots - Studying Abroad Pilot, Doing Business Abroad Pilot, and Moving Abroad Pilot -, comprising different functional use cases focused on different high-impact and viable administrative procedures, and aimed to realize tangible benefits in fully operational environments to real users (citizens, students, business persons and public servants). The Pilots are delivered by a separate, agile, multi-disciplinary, inter-member state teams of experts. The focus of these teams is on iterative system integration and configuration, hence on making existing building blocks and solutions work together in real life cases.

Reference Architecture

DE4A developed a multi-pattern architecture for eGovernment interoperability with a focus on digital-by-default procedures for citizens and businesses and the full implementation of the Once-Only Principle. It provides guidance to the DE4A pilots and to projects seeking to implement cross-border once-only enabled eProcedures.

Service Interoperability Solutions Toolbox

The Service Interoperability Solutions Toolbox is split in Semantic Interoperability Solutions, Common Components and the library of components and BBs. The first deals with semantic specifications, the second with SW components and the last with the architecture components and candidate BBs.

Semantic Interoperability Solutions

DE4A Common Components

This section provides a functional and technical description of the common components designed and developed in the DE4A project during the first iteration in order to set up the message exchange environment.

DE4A common specifications and components it2

This section provides a functional and technical description of the common components designed and developed in the DE4A project during the second iteration in order to set up the message exchange environment.

Library of components and Building Blocks

Legal and ethical compliance

As an EU funded project, it is important in DE4A that legal and ethical issues are appropriately identified and addressed. For DE4A, legal compliance includes the need to ensure that the project is executed in accordance with the requirements of European data protection law (notably the General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR), and that the DE4A outputs take into consideration the EU legal framework for once-only exchanges in e-government services (notably the Single Digital Gateway Regulation - SDGR).

Complementary to the legal issues, ethical concerns need to be addressed as well. While DE4A principally aims to ensure that existing regulated e-government services can be organised digitally and in a user friendly way, there are still potential ethical challenges to be addressed, such as the right to privacy, non-discrimination, and good governance. Potential problems and mitigation measures must be identified, so that risks to European citizens can be minimised, especially in pilot activities.

A specific subwiki is dedicated to the legal and ethical analysis in DE4A. On this page, you'll be able to find more information about past and ongoing activities.

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-This toolbox is the central, long-term deliverable of the DE4A Architecture work package (WP2) and takes the form of a structured, online architecture repository that extends from the content of the Architecture Framework and prior work of e-SENS. The toolbox includes (pointers to) prior work in CEF, ISA, ISA<sup>2</sup> and prior LSPs. It includes new DE4A common components and implementation method and Pilot insights.
+__NOTOC__
-== [[Pilots]] ==
+This toolbox is the central, long-term deliverable of the DE4A Architecture work package and takes the form of a structured, online architecture repository that extends from the content of the Architecture Framework and prior work of e-SENS. The toolbox includes (pointers to) prior work in CEF, ISA, ISA<sup>2</sup> and prior LSPs. It includes new DE4A common components and implementation method and Pilot insights.
-DE4A includes three cross-border and cross-domain [[Pilots]] - <span style="background:#00FF00">[[Studying Abroad Pilot]]</span>, <span style="background:#FFFF00">[[Doing Business Abroad Pilot]]</span>, and <span style="background:#00FFFF">[[Moving Abroad Pilot]]</span> -, comprising different functional use cases focused on different high-impact and viable administrative procedures, and aimed to realize tangible benefits in fully operational environments to real users (citizens, students, business persons and public servants). The Pilots are delivered by a separate, agile, multi-disciplinary, inter-member state teams of experts. The focus of these teams is on iterative system integration and configuration, hence on making existing building blocks and solutions work together in real life cases.
-== [[Reference Architecture|Reference Architecture]] ==
+The image below has clickable sections to jump to other pages like, the DE4A Reference Architecture, patterns, Semantic Solutions, Common Components and Building Blocks.
-DE4A develops a multi-pattern architecture for eGovernment interoperability with a focus on digital-by default procedures for citizens and businesses and the full implementation of the Once-Only Principle. The DE4A Architecture Framework defines five architecture [[Time Horizons]] staring from the pre-SDG baseline (t=0, ~2019) and reaching to a long-term vision (t=4, ~2030+) in order to place different developments in context. More detail on the Architecture Framework is available in the public deliverable [https://b0b3923b-028b-4cc4-aa23-7b874a2ae593.filesusr.com/ugd/2844e6_ec9fb88703ef431c8a55c63b294fb2cd.pdf D2.1 Architecture Framework].
-The development of the DE4A [[Reference Architecture]] started in the context of [https://wiki.de4a.eu/images/f/f4/DE4A_D2.4_Project_Start_Architecture_-_v2.3.pdf D2.4 Project Start Architecture (PSA) - First iteration]  and recognizes three distinct Reference Interaction Patterns:
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-*[[Intermediation Pattern]]
+File:Service_Interoperability_Solutions_Toolbox.png|thumb|center|900x900px|Clicking on an area in the picture causes the browser to load the appropriate wiki page.
-*[[User-supported Intermediation Pattern]]
-*[[Verifiable Credentials Pattern]]
-The forthcoming D2.5 Project Start Architecture (PSA) - Second iteration is introducing two additional Reference Interaction Pattern:
-* [[Subscription and Notification Pattern]]
+rect 455 124 541 590 [[Intermediation_Pattern|Intermediation pattern]]
-* [[Lookup Pattern]]
+rect 558 103 651 562 [[User-supported_Intermediation_Pattern|USI pattern]]
-The [[Architecture Log]] keeps track of deviations from DE4A principles and the reference architecture in general and also records the implications.
+rect 672 78 750 548 [[Verifiable_Credentials_Pattern|VC pattern]]
+rect 765 57 853 523 [[Subscription_and_Notification_Pattern|S&N pattern]]
+rect 868 50 960 516 [[Lookup_Pattern|LKP pattern]]
+rect 366 36 441 619 [[Reference_Architecture|Reference Architecture]]
+rect 992 57 2159 587 [[Application_Services|Application Services]]
+rect 324 640 2571 697 [[Pilots|DE4A Pilots]]
+rect 651 743 1209 992 [[DE4A_Semantic_interoperability|Semantic solutions]]
+rect 1287 740 1835 989 [[DE4A Common Components|Common Components]]
+rect 1920 747 2468 992 [[Building_Blocks|Building Blocks]]
-== Library of components and  building blocks ==
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-This section contains the collection of technical and semantic common components and candidate Building Blocks that are relevant for eGovernment interoperability in general and digital-by-default procedures and the Once-only Principle in particular. The classification of this library follows the DE4A [[Reference Architecture]], starting on the highest level of architecture components: the Application collaborations. These Application collaborations are aggregations of Application components, Data objects and Interfaces. You will find on each Application component pages a list of relevant DE4A common components, candidate Building Blocks (e.g. CEF) and memberstate solutions that jointly or alternatively realize that Application component.
+== [[Pilots]] ==
+DE4A includes three cross-border and cross-domain [[Pilots]] - [[Studying Abroad Pilot]], [[Doing Business Abroad Pilot]], and [[Moving Abroad Pilot]] -, comprising different functional use cases focused on different high-impact and viable administrative procedures, and aimed to realize tangible benefits in fully operational environments to real users (citizens, students, business persons and public servants). The Pilots are delivered by a separate, agile, multi-disciplinary, inter-member state teams of experts. The focus of these teams is on iterative system integration and configuration, hence on making existing building blocks and solutions work together in real life cases.
-=== Application collaborations ===
+== [[Reference Architecture|Reference Architecture]] ==
-* [[eProcedure Portal]]
+DE4A developed a multi-pattern architecture for eGovernment interoperability with a focus on digital-by-default procedures for citizens and businesses and the full implementation of the Once-Only Principle. It provides guidance to the DE4A pilots and to  projects seeking to implement cross-border once-only enabled eProcedures.
-* [[Information Desk]]
-* [[Evidence Interchange Management]]
-* [[Trust Architecture]]
-* [[Data Logistics]]
-* [[Evidence Portal]]
-* [[Evidence Retrieval]]
-* [[Authority Agent]]
-* [[User Agent]]
-* [[Cross-border Subscriptions]]
-* [[EProcedure Back-office]]
-== Building blocks (BB) assessment ==
+==Service Interoperability Solutions Toolbox==
-The reference architecture description on conceptional/functional level is brought together with a catalogue of candidate building blocks mapped to required Application Services that they are intended to deliver in the context of each pilot. Gaps are identified that need common components and semantic solutions to be developed by WP5 and WP3 respectively.
+The Service Interoperability Solutions Toolbox is split in Semantic Interoperability Solutions, Common Components and the library of components and BBs. The first deals with semantic specifications, the second with SW components and the last with the architecture components and candidate BBs.
-The BB assessment takes place in two phases:
+===[[DE4A Semantic interoperability|Semantic Interoperability Solutions]]===
-# In [[Building Blocks|the first phase]], as part of the PSA 1st iteration, the approach assessment of the BBs was elaborated and a quick scan was performed.
+===[[DE4A Common Components]]===
-# In the second phase, after the Pilot's implementation and usage of some of the BBs, the assessment will be continued.
+This section provides a functional and technical description of the common components designed and developed in the DE4A project during the '''first iteration''' in order to set up the message exchange environment.
-=== [[Common components]] ===
+===[[DE4A common specifications and components|DE4A common specifications and components it2]]===
+This section provides a functional and technical description of the common components designed and developed in the DE4A project during the '''second iteration''' in order to set up the message exchange environment.
-== Legal and ethical support ==
+===[[Library of components and building blocks|Library of components and Building Blocks]]===
-Legal and ethical work under [[Legal and ethical analysis|Work Packages 7 and 10 is summarised in a separate Wiki page]]. Inputs and suggestions can be provided there.
+==Legal and ethical compliance==
+As an EU funded project, it is important in DE4A that legal and ethical issues are appropriately identified and addressed. For DE4A, '''legal''' compliance includes the need to ensure that the project is executed in accordance with the requirements of European data protection law (notably the General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR), and that the DE4A outputs take into consideration the EU legal framework for once-only exchanges in e-government services (notably the Single Digital Gateway Regulation - SDGR).
-'''''Disclaimer'''''
+Complementary to the legal issues, '''ethical''' concerns need to be addressed as well. While DE4A principally aims to ensure that existing regulated e-government services can be organised digitally and in a user friendly way, there are still potential ethical challenges to be addressed, such as the right to privacy, non-discrimination, and good governance. Potential problems and mitigation measures must be identified, so that risks to European citizens can be minimised, especially in pilot activities.
-''<small>This DE4A wiki is created, hosted and maintained by and on behalf of the members of the DE4A consortium (see [https://www.de4a.eu/consortium https://www.de4a.eu/consortium]). All contents are provided in good faith by persons supporting this consortium, with the common objective of furthering the progress of the DE4A project.</small>''
+A specific subwiki is dedicated to the [[legal and ethical analysis]] in DE4A. On this page, you'll be able to find more information about past and ongoing activities.
-''<small>Anyone with appropriate credentials may choose to add or edit contents of the DE4A wiki. Any contributions to the content remain owned by the respective contributor(s), but by submitting any contents, you explicitly authorise the DE4A consortium to publish and disseminate the contents via the wiki. Furthermore, you authorise the members of the DE4A consortium to use your contents for any purposes (including usage outside of this wiki) that would benefit the execution of the DE4A project. Each contributor should apply reasonable care to verify that their contributions are likely to contribute to the progress of the DE4A project, given the expertise and knowledge of the contributor and the state of the project. In case of doubts on this point, the contributor should take care to communicate any applicable constraints or reservations in the contribution. Each contributor is responsible for ensuring that their individual contributions are lawful, including but not limited to ensuring that contributions do not violate any third party intellectual property rights.</small>''
-''<small>Irrespective of the above, contents are provided purely on an ‘as is’ basis, without any guarantees of accuracy, completeness or usability for any particular purpose. Contents do not necessarily reflect a consensus or a shared position of the DE4A consortium as a whole, nor even of any individual member. Anyone who decides to rely on the contents of the DE4A wiki for any reason or purpose should apply their own diligence, and assumes full and exclusive responsibility and liability for any consequences of their reliance on the contents. No assurances are provided with respect to the contents, neither explicitly nor implied.</small>''
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