Abstract
The maturity of the enterprise interoperability field does not match the importance attached to it by
many, both in the public as well as the private community. A host of models, paradigms, designs, standards,
methods, and instruments seems to be available, but many of them are only used in rather small
circles. Also, they constitute a poorly structured field, divided along disciplinary boundaries and filled
with competition and incompatibilities, which is therefore difficult to set foot in by enterprise interoperability
problem owners. This chapter proposes a scope and structure of an enterprise interoperability
profession by taking the enterprise interface as the pivotal concept. It then defines four perspectives on
such interfaces: design, transaction, implementation, and suprastructure. These four perspectives each
house a range of issues, which can be tackled by the enterprise interoperability professional by using
models and instruments. This chapter identifies and classifies such models and instruments and sketches
how a collection of these can be implemented and used.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Charalabidis, Interoperability in Digital Public Services and Adminstration |
Subtitle of host publication | Bridging E-Government and E-Business |
Editors | Yannis Charalabidis |
Publisher | IGI Global Publisher |
Pages | 339-354 |
Number of pages | 375 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-61520-887-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- METIS-269536
- IR-75378