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1. Introduction
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| The Technical Standards Catalogue defines
the minimum set of specifications that conform to the technical policies
as defined in e-GIF. |
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The current specification for the e-GIF
is given below and covers the areas of interconnectivity, data integration,
content management metadata and
e-services access. Each area comprises tables containing specifications
and includes version numbers and notes. Government is, however, committed
to ensuring that these technical policies and specifications are kept
aligned to the changing requirements of the public sector and to the
evolution of the market and technology. Please consult the website
for the latest
version of the e-GIF specification. |
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| Where the specification required is
not the latest published version, the version number is quoted, e.g.
1.3. Otherwise a reference URL for the specification is quoted. |
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| *Additional
specifications may be necessary to support specific sector’s
business requirements. |
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| 2.
Changes from previous version
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| Technical policies are now available
in the e-GIF. The Technical Standards Catalogue covers standards, specifications and proposed changes to the technical policy only. |
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| The main changes from TSC v6.1 that this version addresses are: |
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| Issues addressed where there are no changes to the TSC |
- as with other applications e-forms have to comply with XML, but no specific e-Forms specifications are mandated in the e-GIF
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Issues under consideration
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Technical specifications and standards that are under consideration
for future versions of the TSC are:
- selection of specific business area related specifications
- ISO / IEC standards for XML schema languages
- XML specifications for office applications.
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| Technical policies under consideration for future version of the e-GIF are: |
| Policy for Web services and repositories |
- Web services - The standards for web services across government are subject to the evolving UK government policy and possible adoption of service orientated architecture. Particular aspects under consideration are:
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- Web services supported by SOAP version 1.1 must define a strategy
for conformance to SOAP version 1.2.
- Switching servers for web services must support both SOAP
versions 1.1 and 1.2 at interfaces claiming conformance to the
e-GIF.
- Web services should be considered where there is a requirement
for service syndication, joined up architectures, handshaking
or common rules engines.
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Note: Tutorial information on web services architecture can be
found at http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/WebServices.html
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- Repositories - Repositories used for sharing policy, standards
and common business data across UK government shall conform to
agreed standards.
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