About e-GIF Documentation

• Part 1: Standards
• Part 2: Policy
• Part 3: Resources

Below are short descriptions of each document and its intended audiences.

Part 1: Standards

Part 1 focuses on the actual standards that make up the e-GIF. The intended audience for the Standards part includes:

• State Sector Information Technology (IT) strategists;
• Technical Analysts;
• Programme and Project Managers; and
• anyone planning services requiring interoperability.

It includes the following sections:

• How to read the standards - description of the layer model used to categorise the standards; what the statuses for each standard mean; links to related documentation; and changes from the last e-GIF;
• E-GIF standards - the standards, in table format, broken down by category; and
• E-government services - services that are part of the e-government programme, fully support interoperability, and are freely available to the agencies.

Part 2: Policy

Part 2 outlines the policy behind the e-GIF and its development. The intended audience for the Policy section includes:

• Policy Analysts;
• Advisors;
• Business Analysts; and
• anyone involved with interoperability strategy and projects.

It includes the following sections:

• What is the e-GIF? - short descriptions of e-government, interoperability, and the e-GIF; how the e-GIF will benefit New Zealand; and how the e-GIF is maintained;
• Who must comply and when? - who must comply with the e-GIF, how to transition to e-GIF compliance, exemptions and special provisions;
• Principles - short descriptions of anticipated outcomes of the e-GIF, requirements for project management and operational management, and governance principles; and
• Developing the e-GIF - outlines of procedures for extending the e-GIF, submitting a new standard, developing the framework; and issues under review or proposed for future working groups.

Part 3: Resources

Part 3 contains resources related to the e-GIF. The intended audience for the Appendixes are all readers of the e-GIF.

It includes the following sections:

• Abbreviations - definitions of abbreviations and acronyms used in the e-GIF;
• History of the e-GIF - review of stages in the e-GIF's development, including a Change Log;
• References and background information - descriptions and links to further information related to the e-GIF; and
• URLs referenced in e-GIF - full URLs for all hyperlinks in the e-GIF documentation.