About this document

This document focuses on the standards that make up the e-GIF. The intended audience for this Standards section includes:

• State sector information technology (IT) strategists
• technical analysts
• programme and project managers
• 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 status levels for each standard mean, links to related documentation, and changes from the last e-GIF.
• E-GIF standards: The standards listed by category.
• E-government services: Services that are part of the e-government programme, fully support interoperability, and are freely available to public sector agencies.