From INSPIRE to e-Government

This self-learning module identifies e-government processes and explains the relation between e-government and INSPIRE, in order to give insight into the opportunities and challenges of location enabled e-government. First of all, some background information and definitions of e-government will be discussed in the first part of the module. The different stages and developments in e-government will be mentioned, as well as the different kind of e-government services. Benefits of e-government will be discussed, and in addition a closer look will be taken towards e-government in the EU and the e-government value chain.

The relation between e-government and INSPIRE is the central aspect of the second part of the module, in which we will look more specifically towards location-enabled e-government processes and relevant documents at EU level. In the remaining of the second part, some examples and best practices will be identified. The third part will mention some of the most important e-government architectures (in relation to location enabled e-government & INSPIRE) at the EU level (EIS, EIF,EIA, EIRA).

Major topics:

• E-government (recent developments)
• E-government & INSPIRE
• Different types of e-Services
• Application of INSPIRE beyond sectors and borders
• Integration of location information in e-government
• EIS, EIF and EIRA
• E-government architectures

1. Introduction to e-government
2. INSPIRE and location enabled e-government
3. INSPIRE and e-government architectures

After the training, the student will be able to identify and list some basic aspects of e-government processes and the developments and shifts in these processes. The different types of e-government can be distinguished, as the way in which they can be location enabled. Furthermore, the student will be able to describe and explain the relationship between INSPIRE and e-government, and list the main opportunities and challenges of integrating INSPIRE in e-Government. The student has some basic insight in the e-government infrastructures on the level of the EU and can list and describe the most important frameworks regarding e-government (EIS, EULF/ELISE, EIA, EIRA). The student is familiar with some examples (from the public and private sector) in which different types of e-government are location enabled.

The module aims at students and/or professionals looking for a more in depth insight in the challenges of the INSPIRE initiative and more specifically in the opportunities of INSPIRE in the context of e-governmental processes.

Participants should know the basics about INSPIRE or have followed the module “Introduction to INSPIRE”.

PDF documents, presentations. The module is a self-learning module.