Résumé: The purpose of this study therefore, is to examine the existing interoperability frameworks considered as referential in e-government and through a comparative analysis of these frameworks select the one that meets most the profile, characteristics and requirements of Algeria. Based on the selected framework, we propose an adoption and implementation process for the e-government project of AlgeriaThe rapid development of Information and Telecommunication Technologies, particularly the Internet, during the last two decades has paved the way for governments to initiate programs which enhance their business process and improve access to services for their citizens. Countries all around the world are undertaking e-government initiatives taking advantage of the benefits provided by ICT in order to offer more efficient and better quality services to citizen as well as improving the business and economy of the government, the efficiency of their agencies and administrations. However the adoption of e-government can be hampered by many factors; IT infrastructure is the basic and most common barriers faced by the adopters. Interoperability is identified as one of the major components in IT infrastructure barrier; it can be seen at technical level where systems have to communicate, exchange, and share information to provide better services to citizen, also can also exist be at organizational level where agencies have to communicate and collaborate between each other in order to achieve their business and management goals. Hence, many countries have adopted interoperability referential frameworks to support their e-government initiatives. Algeria like all the other countries wants to take advantage of e-government program by initiating a strategy for the country and alike the rest of the world must ensure interoperability in its agencies, administrations and services. Two interoperability referential frameworks have been identified namely: e-Government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) developed by the United Kingdom (UK) in 2001 and the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) developed by the United States of America (USA) in 1999. Many countries based their Interoperability Frameworks (IF) on the experience of USA and UK, and adapted these frameworks to meet the specifications and requirements of their countries. e-GIF and FEA have been analyzed in this study using a framework based on their architectures, objectives and targets. The study has shown that despite the common objective of e-GIF and FEA to provide interoperability in e-Government, they target different sectors. While e-GIF was designed for public sector by providing technical specifications with which administrations and e-government systems will be able to interoperate, interchange and share information, and as a result allow better and more efficient collaboration between administrations and thus increasing citizens’ satisfaction (which is the main goal of the public sector), FEA was designed for government agencies to enhance the management of the government, improve its business performance by aligning Information Technology with business process. From the governance aspect, the e-GIF was designed for a unitary government and to be implemented mandatorily nation-wide. The FEA on its part provides common vocabulary and framework - in other words a logical structure - for the agencies to describe their Enterprise Architecture (EA) but it does not describe the content of these EAs. Agencies therefore have the freedom to design their EAs architecture by themselves. FEA and e-GIF therefore follow different strategies; while the former is based on business first strategy where business it the focus of its design, the latter is based on technology first strategy aiming to provide the technical interoperability between systems. The analysis of the frameworks was supported by a case study analysis of three countries that have built their interoperability frameworks (IF) on the basis of FEA and e-GIF; namely Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. The case study allowed us to identify the criteria of the countries that affected the selection of the framework to be adopted for their e-government systems. The result of the analysis, in comparison with the specifications and requirements of Algeria, showed that given the characteristics of the frameworks, e-GIF is the framework most suitable for implementing vi Algeria’s e-Government project; however careful adaptation of the framework to the Algerian profile should be done to ensure its successful adoption and implementation.

Edition: South Korea: Global Information and Telecommunication Technology Program School of Innovation
Langue: Anglais
Collation: 61 p. ill. ;30 cm
Diplôme: Master
Etablissement de soutenance: Global Information and Telecommunication Technology Program

Note: Bibliogr. pp. 55-57