General information
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Solution's owner: European Commission - DIGIT
Developed in the context of European Union ISA programme, the Sharing and Reuse Framework for IT Solutions addresses EU, national, regional and local public administrations that aim at reducing costs, increasing their efficiency and fostering interoperability by reusing, sharing or jointly developing IT solutions that meet common requirements.
The The Sharing and Reuse Framework for IT Solutions (SRF) implements the following:
Interoperability layers
The Sharing and Reuse Framework for IT Solutions (SRF) implements the following EIF recommendations as explained below:
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Recommendation 3 | Openness
The Sharing and Reuse Framework strongly recommends and supports the use of open source software when developing IT solutions.
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Recommendation 6 | Reusability
The Sharing and Reuse Framework is drawn together for the purpose of encouraging public administrations to share and reuse IT solutions in an open and transparent way.
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Recommendation 7 | Reusability
This Sharing and Reuse Framework encourages checking the reusability of already existing solutions before developing new ones.
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Recommendation 8 | Technological neutrality and data portability
The Sharing and Reuse Framework encourages the use of open source software, which is not proprietary.
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Recommendation 16 | Multilingualism
The Sharing and Reuse Framework recommends taking into account the multilingual IT environment when developing IT solutions.
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Recommendation 21 | Interoperability governance
The Sharing and Reuse Framework recommends the use of Common Standards and encourages creation of a list of such existing specifications and encourages the provision of information in multiple languages.
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Recommendation 22 | Interoperability governance
The Sharing and Reuse Framework recommends public administrations to consult the catalogue of ICT Standards for Public Procurement and to also compile their own catalogues when using common standards.
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Recommendation 28 | Organisational interoperability
The Sharing and Reuse Framework recommends the setting of requirements supporting common business processes within organisations.
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Recommendation 29 | Organisational interoperability
The Sharing and Reuse Framework recommends the adoption of common IT governance and preparation of collaborative agreements.
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Recommendation 33 | Technical interoperability
The Sharing and Reuse Framework recommends the use of open specifications when procuring IT solutions. It further details the key benefits of following such an approach.