E-GIF

The government's policy on how public sector organisations should achieve interoperability is set out in the Cabinet Paper endorsing the New Zealand Interoperability Framework (NZ e-GIF). The Framework provides for a body of knowledge regarding interoperability, 'standards', and a methodology for selecting and developing standards to put into the body of knowledge:

  • e-GIF 3.3
  • e-GIF FAQs
  • e-GIF standards with supplementary material:
    • Metadata (Available 1st Sept 2011)
    • Extensible Mark-up Language (XML)
    • Trusted computing and digital rights management
    • Extensible Name and Address Mark-up Language (xNAL) (xCIQ ?)
    • Data Management (Available 1st Sept 2011)
    • Geospatial Infromation
    • Network Time Protocol (NTP)
    • eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
    • APCO P25
  • RSS feeds - the Atom format is now recommended and RSS 1.0 and 2.0 are deprecated. This is a post e-GIF 3.3 update.
  • Standards maturity model

Other standards created using the e-GIF standards process, include:

  • Public Protection and Disaster Relief (PPDR) Initiatives

Content in this section

  • XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)

    XBRL cross-government projectThe e-GIF XBRL Standards Working Group (WG) was established to determine the suitability of using XBRL within government, to develop a standard for government agencies if XBRL is adopted, and make recommendations to the e-GIF Management Committee.

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  • eGIF FAQs

    Frequently Asked QuestionsQuestions and answers to help you with e-GIF matters. If you can't find the answer you need, contact us at egif@dia.govt.nz

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  • xNAL (Extensible Name and Address Mark-up Language)

    eXtensible Name and Address mark-up Language (xNAL) is an XML based way of representing names and addresses. The latest version of the xNAL guidelines in PDF version, HTML and the xNAL schema as a zipped file are availble below.The New Zealand XNAL schema is based on the international standards bodyOASIS (Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) version of XNAL. It has been adapted in order to suit New Zealand traditions and customs of displaying name and address details.

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  • APCO P25 communication standards

    At its meeting on 13 March 07, the e-GIF committee approved the inclusion of the following APCO P25standards into the e-Government Interoperability Framework: Recommended for adoption (immediate) Common Air Interface (CAI) Analog FM transceivers Digital P25 Phase 1 transceivers Recommended for future consideration (3-10 years) CAI for FDMA trunked digital systems Inter subsystem interface (ISSI) Fixed statio

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  • Developing an e-GIF Standard

    e-GIF Standards maturity model The development process of an e-GIF standard falls broadly into four phases. Each phase is described below, with templates available to complete each step.

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  • New Zealand Government Feed Standard

    The 2010 New Zealand Government Feed Standard specifies the use of the Atom format for government web feeds.This replaces the 2003 e-GIF specification for New Zealand Government feeds, which was a customisation of RSS 1.0. RSS 1.0 and RSS 2.0 are deprecated. 

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  • Network Time Protocol (NTP)

    Business OverviewAny kind of transaction flow between systems requires accurate and consistent timestamps. Without this, it is impossible to interpret logs correctly, and any kind of data backup, recovery or data warehousing will become problematic. To resolve these issues, every system involved must have access to the same standard time source.

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  • XML (Extensible Mark-up Language)

    Most of the standards in the e-GIF are based on the interchange format, XML.What is XML?XML is designed to be self-descriptive, and can be used on a wide variety of platforms and interpreted with a wide variety of tools.

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  • Interoperability Cabinet Paper 2002

    This Cabinet paper sets out that the e-Government Interoperability Framework governs how public sector organisations will achieve electronic interoperability of thier information, technology and business processes.This Cabinet paper was presented to the Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Government Expenditure and Administration (EXG) by the Minister of State Services on 11 June 2002. Cabinet confirmed the recommendations of the Committee on 13 June 2002.

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  • e-GIF 3.3

    IntroductionThe E-government Interoperability Framework (e-GIF) version 3.3 consists of two documents:Standards - the standards that make up the e-GIF;Policy - the policy behind the e-GIF and its developmentVersion 3.3 was released by the State Services Commission - February 2008 :

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