General Information
Cases/Enablers
OOP Enabling Infrastructure
Appetizer
The Estonian catalogue of public sector information systems RIHA serves as the national registry of systems, components, services, data models, semantic assets, etc.
Short summary
RIHA, short for Riigi Infosüsteemi Halduse Infosüsteem, is the Estonian catalogue of public sector information systems. It serves as the national registry of systems, components, services, data models, semantic assets, etc. RIHA facilitates the Estonian information system planning and operation activities.
The main goal of RIHA it to guarantee the transparent, optimal balance and efficient management of public sector information systems. RIHA supports interoperability of databases, the life-cycle management of information systems and the re-use of data by providing complete and up-to-date metadata of Estonian public sector information systems.
RIHA stores metadata of Estonian public sector databases, registers and information systems. Assets available in:
• human- and machine readable format (XML, OWL);
• human-readable only format (PDF) and
• machine-readable only format (CSV, WSDL).
RIHA in figures:
• 48 000 data objects
• 700 information systems
• 200 X-Road service providers
• 4 500 services
• 1 500 institutions (service producers and consumers)
• 1 600 contact persons (responsible for data and systems)
• 900 code lists
• 80 ontologies, dictionaries
More information:
http://riha.eesti.ee
https://www.ria.ee/en/administration-system-of-the-state-information-system.html
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/29/76/a6/Case%20Study%20-%20RIHA%20Semantic%20Asset%20Repository.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administration_system_for_the_state_information_system_RIHA
The main goal of RIHA it to guarantee the transparent, optimal balance and efficient management of public sector information systems. RIHA supports interoperability of databases, the life-cycle management of information systems and the re-use of data by providing complete and up-to-date metadata of Estonian public sector information systems.
RIHA stores metadata of Estonian public sector databases, registers and information systems. Assets available in:
• human- and machine readable format (XML, OWL);
• human-readable only format (PDF) and
• machine-readable only format (CSV, WSDL).
RIHA in figures:
• 48 000 data objects
• 700 information systems
• 200 X-Road service providers
• 4 500 services
• 1 500 institutions (service producers and consumers)
• 1 600 contact persons (responsible for data and systems)
• 900 code lists
• 80 ontologies, dictionaries
More information:
http://riha.eesti.ee
https://www.ria.ee/en/administration-system-of-the-state-information-system.html
https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/29/76/a6/Case%20Study%20-%20RIHA%20Semantic%20Asset%20Repository.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administration_system_for_the_state_information_system_RIHA
Focus
Citizens
Business
Government
Start date
Scope
National/Federal
Country
Estonia
Nature and status of project
Rolled Out
Is the OOP case/enabler mandatory?
Mandatory
ENABLING ASSETS OR COMPONENTS
Relevant Enablers
Political commitment
Interoperability of the State Information System
Endorsed with the Directive of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications 11-0377, 22.12.2011.
Endorsed with the Directive of the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications 11-0377, 22.12.2011.
Legal interoperability
Public Information Act. Riigikogu, RT I 2000, 92, 597, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/518012016001/consolide
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The administration system of state information system. Vabariigi Valitsus, RT I 29.03.2016, 6, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/129032016006
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The data exchange layer of information system. Vabariigi Valitsus, RT I 27.09.2016, 4, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/127092016004
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The administration system of state information system. Vabariigi Valitsus, RT I 29.03.2016, 6, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/129032016006
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The data exchange layer of information system. Vabariigi Valitsus, RT I 27.09.2016, 4, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/127092016004
Socio-cultural influence factors
Crucial requirements to the information systems checked in RIHA
1. Requirement of legal regulations of information systems.
2. Requirement to use of unique personal identification code.
3. Requirement to use of unique company business registrycode.
4. Requirement to describe the master data.
5. Requirement to use master data.
6. Requirement of open data.
7. Requirement of personal data protection.
8. Requirement to deploy the national information security system ISKE.
9. Requirement of X-Road use.
10. Requirement to go through RIHA review and approval process.
11. Requirement to describe services and information systems.
12. Requirement to use the National Address System
13. Requirement to use National System of Classification.
1. Requirement of legal regulations of information systems.
2. Requirement to use of unique personal identification code.
3. Requirement to use of unique company business registrycode.
4. Requirement to describe the master data.
5. Requirement to use master data.
6. Requirement of open data.
7. Requirement of personal data protection.
8. Requirement to deploy the national information security system ISKE.
9. Requirement of X-Road use.
10. Requirement to go through RIHA review and approval process.
11. Requirement to describe services and information systems.
12. Requirement to use the National Address System
13. Requirement to use National System of Classification.
DATA HANDLING / DATA EXCHANGE
Type of data sharing
Actual data
Data handler
Stakeholder name
The Information System Authority
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Data provider
Kind of data
Data about registries
Stakeholder name
Owners of registers
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Database owner
Kind of data
Data about registries
Stakeholder name
Operators of registers
Stakeholder Role
Data recorder
Kind of data
Data about registries
Stakeholder name
Front end systems
Stakeholder Role
Data recorder
Kind of data
Data about registries
Stakeholder name
Developers
Stakeholder Role
Data consumer
Kind of data
Data about registries
Stakeholder name
Coordinators
Stakeholder Role
Data supervisor
Kind of data
Data about registries
Stakeholder name
Citizens, society
Stakeholder category
Citizen
Stakeholder Role
Data consumer
Kind of data
Data about registries
Stakeholder name
EU federated catalogue
Stakeholder Role
Data consumer
Kind of data
Data about registries
Architecture
RIHA gives information on the following subjects:
• Which are the information systems and databases that make up the state’s information system;
• Which data are collected and processed and in which information systems;
• Which services, incl. X-Road services, are provided and who is using them;
• Who are the responsible and authorised processors of the information systems and databases, and who are the contact persons;
• On which legal basis are the databases operated and the data processed;
• The reusable components that ensure the interoperability of information systems (XML assets, classifications, dictionaries and ontologies.
• Procedural and administrative environment
RIHA serves as the procedural and administrative environment for the following actions:
• The use and employment of information systems and databases;
• The registration of services;
• The connection with the X-Road;
• The administration of reusable components (XML assets, classifications, dictionaries and ontologies).
• RIHA provides trustworthy assistance and is a great tool for the developers, administrators and users of the state’s information system.
RIHA federation
Currently, other EU Members States as Estonia (RIHA), Germany (XRepository),
Finland (Yhteentoimivuus.fi) and Denmark (Digitalisér.dk) have also implemented best practices in this area. Different EU Member States have different approaches implementing
Metadata Management and semantic asset repositories. The European Commission through the ISA Programme developed a series of Case Studies to present different approaches on Metadata Management in Europe. These Case Studies aim at promoting the awareness of proper Metadata Management as an instrument to facilitate semantic interoperability amongst the EU Member States.
• Which are the information systems and databases that make up the state’s information system;
• Which data are collected and processed and in which information systems;
• Which services, incl. X-Road services, are provided and who is using them;
• Who are the responsible and authorised processors of the information systems and databases, and who are the contact persons;
• On which legal basis are the databases operated and the data processed;
• The reusable components that ensure the interoperability of information systems (XML assets, classifications, dictionaries and ontologies.
• Procedural and administrative environment
RIHA serves as the procedural and administrative environment for the following actions:
• The use and employment of information systems and databases;
• The registration of services;
• The connection with the X-Road;
• The administration of reusable components (XML assets, classifications, dictionaries and ontologies).
• RIHA provides trustworthy assistance and is a great tool for the developers, administrators and users of the state’s information system.
RIHA federation
Currently, other EU Members States as Estonia (RIHA), Germany (XRepository),
Finland (Yhteentoimivuus.fi) and Denmark (Digitalisér.dk) have also implemented best practices in this area. Different EU Member States have different approaches implementing
Metadata Management and semantic asset repositories. The European Commission through the ISA Programme developed a series of Case Studies to present different approaches on Metadata Management in Europe. These Case Studies aim at promoting the awareness of proper Metadata Management as an instrument to facilitate semantic interoperability amongst the EU Member States.