Proposed framework for achieving interoperable services between European public administrations

Abstract

The interoperability issues among the public administrations of the European Union is in the spot light. An additional pressure on these public administrations comes from the fact that the need for exchanging vital records of mobile European citizens is on the rise. The citizens face difficult situations because of lack of integration and interoperability between the public administrations. In this paper we propose a framework with the help of which the public administrations in different Member States can securely and efficiently exchange citizen's vital records. The electronic identity (eID) concept plays a central role in this proposed framework. Our framework on one hand removes the burden of complex interactions, with several public administrations, from citizen end and on the other hand helps public administrations in becoming more efficient and providing better services without disturbing their internal processes.