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Government Interoperability Framework (GIF)

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What is Government Interoperability Framework (GIF)?

Based on the Standard Guidelines for the Promotion of a Digital Society, Digital Agency provides the "Government InteroperabilityFramework (Government InteroperabilityFramework)" (hereinafter referred to as "GIF"), a practical guidebook, with the aim of creating a society that realizes data utilization and smooth collaboration. By using GIF to organize data * 1, data collaboration can be ensured and interoperability between systems can be enhanced.
GIF is a template (reference model) of data models and rules for ensuring data interoperability and realizing efficient information sharing and information linkage, and the implementation data model * 2, core data model * 3, and core data parts * 4 are disclosed.

An explanatory map of the Government Interoperability Framework. The core data model defines the basic data structures of commonly referenced individuals and corporations, and includes core data parts that define data items commonly used in many data models, such as dates and addresses. By combining and customizing the core data model, it will be developed into an implementation data model used in actual services such as base registry and administrative services, and standardized data will be prepared.

* 1: What is data?
By preparing a consistent model from individual data items to the data model of the target object and preparing data according to it, a mechanism for interoperability of data involving organizations and fields can be prepared.
* 2: What is the implementation data model?
A data model for domain-specific data sets, such as government and smart cities, that can be defined by combining and customizing core data models.
By composing the implementation data model based on the common model and parts, the interoperability is not damaged and the model can be used in the field.
* 3: What is the core data model?
This data model defines the basic data structure of core data (individuals, corporations, contacts, addresses, facilities, etc.) selected from personal data sets that are commonly referred to in various situations.
* 4: What is a core data part?
A definition of the value format (format) for commonly used data items that appear in many data models, such as dates and addresses. It is defined using terms from the core vocabulary. The core vocabulary, which forms the basis of the common vocabulary base, defines vocabulary necessary for social activities, such as names and addresses, and is released on the Infrastructure for Multilayer Interoperability (IMI) for use by experts to ensure interoperability with overseas vocabularies. Users of GIFs can ensure the interoperability of the core vocabulary by referring to the core data model.

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Published on GitHub (external site) on October 13, 2022.

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FAQ: About Government Interoperability Framework

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For the Digital Government Promotion Standard Guidelines, please refer to the Digital Society Promotion Standard Guidelines .
Previous practice guidebooks and data linkage models have been integrated into the GIF in this document.

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