The
Data/Information
Architecture Policy enables data/information systems that support government functions and services to more effectively communicate, interoperate, and
share resources. It focuses on the process of modeling the information needed to
support the business processes and functions of agencies, and, more
strategically, of communities of interest. Where applicable, it spans
traditional agency organizational boundaries to address interoperability,
integration, consolidation, and sharing of resources by correlating agency
business processes to common government services through the identification and
definition of data/information relationships and dependencies.
Data/Information Architecture provides a common framework to converge certain
individual agency business processes into community-of-interest-based,
realistic, attainable e-government solutions and strategic business initiatives
that eliminate unnecessary redundant and overlapping individual agency
activities.
Data/Information standards include:
Data
Modeling, which is the formalization and documentation of existing processes
and events that occur during application software design and development. It
simplifies the complex process of software design, making a "blueprint" for
construction. The standard establishes guidelines for agency and State
implementations of data modeling that facilitate common, interoperable
representations and descriptions of data and information that is collected and
managed.
Classification and Categorization of Data, which is designed to identify
baseline classifications for data/information for which the State is considered
the owner. The standard establishes a data classification methodology to
selectively protect data/information in the State’s custody against loss or
misuse.
Database
Access, which establishes common, standards-based, database access
conventions. The standard identifies database types, access languages,
protocols, and connectivity methods that enable database access.
