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Federated Architecture Program
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Open Source Software (OSS)
Licensed software including OSS and methods are part
of the corporate standards-based, IT infrastructure of
the Government of Canada (GoC). Acquisition and usage decisions must align with
the GOC Federated Architecture, while respecting federal legislation, agreements,
guidelines and maximizing the GOC IT investments and opportunities.
Accessibility
Domain Architecture
The purpose of the Accessibility Domain Architecture is to facilitate the
creation of a human-empowering infrastructure that recognizes that human
beings are diverse and provides the opportunity for each of us to bring
out our best.
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Canadians expect affordable, accessible and responsive services. The strategic use of
information technology will enable the Government to better meet these expectations.
Initiatives such as Service Canada and Connecting Canadians offer integrated electronic
services to Canadians using emerging technologies including the Internet.
To attain the goals of these horizontal initiatives requires a common government-wide
approach to planning, designing and implementing the Government's strategic IM/IT
infrastructure. Most of the Government's existing IM/IT infrastructure was optimized
to meet service delivery and operational needs of individual departments or programs.
Further, some of the technologies employed in the infrastructure are not sufficiently
flexible and adaptive to enable a more integrated, government-wide and citizen-centred
focus.
Given the government's commitment to implementing a new electronic face and to
citizen-centred service delivery, it is critical that the government's future
investments in IM/IT infrastructure be directed towards enabling this vision. Of prime
importance are those infrastructure components that are needed on a government-wide basis.
The development of common and shared IM/IT infrastructure components for government-wide
application can only be achieved through effective strategic planning and appropriate
governance.
To achieve the required IM/IT infrastructure, the Government has adopted a federated
architecture approach for the strategic IM/IT infrastructure (see illustration below).
Under this architecture approach, infrastructure elements are planned, designed,
co-ordinated and implemented into an integrated and cohesive infrastructure of common
government-wide IM/IT capabilities. This flexible approach also allows for groups of
departments and department-specific infrastructures to interconnect with the common
infrastructure as appropriate.
Planning for a common GOC IM/IT infrastructure means defining how much common
infrastructure is needed to meet both government-wide and departmental service delivery
requirements. It also means defining the most effective and economical way to invest in,
sustain and manage the necessary infrastructure. A business-driven, top-down architecture
process implemented by the GOC Federated Architecture Program will provide the base
foundation and design framework to plan, design, co-ordinate, implement, and manage the
Government's strategic IM/IT infrastructure.
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