Role of Metadata and Data Standards in e-Governance

Seamless sharing and integration of data among various applications within and across the domains in e-Governance system augments its efficacy. In our country, a large number of the e-Governance applications developed within various domains are still being used in silos as they failed to be interoperable. A key technological challenge for effective interoperability among systems is to ensure that the precise meaning and pattern of the exchanged data are preserved, accessed and perceived in an organized manner. Standardization of data and systematic development of various interoperable applications are thus vital to the successful eco-systems of e-Governance.