Getting a grip on government data, from strategy to standard.
Government organisations face increasingly complex data challenges. E-Space helps municipalities and other public bodies share, understand and use data more effectively; with information models, data standards and exchange agreements that work in practice.
View projectsStandards and models that work in practice
A model or standard is not an end in itself. E-Space ensures that information models, data standards and exchange agreements align with the reality of municipal processes, national facilities and cross-organisational collaboration; so they are actually adopted and continue to be used.
Expertise
E-Space supports government organisations with data challenges at the intersection of policy, operations and technology. From data strategy and governance to concrete models, standards and exchange agreements that connect with existing processes and national facilities.
Information models
Design and harmonisation of information models as the foundation for data exchange, data-driven policy and cross-organisational collaboration.
Data standards
Development of standards that ensure organisations speak the same language and can share data reliably.
Data exchange
Specification of data exchanges, APIs and semantic agreements between government organisations and chain partners.
Data strategy
Translating policy ambitions into a coherent data approach with concrete steps and outcomes.
European interoperability
Applying Dutch and European interoperability frameworks in the day-to-day practice of government organisations.
Projects
E-Space works on data challenges at municipalities, executive agencies and national programmes. The focus is always on standardisation, harmonisation and data exchange; so that government organisations can work with each other's data in a predictable way. The projects below show how data challenges have been translated into workable models, agreements and facilities used by many organisations.
Gemeentelijk Gegevensmodel (GGM)
The first integral information model for the Dutch municipal domain. Designed from Delft, open source, Gold-qualified in the Common Ground portfolio, and now used by 150+ municipalities.
Gemeentelijk Gegevensknooppunt (GGK)
Architecture and semantic alignment for the national hub that handles message exchange between municipalities and care providers for iWmo and iJw.
DDAS (Data Delen over Armoede en Schulden)
Information model and exchange standard for the national programme Data Delen over Armoede en Schulden: structured, automated delivery of municipal data to Statistics Netherlands (CBS).
Archaeological data pipeline
Harmonisation and cleansing of archaeological datasets from Delft excavations. Reusable data for research, policy, and public communication, built as a semi-automated pipeline.
Forum Standaardisatie
Long-standing support of Forum Standaardisatie through standards assessments and two landmark studies: standardisation for cloud services and standards for citizen data sovereignty (Regie op Gegevens).
GIZO (Gemeenschappelijk Informatiemodel Zorg en Ondersteuning)
A shared information model that semantically connects the iStandaarden (iWlz, iWmo, iJw, iPgb) and aligns with the Gemeentelijk Gegevensmodel. Harmonisation across domain boundaries.
Publications & presentations
In addition to commissioned work, E-Space shares knowledge on data standards, data exchange and data-driven government through presentations, publications and expert groups; feeding practical experience back into the development of the government data landscape.
Work together?
Working on a data challenge at a municipality or other public organisation, for example around data exchange, standardisation, the Gemeentelijk Gegevensmodel or data strategy? E-Space is happy to explore an approach that fits your context.
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