SC8DI07171

Methodology and tools for Metadata Governance and Management for EU Institutions and Member States

Date: 28/01/2015

Methodology and tools for Metadata Governance and Management for EU Institutions and Member States

Document Metadata Property

Value

Date

2014-12-08

Status

Accepted

Version

1.00 Leda Bargiotti – PwC EU Services Michiel De Keyzer – PwC EU Services

Authors

Makx Dekkers – AMI Consult Stijn Goedertier – PwC EU Services Nikolaos Loutas – PwC EU Services Brecht Wyns – PwC EU Services

Reviewed by Approved by

Pieter Breyne – PwC EU Services Vassilios Peristeras – European Commission, DG Informatics Athanasios Karalopoulos Informatics

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European

Commission,

DG

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Methodology and tools for Metadata Governance and Management for EU Institutions and Member States

Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... V 1.

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. 1.4. 1.5.

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CONTEXT: THE NEED FOR COORDINATION ....................................................................................... 1 SCOPE OF THIS REPORT ............................................................................................................... 3 AUDIENCE ................................................................................................................................ 4 APPROACH ............................................................................................................................... 4 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................ 6 SPECIFICATIONS FOR METADATA GOVERNANCE............................................................. 7

2.1. 2.1.1. 2.1.2. 2.1.3. 2.1.4. 2.1.5. 2.2. 2.2.1. 2.2.2. 2.3. 2.3.1. 2.3.2. 2.3.3. 2.3.4. 2.3.5. 2.3.6. 2.3.7. 2.3.8. 2.3.9. 3.

EXAMPLES OF METADATA GOVERNANCE ......................................................................................... 7 The Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations (ISA) Committee ......... 7 Inter-Institutional Metadata Maintenance Committee (IMMC) ........................................... 7 INSPIRE Maintenance and Implementation Group (MIG)..................................................... 8 Germany: IT Planning Council and KoSIT .............................................................................. 8 The Netherlands: Knowledge and Exploitation Centre Official Government Publications (KOOP) .......................................................................