Technological e-Government Interoperability. An Analysis of IberoAmerican Countries

This work is the result of the consultation, carried out by the authors in 2010, as a result of the exploratory field work that was conducted in order to shape the so-called Iberoamerican Interoperability Framework (Marco Iberoamericano de Interoperabilidad - MII), promoted by the Latin American Centre of Administration for Development (Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el Desarrollo - CLAD). In particular, the article presents several data related to technological issues and, therefore, to the technical and semantic dimensions of interoperability. It looks deeply into important themes such as data and information, semantics, open software, regulation, or security. Finally, it presents the authors´ reflections on how to enhance technical interoperability in the region.