USE OF WEB SERVICES

[John.Borras@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk]

Now that Web Services seem to have reached
a good level of maturity we here in the UK are considering when and how
we should deploy them to support our e-government service delivery plans.
 For example should our future architecture dictate that everything
be deployed as a WS or is it a case of WS are more appropriate for different
types of services.  A colleague of ours has produced the attached
discussion document which attempts to answer this question and I'd welcome
your views on this and any experience you already have of deploying WS
for Gov applications.  

There may be some value in the TC producing
a guidance  document on this for wider consumption.  What do
you think?

Within Europe it may be necessary to
agree on this if we are to support the concept of joined-up pan-European
services so such a document might be valuable input to deliberations in
Brussels.

Regards,
John


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