Exploratory Study on Interoperability in the SIGA Ecosystem: An Analysis of the Dimensions of ePing

• Juliana Fernandes IFPI
• Rodrigo Pereira dos Santos UNIRIO

Abstract

Given the growing exchange of resources, artifacts and information based on a social web environment, the design and development of information systems should ensure high levels of connectivity, communication and interaction. An analysis of technical, human and organizational factors can help researchers and practitioners to better specify, manage and evolve such systems, especially in the context of software ecosystems (SECO), in which interoperability is relevant for technology and environment alignment as well as for allowing human interaction in the development of computational systems. In this paper, we present an exploratory study about interoperability in the Integrated Water and Environmental Resources Management System (SIGA) based on a segment established in politics and specifications of the Brazilian Electronic Government Interoperability Standard (ePING). We investigated whether and how technical, human and organizational factors that affect interoperability in a SECO are part of ePING, more specifically regarding the “Organization and Information Exchange” segment.

Keywords: Software Ecosystems, Human Factors, Interoperability, Social Web, Systems-of-Information Systems