Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘interoperability’ means the ability of disparate and diverse organisations to interact towards mutually beneficial and agreed common goals, involving the sharing of information and knowledge between the organisations, through the business processes they support, by means of the exchange of data between their respective ICT systems;

2. (b)

   ‘solutions’ means common frameworks, common services and generic tools;

3. (c)

   ‘common frameworks’ means strategies, specifications, methodologies, guidelines and similar approaches and documents;

4. (d)

   ‘common services’ means operational applications and infrastructures of a generic nature which meet common user requirements across policy areas;

5. (e)

   ‘generic tools’ means reference platforms, shared and collaborative platforms, common components and similar building blocks which meet common user requirements across policy areas;

6. (f)

   ‘actions’ means studies, projects and accompanying measures;

7. (g)

   ‘accompanying measures’ means strategic and awareness-raising measures, measures in support of the management of the ISA programme and measures in relation to the sharing of experience and the exchange and promotion of good practices.