Objective

TheGovernmentintegrationplatform(GIP) etuptheMinistryofTransport, Communication and Information Technology (MTCIT) is a data hub or amediumofdataexchangeinrealtimebetweengovernmententities.

ThemainobjectivesoftheGovernmentintegrationplatform(GIP)are:

Providesaunifiedmechanismbywhichgovernment entitiesexposetheirservices tootherentities.
Providesacentralizedexchangehubthatreduces thenumberpoint-to-pointconnectionsbetween communicatingentities.
Enhances the security of citizen and resident data by establishingcontrol layer 3 communications policy with source and destination,secured with OmanNationalPKI certificates.
Simplifiestheimpactanalysisofmajorsoftwarechangesandsystem upgrades.
Enablesbettermonitoringandloggingoftrafficandprovide sorchestrationof requests where needed.

Technology Architecture

TheArchitectureoftheplatformcomprisesof2sites themainsiteandDRsitewhich include the following:
MainSiteSetup:
- GovernmentCloudhosting
- Software : It includes operating systems, databases, enterprisesoftware, web applications
- MonitoringandManagement:Kibanasoftware
- Security Measures: It includes security protocols, encryptionmechanisms,accesscontrols,authentication, andauthorizationmechanisms.
DRSiteSetup:Duplicationsetupof themainsitewithfailover mechanism

Monitoring and Evaluation Metrics

- Serviceavailability(98%)
- Totalnumberofrequests
- Totalnumberofbadrequests
- TotalnumberofserviceprovidersthroughMPLS(Closednetwork)
- TotalnumberofserviceconsumersthroughMPLS(Closednetwork)
- Totalnumberofserviceconsumersthroughinternet(publicnetwork)

Monitoring and Evaluation Metrics

MTCIT

- Provideaccesstotheservicesprovidedbyothergov.entities
- Monitortheplatformtoensuretheconnectionstotheservicesproviderare upand working.
- Secure the connections between service consumers and providersto the MTCIntegrationhub.

ServicesProviders:

- Controltheaccesstotheirservices usingdifferent methods:

o Username/password
o Certificatebasedauthentication.

- Providedocumentationfortheirservices.
- Ensuretheavailabilitiesoftheservices.
- NotifyMTCandconsumersofanyplanneddowntime.

ServicesConsumers:

- Controlaccesstothedatareceived andnottodiscloseittounauthorized personnelor agencies.
- Ensure the connection between their infrastructures to MTCITintegrationplatformisworking.
- Implementtheapplicationchanges requiredtoutilizethedatareceived intheirexistingbusinessprocesses andworkflows.

UseCases

- Digital Government Initiatives: The platform support digitalgovernmentinitiativesbyintegratin gonlineportals, digitalservices,ande-governance platforms.

- GovernmentServicesIntegration:Theplatformfacilitatesseamlessdata exchange and interoperability between different governmentdepartments and agencies. It ensures that relevant data can beshared securelyandefficiently.