The Department of Science and Technology announced recently the creation of a special working group tasked with the responsibility of developing the Philippine e-Government Interoperability Framework (PeGIF), that will ensure the interoperability of systems and allow the smooth exchange of information and services among government agencies.

According to an official statement from the ICT-Office (DOST-ICTO), the PeGIF working group is composed of ICT champions from the government, private sector, and the academe. They will be working on developing the standards and processes for governing the technical and informational interoperability of government ICT systems.