Open forms for e-Gov

by Davide Montesin <d@vide.bz>

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Project

Migration of a part of the forms of civic network to web + xml + process

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Team

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Goals

Easy for citizen

pure web (a web browser is enough, no plugin)

"wizard style" forms

integration in the civic network

Easy for offices

visual design/creation of forms

integration with protocol/backoffices

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Open

Open standard

XML format: W3C XForms standard

Use of open software

forms engine: Orbeon

open source code has made easier the interoperability with localsystems

we have sent back to the community feedbacks and someimprovement we made

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Forms features 1: pre-compiled fields

personal data are automatically copied into forms

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Forms features 2: validation and help

Form validates type, syntax and requireness

Is possible to define custom hints and error messages

Form changes dynamically showing only applicable fields

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Forms features 3: advanced validations

it is possible to define (simple) calculation or conditions betweencontrols

it is possible to populate list of values from external web services

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Forms features 4: protocol

The form is protocolled in real time

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Forms Builder!

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Builder: palette and visual form

controls can be drag&drop into the page

each section of the page can be splitted indipendently in 1, 2 ormore columns

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Builder: field properties

requireness (can be dynamic), type, contraints

custom help and error messages

formulas

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Builder: reusable sections

it is possible to create custom reusable section

globally

office

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Architecture

Each form data is saved as a standard xml

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High level architecture (italian language)

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Status

The project entered the production phase at Jan 2015

Online

13.2 Ufficio Beni archeologici / Amt für Bodendenkmäler

32.4 Ufficio Caccia e pesca / Amt für Jagd und Fischerei

38. Mobilità / Mobilität

Ufficio Affari di gabinetto / Amt für Kabinettsangelegenheiten

Work in progess

About 25 new forms in the following areas

tourism, association, education, ...

municipalities

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The future

connect further related forms together

save as draft

involve more offices and municipalities

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SFScon 2015: Open forms for e-Gov

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