1. Information system of European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control IT and Business Architecture Leonora Brooke, architect, ADMIN, ICT, Project Office European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Istanbul, 25 September, 2009

2. ECDC Architecture  Define Architecture?

3. ECDC Architecture  Define Architecture?  Software, Hardware, Enterprise?

4. ECDC Architecture

5. Director and Director’s Cabinet Scientific Advice Surveillance & Communication Preparedness & Response Administrative Services Influenza Tuberculosis Food and water-borne diseases Other diseases of environmental and zoonotic origin Vaccine preventable diseases and invasive bacterial infections HIV, STI and blood-borne viruses Antimicrobial Resistance & nosocomial infections Laboratory issues Knowledge management Training issues

6. ECDC Architecture Current Issues with application implementation:  Young organization –Duplication of functionality in parallel development –Not sure where the boundaries are –Need functionality yesterday  Communication across projects.  No agreed upon development framework.  Internal dependencies  Unrealistic expectations  No partnership with business

7. ECDC Architecture Solutions:  Uniform technical platform MOSS and.Net  Strong security framework  Centralized infrastructure functionality  Integrated, standard components and tools  Governance of projects with IT components  PM forum  Agency wide project work flow, document templates, and development of organizational assets  Integration of Management Information System with project workflow and status reporting

8. ECDC Architecture  Internal IT Application Architecture

9. ECDC Architecture Technology Layer – Microsoft based SSO – Single Sign On ILM – Identity Lifecycle Manager MOSS – Microsoft Share Point TFS – Team Foundation Server

10. ECDC Architecture Service Layer – These application are providing services to ECDC staff and applications Communication - web services

11. ECDC Architecture To be highlighted applications: IDM – Identity Management - user nominations TS – Team Foundation Server – shared standardized terminology CIS – Country Information System

12. ECDC Architecture Application Layer:

13. Highlighted Applications: TESSy – The European Surveillance Application Framework. EPIS – Epidemic Intelligence System

14. ECDC Architecture Log In to ECDC applications by external user

15. ECDC Architecture Next steps:  Perform an application inventory and enterprise wide analysis  Develop an enterprise architecture {ESB}  Integrate IT and Business project management  Agree on standardized roles and implement a common development approach/organization  Continue communication and standardization on all levels  Continue to develop organizational assets  Develop more enterprise wide tools as requested by our users.