The esd-standards pages describe controlled lists and associated data standards used in the United Kingdom public sector - particularly by local government. Many of the standards are built in to esd-toolkit which is available with value added services to subscribing UK local authorities.
Comments and queries on the structure, content and usage of resources can be placed in the online fora. If you are not already registered with esd-toolkit or another participating organisation, register here and use the My Profile page to select topic areas of interest to you.
For details of the National e-Service Delivery Standards (NeSDS) and self assessment via esd-toolkit, go to www.esd-toolkit.org/NeSDS.
The controlled lists pages give lists used to populate subject and other metadata in human and machine readable formats. From the page you will also find links to drafts of future versions of any of the controlled lists which are currently available for consultation.
Lists are:
See the What are all these lists? section, which includes a Flash diagram for an overview of the lists.
These pages document the e-Government Metadata Standard (e-GMS), including usage of controlled lists.
The schemas pages describe the XML schemas which define the format of resources.
Interactive viewer - The viewer presents the XML schemas in a tree view.
Schemas include:
The Local Directgov schema defines how services are delivered by an agency (such as a Local Authority) via the Web and other channels. This forms the standard for exchanging information between Web portals and is used to feed data from English Local Authorities to the DirectGov web site.
Schemas for self-service Web content from the Local Authority Websites (LAWs) National Project and mediated content from the Knowledge Management National Project, used in local government.
Comments and queries on the structure, content and usage of resources can be placed in the online fora. If you are not already registered with esd-toolkit or another participating organisation, register here and use the My Profile page to select topic areas of interest to you.
Comments on the Web site and help with forum registration can be obtained by e-mail from standards@esd-toolkit.org.
