IT
Interoperability
The capacity of systems to exchange and use information between them.
Plain English
Systems being able to exchange information with each other without a person retyping it.
If you’re new here
Most of the pain in government IT is here. Two systems that will not speak to each other is usually a governance problem wearing a technical costume.
What they probably mean
“Making them talk to each other, which is the hard part.”
Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.
Bureaucracy level
Complex · 4/5
How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.
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