The enterprise approach of DEP s E-Government program exemplifies a number of philosophies. Develop once Use many times.
Enterprise refers to the entirety of an organization that uses computers.
Typically, it applies to software or hardware solutions designed for large organizations. At the heart of the enterprise approach are the principles of transferability, reusability, and modularity. These concepts capture the notion of designing and building components common to the enterprise so that all levels of DEP can use or modify as needed the application, eliminating the need to recreate an application for specific activities. With its E-Government program, DEP is laying the groundwork with the intent that the products and tools can be reused in part or in their entirety by DEP either at the enterprise level or at the program level. This approach allows DEP to avoid unnecessarily reinventing the wheel and to leverage available IT assets, electronic commerce initiatives and existing infrastructures.