National Enterprise Architecture
National Enterprise Architecture is the national reference for implementing enterprise architecture in the government sector through unified national practices, standards, methodologies, and controls to support the digital transformation in government entities in order to reach an integrated smart government with a unified national vision, putting the citizens first. It includes practices and controls for implementing the government agency’s vision and strategy by making the necessary changes to align the business (Processes and Services) with the information technology (applications, data, and technology). National EA provides models, standards, and guidelines manuals to enhance the implementation and practicing of the enterprise architecture and accelerate digital transformation to achieve the vision's objectives.
The government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia paid great attention to the national enterprise architecture practices, as it issued the national enterprise architecture framework (NORA) and the framework for measuring the maturity of enterprise architecture practices (SEAM) in 2015 and continued to continuously improve this framework according to a precise mechanism that studies the extent of adopting national enterprise architecture practices and finding opportunities for improvement, ending in 2022, when Issuance of the regulatory framework for digital government by the Authority.
Develop and maintain the National Enterprise Architecture and support government agencies in implementing and getting benefits from EA practices.
A global leader in adopting enterprise architecture practices as a catalyst for the digital transformation agenda at the national level
Objectives and benefits of National Enterprise Architecture
Design and sustain best practices and national frameworks for enterprise architecture and support their adoption by government agencies
Achieving integration between business strategies and digital transformation by setting targets that reflect the impact of adopting enterprise architecture practices at the level of government agencies, sectors, and the national level.
Raising the level of maturity of government agencies’ enterprise architecture management practices by providing the necessary support and expertise to follow up the adoption at the sectoral and government agency levels.
Ensuring the continuity of the EA practice as a sustainable function in government agencies by qualifying and developing human capabilities and competencies.
Employing the outputs of the National Enterprise Architecture Framework and the results of its adoption at the national level to enhance the position of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in relevant international indicators.
