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What is NORA?

The Guideline for Implementing the National Enterprise Architecture Methodology, a key component of the National EA Framework issued by the Digital Government Authority.

NORA at a glance

Where this page sits in NORA: Introduction (Sections 1 to 4 of the NORA methodology guideline).

Key facts

  • Six domains: business, beneficiary experience, applications, data, technology, and security architecture
  • A national methodology of seven main stages and four supporting elements used throughout implementation
  • Three sections: domains and principles of EA, the national methodology, and the national reference models
  • EA governance ensures the methodology is implemented in the optimal way
  • Issued by the Digital Government Authority (DGA)
  • Aimed at government entities and private-sector entities acting as developers or operators of digital-government services

The Guideline for Implementing the National EA Methodology is a key component of the National EA Framework. It helps entities apply EA practice flexibly and at the level the work calls for.

What NORA delivers

  1. A unified national methodology

    A national methodology that keeps EA practices consistent across entities and aligns the work of building them with national directions.

  2. A clear approach to developing components

    Defined stages and steps for developing the current state, the future state, and conducting gap analysis across all six EA domains.

  3. Support for building the roadmap

    Support for building a roadmap that closes the gaps between the current and future EA states through initiatives and projects.

  4. Business and technology alignment

    Coordination of stakeholder activities so technology stays aligned with the entity's strategy and institutional objectives.

  5. Accelerated EA component development

    National reference models that help entities speed up component development and standardise the basis for their definition and classification.

Supporting elements of the methodology

EA principles

A set of principles for each of the six domains, with the principle description, rationale for application, and the implications.

Reference models and the general component model

National reference models for each domain, alongside the general model for EA components, their attributes, and viewpoints.

EA governance

Ensures the methodology is executed in the optimal way and aligns decisions across the development cycle.

Role of the Digital Government Authority

DGA issued the Guideline for Implementing the National EA Methodology as a key component of the National EA Framework. It is a reference that helps entities run EA practice flexibly and work out durable answers to the problems they hit day to day.

Document reference

Guideline for Implementing the National Enterprise Architecture Methodology. Document number: DGA-1-2-5-230, Issue No.: 1.0, March 2026. Digital Government Authority (DGA).

Related

EA domains

National EA methodology

EA governance

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