Obligation to use shared services and guidance on the services

As a rule, central government agencies and institutions must use shared basic IT and information system services. The Ministry of Finance decides, after hearing the ministry in question and Valtori’s customer advisory board, on the agency’s or the institution’s entitlement to use services other than shared services. If the Ministry of Finance and the ministry in question disagree on the matter, the decision is made by the Government.

Central government agencies and institutions and unincorporated state enterprises must use shared e-service and administration support services, unless it is necessary, due to technical or operational reasons, for the organisation to use another service in its operations or part thereof.

Furthermore, when carrying out their statutory tasks, municipal authorities must use necessary shared e-service and administration support services, for the arrangement of which government officials are responsible and the direct costs of which, incurred to municipal authorities, are compensated from state funds.

Under the Act on the Provision of Shared Government Information and Communications Technology Services, the Ministry of Finance is responsible for guiding and directing the provision of shared government ICT services and the quality of these services, and for interoperability of these services and their compliance with enterprise architecture.

The Ministry of Finance is also responsible for administrative and strategic guidance and guidance on ICT contingency planning, preparedness and security in regard to the provision of shared services.
 

Act on the Provision of Shared Government Information and Communications Technology Services (finlex.fi)