Technical
Base Registries
Authoritative registers of key public-sector data.
Definition
Authoritative registers maintained by public authorities that provide definitive reference data (e.g., population, property, business identifiers) for reuse across government systems, ensuring consistency and a single source of truth. They include metadata, update procedures and access governance to support interoperable services.
Related Terms
digital registers
Authoritative machine-readable datasets supporting public services....
Data Registries
Catalogues recording dataset metadata, provenance, and access rules....
reference data
Authoritative datasets frequently reused across administrations....
central architecture
Reference architecture for interoperability and shared building blocks....
metadata catalogue
Machine-readable inventory of datasets and metadata....