Interoperability
The ability of systems to exchange information and work together through shared interfaces and standards.
ConceptSources & confidence: Qualified confidence
Checked 4 October 2026 · AI-assisted review
The ability of systems to exchange information and work together through shared interfaces and standards.
- GOV.UK — Open Standards principles
Open standards, interoperability and avoiding dependence on a single supplier.
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A service should fit into the institution using it and leave room for that institution to change its mind. Open interfaces and shared data formats make that possible.
In this library, Akoma Ntoso gives legal documents a shared structure; Parliament MCP gives tools a shared interface; and Internal Access provides shared authentication. They solve different problems, but each makes reuse easier.
For AI, I also care about the freedom to choose models for the task. Switching providers still requires evaluation: a common interface does not make different models behave identically.
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