RIHA is used for registering the information systems of the state, local governments or other legal persons governed by public law or persons governed by private law performing public functions. In addition, XML assets are also registered in RIHA.
The objectives of RIHA:
- keeping records of the state information system;
- helping to assess the compliance with the requirements of the state information system.
RIHA:
- publishes current summaries of the state information system (data, parties);
- helps to assess the compliance with the requirements of the state information system;
- provides a convenient communication channel for the owners and evaluators of information systems.
State information system catalogue
RIHA provides information on:
- which information systems constitute the state information system;
- what kinds of data and in which information systems are collected and processed;
- who are the owners and contact persons of the information systems;
- what are the legal bases for maintaining the information systems and processing data;
- what are the reusable components of information systems that ensure interoperability (XML assets).
Procedural and administrative environment
RIHA is a procedural and administrative environment for the following:
- the establishment, use, modification, and termination of information systems and databases;
- XML assets.
RIHAKE
RIHAKE is a data governance component that is installed at state institutions, which enables conducting the following actions pursuant to the data standard:
- describe the data of state authorities;
- describe the classifiers and lists used in the data;
- compile data and business dictionaries;
- forward data descriptions to Estonian Data Portal.
RIHAKE supports data management at authorities and thereby allows improving the reuse and findability of data.
Approval
In the state information system and the services provided therein, you should abide by the requirements established for interoperability, personal data protection, creation of statistics, archiving, processing of spatial data, etc.
Authorities monitoring compliance with requirements
primarily monitors the extent of the possible invasion of privacy arising from data processing for private persons and whether planned data processing corresponds to the principles highlighted in the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia, the Personal Data Protection Act, the Public Information Act, and in relevant specific law.
Land and Spatial Development Boardmonitors spatial data, including the use of address data.
National Archives of Estoniaprimarily monitors the storage and archiving of the data in datasets of archival value.
monitors technical compliance, the composition of the collected data, and basic data.
Statistics Estoniamonitors classifiers and the data required for creating national statistics.
Last updated: 28.04.2026
