A position represents an area that the government wants to focus on. That area may look more like vertical or horizontal integration. In this case it'd be horiz

A position represents an area that the government wants to focus on. That area may look more like vertical or horizontal integration. In this case it'd be horizontal integration, where an eGov is a function of all other aspects of the government, but also requires a common approach in terms of infrastructure, engineers etc. You can think about it like object orientation (vertical) vs. functional programming (horizontal). Both have their use cases. The drawbacks you're concerned about are resolved through communication. If there's ongoing communication, there will be synchronization.