RE: [egov-ms] Groups - eGov Work Plan 2008-9 (eGMSWorkPlan2008-9.doc) uploaded

["Paul Spencer" <paul.spencer@boynings.co.uk>]

Aslam,

That looks really useful. I will certainly add it to my "best practice" list. It is quite new. Is there much implementation experience based on it?

Regards

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aslam Raffee [mailto:aslam.raffee@dst.gov.za]
> Sent: 01 July 2008 15:58
> To: Carol Cosgrove-Sacks
> Cc: egov-ms@lists.oasis-open.org; James Bryce Clark; laurent liscia;
> Paul Spencer
> Subject: Re: [egov-ms] Groups - eGov Work Plan 2008-9
> (eGMSWorkPlan2008-9.doc) uploaded
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I was part of the workgroup that contributed towards the 
> development of these e-gif documents 
> http://www.apdip.net/projects/gif/serieslaunch I think that they 
> are very good and since they were developed with funding from the 
> UNDP there should not be any restrictive copyright issues. 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Aslam Raffee
> Chief Information Officer
> Dept: Science and Technology (South Africa)
> Tel: +27 12 843 6606
> Email: aslam.raffee@dst.gov.za
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carol Cosgrove-Sacks" <Carol.Cosgrove-Sacks@oasis-open.org>
> To: "Paul Spencer" <paul.spencer@boynings.co.uk>
> Cc: egov-ms@lists.oasis-open.org, "James Bryce Clark" 
> <jamie.clark@oasis-open.org>, "laurent liscia" 
> <laurent.liscia@oasis-open.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 9:34:58 AM (GMT+0200) Africa/Harare
> Subject: Re: [egov-ms] Groups - eGov Work Plan 2008-9 
> (eGMSWorkPlan2008-9.doc) uploaded
> 
> Hello Paul,
> Thanks very much for your welcome query.
> I hope that many members of the OASIS eGov community will feel motivated 
> to respond!
> The work you are doing is very much in line with the eGMS Work Plan. 
> Several governments have stressed that they hope our activities will 
> benefit less advantaged countries - not just the richest ones!
> 
> Your key question is really provocative : I look forward to seeing 
> responses!
> Keep in touch, please.
> All the best,
> Carol
> Convenor, eGov
> 
> Paul Spencer wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am being commissioned to do some work that fits in exactly 
> with Goal 1 in the work plan. This is to review interoperability 
> frameworks world-wide, and produce a framework for a specific 
> developing nation. I should probably wait for contracts to be in 
> place before naming the country. I would also like to publish the 
> result of the review through this member section, but that will 
> again depend on the terms of the contract.
> >
> > I am very familiar with the UK e-GIF and the current work on 
> the Cross-Government Enterprise Architecture. I have also looked 
> at the NZ version. I would be very interested to be pointed at 
> other frameworks that people think worth reading. We all know 
> that Governments only publish the good news, so I would also 
> value "warts and all" opinions of them since the views of people 
> who have used them are the most valuable. In the light of 
> experience, what would you do differently if you were doing it 
> again? I can put opinions in anonymously if preferred and people 
> are very welcome to see what I write before I publish. Even 
> opinions that you do not want me to publish at all are helpful in 
> avoiding re-inventing the square wheel[1].
> >
> > Once I am a bit further down the road, I will ask some 
> questions that might stimulate some discussion and make this list 
> more active. In fact here is one to start: to what extent are the 
> standards that are mandated by Governments driven by best 
> practice, and to what extent by vested interests?
> >
> > All input welcome, either via the list or direct email.
> >
> > [1] Those in the UK will know that Austin got there first with 
> the Allegro, which had a "quartic" (square to you and me) steering wheel.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Paul Spencer
> > Director
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> >
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