Re: Infrastructure SC of E-Government TC

[john.borras@e-envoy.gsi.gov.uk]

Eliot
Apologies for delay in dealing with this.

Two relatively minor comments:

First, you use the term "common services".   To the uninitiated there may be some confusion between what is a common service dealt by this SC and a service dealt with by the Services SC.   Perhaps use the term common facilities instead.

Second, you say this SC "Complements" the other SCs without saying exactly how.   It would help to explain that a little to clarify the relationship between the SCs and help to make the role of this SC more explicit.

When you've taken on board the TC's comments on this scope please proceed with the rest of the SC Charter.   We can then think about asking for nominations for this SC and planning the first meeting.   When we get to that stage I'll set up the SC on the new OASIS system for you to subsequently manage.  It would be nice to have held the first meeting before the next TC meeting on 8 May.  If you want we can schedule in a SC meeting in London on or around 8 May?

Regards,
John

Eliot Christian <echristian@usgs.gov> 17/03/2003 08:49

To:        john.borras@e-envoy.gsi.gov.uk         cc:                 Subject:        Infrastructure SC of E-Government TC

Hello John

I have attempted to capture the idea of the new "Infrastructure" 
Subcommittee discussed at the meeting last week in Washington. Here is my 
draft "Scope and Purpose" statement and of course I welcome any additions 
or changes you may have. Once this looks to you approximately correct, I 
would propose to send it to the full TC mailing list for comments before 
proceeding to draft Deliverables and other sections.

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Within the scope of the E-Government Technical Committee, the 
Infrastructure Subcommittee focuses on common services applied in multiple 
government functions. Examples of such common service include Security and 
Authentication, Privacy Assurance, Geospatial Facilities, Metadata 
Facilities, Identity Services, Information Discovery, Records Management, 
Taxonomy Management, and Organizational Directories, among others. The 
Infrastructure Subcommittee complements the Interoperable Services 
Subcommittee that deals with technical mechanisms irrespective of a 
government function or common services. The Infrastructure Subcommittee 
also complements the Services Subcommittee that delineates government 
functions for purposes of the E-Government Technical Committee, and the 
Best Practices Subcommittee that highlights E-Government programs of 
special significance.

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(Note that this draft assumes the renaming proposal of the "Web Services 
and ebXML Subcommittee" will change its name to "Interoperable Services 
Subcommittee".)



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