OASIS
e-Government TC – new standard for
e-Folder
David RR Webber, asked me to inform
you about the standardization work we are doing in the field of e-Folders and
EPR:
I think it is
a great idea for you to do some draft e-Folders ideas and post them - you will
get great feedback - and strong attention for EPR.and e-Folders
Just remember
though keep it really really really simple - peel the onion one layer at a
time.
Less is more. They will
appreciate you sending just an outline first. Then updating that as it
develops.
Also - big advantage of smaller peices
- is eventually they will read it - after you have posted the tenth posting
with
new
updates...
I am not sure my message is simple
enough – lets I am what’s happen. I am observer in the eGov TC. If this will
be of interest for the TC I will join as a full member:
Please read the
attached document before you read this comments:
The e-Folder standard
includes much more than some single metaphors.
A standard for
construction of e-Folders does not exist. Why not? The only reason is that
nobody has thought of the possibilities before. I myself have worked with
standardizing of the elements in electronic processes (EPR). The brother and
sister of EPR is e-Folders. EPR demands standardization of the structure and
functionality in e-Folders. The EPR standard includes exactly the same as the
standard for the e-Folders.
I am quite sure that
standardizing of e-Folders is necessary in order to achieve organizational
interoperability. The structure of a folder must be the same for all
organizations involved. The functions in the folder must also be the same.
E.g. the folder must include workflow, the functions in work flow must be the
same and not differ from one to another.
If I am right the
e-Folder standard must interest both standard organizations and all
organizations working with eGov. e-Folders seems to be a common way of
presentation information and helping tools in many applications.
In the enclosed
invitation there are some simple examples underlying the needs of
standardization.
Some days ago I had 3
interesting calls:
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One was with
Trond-Arne Undheim in Brussels. He works for R&D within eGov in EU. I tried to
convince him of how necessary it is to standardize structure and
functionalities in e-Folders. I believe he accepted that. We also discussed
standardizing on functions. I gave him one example – functions in workflow.
This area represents chaos, a lot of proprietary solutions and difficulty of
getting acceptance for standards. I believe:
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If we isolate
the functions the functions in itself – it will not be difficult to achieve
agreement on functions to be standardized
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If OASIS eGov TC
can delivered this functions as freeware – we can hope that eGov in European
countries decided to follow the standard.
This is
just one example – there are many others
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The next two
calls had to do with e-Folders. Erik Lillevold works for an EU project with
the aim of following the development and the process of establish a new law.
Håvard Hegna at Norsk Regnesentral told me about another EU project – to make
it easier for citizens to move from one country to another. Both projects
would have advantages of standardized folders with freeware.
Let’s say that an
e-Folder Workshop based on the software components exist. It would be much
easier to carry through both projects using the Workshop as a development
arena.
I wonder: How many
projects do EU have which could take advantages on an e-Folder Workshop? I
believe that number is large. It would be an excellent R&D project to find
out the potential. We will gladly help the R&D group in the Commission to
carry through this project. And it will not take long time – and cost much
money.
I hope to get acceptance both
in Brussels and among OASIS eGOV TC for the need of an e-Folder
standard.
The main problem is
financing the work. Without money we can either travel or establish and work
through alliances.
The basic standards
will also be the basis for establishing sector standards with workshop for the
sector. E.g.: e-Construction, e-Healthcare, e-Community
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