RE: [egov] Countermeasures for Epidemic of Congressional Ignorance?

["Duane Nickull" <dnickull@adobe.com>]

Rec:

Sadly, in a previous company we proposed an architecture to the Canadian
Government (prior to being acquired by Adobe) for a low costs system
that would have helped alleviate some of the problems from this type of
emergency.

While dwelling on the past is important to learn lessons, I also think
it is important to look forward and take action.  The proposed system
was  registry based and would allow government and civilian entities to
register the following via easy to use web forms:

1. What types of events they wish to be notified about and when.
Example: If there is a landslide in the Rocky Mountains that blocks a
public highway, notify me since I am a civilian trucking company and I
need to know this to reroute my trucks or "Tell me about potential
hurricanes 48 hours in advance since I have to collect and evacuate
elderly people".

2. A list of anything they have that they would make available during an
emergency. Example: I have a diesel generator and 200 gallons of fuel in
my backyard

3. Details of any services they are prepared to offer during an
emergency (example: I have a chainsaw and can help cut through fallen
trees.

4. Details of how they can be contacted in an emergency including backup
plans in case no infrastructure exists (example: If the phones are out,
I will be at the corner of Haight & Ashbury.

5. Workflows and procedures for emergency workers to take.

The idea is that everyone who has a stake in a situation would have a
chance to play a role.  Agencies from local governments to international
relief workers could all use it.

The architecture is public record since it was submitted to the GoC as
an RFI proposal.  Anyone interested in seeing it or making use of it
please let me know and I can forward it to them.  

I think systems like this would only cost around CAD $100,000 to
implement and probably minimal $$ to keep operational.  A bargain
compared to the chaos that can result when things go wrong.

The architecture used the OASIS CAP and the ebXML Registry/Repository
standards along with other web service standards.

Anyone want to build it?

Duane

-----Original Message-----
From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@starbourne.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 8:06 AM
To: huml@lists.oasis-open.org; emergency@lists.oasis-open.org;
egov@lists.oasis-open.org; sia-pilot6@humanml.cim3
Subject: [egov] Countermeasures for Epidemic of Congressional Ignorance?

Hi Everyone,

Please excuse the inept and mangled metaphors, but I think I have a 
concussion from being hit by this um, fiscal responsibility?

I note this with considerable dismay since it looks a lot like we 
suddenly discovered that we are hemorrhaging from a leg so we are 
going to amputate our right arm as if we could somehow save the blood 
in that arm or keep it from flowing out our gashed leg. Let's ignore 
how much work that arm could do, for things like, well, tying a 
tourniquet around the wound from which we are actually bleeding?

http://fcw.com/article90814-09-16-05-Web&newsletter%3Dyes

Better idea. Let's rescind the minimum wage and hire all those 
displaced refugees, oops, no, they're called.... what was it? Ah yes, 
evacuees. How much more civilized can you get? I never thought 
ignorance was contagious till now.

Rex
-- 
Rex Brooks
President, CEO
Starbourne Communications Design
GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison
Berkeley, CA 94702
Tel: 510-849-2309

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