Re: [humanmarkup-comment] Fw: Innovative XML applications

[Kurt Cagle <cagle@olywa.net>]

Ranjeeth,

What type of article are they currently looking for -- technical detail or
broad overview? I write articles for a living (the occasional book looks
good, but it hardly puts bread on the table short term) and could probably
do either if I had a little better idea about who it needs to be targeted
to.

-- Kurt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ranjeeth Kumar Thunga" <rkthunga@humanmarkup.org>
To: "OASIS Comment" <humanmarkup-comment@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:21 PM
Subject: [humanmarkup-comment] Fw: Innovative XML applications


Just wanted to share this with you guys also...they asked us to write an
article for the Office of Intergovernmental Solutions...they are discussing
very relevant issue to what we are doing in their next issue.

Ranjeeth Kumar Thunga
----- Original Message -----
From: <susan.turnbull@gsa.gov>
To: <rkthunga@humanmarkup.org>
Cc: <sally.matthews@gsa.gov>; <judy.douglas@eds.com>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 2:20 PM
Subject: Innovative XML applications


Ranjeeth,
Thanks again for joining us on Tuesday.  Your work has a lot of potential
and your presentation sparked a lot of interest.  As the workshop notes are
posted, I'm sure you'll receive additional inquiries.  As I mentioned, I'd
like to see how the markup language could contribute to reducing
communication breakdowns and clarifying where "hotspot" areas  as multiple
parties seek to work together.  Thanks also for agreeing to write an
article on Human Mark up language for the Office of Intergovernmental
Solutions. You can send your article directly to Sally Matthews.  Due date
is 11/9.

Thanks!  Susan


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Since June 1997, GSA's Office of Intergovernmental Solutions (OIS) has
published a comprehensive intergovernmental solutions newsletter that
identifies trends and successes in utilizing information technology around
the world and provides highlights from federal, state, local and
international governments, as well as industry and academia.

For our next edition, we will cover how governments are using innovative
XML (Extensible Markup Language) applications to deliver relevant
government information and services to its citizens.

The call for a citizen-centric government that transcends bureaucracy
requires us to remove overlapping and duplicative processes in providing,
collecting, and transacting information online.  The need for interoperable
systems to exchange data across bureaucratic boundaries has led many
governments to implement XML-based solutions.  XML is an open,
platform-independent, way to structure and exchange data electronically.
By sharing customized mark-up languages, governments can facilitate online
exchanges of information between systems, web sites, and applications.

We are soliciting articles in the following areas related to XML
applications in the delivery of government information and services to
constituents:

·    Government web sites and web applications using XML
·    XML in Government Portals, "Smart Portals"
·    XML in search technologies
·    Development and/or adoption of standardized XML schemas and data
elements
·    Registry/Repositories for XML specifications, schemas, and
vocabularies
·    Implementations of SOAP and UDDI in Government
·    Improved portability through XML
·    Centrally compiling and displaying common data from multiple databases
and platforms
·    XML's tools for Accessibility
·    Examples of improved interoperability across organizations
·    XML and purchasing and finance operations
·    Miscellaneous XML in Government

If you have any stories to tell about your plans to use or your current use
of innovative XML applications and would like to submit an article to the
newsletter, please contact Sally Matthews at sally.matthews@gsa.gov or
202-501-1476 as soon as possible.  Articles should be short and concise
(approximately 1,000 words) and be submitted electronically by November 9,
2001.  Please include the author's name, title, organization, telephone
number, and e-mail address.

 To check out our most recent newsletters, go to www.gsa.gov/intergov .
Under the column titled "Publications" click on "More" for a list of recent
Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletters.








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