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

[Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com>]

Hi Ranjeeth,

Have you narrowed down the topic you want to cover, or would it make
sense to consider asking for various topics to be covered in a series
of such articles, with those of us with relevant areas of personal
interest taking it upon ourselves to cover our interests in these
multiple regards?

If we could get a series going, it would probably be better for us in
the long run than trying to respond to these invitations one at a
time. That way we would also, automatically generate a series of
White Papers without overburdening any one individual with trying to
represent the whole of humanmarkup.

Ciao,
Rex

At 11:21 PM -0400 10/24/01, Ranjeeth Kumar Thunga wrote:
>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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