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Subject: Re: [ihc] An Article on Legal Constraints in US, A Question about Issues
Oops, sorry. Rex At 9:54 AM -0400 8/17/04, Karl F. Best wrote: >Rex: > >Thanks for the valuable input, but I'll ask that discussion on the >list not start until the TC is actually formed at the first meeting, >scheduled for 2 September. That would be the time to discuss forming >a SC. > >-Karl > > > >Rex Brooks wrote: >>Hi Folks, >> >>Since I keep an eye on Healthcare issues, I noticed this article >>today. One of my own conclusions as I have researched this domain >>off and on over the last 3 years has been the lack of global >>standards for IT other than the broadest ones covered in ISO 11179, >>and some topic-specific issues. I would be interested to hear >>whether there are significant and similar barriers in Europe and >>Asia, as if localization wasn't difficult enough on its own, >>especially with different character sets. However, as with many IT >>issues, the legal aspects, and the IPR aspects also need to be >>addressed. So, here's the article: >> >>http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=29100518 >> >>And, here's the question: >> >>Should we consider establishing subcommittees early in the TC process? >> >>The question relates to the specificity of gathering requirements >>for legal issues specifically. As a member of the Web Services for >>Remote Portlets TC, I can vouch for the fact that there just isn't >>enough warm bodies working on behalf of corporate members to take >>on any significant work outside the specific purview of our scope, >>and our experience with relying on other TCs to produce their specs >>in a timely way to aid in our ongoing work has been somewhat >>disappointing, though neither unexpected, nor particularly >>troubling yet. For instance, we have had to wait for a year for >>WSS to reach its milestone for producing its first suite of >>specifications, we now face the task of imlementing those standards >>and gathering feedback from those implementations. This then must >>be factored into WSRP 2.0 if we can, though, in fact, we may not >>have enough feedback during the timeframe we have established for >>developing WSRP v2.0. I don't know, obviously, so I can't point out >>whether, in fact, this is a large-enough concern to warrant being >>included in the ihc work. However, uptake of standards, wherever >>they are produced is something that needs to be addressed, so I >>think that an IHC Legal SC would be a good idea. >> >>If we are to liaise with other TCs to produce specifications needed >>in this domain, we need to be as specific as we can be to avoid >>tasking others to survey a field for specific issues before >>beginning the work of writing standards to bridge those issues. >> >>BTW, Legal is just one particular domain. For an exercise in how >>complex these issues will be, consider how many different specs >>there are for defining what a "person" or "address" is. >> >>Just thought I would pass this little reminder along. >> >>Regards, >>Rex Brooks >> >>P.S. I am using the long form of my signature here this once so >>those of you joining in this initial period can get an idea of what >>my interests are. I will add my membership in this TC once I am >>sure that I fit into the work here. >> >>-- >> >>Rex Brooks >>President, Stabourne Communications Design >>Executive Director, Humanmarkup.org, Inc. >>Co-Chair, Secretary, OASIS HumanMarkup Technical Committee >>Co-Chair OASIS Human Physical Characteristics Description Markup >>Language Subcommittee >>Member, OASIS Web Services for Remote Portlets Technical Committee >>Member, OASIS Web Services for Remote Portlets-Primer Subcommittee >>Member OASIS Emergency Management Technical Committee >>Co-Chair Emergency Management Notification Methods and Messages Subcommittee >>Member, OASIS Emergency Management Geospatial Information Services >>Subcomittee >>GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth >>W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com >>Email: rexb@starbourne.com >>Tel: 510-849-2309 >>Fax: By Request > > >-- >================================================================= >Karl F. Best >Vice President, OASIS >office +1 978.667.5115 x206 mobile +1 978.761.1648 >karl.best@oasis-open.org http://www.oasis-open.org -- Rex Brooks GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com Email: rexb@starbourne.com Tel: 510-849-2309 Fax: By Request
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