My colleague David Osimo asked me, an assistant professor of eGovernance Systems in Aegean University, in Samos, to moderate an on-line discussion on Digital Agenda 2020 issues around Interoperability, Cloud and eID.
When accepted, the first suggestion was to list a few sources of relevant background material and gather some existing on-line discussion forums.
So here we are:
Area I : Online material
- The basic definitions of Digital Agenda 2020 (on Pillar II: Interoperability and Standards): http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/pillar.cfm?pillar_id=44&pillar=Interoperability%20and%20Standards
- The DA2020 workshop report (on interoperability, eID, Cloud): http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/cf/daa11/workshop-results.cfm
- The EC/DIGIT ISA Web Site (on EU interoperability policy): http://ec.europa.eu/isa/
Area 2: On-line forums and communities
- CROSSROAD Group on eGovernance (200+ members): http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2594136
- FINES Group on Future Internet and Enterprise Interoperability (100+ members): http://www.linkedin.com/groups?viewMembers=&gid=3375465
- Enterprise Interoperability Group (150+ members): http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Enterprise-Interoperability-123301
- The SEMIC.EU group on Semantic Interoperablity Assets: http://www.semic.eu/idabcJForum/forums/list.page
- The ePractice.EU Group on eProcurement/eInvoicing (400+ members):
- The ePractice.EU Group on eID (150+ mbrs): http://www.epractice.eu/en/community/eureid
- The ePractice.EU Group on Governance and Policy Modelling (150+ mbrs): http://www.epractice.eu/en/community/egovernance
Also, check some more interoperability and cloud related sites: http://bit.ly/oE1S65
Area 3: On-line discussion initiation
By looking at the main topics of the online discussion, we could depict Interoperablity (as a framework) and
e-Invoicing (as a specific interoperability and organisational challenge for enterprises). A classification of topics would yield:
Interoperability
- standards
- frameworks
- national status
- approaches for eBus and eGov
- Break-through approaches
e - invoicing
- status, barriers,technical implementations
- feedback form practice
- Break-through ideas
Then, on a more national level at local events in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, the discussion will evolve around cloud, eID and internet of things, to be integrated at a later stage:
- e - Identity (frameworks, technical implementations, barriers, best practices)
- Cloud Computing (typology, status for public, private and hybrid, PaaS-SaaS orientation, cloud interoperability)
- Internet of things (standards, status of adoption, outlook)
It is easy to join the discussions at: http://linkd.in/n1rdIP