From a recent report (Roadmap.pdf) released by The Berkman Center for Internet & Society.
The Problem:
Following last year’s tsunami disaster:
Similar issues have arisen during Hurricane Katrina relief operations.
The Solution = Open Standards
Guiding principles: An Open ICT EcoSystem should be Interoperable, User-Centric, Collaborative, Sustainable, Flexible
Attribute |
Open Standards |
Open Source |
| Nature | Set of Specifications | Software Code |
| Openness of Interface | By Definition | By Design |
| Interoperability | Enabled | Cannot be Assumed |
| Licensing | Various Types | Various Types (GPL, BSD, etc.) |
| Development Model | Collaborative | Collaborative |
Who was involved?
Members from various countries, including one from Canada – Gary Doucet of the Treasury Board Secretariat.
The Results:
An Openness Maturity Model:
- Level 0 – Mainly Closed
- Level 1 – Ad Hoc
- Level 2 – Open Aware
- Level 3 – Defined and Developing
- Level 4 – Managed Openness
- Level 5 – Measured and Sustainable
Plus – A Framework for a Business Case
Comment: An excellent starting point prior to the development of any regional, national or international web initiative that involves more than one organisation. For instance, the roadmap could inform the initial structure of national learning or health portals.
Very good reportThanks Harold for this very good report. A lot of good things in it!
I agree with you about the maturity model and the possible use of the roadmap in a national learning or healh portals strategy.
Geoffroi
From Jeff Kaplan — Founder & Director, Open ePolicy GroupMy name is Jeff Kaplan. I am theFounder & Director of the Open ePolicy Group, the team of experts who produced the Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems.
I just wanted to thank you for sharing our work and your comments. It will be interesting to see what content from the Roadmap people find most engaging and useful. I expect we might be surprised, at least from my point of view knowing which issues were contentious, which were endorsed quickly and strongly, and which almost didn’t make it into the final version of the Roadmap.
Please feel free to share any feedback on the Roadmap with us. We intend to add an interactive element to our website shortly. In the meantime, I’m happy to field messages and post them.
All best,
Jeff Kaplan
Email: jkaplan@cyber.law.harvard.edu
More from GotzeBloggedThank you Jeff. Other readers may also want to view what John Gotze has posted, which includes several more links and references.