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What the Indian govt at centre and state govt's learn from white house's / US source code policy?

My answer to What the Indian govt at centre and state govt's learn from white house's / US source code policy? Answer by Jan Goossenaerts:

At this moment there is only a draft policy and a rather lively debate on GitHub: WhiteHouse/source-code-policy

Very positive, yet it is rather early to learn from the policy as the policy makers still have to digest hundreds of comments...

On the other hand, in the past Indian and US governments have been cooperating in open source initiatives (the page explaining such cooperation has been relocated, so I can't give an up to date reference - old link: http://www.data.gov/opengovplatform )

Judging from  Applications - Data.gov (US) and https://data.gov.in/ (India) there certainly is mutual learning in this area.

In general, source code is made to meet requirements. Governments and the private sector have a hard time to match requirements and source code (and document traceability between them), as a result they also often miss out on sharing possibilities, for instance between federal, state and local level government projects (further on these levels are called Level of scope - Ens Dictionary).

The US Federal CIO Council has defined the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) to better document such traceability, and a Collaborative Planning Methodology (CPM) which is a full planning and implementation life cycle for use at all levels of scope (International, National, Federal, Sector, Agency, Segment, System, and Application) and for actively pursuing sharing of solutions across these levels.

So my suggestion is to use the CPM as a framework for learning and applying the source code policy. I am preparing an e-book to explain what "all" governments could learn from CPM". The context is that of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The patterns to apply are those introduced in A multi-level model-driven regime for value-added tax compliance in ERP systems.

What the Indian govt at centre and state govt's learn from white house's / US source code policy?

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What the Indian govt at centre and state govt's learn from white house's / US source code policy?

My answer to What the Indian govt at centre and state govt's learn from white house's / US source code policy? Answer by Jan Goossenaerts:

At this moment there is only a draft policy and a rather lively debate on GitHub: WhiteHouse/source-code-policy

Very positive, yet it is rather early to learn from the policy as the policy makers still have to digest hundreds of comments...

On the other hand, in the past Indian and US governments have been cooperating in open source initiatives (the page explaining such cooperation has been relocated, so I can't give an up to date reference - old link: http://www.data.gov/opengovplatform )

Judging from  Applications - Data.gov (US) and https://data.gov.in/ (India) there certainly is mutual learning in this area.

In general, source code is made to meet requirements. Governments and the private sector have a hard time to match requirements and source code (and document traceability between them), as a result they also often miss out on sharing possibilities, for instance between federal, state and local level government projects (further on these levels are called Level of scope - Ens Dictionary).

The US Federal CIO Council has defined the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) to better document such traceability, and a Collaborative Planning Methodology (CPM) which is a full planning and implementation life cycle for use at all levels of scope (International, National, Federal, Sector, Agency, Segment, System, and Application) and for actively pursuing sharing of solutions across these levels.

So my suggestion is to use the CPM as a framework for learning and applying the source code policy. I am preparing an e-book to explain what "all" governments could learn from CPM". The context is that of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The patterns to apply are those introduced in A multi-level model-driven regime for value-added tax compliance in ERP systems.

What the Indian govt at centre and state govt's learn from white house's / US source code policy?

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My comment on an answer to Why didn't the creator of Hashtag patent the concept?

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My comment on an answer to Which is your favorite Social Media site?

#WXUGQA #GlobalPartnership My comment on an answer to Which is your favorite Social Media site? : View Comment on Quora

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My comment on an answer to Why didn't the creator of Hashtag patent the concept?

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What will the G8 Open Data Charter signed at the Lough Erne 2013 Summit change for Open Government worldwide?

#G8 Open Data Charter - Impact expectations #enterprisearchitecture view - #isic8411 #cofog0132 #Globalpartnership Answer by Jan Goossenaerts:

The principles stated mean a departure from past (implicit) assumptions and principles that mostly caused the ''underharvesting'' of the data. The principles in the charter can be considered ''societal'' architecture principles. As such, when governments implement new services, they should be guided by them. On the other hand, when civil or public actors notice that services do not comply with the principles, they can refer to them in their advocacy and calls for compliance. In summary: all stakeholders have now an instrument for reference in the transition towards more open government. The impact of the Charter will therefore depend on at least these factors:  - the ability of civil society and the public sector actors to utilize the principles in their advocacy work; - the sectors of government in which the charter's principles get a high priority. The announced action plans will be an indicator for the second factor. some (enterprise architecture) jargon:

architecture principles: general rules and guidelines, intended to be enduring and seldom  amended, that inform and support the way in which an organization sets  about fulfilling its mission; guiding it from values to actions and results.

societal architecture principle: general rules and guidelines, intended to be enduring and seldom  amended, that inform and support the way in which public (and private) actors set  about fulfilling their mission; guiding them from values to actions and results.

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Given that ignorance of the law is no excuse, shouldn't the government publish (and maintain) an online, authenticated, fully cross-index...

Answer by Jan Goossenaerts:

On publishing government information online. Thanks for all the answers. They are mostly specific for the US, yet the question and service needs are pertinent for all citizens of all countries - ref. globalisation. In the Actor Atlas statute book (same generic structure for all countries) I propose a way of presenting statutes in accordance with the classification of the functions of government (COFOG), in three layers:

statutes close to people,

those relating to economy, environment and community, and

those establishing the society's foundation

Moreover I created aligned overviews of:

international treaties (Treaty Database at Univ. of Oslo) -( in the statute books)

COFOG/ISIC classifications - (in the statute books)

the (statutory) actor - Actor Maps (separate page per country)

the ongoing initiatives (which could include legislative ones), awareness of these is also an important dimension of citizenhood - in a separate Initiative Book per country

The Actor Atlas and related Social Capital sites have so far be a one person effort. But is high time for others to join the effort - in the spirit behind the question and the other answers. Links: - Treaty Database - The Faculty of Law (University of Oslo) -  Country Statute Books - Actor Atlas - Statute book for the United States - Actor Atlas - Statute book for the Philippines - Actor Atlas - Statute book for India - Actor Atlas -  EU Statute Book - Actor Atlas

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Commission issues action call in Davos - with IT sector and telecoms companies - to close digital skills and jobs gap in Europe

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Why aren't more companies using Quora as their board/forum for their product instead of their own board?

cool question ref. #service-chain thinking (in #internet age) #soa #interoperability

Quora seems to be quite a bit more advanced than most forums and it's free, so why don't smart companies use Quora to get all benefits and also showing that they are a bit ahead of times?

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What is the definition of Law 2.0?

Social collaboration and peer-to-peer networking has changed the way we look at everything from Media to Healthcare, but what about Law? Is anybody working on a definition of Law 2.0?

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By Jo Confino (October 15, 2012)

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology 

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Street lighting revolution in the make? Can FIPEL substitute LED in climate-friendly street lighting initiatives?

On June 18 2012, the Climate Group launched a call for making global street lighting LED-based or as efficient.

Recently FIPEL lighting technology has been announced, it may imply considerable ligthing cost reductions.

How soon will the stakeholders of the Climate Group's Call to Action embrace the new technology?

Join the discussion and fact finding at the Actor Atlas page on Function of Government 06.4.0 - Street lighting (CS).

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Did you know that every $1 spent on education generates $10-$15 in economic growth.

That’s smart investment!

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& and $1 spent at smart wikiworx content will generate even more growth, empowerment and resilience. That is the Wikinetix promise of which delivery starts with the Actor Atlas.

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Launching the Actor Atlas and its blog

The Actor Atlas is a first global service from Wikinetix.

Access it here, or consult the blog explaining how Actor Atlas services provide solutions to specific development challenges.