During Stage 3 of the ET.gov process, the
co-chairs of the CIO Council's (CIOC) Emerging Technology Subcommittee
agree
to accept stewardship of proposed ET components based upon the degrees
of interest and commitment embodied in the communities of
practice (CoPs) formed around them.
We do not have the resources
to
automate this stage yet nor have the business rules for stewardship
been
formally determined. However, such rules may include such
criteria as high degrees of commitment to the CoP among at least three
individuals with high degrees of technical expertise, representing at
least three different companies or organizations, together with at
least three representatives of government agencies possessing high
degrees expertise in the prospective business case for use of the
component. In some cases, leadership of the CoP by a government
agency Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO),
or other high-ranking official may also be required or, at least, be
taken into account in determining priorities among candidate components
for stewardship.
Stewardship does not necessarily imply any commitment other than
recognition that
the CoP formed around an ET component or specification appears to have
sufficient
resources to determine, in an unbiased manner, its technical viability
and utility. However, the ET process may play a role in helping
the CIOC determine priorities for the allocation of any resources
available for this purpose. For example, components and specifications
reaching this stage may be considered at Collaborative
Expedition Workshops. In any event, ET CoPs achieving the
requisite degree
of critical mass for stewardship by the ET Subcommittee will be listed
here:
- XML Schema Interoperability Work Group (XSI WG),
formerly Naming & Design Rules & Guidelines WG)
- Strategy Markup Language (StratML)
- Enterprise Architecture Management Guide (EAMG)
- IPv6 Work Group (IPv6)
- Records Management Service Components (RMSC)
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