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eGovernment Interest Group Teleconference

Minutes of 03 June 2009

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14:57:13 <trackbot> Meeting: eGovernment Interest Group Teleconference
14:57:13 <trackbot> Date: 03 June 2009
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15:13:23 <josema> scribe: josema

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15:13:28 <josema> chair: kevin, john
15:16:19 <john> lol!

John Sheridan: lol!

15:18:09 <josema> topic: "opengov dinner"

1. "opengov dinner"

15:18:55 <josema> kevin: chat with other government stakeholders on how things are evolving (Adobe, CDT, Sunlight...)

Kevin Novak: I had a chat with other government stakeholders on how things are evolving (Adobe, CDT, Sunlight...)

15:19:21 <josema> s/chat/I had a chat
15:20:09 <josema> ...talk on opendata, discussions on business perspective

...talk on opendata, discussions on business perspective

15:20:43 <josema> ...on what's the long term impact for industry

...on what's the long term impact for industry

15:21:35 <josema> ...again on the "how" to move from the generic ideas to the practical stuff

...again on the "how" to move from the generic ideas to the practical stuff

15:22:33 <josema> ...reinforces the points we made on the paper, people read it, found it useful

...reinforces the points we made on the paper, people read it, found it useful

15:23:11 <josema> john: very interesting stuff, how to move from strategy to implemented systems

John Sheridan: very interesting stuff, how to move from strategy to implemented systems

15:24:47 <josema> kevin: also discussion about the dialogue, some points Beth made on the blog post recently

Kevin Novak: also discussion about the dialogue, some points Beth made on the blog post recently

15:24:49 <josema> [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Wrap-Up-of-the-Open-Government-Brainstorming-Transparency/]

[http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Wrap-Up-of-the-Open-Government-Brainstorming-Transparency/]

15:27:14 <josema> john: one of things one need to do is to engineer processes in the system and get that kind of cultural change

John Sheridan: one of things one need to do is to engineer processes in the system and get that kind of cultural change

15:27:24 <josema> ...and that's hard to do, means cultural change

...and that's hard to do, means cultural change

15:27:34 <josema> kevin: agree

Kevin Novak: agree

15:28:00 <josema> ...creating this line of business is hard

...creating this lines of business is hard

15:28:07 <josema> s/line/lines
15:28:25 <josema> ...sometimes people and power located at different agencies

...sometimes people and power located at different agencies

15:30:04 <josema> john: one of the things that interesting me about transparency is how to connect it to public policy outcomes

John Sheridan: one of the things that interesting me about transparency is how to connect it to public policy outcomes

15:30:14 <josema> ...e.g. better spending of public money

...e.g. better spending of public money

15:30:32 <josema> ...one way of achieving transparency is to put up data on the Web

...one way of achieving transparency is to put up data on the Web

15:30:43 <josema> ...but then it's the question "so what?"

...but then it's the question "so what?"

15:30:52 <josema> ...what's the next part of journey looks like?

...what's the next part of journey looks like?

15:31:02 <josema> ...and that's hard

...and that's hard

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15:32:28 <josema> topic: open data

2. open data

15:32:45 <josema> ...what datasets? what for? what's the expected final result?

...what datasets? what for? what's the expected final result?

15:32:56 <josema> kevin: great point

Kevin Novak: great point

15:33:13 <josema> ...challenge is that some people in charge are technologists

...challenge is that some people in charge are technologists

15:33:27 <josema> ...difficult form them to understand government business

...difficult form them to understand government business

15:33:32 <josema> john: agree

John Sheridan: agree

15:33:52 <josema> ...coming from tech perspective myself

...coming from tech perspective myself

15:34:02 <josema> ...have seen people does not care

...have seen people does not care

15:34:07 <josema> ...there are bigger challenges

...there are bigger challenges

15:34:30 <josema> kevin: right, e.g. cloud computing, well, a buzzword

Kevin Novak: right, e.g. cloud computing, well, a buzzword

15:34:36 <josema> ...but what's in it for gov?

...but what's in it for gov?

15:34:42 <josema> ...would like to hear more of that

...would like to hear more of that

15:35:06 <josema> john: someone could say it reduces total cost of ownership and a number of other things

John Sheridan: someone could say it reduces total cost of ownership and a number of other things

15:35:24 <josema> ...in terms of OGD reason is because improves some public policy outcomes

...in terms of OGD reason is because improves some public policy outcomes

15:35:33 <josema> ...totally different type of thinking

...totally different type of thinking

15:35:39 <josema> ...not about lowering costs

...not about lowering costs

15:37:22 <josema> john: we tried to highlight some of this in the Note

John Sheridan: we tried to highlight some of this in the Note

15:37:54 <josema> kevin: I'm glad we did not go very technical there

Kevin Novak: I'm glad we did not go very technical there

15:38:08 <josema> topic: re-chartering

3. re-chartering

15:38:34 <josema> kevin: working on a draft charter based on previous discussion with Comm and you

Kevin Novak: working on a draft charter based on previous discussion with Comm and you

15:39:05 <josema> ...need to state goals clearly, e.g. need funding

...need to state goals clearly, e.g. need funding

15:39:45 <john> its ok for me

John Sheridan: its ok for me

15:39:58 <Zakim> -josema

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15:40:01 <john> had trouble earlier in the call

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15:41:57 <josema> ...we might need something about protoyping

...we might need something about protoyping

15:42:23 <josema> ...jose and I discussed a bit about this, and thought of 3 stages

...jose and I discussed a bit about this, and thought of 3 stages

15:42:37 <josema> ...no money: some smaller thing

...no money: some smaller thing

15:42:42 <josema> ...money: a bigger one

...money: a bigger one

15:42:52 <josema> john: right, need a consistent plan

John Sheridan: right, we need a consistent plan

15:43:00 <josema> s/need/we need
15:46:05 <josema> [kevin, tim likely to meet next week]

[kevin, tim likely to meet next week]

15:48:08 <josema> [some discussion on whether we should have 3 TFs: OGD, Interop, Web Design + Development]

[some discussion on whether we should have 3 TFs: OGD, Interop, Web Design + Development]

15:48:25 <josema> john: I like OGD and WDD, a bit worried about interop

John Sheridan: I like OGD and WDD, a bit worried about interop

15:48:52 <josema> ...interop is easy to say, difficult to define, *big* issue

...interop is easy to say, difficult to define, *big* issue

15:49:01 <josema> ...lots of stuff in there

...lots of stuff in there

15:51:42 <josema> josema: interop from different POVs

José Alonso: interop from different POVs

15:52:00 <josema> ...talked in the past much about front-end, big issue on its own

...talked in the past much about front-end, big issue on its own

15:52:09 <josema> ...back-end *huge*

...back-end *huge*

15:52:35 <josema> kevin: we could focus on the things they have to deliver

Kevin Novak: we could focus on the things they have to deliver

15:52:44 <josema> ...e.g. the data.gov kind of thing

...e.g. the data.gov kind of thing

15:53:44 <josema> john: I mostly care about OGD, as you know

John Sheridan: I mostly care about OGD, as you know

15:53:51 <josema> jose: me mostly

José Alonso: me mostly

15:54:07 <josema> ...let's try a different approach, what would be the deliverables?

...let's try a different approach, what would be the deliverables?

15:54:10 <john> for me, ogd design patterns - likewise, why not web design patterns?

John Sheridan: for me, ogd design patterns - likewise, why not web design patterns?

15:54:25 <josema> I very much like that!

I very much like that!

15:55:18 <josema> kevin: not big deliverable, small docs, maybe kind of EricP W3C Tech Survey thing

Kevin Novak: not big deliverable, small docs, maybe kind of EricP W3C Tech Survey thing

15:57:46 <josema> [maybe better two than three]

[maybe better two than three]

15:58:42 <john> yes

John Sheridan: yes

15:58:59 <josema> finally got it! :)

finally got it! :)

15:59:18 <josema> [we could split interop into two, some of it goes to TF1, some to TF3, then no TF2]

[we could split interop into two, some of it goes to TF1, some to TF3, then no TF2]

16:02:48 <josema> [kevin to draft charter with two TFs in mind]

[kevin to draft charter with two TFs in mind]

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