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<li><a href="#scope">Scope</a></li>

<li><a href="#plan">Activity Plan and Tactics</a></li>

<li><a href="#strategies">Strategies and Goals</a></li>

<li><a href="#focus">Major Focus Areas</a></li>

<li><a href="#success">Success Criteria</a></li>

<li><a href="#deliverables">Deliverables</a></li>

<li><a href="#schedule">Schedule</a></li>

<li><a href="#coordination">Dependencies</a></li>

<li><a href="#participation">Participation</a></li>

<li><a href="#communication">Communication</a></li>

<li><a href="#decisions">Decision Policy</a></li>

<li><a href="#patentpolicy">Patent Disclosures </a></li>

<li><a href="#about">About this Charter</a></li>

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<p><strong>status: draft, still under review, not yet approved</strong></p>

<h1 id="title">eGovernment Interest Group Charter</h1>

<p class="mission">The <strong>mission</strong> of the <a

href="http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/IG/">eGovernment Interest Group</a>, part of

the <a href="http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/">eGovernment Activity</a>, is to

document, advocate, coordinate and communicate best practices, solutions and

approaches to improve access to government through effective standards-based

use of the Web.</p>

<p>Recognizing that different governments have varying levels of sophistication

around Web and technology standards and adoption, the Interest Group will focus

on two major topic areas in its second phase: Open Government Data (OGD), and

Education and Outreach.</p>

<p>Information about <a

href="http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/42481/join">joining</a> the Interest

Group is available on the <a

href="http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/IG/participation">group's participation

page</a> and on the <a href="http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/IG/">group's home

page</a>.</p>

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<td rowspan="1" colspan="1">30 September 2011</td>

<td rowspan="1" colspan="1">31 October 2010</td>

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<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">Confidentiality</th>

<td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Proceedings are <a

href="http://www.w3.org/2005/10/Process-20051014/comm.html#confidentiality-levels"

shape="rect">public </a></td>

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<th rowspan="2" colspan="1">Initial Chairs</th>

<th rowspan="3" colspan="1">Initial Chairs</th>

<td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Kevin Novak (American Institute of

Architects)</td>

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<td rowspan="1" colspan="1">John Sheridan (The [UK] National

Archives)</td>

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<td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Jose M. Alonso (FundaciÃ³n CTIC)</td>

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<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">Initial Team Contacts (FTE %: 40)</th>

<th rowspan="1" colspan="1">Initial Team Contacts (FTE %: 20)</th>

<td rowspan="1" colspan="1">JosÃ© M. Alonso (<abbr

<td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Sandro Hawke (<abbr

title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr>/<abbr

title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr>)</td>

title="Information Technology and Communications Technology Centre">CTIC</abbr>)</td>

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<th rowspan="3" colspan="1">Usual Meeting Schedule</th>

<td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Teleconferences: every two weeks</td>

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<td>Chairs Teleconferences: every two weeks</td>

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<h2>Scope</h2>

<p>The eGovernment Interest Group (eGov IG) is a forum to support researchers,

<p>The eGovernment Interest Group (eGov IG), in its second phase, will focus on

developers, managers, solution providers and governments at all levels (local,

two major topic areas: Open Government Data (OGD), and Education and

state, national, and multi-national) to understand the complexities of

Outreach.</p>

electronic government, share best practices, and implement effective solutions.

The IG is a bridge between policy and technology, acting as a connector,

communicator, creator and collaborator. We will partner with related

organizations and W3C groups to ensure our work is efficient and complete.</p>

<p>The eGov IG, in its second phase, will focus on two major topic areas: Open

Government Data (OGD), and Education and Outreach.</p>

<dl>

<dt><strong>Open Government Data</strong></dt>

<dt><strong>Open Government Data (OGD)</strong></dt>

<dd>Publishing data using open standards can help people efficiently share,

<dd>The eGov IG is encouraged by the increase in electronic government

combine, and expose government data, and will improve government's

initiatives, including Data.gov and Recovery.gov in the United States,

transparency and accountability by providing useful information to

and several initiatives in Europe. Publishing data using open standards

citizens. The eGov IG will work with governments, end users, and other

can help people efficiently share, combine, and expose government data.

interested parties to develop best practices and approaches to

Online availability of government data increases accountability,

successfully publish government data in open formats.</dd>

contributes valuable information about the world, and enables governments

and countries to function more efficiently. The eGov IG will serve as the

W3C conduit to document, validate and communicate standards and best

practices that relate to the presentation, availability and

interoperability of open government data and data systems. The IG will

identify various scenarios in which government data is generated and/or

compiled, and will develop and recommend models for OGD management. The

eGov IG will work with governments, end users, and other interested

parties to develop best practices and approaches to successfully publish

government data in open formats.</dd>

<dt><strong>Education and Outreach</strong></dt>

<dd>Reaching out to governments, end users, and other interested parties to

<dd>More government information and services are delivered via the Web

educate them about the best practices and technical standards that can

every day, and adherence to Web standards can simplify this delivery. For

help them successfully implement all stages of electronic government. The

example, the application of Web standards can help governments ensure

eGov IG will bridge the gap between technologists and governments to

their websites are accessible and usable. In addition, conformance to Web

communicate, in a non-technical way, the business value of implementing

standards supports interoperability of data sets via Web-based interfaces

these technical standards and solutions.</dd>

and applications. Reaching out to governments, end users, and other

interested parties to educate them about the best practices and technical

standards that can help them successfully implement all stages of

electronic government. Different governments have varying levels of

sophistication around Web and technology standards and adoption.

Recognizing this, the eGov IG will bridge the gap between technologists

and governments to communicate, in a non-technical way, the business

value of implementing these technical standards and solutions. The eGov

IG will provide Web standards education that is specific to the needs of

eGov stakeholders.</dd>

</dl>

</div>

<h2>Activity Plan and Tactics</h2>

<p>The eGov Interest Group will use email discussion, scheduled IRC chats and

<p>Although these are the focus areas, the Interest Group may identify other

other tools to enable broad collaboration and communication within the Group,

topics important to participants and to the success of the IG. To the extent

to address the most common barriers to effective electronic government.</p>

that doing so does not detract from work on the focus areas, IG participants

may ask the Chair to create task forces for preliminary study of other topics.

<p>In this phase, the eGov IG will document and publish issues and best

In this way, documentation of use cases and stories may help inform future

practices briefing papers (which have the potential to become Group Notes) to

eGovernment work at W3C.</p>

educate and communicate value to eGovernment practitioners.</p>

<p>We will champion the work of the group and evangelize the importance of open

Web standards to help developed and developing countries achieve the promise of

electronic government. Additionally (depending on funding and partnership

opportunities), we may oversee the development, testing, validation,

documentation and communication of prototype applications that represent the

eGov IG's findings, and the community's needs.</p>

<p>Furthermore, the eGov IG will provide a venue for partner groups to organize

and facilitate the goals and work of the Interest Group. Consistent with <a

href="http://www.w3.org/2004/02/Process-20040205/process#ReqsAllGroups">W3C

Process requirements on Task Forces</a>, the eGov IG may form <strong>task

forces</strong> composed of eGov IG participants, or collaborate with other W3C

task forces, to carry out assignments within the chartered scope of eGov IG.

Any such task force must have a work statement (including objectives,

communication, participation, and leadership) that has been announced on the

eGov IG mailing list, approved by the eGov IG, and is available from the eGov

IG home page. eGov IG task forces should produce requirements documents that

outline the scope and expectations for work. Task forces may set up separate

teleconferences and hold face-to-face meetings per the W3C process and with the

approval of the eGov IG.</p>

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<h2>Strategies and Goals</h2>

<p>The eGov IG will facilitate, educate, communicate and evangelize the

importance of technological solutions to achieve the promise of electronic

government, and champion for the W3C to become the authoritative source for

government. The eGov IG will encourage practitioners to turn to W3C as an

information about open web standards.</p>

authoritative source for information about open web standards. This charter

does not include milestones; please refer to the Interest Group home page for

milestone expectations.</p>

<h3>Foster good practices for publishing government data</h3>

<p>The IG will gather and publish success stories that highlight solutions and

good practices for publishing government data.</p>

<h4>Goals</h4>

<ol>

<li>Collaborate with W3C Groups or other partners to gather and share

validated examples and success stories that encourage open government, open

government data, or data catalog utilities</li>

<li>Gather and share references, papers, links, and related materials</li>

</ol>

</div>

<h3>Build community</h3>

<p>The IG will build relationships with government agencies and other key

<p>The IG will continue to build relationships with government agencies and

stakeholders, to educate eGov practitioners and foster collaboration around

other key stakeholders, to educate eGov practitioners and foster collaboration

open Web standards.</p>

around open Web standards.</p>

<h4>Goals</h4>

<ol>

<li>Continue to lead, facilitate and engage the eGov community</li>

<li>Create an eGov-focused W3C website, to communicate W3C best practices to

a broader audience</li>

<li>Publish regular email updates to subscription email list</li>

<li>Consult with governments or groups interested in improving online

government services</li>

<li>Encourage the formation of task forces focused on Open Government Data

<li>Provide a forum for those with specific requirements (e.g., due to

and related topics, where they further the eGov IG mission</li>

national boundaries or a particular vertical interest) to meet and build

consensus around good practice</li>

<li>Seek out and participate in partnerships, conferences, and other

opportunities to further the work of the W3C and eGov IG</li>

</ol>

<li>Facilitate public workshops and meetings to explore new and emerging

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approaches</li>

<h3>Foster good practices</h3>

<p>The IG will gather and publish success stories that highlight solutions and

good practices for opening and publishing government data.</p>

<h4>Goals</h4>

<ol>

<li>Collaborate with W3C Groups or other partners to gather and share

validated examples and success stories that encourage open government, open

government data, or data catalog utilities</li>

<li>Gather and share references, papers, links, and related materials</li>

</ol>

</div>

<h3>Publicize results</h3>

<p>The IG will publish its findings to illustrate how open web standards and

technological solutions can help us achieve the promise of electronic

government.</p>

government. The eGov IG recognizes that open government issues are important to

all citizens, even those who may not have broad technical expertise. To ensure

that the eGov IG work is communicated clearly to the widest possible audience,

the IG has formed an Editorial Task Force, responsible for ensuring that Group

Notes and other publications are clearly written.</p>

<h4>Goals</h4>

<ol>

<li>Document and disseminate findings and approaches in issue briefs or other

appropriate venues</li>

<li>Reach out to the press and public on a regular basis and provide

briefings and access to experts</li>

<li>Actively participate in related eGov-related initiatives (such us US Open

Government Initiative or the UK Power of Information Task Force)</li>

<li>Blog about the work and progress of the IG (Chairs)</li>

<li>Speak at conferences, meetings, events, or symposia</li>

</ol>

</div>

<h2>Major Focus Areas</h2>

<p>To achieve its long term goal of improving citizen access to government

information and services through effective use of the Web, the eGov IG will

focus on the two major areas: Open Government Data, and Education and

Outreach.</p>

<dl>

<dt><strong>Open Government Data (OGD)</strong></dt>

<dd>The eGov IG is encouraged by the increase in electronic government

initiatives, including Data.gov and Recovery.gov in the United States,

and several initiatives of the European Commission. Online availability

of government data increases accountability, contributes valuable

information about the world, and enables governments and countries to

function more efficiently. The eGov IG will serve as the W3C conduit to

document, validate and communicate standards and best practices that

relate to the presentation, availability and interoperability of open

government data and data systems. The IG will identify various scenarios

in which government data is generated and/or compiled, and will develop

and recommend models for OGD management.</dd>

<dt><strong>Education and Outreach</strong></dt>

<dd>More government information and services are delivered via the Web

every day, and adherence to Web standards can simplify this delivery. For

example, the application of Web standards can help governments ensure

their websites are accessible and usable. In addition, conformance to Web

standards supports interoperability of data sets via Web-based interfaces

and applications. The eGov IG will provide Web standards education that

is specific to the needs of eGov stakeholders.</dd>

</dl>

<p>These two focus areas, while high priority, may not be the only areas of

work. The IG will consider adopting additional areas of focus if specific

issues of interest arise that are within the scope of this charter. To be

considered, suggestions for new focus areas must include clear goals and

strategies. A Task Force (TF) would be formed for each focus area. The eGov IG

Chairs will monitor, guide, and facilitate the work of the TFs. Chairs will

seek to engage the entire IG membership to collaborate in meeting the goals of

the charter, and exploring the challenges posed in the original Group Note, <a

href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/NOTE-egov-improving-20090512/">Improving Access

to Government through Better Use of the Web</a>.</p>

<p>The eGov IG recognizes that open government issues are important to all

citizens, even those who may not have broad technical expertise. To ensure that

the eGov IG work is communicated clearly to the widest possible audience, the

IG has formed an Editorial TF, responsible for ensuring that Group Notes and

other publications are clearly written.</p>

</div>

<h2>Success Criteria</h2>

<p>The eGovernment Interest Group provides global leadership and guidance in

using the Web to facilitate more open, transparent and accessible government

structures.</p>

<p class="lead-in">To be considered successful in this endeavor, the eGov IG

will measure its completion of the following:</p>

<ol>

<li>Form Task Forces to target the work of the group around such topics as

OGD, government Web standards, or Plain Language</li>

<li>Establish a repeatable format to seamlessly establish and maintain

additional TFs as needed</li>

<li>Publish issue briefs that facilitate global consensus on OGD and related

practices</li>

<li>Research and gather validated examples of good practices, and publish

issue briefs presenting solutions</li>

<li>Host bi-weekly meetings of thought leaders, including W3C members and

invited experts</li>

<li>Increase discussion and build consensus on the group mailing list</li>

<li>Create a schedule and process for press outreach</li>

<li>Actively participate in related eGov activities (such us US Open

Government Initiative, UK Power of Information Task Force, etc.)</li>

</ol>

</div>

<h2>Deliverables</h2>

<p>The eGov IG facilitates discussions that may produce W3C process

deliverables. The IG seeks to build community and consensus around the need for

open government data and processes that are delivered via a standards-compliant

Web. In this Phase 2, deliverables will include the development and publication

of a series of issue briefs that may become Interest Group Notes.</p>

<p>The eGov IG will issue briefs, presentation templates and supporting

documentation to communicate emerging best practice in open Web standards

development and OGD platforms. The eGov IG will also share example-based

solutions to the challenges identified in the previously published Group Note,

<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/NOTE-egov-improving-20090512/">Improving

Access to Government through Better Use of the Web</a>. The IG may also

facilitate public workshops and meetings to explore new and emerging

approaches.</p>

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<h2>Schedule</h2>

<ul>

<li>September 2009: Group formation - First teleconference</li>

<li>October 2009 - September 2011: Publish Issue Briefs or Group Notes on

regular basis</li>

<li>September 2011: eGovernment IG ends</li>

</ul>

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<h2>Dependencies</h2>

<p>Building communities and consensus is a large part of the eGov IG's mission.

<p>The IG has identified a number of potential collaborators (listed below).

To that end, the eGov IG will collaborate and share information with other W3C

The group will expand this list on its public site as work progresses and the

groups and with external stakeholder organizations. The IG success will depend

community grows.</p>

on developing communication channels and regular interaction with such groups.

The IG has identified these potential collaborators (listed below) and will

expand this list as our work progresses and the community grows.</p>

<h3>W3C Groups</h3>

<dl>

<dt><a href="http://www.w3.org/2008/MW4D/">Mobile Web For Development

Interest Group</a> (MW4D)</dt>

<dd>Deploying eGovernment services to citizens of developing countries is a

major challenge due to the lack of infrastructure and computers. The

current penetration rate of mobile phones makes them the most promising

option for citizen communication with government. Therefore, close

relationships between the eGovernment IG and the potential future MW4D IG

are essential.</dd>

<dt><a href="http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/owea/">Open Web Education

Alliance Incubator Group</a></dt>

<dd>The mission of the Open Web Education Alliance Incubator Group (OWEA

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on the government sector. Its main purpose is to support its members in

their efforts to make the Semantic Web operational in their agencies.</dd>

<dt><a href="http://www.worldbank.org/">The World Bank</a></dt>

<dd><a href="http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment/">eDevelopment Thematic

Group</a>; promotes the efficient use of ICT in development and World

Bank operations by facilitating knowledge sharing on good practices in

eDevelopment and eGovernment, and an ongoing dialogue amongst a large and

diverse community of practitioners.</dd>

<dt><a href="http://www.ica-it.org/">International Council for Information

Technology in Government Administration (ICA)</a></dt>

<dd>ICA promotes the information exchange of knowledge, ideas and

experiences between central government IT authorities on all aspects of

the initiation, development and implementation of computer-based systems

in and by government.</dd>

</dl>

<p>The eGov IG will actively seek contacts with other groups and similar

organizations worldwide and establish relationships to support the successful

progress of its work.</p>

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<h2>Participation</h2>

<p><a href="http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/IG/participation">Participation</a> in

the eGovernment Interest Group is open to the public. Any person interested in

this topic is welcome to join. Individuals who wish to participate as Invited

Experts (i.e., they do not represent a W3C Member) should refer to the <a

href="http://www.w3.org/2004/08/invexp">policy for approval of Invited

Experts</a>. Invited Experts in this group are not granted access to

Member-only information.</p>

<p>There are no minimum requirements for participation in the eGovernment

Interest Group. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend the bi-weekly

teleconferences and take advantage of frequent opportunities to review and

comment on deliverables from other groups.</p>

<p>Consistent with W3C Process requirements on Task Forces, the Chairs may form

task forces to facilitate management of deliverables. Each task force will have

a public statement of work (including objectives, communication, participation,

and leadership). Task forces may hold meetings and conduct business consistent

with the W3C Process. All task force deliverables are subject to IG

approval.</p>

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<h2>Communication</h2>

<p>The eGov IG will use email discussion, scheduled IRC chats and other tools

to enable broad collaboration and communication within the Group, to address

the most common barriers to effective electronic government.</p>

<p>This group primarily conducts its work on the public mailing list <a

href="mailto:public-egov-ig@w3.org">public-egov-ig@w3.org</a> [<a

href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-egov-ig/">archives</a>].</p>

<p>Information about the group (deliverables, participants, face-to-face

meetings, teleconferences, etc.) is available from the <a

href="http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/IG/">eGovernment Interest Group home

page</a>.</p>

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<h2>Decision Policy</h2>

<p>As explained in the <a

href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/policies#Consensus">Process Document

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Working Groups.</p>

<p>For more information about disclosure obligations for this group, please see

the <a href="http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/">W3C Patent Policy

Implementation</a>.</p>

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<h2>About this Charter</h2>

<p>The <a href="http://www.w3.org/2008/02/eGov/ig-charter">original, June 2008

charter</a> for the W3C eGovernment Interest Group recognized that governments

the world over need assistance and guidance in the use of technology and the

Web to implement the full promise of electronic government.</p>

<p>The eGovernment Interest Group fills a void in the Web and technology

standards community by focusing on the unique and diverse issues faced by

governments throughout the developed and developing world. These include

enabling electronic service & information delivery and providing

opportunities for discovery, interaction and participation.</p>

<p class="lead-in">The work in the first year of the Interest Group focused on

areas of Web Standards Usage, Transparency and Participation, and Seamless Data

Integration. This work was documented in a comprehensive issues paper titled

titled <a

href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/NOTE-egov-improving-20090512/">Improving Access

to Government through Better Use of the Web</a> on May 12, 2009. The group is

now actively communicating with the eGovernment community about the results of

its first year of work, and its goals for its second year of work.</p>

<p>This charter for the eGovernment Interest Group has been created according

to <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/groups#GAGeneral">section

6.2</a> of the <a href="http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process">Process

Document</a>. In the event of a conflict between this document or the

provisions of any charter and the W3C Process, the W3C Process shall take

precedence.</p>

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Authored by: <a href="http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/IG/">W3C eGovernment

Interest Group</a>; W3C eGovernment Staff Contact: <a

href="mailto:sandro@w3.org">Sandro Hawke</a> (<abbr

title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr>), <a

href="http://www.fundacionctic.org/">CTIC</a>)

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