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eGovernment Interest Group Teleconference

Minutes of 17 December 2008

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Christopher Testa, John Sheridan, José Alonso, Kevin Novak, Kjetil Kjernsmo, Martin Mollema, Owen Ambur, Rachel Flagg
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Owen Ambur, Martin Mollema, Kjetil Kjernsmo
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John Sheridan, Kevin Novak
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José Alonso
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13:59:53 <josema> trackbot, start telcon

José Alonso: trackbot, start telcon

13:59:57 <trackbot> RRSAgent, make logs public

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13:59:59 <trackbot> Zakim, this will be EGOV

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13:59:59 <Zakim> ok, trackbot; I see T&S_EGOV()9:00AM scheduled to start in 1 minute

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14:00:00 <trackbot> Meeting: eGovernment Interest Group Teleconference
14:00:00 <trackbot> Date: 17 December 2008
14:00:07 <josema> chair: john, kevin
14:00:15 <josema> regrets: owen, martin, kjetil
14:01:02 <josema> regrets+ rinke

José Alonso: regrets+ rinke

14:01:09 <josema> zakim, who's here?

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14:01:10 <Zakim> On IRC I see RRSAgent, Zakim, josema, Rachel, trackbot, kjetil

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14:01:23 <Zakim> + +1.202.488.aaaa

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14:01:25 <josema> zakim, call josema-office

José Alonso: zakim, call josema-office

14:01:25 <Zakim> ok, josema; the call is being made

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14:01:26 <Zakim> +Josema

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14:02:05 <josema> zakim, aaaa is chris

José Alonso: zakim, aaaa is chris

14:02:05 <Zakim> +chris; got it

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14:02:11 <Zakim> + +1.509.464.aabb

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14:02:48 <josema> aabb is rachel

José Alonso: aabb is rachel

14:02:57 <josema> zakim, aabb is rachel

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14:02:57 <Zakim> +rachel; got it

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14:04:55 <Zakim> +john

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14:06:59 <josema> scribe: josema

(Scribe set to José Alonso)

14:07:46 <josema> agenda+ agenda adjustments

agenda+ agenda adjustments

14:07:56 <josema> agenda+ outline of document

agenda+ outline of document

14:08:04 <josema> agenda+ open actions

agenda+ open actions

14:08:07 <josema> agenda+ next meeting

agenda+ next meeting

14:08:21 <josema> agenda?

agenda?

14:08:46 <josema> josema: scribing as usual... oh, well...

José Alonso: scribing as usual... oh, well...

14:08:50 <josema> agenda?

agenda?

14:10:07 <josema> zakim, move to next agendum

zakim, move to next agendum

14:10:07 <Zakim> agendum 1. "agenda adjustments" taken up [from josema]

1. agenda adjustments

14:10:35 <josema> john: any?

John Sheridan: any?

14:10:56 <josema> josema: reminding people of dates and location of 2nd F2F

José Alonso: reminding people of dates and location of 2nd F2F

14:11:04 <josema> ... proposed 12-13 March at AIA in DC, USA

... proposed 12-13 March at AIA in DC, USA

14:11:13 <josema> ... please, send feedback

... please, send feedback

14:11:16 <josema> chris: good for me

Christopher Testa: good for me

14:11:42 <josema> rachel: good for me, hope I could find funding to go there

Rachel Flagg: good for me, hope I could find funding to go there

14:12:33 <josema> john: please, let us know if we can help to justify the importance of the trip

John Sheridan: please, let us know if we can help to justify the importance of the trip

14:12:41 <josema> zakim, move to next agendum

zakim, move to next agendum

14:12:41 <Zakim> agendum 2. "outline of document" taken up [from josema]

2. outline of document

14:13:14 <josema> http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/IG/wiki/Group_Note

http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/IG/wiki/Group_Note

14:14:03 <john> josema: we have outline, not spectacular yet, outline taken from relevant messages from mailing list, use cases and wiki

José Alonso: we have outline, not spectacular yet, outline taken from relevant messages from mailing list, use cases and wiki [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:14:54 <john> josema: difficult to categorise the issues, we have many different dimensions of view

José Alonso: difficult to categorise the issues, we have many different dimensions of view [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:16:08 <john> josema: some conversation are out of scope for W3C as policy related. Aim to show how to use W3C standards in a good way

José Alonso: some conversation are out of scope for W3C as policy related. Aim to show how to use W3C standards in a good way [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:16:48 <john> josema: every use case is relevant in several areas, then we repeat the dimensions problem

José Alonso: every use case is relevant in several areas, then we repeat the dimensions problem [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:19:00 <john> josema: example with transparency - not a technical topic, so changed to open government data

José Alonso: example with transparency - not a technical topic, so changed to open government data [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:19:47 <john> chris: whatabout social media - how to nail that from policy versus standards?

Christopher Testa: whatabout social media - how to nail that from policy versus standards? [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:21:07 <john> chris: we could surface, what are standards that underpin web 2.0 sites

Christopher Testa: we could surface, what are standards that underpin web 2.0 sites [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:21:39 <john> chris: want to see building of the business case for those at policy level

Christopher Testa: want to see building of the business case for those at policy level [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:23:19 <josema> john: another relevant point is how government can make good use of this

John Sheridan: another relevant point is how government can make good use of this

14:23:29 <josema> ... 2.0 stuff to do better decision making

... 2.0 stuff to do better decision making

14:23:52 <josema> ... SE taking over EU Presidency, it's my understanding they have much interest on this

... Sweden taking over EU Presidency, it's my understanding they have much interest on this

14:24:02 <josema> s/SE/Sweden
14:24:18 <josema> ... endorses the point you are making, problem is not about technology

... endorses the point you are making, problem is not about technology

14:25:02 <john> chris: how does W3C look at social media issues?

Christopher Testa: how does W3C look at social media issues? [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:26:14 <john> josema: what if you are putting video on youtube, then you have issue with content accessibility

José Alonso: what if you are putting video on youtube, then you have issue with content accessibility [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:26:30 <john> josema: what about data portability?

José Alonso: what about data portability? [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:27:21 <john> josema: these issues have been discussed for 3 years in W3C

José Alonso: these issues have been discussed for 3 years in W3C [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:28:02 <john> josema: depending on views of members, will be a basis for charter

José Alonso: depending on views of members, will be a basis for charter [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:28:16 <josema> rachel: I'm having hard time separating policy from standards

Rachel Flagg: I'm having hard time separating policy from standards

14:28:33 <josema> ... in the US, new government will make greater use of these tools

... in the US, new government will make greater use of these tools

14:29:20 <josema> ... maybe we should also consider the idea of what is doable and what is not?

... maybe we should also consider the idea of what is doable and what is not?

14:29:45 <josema> ... 2.0 is all about enabling, how to help government structure their data so that allow people

... 2.0 is all about enabling, how to help government structure their data so that allow people

14:29:59 <josema> ... to access that data to find the answers to their questions

... to access that data to find the answers to their questions

14:30:08 <josema> ... help people to help themselve

... help people to help Themselves

14:30:14 <josema> s/themselve/Themselves
14:30:19 <josema> s/T/t
14:30:34 <josema> john: agree, difficult to separate, very related

John Sheridan: agree, difficult to separate, very related

14:30:50 <josema> ... but in terms of the Note, what do we want as headings?

... but in terms of the Note, what do we want as headings?

14:31:06 <josema> ... policy-like vs. more technology-like

... policy-like vs. more technology-like

14:31:14 <josema> ... I can give example

... I can give example

14:31:30 <josema> ... say US gov has to decide what information to keep ling-term, what to destroy

... say US gov has to decide what information to keep ling-term, what to destroy

14:31:50 <josema> ... two public policy objectives, that may be contradictory

... two public policy objectives, that may be contradictory

14:32:33 <josema> ... keeping as less as you can vs. keep as much as you can

... keeping as less as you can vs. keep as much as you can

14:32:47 <josema> ... you can use technology to help you any of those

... you can use technology to help you any of those

14:33:33 <josema> ... our hope is as a W3C Group, to start with technology and go up to the policy area

... our hope is as a W3C Group, to start with technology and go up to the policy area

14:33:53 <josema> ... eg. you can use this technology to fulfill this policy goal, this way

... eg. you can use this technology to fulfill this policy goal, this way

14:34:26 <josema> chris: going through the draft, we should state this somewhere in the draft

Christopher Testa: going through the draft, we should state this somewhere in the draft

14:34:35 <josema> ... as early as possible in the document

... as early as possible in the document

14:35:11 <josema> rachel: yes, sometimes we want to do this or that but is not doable because of a given regulation

Rachel Flagg: yes, sometimes we want to do this or that but is not doable because of a given regulation

14:35:17 <josema> chris: agree

Christopher Testa: agree

14:36:01 <josema> [john goes through areas in the draft]

[john goes through areas in the draft]

14:37:15 <josema> [also about perceived hierarchy]

[also about perceived hierarchy]

14:38:36 <john> josema: the structure is based on personal experience talking to people

José Alonso: the structure is based on personal experience talking to people [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:40:49 <john> josema: outreaching type documentation has been very useful in past from W3C point of view

José Alonso: outreaching type documentation has been very useful in past from W3C point of view [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:41:50 <john> josema: most people reading documentation won't necessarily have in depth understanding

José Alonso: most people reading documentation won't necessarily have in depth understanding [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:43:06 <john> josema: we also have lots of vocabulary issues - people using different language for same idea/concept

José Alonso: we also have lots of vocabulary issues - people using different language for same idea/concept [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:44:04 <john> josema: documentation broader than developers, more project managers etc.

José Alonso: documentation broader than developers, more project managers etc. [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:44:35 <john> rachel: we need reference points - what things are and why

Rachel Flagg: we need reference points - what things are and why [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:45:25 <john> chris: this is why we should take business case point of view

Christopher Testa: this is why we should take business case point of view [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:45:56 <john> josema: use use cases to highlight real projects using this or that technology

José Alonso: use use cases to highlight real projects using this or that technology [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:46:35 <josema> regrets+ ari

regrets+ ari

14:47:00 <john> chris: potentially restating business problem, then use case in that context

Christopher Testa: potentially restating business problem, then use case in that context [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:47:23 <john> chris: focus on the problems

Christopher Testa: focus on the problems [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:48:54 <john> josema: is on hols from tomorrow - aim to have one or two sections finalised for group to see

José Alonso: is on hols from tomorrow - aim to have one or two sections finalised for group to see [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:49:51 <Zakim> + +1.202.626.aacc

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14:50:13 <john> rachel: put open gov and engagement to the top

Rachel Flagg: put open gov and engagement to the top [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:51:17 <john> chris: terminology important, use terms that will attract people

Christopher Testa: terminology important, use terms that will attract people [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

14:53:16 <josema> zakim, aacc is kevin

zakim, aacc is kevin

14:53:16 <Zakim> +kevin; got it

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14:53:30 <josema> [rachel leaves]

[rachel leaves]

14:53:33 <Zakim> -rachel

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14:53:56 <josema> john: interesting thing for me is two hot topics prioritized

John Sheridan: interesting thing for me is two hot topics prioritized

14:54:08 <josema> ... engagement and open government data

... engagement and open government data

14:54:32 <josema> ... which does not mean there are lot of people working on the other issues

... which does not mean there are lot of people working on the other issues

14:55:09 <josema> ... one selling point for OGD is our use of RDFa, that also helps solve some interoperability problems

... one selling point for OGD is our use of RDFa, that also helps solve some interoperability problems

14:57:50 <josema> [jose explains back/front of Multi-Channel delivery]

[jose explains back/front of Multi-Channel delivery]

14:58:04 <josema> chris: better to use "access" than "delivery"

Christopher Testa: better to use "access" than "delivery"

14:58:18 <josema> john: I've learned something there, in the UK context we talk about delivery

John Sheridan: I've learned something there, in the UK context we talk about delivery

14:58:45 <josema> ... we even have a Council named after that, working of the kind of issues jose mentioned

... we even have a Council named after that, working of the kind of issues jose mentioned

14:59:00 <josema> ... so, yes, we have a Delivery Council working on that

... so, yes, we have a Delivery Council working on that

14:59:34 <josema> chris: maybe we need both there

Christopher Testa: maybe we need both there

15:00:32 <john> josema: we need textual description of all the topics

José Alonso: we need textual description of all the topics [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

15:00:46 <john> josema: do we prioritise?

José Alonso: do we prioritise? [ Scribe Assist by John Sheridan ]

15:00:53 <john> the topics

John Sheridan: the topics

15:01:57 <josema> chris: participation, OGD, interop, Long term, Auth, Multi-Channel

Christopher Testa: participation, OGD, interop, Long term, Auth, Multi-Channel

15:02:05 <josema> ... if I had to prioritize

... if I had to prioritize

15:02:46 <josema> john: I would agree with first three, probably then do: Multi-channel, Auth, Long term

John Sheridan: I would agree with first three, probably then do: Multi-channel, Auth, Long term

15:03:08 <josema> ... but can we wrap Auth something else? eg. Multi Channel?

... but can we wrap Auth something else? eg. Multi Channel?

15:05:53 <josema> chris: +1 to john's

Christopher Testa: +1 to john's

15:07:30 <josema> josema: +1 to start with those

José Alonso: +1 to start with those

15:07:45 <josema> chris: and try to come up with more user friendly terminology

Christopher Testa: and try to come up with more user friendly terminology

15:11:43 <josema> kevin: have several things drafted on paper, will work on the computer

Kevin Novak: have several things drafted on paper, will work on the computer

15:11:56 <josema> ... and deliver something in a week or so from today

... and deliver something in a week or so from today

15:12:19 <josema> john: I will send something on the deadline or around it

John Sheridan: I will send something on the deadline or around it

15:13:13 <josema> josema: it's difficult to write the doc without the use cases

José Alonso: it's difficult to write the doc without the use cases

15:13:27 <josema> john: optimistic about setting up the deadline, hope more cases by then

John Sheridan: optimistic about setting up the deadline, hope more cases by then

15:14:52 <josema> chris: do we have anyone working on long term?

Christopher Testa: do we have anyone working on long term?

15:15:02 <josema> ... I could write some on persistence

... I could write some on persistence

15:19:43 <josema> trackbot, comment ACTION-34 chris to write a high level

trackbot, comment ACTION-34 chris to write a high level

15:19:43 <trackbot> ACTION-34 Document "Handle" use for THOMAS as use case for 2.Persistent URIs notes added

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15:22:36 <josema> kevin: I'll meet with TimBL on January, if you have anything for me to say, please let me know in advance

15:23:35 <josema> john: one: how do we encourage governments to do some stuff TimBL believes they should do?

15:23:52 <josema> ... e.g. duty to publish open data

15:24:06 <josema> ... part of where our Group is

15:30:31 <josema> zakim, move to next agendum

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15:30:31 <Zakim> agendum 3. "open actions" taken up [from josema]

3. open actions

15:30:37 <josema> [skipping this one]

[skipping this one]

15:30:44 <josema> zakim, move to next agendum

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15:30:44 <Zakim> agendum 3 was just opened, josema

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15:30:49 <josema> zakim, move to next agendum

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15:30:49 <Zakim> agendum 3 was just opened, josema

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15:30:54 <josema> zakim, close this agendum

zakim, close this agendum

15:30:54 <Zakim> agendum 3 closed

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15:30:55 <Zakim> I see 1 item remaining on the agenda:

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15:30:57 <Zakim> 4. next meeting [from josema]

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15:31:07 <josema> zakim, move to next agendum

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15:31:07 <Zakim> agendum 4. "next meeting" taken up [from josema]

4. next meeting

15:44:53 <josema> s/kevin: I'll meet with TimBL on January, if you have anything for me to say, please let me know in advance//
15:45:11 <josema> s/john: one: how do we encourage governments to do some stuff TimBL believes they should do?//
15:45:35 <Zakim> -kevin

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15:45:45 <Zakim> -john

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15:46:09 <josema> s/... e.g. duty to publish open data//
15:46:13 <josema> s/... part of where our Group is//
15:46:23 <josema> zakim, list attendees

zakim, list attendees

15:46:23 <Zakim> As of this point the attendees have been +1.202.488.aaaa, Josema, chris, +1.509.464.aabb, rachel, john, +1.202.626.aacc, kevin

Zakim IRC Bot: As of this point the attendees have been +1.202.488.aaaa, Josema, chris, +1.509.464.aabb, rachel, john, +1.202.626.aacc, kevin

15:46:29 <josema> rrsagent, draft minutes

rrsagent, draft minutes

15:46:29 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2008/12/17-egov-minutes.html josema

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15:47:32 <josema> [next meeting: 7 Jan; 14:00Z]

[next meeting: 7 Jan; 14:00Z]

15:47:36 <josema> rrsagent, draft minutes

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15:47:36 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2008/12/17-egov-minutes.html josema

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15:48:17 <josema> zakim, drop me

zakim, drop me

15:48:17 <Zakim> Josema is being disconnected

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15:48:19 <Zakim> T&S_EGOV()9:00AM has ended

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15:48:20 <Zakim> Attendees were +1.202.488.aaaa, Josema, chris, +1.509.464.aabb, rachel, john, +1.202.626.aacc, kevin

Zakim IRC Bot: Attendees were +1.202.488.aaaa, Josema, chris, +1.509.464.aabb, rachel, john, +1.202.626.aacc, kevin

15:48:28 <josema> zakim, bye

zakim, bye

15:48:32 <josema> rrsagent, bye

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15:48:32 <RRSAgent> I see no action items

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