Re: Civic Services Schema - Andrew Clark

Hi,

On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 1:21 AM, Andrew Clark <andrewrclark@mac.com> wrote:

> Hi Danbri
>
> My name is Andrew Clark and I am currently looking  at the Civic Services
> proposal as a way of sharing information about disability services. I have
> a couple of questions / comments.
>
> - How does the schema deal with Government out sourced services to NGOs.
> Is it possible to a field that relates to funding source for a service /
> channel type.  For example;
>
> - Organisation Name - Hope Services
>
> - Service Type - Respite Care
>
> - Funding Source - X Government or X Funding program
>
The rational for this is many human services / programs within Australia
> are out sourced to NGOs. So to understand service need to understand
> primary  funding source for a particular service or program. Not
> necessarily the organisation which may have multiple funding sources.
>
>
This is the idea behind the "provider" and "operator" properties on
GovernmentService.  The operator would be the NGO, where the provider would
be the organization/agency that is funding the service.


> -What linkages do you see this schema having the potential to link with
> other international data sets / models. For instance International
> Classification of Function (ICF) has health and disability models and
> definitions . (http://www.who.int/**classifications/icf/en/<http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/>)
> At there highest level these classifications are potentially very helpful
> with service type / target population descriptors. For example Using ICF,
> service could be described as  providing -  Self Care Assistance
>

This is one reason why there are serviceType and serviceTypeTaxonomy
properties for external classifications.  The audienceType property on
CivicAudience and BusinessAudience could also be useful for referencing
external standards.


>
> - How would I become more involved in more detailed discussion re this
> schema and associated wiki page
>

Other feedback on this list is very welcome.


>
> - Lastly what is process for schema moving from draft / proposal to
> accepted. It is unclear in documentation.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Andrew Clark
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