- From: Jose M. Alonso <josema@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:42:57 +0200
- To: eGov IG <public-egov-ig@w3.org>
- Cc: Kevin Novak <kevinnovak@aia.org>, John Sheridan <John.Sheridan@nationalarchives.gov.uk>, Suzanne Acar <Suzanne.Acar@ic.fbi.gov>
Also, I've just started to edit the document online, noting where some issues are and updatind some text according to discussions. You can track changes with any HTML diff tool. Original doc: http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-egov-improving-20090310/ Current draft: http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/IG/Group/docs/note W3C has one available at: http://www.w3.org/2007/10/htmldiff although it seems it has some issues at the tail end of the doc Cheers, Jose. El 23/04/2009, a las 14:39, Jose M. Alonso escribió: > All, > > I'm happy to announce Suzanne Acar has volunteered to do the > technical editorship part. Once again, thanks Suzanne! > > Suzanne and Kevin will coordinate and plan and I'll take care of the > W3C pubrules compliance and publishing process. > > Best, > Jose. > > > El 21/04/2009, a las 12:56, Jose M. Alonso escribió: >> Hi again Sharron, >> >> This one on the bit about how editing and authorship is handled and >> the need for a technical editor. >> >> A couple months ago, Chairs and me asked people to contribute to >> the document. Not much response due to people's time constraints >> mainly, so we decided to take ownership of sections to coordinate >> content there and others could help with text and ideas [1]. >> >> The main authors were slightly updated subsequently and a current >> list is the one below. Kevin also took responsibility for editing >> the document for coherence and I for making it W3C pubrules >> compliant and go through the publishing process. >> >> It has been suggested to us that we might want one person with >> technical editorship expertise give a read and make some final >> changes. We agree but don't have such background. >> >> Do you? Would anybody with such background like to mainly join >> Kevin and help us in that sense? Job will be intense but short term >> if we want to publish by mid May. >> >> Hope this helps. >> Jose. >> >> >> Group Note sections and main authors so far >> ------------------------------------------- >> * Introduction (Kevin) >> * A Shift of Perspective: Provide, Engage, Enable (Kevin, John) >> * Participation and Citizen Engagement (John) >> * Open Government Data (Jose) >> * Interoperability (Oscar) >> * Multi-channel delivery (Miguel) >> * Identification and Authentication (Daniel) >> * Long term data management (Chris) >> * Next Steps (Kevin) >> >> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-egov-ig/2009Jan/0015 >> >> >> El 17/04/2009, a las 17:02, Sharron Rush escribió: >>> Hello folks, >>> >>> First congratulations and deepest thanks for the work you have all >>> done in producing this document. I can't think of any more >>> important use of technology than to establish an effective two-way >>> dialogue between citizens and their governments. So please know >>> that my comments are offered with sincere respect and appreciation >>> for all that you have done. >>> >>> We have been reviewing the document in the WAI Education and >>> Outreach Working Group (EOWG) from the point of view of the >>> treatment of accessibility for people with disabilities. EOWG has >>> been compiling those comments and they will be submitted >>> separately. My comments here will be more general and are offered >>> as an individual rather than a group representative. >>> >>> The idea of a W3C document about open government/e-government is >>> tremendous and timely. In my opinion, we must make the first >>> document a model of the openness and transparency we hope and >>> expect for governments to achieve. With that in mind, I suggest a >>> reorganization of the document as follows: >>> >>> 1. Clarity - why is the document being developed? statement of >>> principles and goals >>> 2. Simplification - move some of the more detailed aspects into >>> related documents, but keep first working draft on higher level >>> 3. Improve focus - The Introduction and a few of the other >>> sections are somewhat rambling and do not seem related to each >>> other and/or to specific to governmental issues. The document >>> needs to be edited for coherence and narrative flow. >>> >>> I hesitate to be more specific in my comments since I know that >>> there are serious time constraints. I have been sending the URL >>> around to others that I know are interested in e-government and >>> who are working on related issues. One reported back to me that >>> she was unable to make her way through the entire doc without >>> getting "lost." Another noted to me (and I hope sent public >>> comment) that the citizen viewpoint needs to be included more >>> strongly and that more acknowledgement is needed of the way >>> technology enables two-way interactions, not simply a way to make >>> existing government more efficient. >>> >>> I am not sure how the editing is organized, but would suggest that >>> whoever leads the development of each section look for ways to >>> shorten and clarify and that the editors look for ways to improve >>> the structure and the way that sections relate to the overarching >>> principles. >>> >>> Please let me know if this is useful and/or if I can help in any >>> way. >>> >>> Thanks again for taking this on - it is tremendously important! >>> >>> Best, >>> Sharron >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Sharron Rush | Executive Director | www.Knowbility.org | 512 >>> 305-0310 >>> Equal access to technology for people with disabilities >>> >> > >
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