European Interoperability Framework 2 and open standards...

Hi!

Has anyone else been involved in EIF 2 and the definition of "open
standards" for egovernment? Over the recent days it appears that the
previous definition in EIF 1 didn't survive in the new version.
Annoyingly the public consultation of EIF 2 seems to have ended a
couple of weeks ago.

The problem has been covered in media here:

EU Wants to Re-define “Closed” as “Nearly Open”
http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2620&blogid=14

The EIF 2 draft can be downloaded here:
http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/European_Interoperability_Framework_2_draft%2C_2009

And EIF 1 here:
http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/3473

Those of you who are in touch with people in EU governments may want
to contact them to make sure they are aware of the issue.

Regards,

Peter Krantz

Received on Wednesday, 4 November 2009 14:31:10 UTC