RE: National Strategy for Information Sharing & Safeguarding

That's a valid point of view, Brand, but does anyone think "social" media as
it currently exists is everything it can and should be for business
purposes?  No further improvement possible?  No need for interoperability
standards?  

 

I don't.  

 

It seems to me that an open data standard like StratML is required to mature
social media for business-quality usage, in support of the purposes outlined
at http://xml.gov/stratml/index.htm#DefinitionPurposes 

 

With respect to the business (goals & objectives) of government, while the
GPRA Modernization Act (GPRAMA) does not reference social media per se, it
does require agencies to: 

 

a) publish their strategic and performance plans and reports in
machine-readable format, like StratML [Sec. 10
<http://xml.gov/stratml/references/PL111-532StratML.htm#SEC10> ] and 

b) ". solicit and consider the views and suggestions of those entities
potentially affected by or interested ." in their plans. [5 USC 306(d)
<http://xml.gov/stratml/references/PL111-532StratML.htm#5USC306d> ]

 

To me, that sounds like a great opportunity for the marriage of StratML with
social media.  Big data for a purpose - to more efficiently and effectively
accomplish objectives about which We the People care to devote our time,
attention, and money.

 

Owen

 

From: Brand Niemann [mailto:bniemann@cox.net] 
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 4:24 PM
To: 'Owen Ambur'; 'egov-ig mailing list'
Subject: RE: National Strategy for Information Sharing & Safeguarding

 

Then I think the big data version of the StratML vision is social media
which is big data which uses XML, but not StratML!

 

From: Owen Ambur [mailto:Owen.Ambur@verizon.net] 
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 1:05 PM
To: 'Brand Niemann'; 'egov-ig mailing list'
Subject: RE: National Strategy for Information Sharing & Safeguarding

 

Brand, the vision of the StratML standard is:  A worldwide web of
intentions, stakeholders, and results (i.e., the *Strategic* Semantic Web).

 

Asking whether StratML will scale is like asking if HTML or XML will.
Whether StratML becomes BIG data or not will depend upon whether people
believe their own rhetoric about openness, transparency, and participation.
(There's a good chance they don't, but if so, we should call their bluff.)

 

I for one do not plan to sit idly by and wait for the "big boys" (like
Google, TBL, or anyone else) to tell me what I may or should do.  I plan to
continue making such decisions for myself.  I hope and trust I am not alone
in that regard.

 

Owen

 

From: Brand Niemann [mailto:bniemann@cox.net] 
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 12:47 AM
To: 'Owen Ambur'; 'egov-ig mailing list'
Subject: RE: National Strategy for Information Sharing & Safeguarding

 

I do not see any mention of "Big Data" in either NIEM or StratML. Will they
apply or scale to "Big Data"?

 

From: Owen Ambur [mailto:Owen.Ambur@verizon.net] 
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 8:43 PM
To: 'egov-ig mailing list'
Subject: National Strategy for Information Sharing & Safeguarding

 

The recently issued National Strategy for Information Sharing and
Safeguarding is now available in StratML Part 1, Strategic Plan, format at
http://xml.gov/stratml/drybridge/index.htm#NSISS 

 

It would be good if the implementation plan were to be published in open,
standard, machine-readable StratML Part 2, Performance Plan/Report, format
with designated roles and clearly specified performance indicators.

Doing so would be consistent with the provisions of section 10 of the GPRA
Modernization Act (GPRAMA) as well as OMB Circular A-119.
http://xml.gov/stratml/references/PL111-532StratML.htm#SEC10
<http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fxml%2Egov%2Fstratml%2Fref
erences%2FPL111-532StratML%2Ehtm%23SEC10&urlhash=V3md&_t=tracking_disc>  &
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars_a119#6
<http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ewhitehouse%2Egov%2F
omb%2Fcirculars_a119%236&urlhash=Dmb0&_t=tracking_disc> 

 

Owen

 

From: messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com
[mailto:messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com] On Behalf Of National
Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Group Members
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:55 AM
To: Owen Ambur
Subject: [1] discussion on LinkedIn

 





 

 


National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) 


 

	



 

		

 


 

 



 



 

	

 

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<http://www.linkedin.com/e/hlrdw8-hay2ngr3-3b/ava/197797431/1903175/eml-anet
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#NIEM? Check out the National Strategy for Information Sharing and
Safeguarding signed by the President. 


 

Started by Donna Roy, Experienced technology innovator with data and
information focus.