[OPA-devel] [Fwd: Quiet on the OPA front]

[Sarah K. <sk...@be...>]

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From: Joseph Potvin <Jos...@pw...>
To: sk...@be..., mf...@be..., joe...@hr..., kath=
lee...@hr..., Eric Mainville <Eri...@pw...>, J=
ako Jellema <j.j...@Ki...>
Cc: Bil...@pc...
Subject: Quiet on the OPA front
Date: 05 Mar 2003 08:38:49 -0500

Colleagues, Sorry that our group has been quiet towards the OPA 3.0 effort.=
  There's truly been more progress than expected in related areas (the enti=
re open source in GoC portfolio), all at the same time, with the result I'm=
 behind on some specific files. =20

I have included Bill Royds of Heritage via c.c. to this message, as some of=
 his colleagues (Craig Taylor & David Reid) at our Open Source Scenarios wo=
rkshop last week indicated Bill might be a collaborator in bringing OPA to =
V3.0. Bill, is this news to you?? :-) I know of Bill a little through the G=
reenspace Alliance http://www.flora.org/greenspace/ -- hosted, of course, o=
n Russell McOrmond's utterly free open source ISP, "Flora.org". =20

You may expect some new international interest soon in OPA, as I'm taking t=
he opportunity to promote it through my bionote for the eGovOS conference l=
ater this month (see below).  Joe, do you have an idea when you might be ab=
le to upload your improved code to the sourceforge site?

A suggestion for Sarah/Mark, Please add a note to the sourceforge project d=
escription that the project site there is new and still being set up, and p=
rovide a link to the nicely structured info at bellanet.org/opa. Otherwise =
our "0 commits" makes it look deceased. And Bellanet might as well benefit =
from the marketing for being the originating organization.

Joseph (Jos=C3=A9) Potvin
Management Team Member, Enterprise Architecture
Information Technology Standards, Architecture, and Security
Telecommunications & Informatics Program Branch(TIP)
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
Government of Canada
11 Rue Laurier, Place du Portage, Phase III, 4th Floor (4A1)
Gatineau (Hull), Quebec K1A 0S5
(819) 956-8617 Voice
(819) 956-8621 Fax
jos...@pw...

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From: Joseph Potvin=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 4:53 PM
To: 'To...@eg...'; 'Tony Stanco'; 'st...@se...'
Subject: FW: egovOS abstract


SESSION OUTLINE
Tuesday March 18
4:00 pm  310  Joseph Potvin, Gov of Canada

Abstract Title: Workshop to Discuss Enterprise Architecture Documentation o=
f the FLOSS Business Model=20

Abstract:=20

For large organizations including government departments and agencies, the =
selection of particular open source solutions or approaches often becomes s=
ide-tracked by uncertainties about whether the collaborative open source bu=
siness model itself is "authorized" in the organization.  Business architec=
ture should set the context for IM/IT architecture.  In October 2002, the A=
rchitecture and Engineering Committee (AEC) of the Canadian Federal Departm=
ent of Public Works and Government Services (PWGSC) passed the following st=
atement: "AEC agrees that the "open source business model" is one of the ap=
propriate models for: (a) the selection and use of IM/IT solutions in PWGSC=
; (b) the production and sharing of IM/IT solutions by PWGSC."  Work is now=
 underway to refine the technical documentation of this business model as a=
n Enterprise Architecture Pattern http://hillside.net/chiliplop/2003/2003_e=
nterprise_architectural_patterns.htm, and to document it using the business=
 extensions of the open standard Unified Modeling Language.  This reference=
 documentation will be shared under the GNU-FDL for others to use and adapt=
 as required.

This workshop discussion will be an early opportunity to orient this refere=
nce documentation to serve the enterprise architecture requirements of a wi=
de diversity of organizations.

Biography:=20
Mr. Potvin is a senior economist and systems architect, serving as a member=
 of the management team of the Information Technology Standards, Architectu=
re, and Security Sector, Telecommunications & Informatics Program Branch (T=
IP), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). He is Coordinator=
 for a network of departmental experts on architectural methods and process=
es, dedicated to improving operations and engaging open standards, to achie=
ve business results. Within that context, he is active in increasing unders=
tanding and engagement by the Canadian Government of open source software b=
usiness models and software solutions. In 1999-2000 while at Bellanet in th=
e International Development Research Centre, he led the OPA grants and cont=
ributions workflow application project to became the third open source soft=
ware release by the Government of Canada (recently moved to <http://www.sou=
rceforge.net/projects/opa>), and is pleased to say the team met the origina=
l project requirement under budget and ahead of schedule. The OPA community=
 is now working towards version 3.0. Outside of his official responsibiliti=
es, Mr. Potvin is Coordinator of GOSLING (Getting Open Source Logic INto Go=
vernments <http://www.goslingcommunity.org>), a new informal multi-sector c=
ommunity of practice of professionals assisting each other to include the o=
pen source business model in public sector selection, production and use of=
 IM/IT solutions. As an economist, Mr. Potvin has worked in 20 countries pr=
oviding technical analysis and policy advice to executives and managers.

Joseph (Jos=C3=A9) Potvin
Management Team Member, Enterprise Architecture
Information Technology Standards, Architecture, and Security
Telecommunications & Informatics Program Branch(TIP)
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
Government of Canada
11 Rue Laurier, Place du Portage, Phase III, 4th Floor (4A1)
Gatineau (Hull), Quebec K1A 0S5
(819) 956-8617 Voice
(819) 956-8621 Fax
jos...@pw...
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Sarah Kerr
Technical Officer
Bellanet International Secretariat
613-236-6163, x2192