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Developing for society Standards and best practices in TAP applications. What is TEISS?. a TAP support project about standards identify key standardisation areas, in particular those that are common across a number of application sectors
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Developing for societyStandards and best practices in TAP applications
What is TEISS? • a TAP support project about standards • identify key standardisation areas, in particular those that are common across a number of application sectors • assist standards developments, including preparation of new standards and validation of existing standards.
Projects and standards • List of 40 projects that need help • use of suitable standards • new standards needed • Telematics for Disabled and Elderly • Telematics for Urban and Rural Areas • ...
Who is TEISS? • European Committee for Standardisation / Information Society Standardisation System (CEN/ISSS) • Université Libre de Bruxelles • Quercus Information Limited • Chris Makemson Consultants Limited
Do we need standards? • who needs them • what sort of standards • the standards fora
Who needs standards? • product designers • reusable components • service developers • integration and interoperability • users • training • procurement • regulators
What sort of standards? • technical standards • data formats • protocols • interfaces • best practices • guidance • Memoranda of Understanding
Standards fora • de jure • de facto • industrial consortia • interest groups • global • regional • refer to • http://www.cenorm.be/isss/Survey.htm
How can TEISS help? • listening to you • providing guidance material • setting up groups on particular subjects (Special Interest Groups - SIGs) • ISSS workshops • electronic fora for discussion of issues • web site: www.nectar.org/teiss
The issues • Info-kiosks and their aspects (dimensions, interface, functionality) • videoconferencing tools • interfaces for GIS data handling • light EDI-solutions for SMEs and citizen's services • smart cards • …..
Clusters • Learning - see the PROMETEUS web site at http://prometeus.org/ • Assistive technology • Environmental data • Trust and commerce • Kiosks • Geographic and economic data • Video-conferencing