How CENISSS is contributing to interoperability

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• How CEN/ISSS is contributing to interoperability
• Verina Horsnell, CEN/ISSS Forum Chair
• OASIS - London, 17 October 2005

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CEN

• CEN - the European Standards Committee
• One of three European Standardization
  Organizations - with ETSI and CENELEC - formally
  recognized by the EC
• A non-profit association, whose 28 members are
  national standards bodies in EU and EFTA
• CEN/ISSS since 1997, focal point for ICT issues
  within CEN
• The mission of CEN/ISSS is to provide market
  players with a comprehensive and integrated range
  of standardization-oriented services and
  products, in order to contribute to the success
  of the Information Society in Europe

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eBusiness Interoperability Forum

• The European platform for the consideration of
  interoperability solutions relating to eBusiness,
  making strategic recommendations concerning
  standardization activities required to achieve
  this.
• Started in 2004 70 members
• Chair Dick Raman, TIE Holding N.V.
• Focus semantic interoperability
• Bringing together technology providers and users
  of eBusiness software
• Roadmap on key issues for eBusiness
  interoperability new edition coming
• Liaising with European and global initiatives
• Conference Interoperability The backbone of
  eBusiness, Utrecht (NL) 28-29 November 2005
  www.cenorm.be/isss/eBIF_Conference

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eGovernment Focus Group

• To determine role that standards play in
  eGovernment as means to achieve interoperability
  at all levels of public administration in EU
• Started 16 Feb 2005
• Chair Peter Brown, EP now seconded to Austrian
  Administration
• Work-programme
• - Potential and current use of standards in
  eGovernment (all levels)
• Gap analysis and roadmap
• Contribution to IDAbc clearing house
  infrastructure discussions
• Awareness and dissemination
• Input to high level meeting under Austrian
  presidency (Vienna, 9-10 Feb. 2006 )
• Final Report June 2006

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Other current eBusiness-related activities

• CEN/ISSS Workshops
• eBES EDI and ebXML European Entry Point to
  un/CEFACT standards process
• eInvoicing standards in support of EU Directive
  on VAT
• eCAT eCatalogues and Classification
• Sector Workshop (Textile)
• Personal data protection and privacy best
  practice for business
• Other activities
• eHealth Focus Group interoperability report
• COPRAS (research and standardization)
• biometrics
• network and information security
• More infos? URL http//www.cenorm.be/isss