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What is Open Standard

Chapter 6
Handbook of Research on E-Business Standards and Protocols: Documents, Data and Advanced Web Technologies
An ‘open standard’ refers to a standard which complies with the following requirements, in accordance with the Dutch government policy ( The Netherlands Open in Connection - An action plan for the use of Open Standards and Open Source Software in the public and semi-public sector , 2007) and the European Interoperability Framework (Commission, 2004): The standard is adopted and will be maintained by a not-for-profit organization, and its ongoing development occurs on the basis of an open decision-making procedure available to all interested parties (consensus or majority decision etc.). The standard has been published and the standard specification document is available either freely or at a nominal charge. It must be permissible to all to copy, distribute and use it for no fee or at a nominal fee. The intellectual property - i.e. patents possibly present - of (parts of) the standard is made irrevocably available on a royalty free basis. There are no constraints on the re-use of the standard.
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BOMOS: Management and Development Model for Open Standards
Erwin Folmer (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 27
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0146-8.ch006
Abstract
E-Business standards, or standards for interoperability, are developed outside the traditional standard development organizations, often within industry specific domain organizations. These organizations need some guidance in how to develop and manage standards for their specific domain in order to achieve long lasting standards that actually achieve interoperability between organizations. The Dutch government, together with the standards community, decided to publish a tool called BOMOS for giving guidance to the management and development of open standards. BOMOS is not profoundly grounded on scientific evidence, but it builds on the best practices already used in domain standardization. This chapter will present two highlights of BOMOS: the activity model for management of standardization, and a development approach for standards.
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Proposal of a Technological Platform to Support the Activities of a Charity Organization
Standards made available to the general public and are developed (or approved) and maintained via a collaborative and consensus driven.
Published in Chapter: Proposal of a Technological Platform to Support the Activities of a Charity Organization; From: Ubiquitous Technologies for Human Development and Knowledge Management
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Rapid Insertion of Leading Edge Industrial Strength Software into University Classrooms
Refers to standards that are publicly available. The Object Management Group (OMG) (2006) is an example of an organization that was created to produce open standards.
Published in Chapter: Rapid Insertion of Leading Edge Industrial Strength Software into University Classrooms; From: Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives
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Technological Application to Managing a Municipal Urban Garden
Open access standards that allow for implementation and communication without the adoption of royalties or other fees that might inhibit their use.
Published in Chapter: Technological Application to Managing a Municipal Urban Garden; From: Disruptive Technologies and Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Development
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