Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information StandardsOrganization for the Advancement of Structured Information StandardsOASIS_81300f81-424c-472b-bae9-f7f70b7420b4To drive the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business standards_1383a00b-6f02-4aa8-aed8-ef012513acd3Member & Market DrivenThe OASIS technical agenda is set by its members,
who are free to start, and advance efforts to meet the
needs of the marketplace; this is in contrast to
organizations where direction is centrally managed.ResponsivenessOASIS governance is responsive to the members. The
Board (apart from the OASIS President) are elected by
the members, allowing the members to indicate the
direction they would like to see OASIS go through a
yearly election. Likewise, OASIS Committee chairs are
elected by Committee members through an open,
democratic process. This differs from organizations
where Board and working group leadership are tied to
financial contribution, corporate standing, or staff
appointment.ConvergenceOASIS encourages but does not mandate convergence,
instead it values creativity and consensus over
conformity and control, offering the marketplace the
opportunity to evaluate overlapping efforts and
determine the viability of any given approach. This is
in contrast to assigning a single working group to
address a standardization topic.BalanceOASIS draws on a balanced membership base that
spans industries and geographies, where researchers
and practitioners, vendors and users, government
agencies and academic institutions, individuals and
multi-national corporations all come together; many
other standards bodies only represent the interests of
homogeneous communities.Efficient Standards Development ProcessContinually strive to provide the most efficient
environment for the development, coordination, and
maintenance of high quality standards._e6684f98-ee27-400c-9102-8ce649d480e61An excellent OASIS environment is essential to retain
existing membership, attract prospective members and
create positive word-of-mouth marketing.Strategic AlignmentReview and improve alignment of the organizational
structure and tools provided to OASIS members with
mission and strategic goals._ec53dc39-8e05-4220-b5c6-9ba739f509c41OASIS recognizes the importance of industry verticals
and end-user communities, for the adoption and deployment
of OASIS Standards, for broader recognition of
OASIS, and for bringing useful requirements and areas
of work to OASIS. OASIS will revise the organizational
structure to meet the requirements of these areas. One
area for consideration is structures that support
coordination among multiple committees and support
for longer-lived areas of work.
OASIS is continuously improving the quality of the
organization. This includes improvements to the
technical infrastructure, IPR policy, TC process, and
member services. Feedback from members and work
from the Technical Advisory Board are included in the
process. This directly relates to the goal of making
OASIS an effective environment and indirectly has an
impact on evangelization of its activities to the
broader community.
Examples of possible specifics include improvements in
the areas of:
document management;
TC process support tools; and
collaborative tools.Diversity and International RepresentationBroaden international representation and diversity
of the OASIS membership to ensure that all those
affected by standards have a voice in the
collaborative process._c66dbeb7-ba67-4c6b-adec-98291c25f6df2Special emphasis on increasing participation from end
users including governments, academic and research
institutions, as well as the open source communities, will
enhance the value and usability of OASIS work in
the marketplace.
Increasing the participation of government and
academic institutions may serve OASIS well by enabling
requirements, policy and technology transfer.OutreachIncrease membership outreach and support in
under-represented areas._0dcb8843-f0ac-47ac-a3e8-e1586dc33f592OASIS recognizes the reality of the internationalization
and localization of technology and the importance of
supporting our members throughout the world.
This requires a variety of actions, including modification
of the OASIS IT infrastructure and TC process to
support international membership, and increase the
worldwide presence of OASIS. Examples of possible specifics:
Regional Office program targeting Europe and Asia;
Translation of OASIS Standards and documents;
Localization of OASIS web pages and collateral;
Technology transfer with academia.Standards Life Cycle SupportSupport all stages of the standards lifecycle,
including requirements definition, specification
development, best practices advocacy, and
adoption services._755244dd-26e3-4b20-88d7-d5fb266cef7b3Each OASIS Committee may choose to address all or
part of the standards lifecycle as appropriate for its
goals and the needs of the market.Increased Support for Standards Life CycleExpand support for the standards lifecycle to include
requirements and adoption activities._9705d6ca-ccde-49f9-8282-f2ec40ec9b503Work to increase the involvement of the OASIS
community in requirements and exploratory activities as
well as activities to increase adoption of standards.
An adoption services program enables end-users,
including OASIS members and non-members, to more
readily make use of OASIS Standards, through
education, demonstration, testing and other activities.
Adoption services are designed to increase confidence
and interoperability of the standards.
Adoption services may address the goals of supporting a
broader OASIS membership, making OASIS an efficient
environment and supporting the full range of the
standardization lifecycle.External RelationshipsCultivate productive relationships with policy setters,
influencers, and the community at-large, in order to
(a) remain receptive to external input, (b) evangelize
the accomplishments of our members, (c) advocate
the values of the open standards process, and (d)
ensure our work remains relevant within the
broadest possible context._6a899935-aa35-4ea5-a285-825a28254a8f4This includes liaisons and outreach to the public sector,
international organizations, industry groups, academia,
and specific constituencies such as open source
developers.Community EducationEducate the community (press, members,
non-members) on the advantages of the OASIS
process, the status of OASIS activities and the
benefits of approved OASIS Standards._6de53d14-2065-49c6-9116-6b96f770bc0842005-09-032010-02-08http://www.oasis-open.org/who/strategy-letter-05-10-17.pdfArthurColman (www.drybridge.com)colman@drybridge.com