Open ePolicy Group
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The Open ePolicy Group is a global network of technology experts, launched at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society
, a policy center at Harvard Law School
. Created in September 2005, the Open ePolicy Group provides policymakers and managers with thought leadership and tools related to technology issues. The Open ePolicy Group's first product, the Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems, is a meta-level framework of best practices, case studies and tools aimed at informing policymakers, CIOs, industry and other stakeholders of the benefits of open information and communication technologies ecosystems.
The Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems provides policy recommendations, tools and case studies related to ICT issues such as open standards, interoperability
frameworks, open-source software
, a Capability Maturity Model
designed to gauge ICT ecosystems, and technology procurement.
The Open ePolicy Group coined the word openization to describe the process of increasing an ecosystem's capacity to integrate and sustain open technologies, collaborative models, interchangeable components, and transparent processes. The Roadmap principally applies this concept to a technology or ICT ecosystem, but it could apply to other fields.
The Roadmap is available in five languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.
Berkman Center for Internet & Society
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is a research center at Harvard University that focuses on the study of cyberspace. Founded at Harvard Law School, the center traditionally focused on internet-related legal issues. On May 15, 2008, the Center was elevated to an interfaculty initiative of...
, a policy center at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
. Created in September 2005, the Open ePolicy Group provides policymakers and managers with thought leadership and tools related to technology issues. The Open ePolicy Group's first product, the Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems, is a meta-level framework of best practices, case studies and tools aimed at informing policymakers, CIOs, industry and other stakeholders of the benefits of open information and communication technologies ecosystems.
The Open ePolicy Group
In its original formulation, the Open ePolicy Group, founded by Jeffrey A. Kaplan, represented a global collaboration among twenty-four individuals, including senior officials from thirteen nations, thought leaders from five global organizations, experts from two leading technology companies and academics from one of the world’s most respected universities.Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems
In terms of content, the Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems helps people understand what open ICT ecosystems are, why they are embraced and how to evolve them. It also demonstrates how introducing “openness” across an ICT ecosystem provides new ways to drive efficiency, innovation and growth to meet the needs of a high-speed, on-demand world.The Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems provides policy recommendations, tools and case studies related to ICT issues such as open standards, interoperability
Interoperability
Interoperability is a property referring to the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together . The term is often used in a technical systems engineering sense, or alternatively in a broad sense, taking into account social, political, and organizational factors that impact system to...
frameworks, open-source software
Open-source software
Open-source software is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.Open...
, a Capability Maturity Model
Capability Maturity Model
The Capability Maturity Model is a development model that was created after study of data collected from organizations that contracted with the U.S. Department of Defense, who funded the research. This model became the foundation from which CMU created the Software Engineering Institute...
designed to gauge ICT ecosystems, and technology procurement.
The Open ePolicy Group coined the word openization to describe the process of increasing an ecosystem's capacity to integrate and sustain open technologies, collaborative models, interchangeable components, and transparent processes. The Roadmap principally applies this concept to a technology or ICT ecosystem, but it could apply to other fields.
The Roadmap is available in five languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.
Open ePolicy Group in the news
- New York Times on launch of Roadmap for Open ICT Ecosystems
- International Herald Tribune
- Slashdot
- eGov Magazine
External links
- Open ePolicy Group
- Berkman Center for Internet & Society
- Original members of Open ePolicy Group
- Jeff Kaplan - Open ePolicy Blog
- Openization.org
- UNDP's Asia-Pacific Development Information ProgrammeAsia-Pacific Development Information ProgrammeAsia-Pacific Development Information Programme is an initiative of the UNDP and "aims to promote the development and application of information and communication technologies for sustainable human development"...
7 - Open Technologies: Catalyst for Transformation