1. MSIS Taskforce on Sharing of Software and Methods
Final report
M.H.J. Vucsan ITDG oct 2008

2. Contents The taskforce and its mission Recommendations for MSIS
Recommendations for ESSnet

3. MSIS taskforce in context

4. Taskforce on sharing (and collaboration)‏
Membership
Canada (Karen Doherty,
Italy (Carlo Vaccari),
Netherlands(Marton Vucsan) (chair),
Norway(Rune Gløersen),
United Kingdom(Jan Jones),
Eurostat(Leonhard Maqua, Antonio Consoli),
OECD (Lars Thygesen),
UNECE (Steven Vale),
UNIDO (Valentin Todorov).

5. Taskforce on sharing (and collaboration)‏
Mandate (short)‏
report on the scope and models for sharing statistical software, tools and components between different organizations. This report will also provide the Terms of Reference for an ESSnet to set up collaborative networks

6. Driving forces behind taskforce
Eurostat and integration of statistics
interoperability is getting to be very important (SOA, ESB etc.)
Shrinking budgets...
Open standards and open source are gaining momentum

7. Inhibitors for sharing (1)‏
Business architecture mismatch
Explicit or implicit
Different production logistics
Information architecture mismatch
Data/Metadata conflicts
Process incompatibilities
Platform mismatch
vendor lock-in
SOA versus non SOA

8. Inhibitors for sharing (2)‏
Information shortage: what is available and who to contact
FUD: can this product be trusted, will it last for several years, support etc.
Missing operational aids like contract templates etc.
Licencing is difficult to understand
Limited access to colloboration tools for developers

9. Mission of the taskforce
Ensure long lasting attention and care (governance) to all initiatives on sharing and colloboration with respect to IT and architecture between members
As a first step create high level requirements for an ESSnet on common architecture and sharing of software.

10. Report of the taskforce
Strategic approach
Use MSIS decision power as part of CES to facilitate sharing with manpower / funding.
Establishment of MSIS Sharing Advisory Board
Tactical approach
Recommendations for an ESSnet to be carried out

11. Sharing Advisory Board
Workhorse of MSIS
Proposals for maintenance and follow up of the architecture task of ESSnet
Proposals for maintenance and funding of shared software
Review and report to MSIS on ongoing activities.
5 or 6 active members, membership 2 yr

12. Recommendations for ESSnet
Common architecture outlines
Business/information/technical
Inventory of existing shared software
To be used by Sharing Advisory Board
Tools for cooperation
Information portal
Repository

13. Recommendations for ESSnet
Common architecture outlines
Adaptable to change
Common integration rules
Support for Open and Propietary solutions
Modular itself
Integration of existing software
First step to strategic goal of interoperability and easy interchange of solutions

14. Recommendations for ESSnet
Inventory of existing shared software
To be used by Sharing Advisory Board
Basis for concrete proposals with funding for maintenance or extension

15. Recommendations for ESSnet
Tools for cooperation / information portal
One stop shopping for NSI’s as users
Software
Contacts for support etc.
Templates (contracts etc.)
Different licensing models support
Developer support (Gforge etc.)

16. Questions