Schools Interoperability Framework and UK/Linux
Does anyone know what affect the Schools Interoperability Framework is going to have on UK Schools (if any) ? If there really is a push towards common data formats (XML) for tools within education, then this can only be good for open source solutions (I would say). Anyone looking into this? http://www.siia.net/sif/default.htm (Thought I would mention it - I don't recall there being any comments about this in the past ... but could be wrong). Kevin.
hi the SIIA are a US-based trade association (like i guess BESA in the UK). Commercial orientated and really going nowhere (Microsoft and others agreeing on XML hmmmm). there are moves afoot in the UK within the e-envoys office to standardise on document formats etc, although i think the NHS has just moved away from going to XML-based approach, while the cabinet office has... no effect in the UK, as RM aren't members Malcolm On Monday 21 May 2001 12:29, kevin.taylor@powerconv.alstom.com wrote:
Does anyone know what affect the Schools Interoperability Framework is going to have on UK Schools (if any) ?
If there really is a push towards common data formats (XML) for tools within education, then this can only be good for open source solutions (I would say). Anyone looking into this?
http://www.siia.net/sif/default.htm
(Thought I would mention it - I don't recall there being any comments about this in the past ... but could be wrong).
Kevin.
-- ------------------------------------ Malcolm Herbert Red Hat Europe t:+44 1483 734955 m:+44 7720 079845 ------------------------------------
If there really is a push towards common data formats (XML) for tools within education, then this can only be good for open source solutions (I would say). Anyone looking into this?
Yes - it's already in this country, see http://www.dfee.gov.uk/ims/cbds.shtml and I hope we will be using this sort of format soon. -- Christopher Dawkins, Felsted School, Dunmow, Essex CM6 3JG 01371-820527 or 07798 636725 cchd@felsted.essex.sch.uk
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Christopher Dawkins
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kevin.taylor@powerconv.alstom.com
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Malcolm Herbert