MetadataProgress

status of the standard:

Basic Version

Status:

Largely complete since late last year, target users still awaiting finalisation … is being finalised, next to be packaged up, networked and promoted using OSI funding that Jamie holds.

Participants that Have Implemented the Standard

Core Team:

• technical development, packaging for users and tech support - Jamie

• testing usability with ifiwatch.tv, promotion and networking - Zoe

• pro-active planning, oversight and management - Alistair

Opportunities:

• keep up the momentum from transmission and retransmission
• use the new media aggregators and feedparsers like simplepie to the max
• network the media of tx participating projects
• get ifiwatch.tv working properly as a demo site
• get desired media to academic, campaign and other audiences ...

Risks:

• Continue stalling due to team members' other priorities and lose momentum from transmission entirely.

• Lack of experienced project management lets the limited time and money available go to waste

• Technical issues mean process is delayed or final product unworkable

• Packaged product is not designed to be user-friendly or explained well enough to encourage wide participation

Key Questions:

• how much money is available from OSI to pay for this work?

• what is realistic timetable for the work?

• who will manage the project, arrange meetings, manage finances etc?

Version with payment namespace

status: envisaged, funding bids under way.

Team:

• technical development, packaging for users and tech support - Jamie
• testing usability with ifiwatch.tv, promotion and networking - Zoe and Sian???
• company director - Gavin????
• pro-active planning, project management etc - Alistair????

Opportunities:

LDA funding will support a company in the “London Objective 2 areas of the Upper Lea Valley, Inner East, Outer Thames and West London plus an academic < £30,000.

draft bid to LDA;

Contacts

Martin Schmitz at Ravensbourne

(At OKFN, May 2007 we met Goetz Bachmann at Goldsmiths, who works with Yuk Hui and Christof Schindler)

A meeting needs to be convened to establish make up and modus operandi of a ‘board’ to oversee process, spending etc.

Envisaged timescale is to have a version of the standard complete with financial information flows working by December 2007.

Risks:

• We do not share information sufficiently now to all understand and complete process effectively.

• Acting project manager lacks experience in this field needed to pro-actively handle practicalities.

• Technical issues mean process is delayed or final product unworkable

• Packaged product is not designed to be user-friendly or explained well enough to encourage wide participation

--Zoe 16:37, 14 July 2007 (UTC)