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D2.1.2Aligning future work on ADMS.SW and

OpenApps

ISA Action 1.1 - Semantic Methodologies - SEMIC 3

16 October 2012

Agenda and objectives

AGENDA1. Overview of the

ADMS.SW initiative: vision, analysis of existing forges, vocabulary, implementations (30')

2. Introduction of the Basque Open Assets initiative: vision, decree, specification, implementations(30')

3. Aligning future plans: discussion (60')

4. Aligning the vocabularies: discussion (60')

OBJECTIVES• Identify solutions to

federate software description metadata of the Basque public sector on Joinup

• To align both initiatives: what is the story?

• To share and reuse knowledge

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1VisionA need for sharing

and reusing software

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/elibrary/document/isa-deliverable-vision-enhanced-software-description-metadata-schema-and-software-

The Digital Agenda for Europe and the EIF

The European Interoperability Framework (EIF) recommends public administrations to reuse and share solutions and to cooperate on the development of joint solutions when implementing European public services. In this context, the EIF encourages applying the principle of openness when jointly developing custom-made software systems.

better administrative coordination

interoperability

open standards

Open platforms

reuse

share

“Need for a better administrative coordination between public administrations and applications that are interoperable and based on open standards and open platforms”

Stakeholder needs

The sharing and reuse of software for public administrations across borders and sectors corresponds to

an actual and increasing need of important stakeholders

F/OSS projectsGovernments

Attract public administrations to reuse their software and want to build a community of contributors.Equal visibility, independent of the hosting location.

Encourage the sharing and reuse of software for e-Government.

Public administrationsISA ProgrammeIncreasing need for cross-border and cross-sector digital interactions with external parties

Encourage the sharing and reuse of interoperability solutions for public administrations across border an sectors.

Information barriers to the sharing and reuse of software

Features are not well documented

Lack of confidence in F/OSS solutions

Lack of quality assurance

Limited view of public administrations usage of existing F/OSS solutions

Language barrier

Lack of information on standards and specifications implemented by an F/OSSLack of visibility

Source: D5.1.1 - Vision Document: The vision for an enhanced software description metadata schema and federated software catalogue

Problems with the federated forges on Joinup

Dependent on a technology that is specific to GForge 4 and FusionForge. Software description metadata from other infrastructures cannot be automatically retrieved

The current “federation” of software project descriptions on Joinup does not overcome all information barriers to the sharing and reuse of software.

It only federates 3 elements: name, description and URL

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2EU Repositories

Analysis of existing repositories

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/elibrary/document/isa-deliverable-report-existing-software-forges

Software catalogues in the EU public sector

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Software catalogues in the EU public sector

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15 software catalogues have been constructed in 7

countries to encourage the sharing and reuse of software for public administration system development

General-purpose software catalogues

ApacheGitHub

Google Code

SourceForge

3SolutionADMS.SW and the

enhanced federation of software catalogues

An RDF vocabulary to describe software assets

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title name the title of the software in multiple languages ■ ■ ■

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identifier identifier for the software ■ ■ ■

URI location uniform resource identifier ■ ■ ■

version version version of the software release ■ ■ ■

related software related software □

is replaced by a newer version of the software □ □ □

release file-release a release of the software □

applicabilitydomain

the domain of the software (e.g. using EuroVoc

descriptors)■ □ □

spatial coverage geographic region in which the software can be used ■ □ □

multilingualwhether or not the software can be configured to have

a multilingual user interface□ □

language languagenatural language in which the software interface is

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related regulation related regulations from which the software is derived ■

The solution is twofold. On the hand, there is the enhanced software description metadata schema (ADMS.SW)

Building an enhanced, federated catalogue software for e-Government

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On the other hand, there is the ADMS-enabled federation of the different national software catalogues, repositories, and forges which enhances the sharing and reuse of software.

Advantages

A common specification to describe software assets on the Web will give better visibility, better search, help overcome information barriers and provide a better linking

Better visibilityBetter linking

Increased and equal visibility, independent of the hosting location.

Build and explore semantic networks of people, free and open software, and open standards

Better searchovercome information barriersAllows searching for software from a single point of access

Help overcome the information barriers related to the sharing and reuse of interoperability solutions among public administrations

Perceived benefits

Interoperability

Freedom of choice

Reduced TCO

Support and accountability

AuditabilityNetwork effects

Reliability

Source: D5.1.1 - Vision Document: The vision for an enhanced software description metadata schema and federated software catalogue

Part of a bigger solution

The maintenance of a software catalogue for public administration system development is not an isolated measure. Policy makers and public administrations need to continue to invest in a combination of measures:

The provision of legal advice related to the sharing and reuse of software

The construction and maintenance of a catalogue of open-standards and a software catalogue for public administration system development;

The creation of procurement policies, regulations, guidelines, and processes to support the procurement of software

Guidance with the effective support of a community of developers and users.

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ADMS.SW RDF Model

ADMS.SW Conceptual Model

ADMS.SW and Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)

Software Project

Software Release

Software Distribution

ADMS.SW

Work

Expression

Manifestation

FRBR

Link with other vocabularies

89% RE-USEvCard

Trove Software Map

ISO 19770-2

DOAP

Dublin Core Metadata Element

Set

RDF Data Cube

FOAF

Which repositories were represented in the working group

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ADMS.SW Milestones

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Okt. Nov. Dec.

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Set up of ADMS.SW WG

ADMS.

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V0.3Vision Document

Public Review

Name change from ADMS.F/OSS to

ADMS.SW

V0.4

V0.5

V1.00

Piloting and implementation

Known implementations

Google Refine RDF Template for ADMS.SW

ADMS.SW plugin for FusionForge

ADMS.SW export for the Debian Package Tracking SystemADMS.SW plugin for

Tuleap

4Federation of software catalogues

Context and how to join

Without ADMS.SW

Software repository

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Without EnFeOSS

With ADMS.SW

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With ADMS.SW

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Expected:

June 2013

4 steps to join the federation

MAPPING EXPORT TRANSMIT FEDERATED

1 2 3 4

Map your repository’s internal data model to ADMS.SW

Develop a tool to export your software description metadata to ADMS.SW in XML or RDF

Submit your ADMS.SW compliant file to Joinup using the ADMS.SW protocol

Submit updates to your ADMS.SW file to Joinup or to any other central catalogue

Proposed solutions for exchanging software descriptions

Solution Pros Cons Notes

Solution 1 -REST WebServices

• Fully automated• Client providedby DIGIT • Higher implementation effort

Recommended in the mid/long-term

Solution 2 -E-Mail

• Minimumimplementation effort

• Manual procedures are required

• Lower integration

Recommendedfor the first wave

Solution 3 -Harvesting

• No communication protocol needs to be implemented on local repository side

• Requireshigher availability of local repository systems

Recommendedfor non-centralized architectures

Solution 4 -Upload on Joinup

• No communication protocol needs to be implemented

• Mapping to ADMS.F/OSS is not needed for spreadsheets

• Manual procedures are required

• Lower integration

Recommendedfor the first wave

Agreed to join the federation ...

5Future plansImplementation of ADMS.SW 1.00 in national an regional software forges

Future plans

Sep. Okt. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul.

Software taxonomies as LOD with SKOS

ADMS.

SW

ADMS.SW validator service

Implementation ADMS.SW export API plugin for FusionForge and/or Allura

Implementation of AMDS.SW by at least 4 public sector software catalogues and forges

Implementation of ADMS.SW import, edit, and export features on Joinup v1.5

Mapping and extraction mechanism for ISO 19770-2-compliant software tags

Publication of software taxonomies as linked open data

Publication of software taxonomies as linked open data

Taxonomies

• Intended Audience• Programming Language• Operating System

• Locale• Status• Topic

Languages

• Danish• English• Spanish• French

• German• Italian• Dutch

Steps1. Software taxonomies as

tabular data2. URI for each term3. Translate labels4. Export as SKOS5. Promote

FusionForge / Gforge in European software forges

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FusionForge /GForge

EGovLabs: OpenSource Plattform des Digitalen Österreich

forja de la junta de extremadura

FusionForge / Gforge in European software forges

Technology Transfer Centre

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FusionForge /GForge

EGovLabs: OpenSource Plattform des Digitalen Österreich

forja de la junta de extremadura

The majority of the national and regional software forges in European Member States are based on FusionForge / Gforge instances.

ADMS.SW exporter plugin for FusionForge / GForge

Implementation of ADMS.SW in public sector catalogues

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