Description (short summary):
The Member States who are currently organising the assessment of standards and specifications, e.g. within the context of their national interoperability frameworks, have agreed to collaborate on a European level. By sharing information and knowledge about this standards and specifications assessment process, aligning the national processes and re-use of best practices; could speed up the assessment processes and reduce their costs throughout the European Administrations.
The support of interoperability for pan-European eGovernment services is a core task of the IDABC programme of the European Commission. The Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specifications (CAMSS) is an IDABC initiative which aims to initiate, support and coordinate this collaboration among volunteer Member States in the definition of a “Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specifications†and to share the assessment study results for the development of eGovernment services.
The CAMSS in its first phase, defines a method for assessing standards and specifications. It does not provide a general policy, and does not make recommendations at a European level. It provides a tool enabling structure and exchange of information on standards and specifications for software in the field of eGovernment. The second phase will provide a methodology for collaboration and exchange of assessment results among Member States, set up proposals for assessment studies to be carried out and subsequently shared, disseminate the assessment study results and conduct specific studies, if needed. It is left to the convenience of the Member States to decide on how to proceed with their own interpretations/ recommendations/regulations in using the assessment study results.
This document is the outcome of Phase 1: a proposal for a CAMSS - Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specifications elaborated in close collaboration with the Member States and based on a thorough analysis of existing best practices, initiatives and contributions regarding the assessment of standards and specifications. The concerned Commission services have also been consulted.
Number of pages: 33
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Nature of documentation: Official reports and studies