--- Molly Cheah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Open Source is also a open standard of software development! We need to define/re-define these open standards, remove the obsolete and invoke those of the future.
As for objective 4, we need to discuss this now rather than wait. Think big and start small is perhaps the way to go? Nandalal > Thanks for the suggestion, Stephen. I have added as > suggested but > include the word "open" to "standards" as in > Objective 4. These > objectives and tentative programme is in our > web-portal. The programme > is tentative and to be discussed at the Openhealth > list as well. I will > post this discussion to the Openhealth list to see > if the FOSS community > wish to add further to this. The Conference > programme can be found here: > http://oshca.org/conference/conf2007/conf2007prog > > Conference Objectives: > > 1. Share and review current FOSS applications in > healthcare > 2. Share and review current technologies in > healthcare software > 3. Conceptualise and define OSHCA's role in > managing FOSS > collaborative services > 4. Explore the role of open standards in > facilitating interoperable > health information communication > 5. Promote OSHCA and its activities particularly > to IT and healthcare > communities in ASEAN/Asia-Pacific region > 6. Promote the advantages of using FOSS > applications to managers of > healthcare facilities in public and private > sectors in the > ASEAN/Asia-Pacific region. > > For the information of the FOSS community, APAMI > stands for Asia-Pacific > Association for Medical Informatics, which is an > affiliate of IMIA. I > believe Peter Murray is at the Openhealth list and > would be happy to get > his views on the OSHCA conference. Perhaps I should > add here that > Objective 3 is important to OSHCA in preparation and > anticipation of the > IDRC's Pan Asia eHealth Research Network Programme > 2006-2011. OSI's > information programme has special interests for > funding FOSS projects > around open standards. > > Rgds, > Molly > Stephen Chu wrote: > > > > > Hi, Molly: > > > > If "interoperability" is one of the focus of the > conference, I suggest > > that you add one more item to the existing > conference objectivies: > > "Explore the role of standards in facilitating > interoperable health > > information communication". > > > > We can certainly discuss how national and > international standards and > > information infrastructure building play a role in > interoperable > > health information communication. > > > > Regards, > > > > Stephen > > > > > > On 1/17/07, *Molly Cheah* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Klaus, > > > > I spoke to HM just now and I think in > principle there shouldn't be a > > problem co-organising with APAMI. We have > already obtained some > > support > > from UNDP-APDIP's IOSN programme (with the > help of Alvin Marcelo) It > > would be great to also get support from HL7 > Australia and NZ, > > since our > > focus is on interoperability and data > exchange. No doubt our target > > applications are FOSS applications and as such > presentations of > > applications and technology used will be > restricted to FOSS. > > > > If May 8-11 (tuesday to friday) is acceptable, > we'll work towards > > those > > dates, making available time for those > attending HIMSS in > > Singapore, the > > opportunity to take off for a 3-day exclusive > getaway in > > bungalows by > > the sea in Pulau Langkawi or anywhere else, > before going down > > south to > > S'pore. This is VMY2007 :). > > > > Would May 8-12 (Wednesday to Saturday) a > better alternative? I'm > > copying > > this e-mail discussion on the dates to the > OSHCA committee to avoid me > > having to repeat the views expressed. > > > > Rgds, > > Molly > > Klaus Veil wrote: > > > > > > > > Molly, > > > > > > I think an association with APAMI would be > very beneficial to OSHCA > > > 2007 and > > > the FOSS approach in general. > > > > > > We could also explore if HL7 Australia and > HL7 NZ would be able to > > > provide > > > some backing... > > > > > > Klaus > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] On > > Behalf Of > > > Molly Cheah > > > Sent: Wednesday, 17 January 2007 14:52 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: [Fwd: [FOSS-PDI] OSHCA > Conference - Preliminary > > > Announcement] > > > > > > > > > Dear Stephen, > > > > > > Thank you for your assistance to promote > this event. I'm hoping > > that > > > APAMI > > > may come in as co-organisers. Can't seem to > get hold of HM Goh > > to discuss > > > this. Klaus suggested that the date be moved > to May 8-11 to avoid > > > clashing > > > with some of the other HL7 meetings, as well > as convience for those > > > attending the HIMSS Asia-Pacific event on > 15-17 in Singapore. > > > > > > I don't think there are specific objections > to moving from the > > original > > > dates, but will get the Committee to endorse > this. > > > > > > Rgds, > > > Molly > > > Stephen Chu wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> Hi, Molly: > > >> > > >> I have asked our web guy to put in the URL > link on the HL7 NZ > > website > > >> to promote the event. > > >> > > >> Best regards, > > >> > > >> Stephen > > >> > > >> > > >> On 1/16/07, *Molly Cheah* > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> > > wrote: > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! 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