[Fiware-pcc] W3C and FI PPP Technology Foundation/Future Internet Core Platform

[JOSE JIMENEZ DELGADO]

Dear  Dr Hoschka

Thank you again  very much for your mail.

Certainly, we see many ways in which W3C could help us

Just looking to

https://forge.fi-ware.eu/plugins/mediawiki/wiki/fiware/index.php/Standardization_Plan/SDO_Activities#W3C

 W3C defines the standard for an open and interoperable Web.

FI-WARE relevance: As many areas of FI-WARE build on top of Web technologies, W3C activities are of high relevance. In the following we list important working groups. Privacy protection cannot be implemented by only relying on technology measures: legislation is an important aspect of the picture, though creative contribution to it is outside the scope of this project.

W3C HTML5
Goal: The goal of HTML 5 is to bring the web into maturity as a full-fledged application platform with standard video, sound, images, and animations. The whole specification is still being worked on. Based on the current draft, existing browser (Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 8, Safari 4, Chrome 2 and Opera 10) have already implemented parts of the specification and demonstrated many advanced features that in the past used to be provided by external browser extensions.

FI-WARE relevance: The Future Internet as build by FI-WARE will definitely incorporate HTML5-based Web applications. Therefore, FI-WARE will tightly monitor W3C HTML5 and related standards. Currently, active contributions from the project are not envisioned due to the highly business driven activities in W3C HTML5.

W3C Geolocation API

Goal: Location-awareness is one element of the Context enabler. The W3C Geolocation WG is created in response to requests from the community for W3C to develop a standardized, secure and privacy-sensitive interface so that Web applications may gain access to location information. The objective of this Geolocation WG charter is to enable Web access to the user’s location information via a standardized interface or interfaces.

W3C Semantic Sensor Network Incubator Group (SSN-XG)
Goals: The group has two main objectives. The first aim is developing an ontology to describe sensors and their device, system and platform related attributes. The second aim is to providing a report on semantic mark-up and to recommend methods to use ontology to describe the data available based on the existing models such as the Open Geospatial Consortium’s (OGC) Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) standards.

FI-WARE relevance: W3C is defining the standards for the Web, which is an important part of today’s and tomorrow’s Internet. Therefore, the mentioned standards are highly relevant to several of FI-WARE work areas. UniSurrey (SSN sensor ontology) will be used and extended in defining the information model for the sensing resources in FI-WARE.

W3C Web Applications Working Group
Goals: The W3C Web Applications (WebApps) Working Group is working on creating specifications that enable improved client-side application development on the Web, including specifications both for APIs for client-side development and for markup vocabularies for describing and controlling client-side application behaviour. The WebApps WG is part of the Rich Web Clients Activity in the W3C Interaction Domain.

FI-WARE relevance: The work being done by the W3C WebApps WG is relevant to FIWARE, and more specifically to the Application and Services team because it focuses on developing client-side script APIs and specification for widgets. Widgets are defined by the WebApps WG as full-fledged client-side applications that are authored using technologies such as HTML, then packaged for distribution and, typically, downloaded and installed on a client machine or device where they run not only as stand-alone applications, but also embedded into Web pages and run in a Web browser. Widgets, range from simple functionalities, to complex applications that pull data from multiple sources to be “mashed-up” and presented to a user in some interesting and useful way


We think that it would be worth having a meeting under the label of standardization opportunities within the PPP . We are copying also our colleagues of the PPP and the standardization group to see when and how that meeting could take place.


Regarding the second question, we would welcome your participation in open calls, following the standard procedures; but it seems to us much easier first to identify the avenues described in the first part of the meeting

BR




Best regards
-----Original Message-----
From: Philipp Hoschka [mailto:ph at w3.org]
Sent: lunes, 08 de octubre de 2012 10:01
To: JOSE JIMENEZ DELGADO
Cc: JUAN JOSE HIERRO SUREDA
Subject: Re: W3C and FI PPP Technology Foundation/Future Internet Core Platform

Dear Dr. Jimenez,

I'd like to come back to the conversation below we had over two years ago about the involvement of the W3C in FI-Ware to address Web and standardisation

Looking at the currently open call, it seems that "web players" are one of the target audiences, and integration with standardization efforts is an explicit goal.

As you know, Web technology with HTML5 has become a key contender as "neutral platform" for developing software and applications for future mobile, tablet and other "cloud-based" devices, especially for many players not directly participating in the current two incumbent platforms (iOS, Android). Indeed, efforts like the Telefonica-supported FirefoxOS, Tizen and others point toward a future "Web operating system". This development seems highly relevant for FI-WARE.

Consequently, I'd be very interested in ideas and feedback/level of interest on
- how W3C could best help FI-WARE to reach its goals,
- how W3C could best propose to integrate itsself into the project by participating in the current open call.

Any feedback from you or one of collleagues would be highly appreciated at this stage.

Best Regards

- Dr. Philipp Hoschka
Deputy Director, W3C

On 08/11/2010 21:18, JOSE JIMENEZ DELGADO wrote:
> Dear Dr Hoschka
>
> I am afraid the budget is now totally closed and it is definitely too late to incorporate new partners.
>
> I must confess I share your view that standardization will play a key role in the PPP. That I mentioned to you in Brussels... but, as you can imagine we have had a terrible time trying to accommodate everybody.
>
> However, as you probably know, we shall have a 10 M€ budget for open calls and it seems that could be the way to incorporate, or at least to collaborate with you.
>
> Thank you and best regards
>
> Jose
>
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Philipp Hoschka [mailto:ph at w3.org] Enviado el: lunes, 08 de
> noviembre de 2010 14:54
> Para: JOSE JIMENEZ DELGADO
> Asunto: W3C and FI PPP Technology Foundation/Future Internet Core
> Platform
>
> Dear Dr. Jimenez,
>
> I believe we exchanged cards at the PPP Info day in early July this
> year and spoke briefly about W3C's potential role  within the Future
> Internet PPP which was not very cleat at that point.
>
> However, at various commission-related events in recent weeks, it has
> become increasingly clear to me that W3C's involvement in PPP is
> relatively key - the Web and Web technology  are clearly a core part
> of as well as a core driver for the Future Internet Platform.
>
> For example,  W3C is starting to closely collaborate with WAC to
> standardize the APIs and App technologies needed for WAC to be a
> success. We are also working with Telefonica and others in the Webinos
> project on the idea of a Web-based "internet operating system".
>
> Therefore, I'd like to explore with you whether there is still room
> for W3C to join the "Future Internet Core Platform" proposal that you
> are preparing at a level of about 250K/year, in particular to help
> with the "specification of open standardised interfaces"  mentioned in
> the Work Program. Moreover, we're very interested in the "Web of
> Things", i.e.a part of the core platform that makes the Internet of
> Things available to Web application developers - a key to creating
> applications for the Internet of things.
>
> I realize this is a rather "late request", but as I said, it only
> became clear to me very recently that the W3C has an important role to
> play in the  future Internet Core Platform, and that the FI PPP would
> probably not be complete without our participation.
>
> Hoping there is still some "room" for our participation
>
> Best Regards
>
> - Dr. Philipp Hoschka
> Deputy Director, W3C
>


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