What Is Componenttechnology.Org?:
(1) A Web Site where you can learn about this emerging public-private partnership: "Public-private partnerships are the future of eGovernment." Tad Anderson, Associate Administrator for eGovernment and IT, OMB, E-Gov Web-Enabled Government 2004, February 4, 2004, Luncheon Keynote.
(2) A Community of Practice (CoP) committed to breaking down barriers to eGovernment and small business development. The Small Business Administration's SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research Program) and its collaboration with the CIO Council's Emerging Technology Subcommittee have provided a catalyst to jump start this CoP rapidly.
(3) A Quarterly Series of Conferences where communities of practice collaborate to mutual benefit to achieve break-through performance: "I continue to be amazed at the momentum and abilities to synergize what is meaningful in such a diverse community." Unsolicited feedback from person who requested anonymity.
What Are Some Specific Examples of Enhancing Partner's Capacity?:
(1) May 11, 2004 Collaboration Expedition Workshop in Cooperation with Componenttechnology.Org at NSF, Ballston, VA on Emerging Technology Innovations in Software Components Development, Reuse, and Management – Applications to Government Enterprise Architecture.
(2) National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) Helps SBIR Phase III with More Seed Investing Seminars in Communities. See July 7, 2004, Swing for the Fences - Seed Investing for Entrepreneurs Seminar organized by NASVF at the University of Maryland (by invitation).
(3) CIO Council Helps SBIR Program Managers with eGov/FEA Topics.
(4) SBA Brings "Break Through" Performance Components Directly to eGovernment Programs.
(5) Emerging Technology Subcommittee Helps the Component Technology Subcommittee with Candidate Components.
(6) Emerging Technology Subcommittee Helps Simplify and Unify the FEA and Architecture & Infrastructure Committee Process and Tasks and Embed the Business Processes and the EA in the Components Themselves under a Service-Oriented Architecture.
(7) Componenttechnology.Org Brings Pre-vetted eGOV Emerging Technology Components to the NASVF.
See Collaborative Networks Break Down Barriers to E-Government and Small Business Development
What Are Our Measures of Success?:
(1) A Collaboration Opportunity: Define domain broadly enough so there is a win-win for all and "Quick-Win" with "Break Through" Performance with Emerging Technology Components. The Hockey Rink and "Break Through Performance" Game Analogy: A Level Playing Surface and "Skate to Where the Puck Will Be" (attributed to Wayne Gretzky, considered by most to be the greatest hockey player of all-time).
(2) Services Provided:
(a) Collaboration Registry (register your interest to participate) and Repository (post conference presentations as "Best Practices");
(b) Network (new CoPs and opportunities each time): At FOSE 2004 it was the GRID Computing CoP! Next time it is the CoPs of : "Software Factories", Local Economic Development, and University Entrepreneurs!
(c) Software Asset Management and Reuse Registry and Repositories.
(3) Recognitions Given: First Six CT Awards at the January 26th Second Quarterly Conference and a Seventh at the March 23-25th Conference.
What Is Our Brief History and Future Plans?:
(1) December 2002: CIO Council's XML Web Services Working Group is asked by Mark Forman to do the "E-Forms for E-Gov" Pilot Project to Support the Needs of E-Gov Initiatives Like Business Compliance One-Stop, E-Grants, etc.
(2) April 2003: Mark Forman and Richard Varn Ask the Web Services Working Group to Recommend Pilot Projects to be Used in the Business Gateway (formerly the BCOS).
(3) June 2003: SBA Hosts the Planning Meeting for the Emerging Technology Components Conference Series to Launch the "SBIR for E-Gov" Initiative. Fostering a Component Technology Marketplace for eGovernment with the SBIR/STTR.
(4) September 2003: The "SBIR for E-Gov" Initiative is Presented to the SBIR Program Managers for Their Support and to the CIO Council's Collaboration Expedition Workshop for Their Support and Componenttechnology.Org is Launched.
(5) October 2003: The First Quarterly Emerging Technology Components Conference is Held at the White House Conference Center. The Collaboration Opportunity.
(6) October 2003-November 2003: Componenttechnology.Org Participates in the SBIR World Conference and the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) Conference.
(7) November 2003: The FOSE 2004 Planning Committee Invites Componenttechnology.Org to be Part of Its FOSE 2004 Conference in March 2004.
(8) January 2004: The Second Quarterly Emerging Technology Components Conference is Held at the White House Conference Center. Fostering State Citizen Entrepreneurs (AZ, DE, & MD).
(9) February 2004: NASVF Submits Proposal Concept to the SBA for Field Seminars on Seed Investing to Support the "SBIR for E-Gov" Initiative in SBIR Phase III.
(10) February 2004: The Third Quarterly Emerging Technology Components Conference at FOSE 2004 Is Announced. An Emerging Public-Private Partnership.
(11) March 2004: Planning for the Fourth Quarterly Emerging Technology Components Conference Begins with SBA, NASVF, University Entrepreneurs, Arlington Country, Virginia, Office of Economic Development, etc. Appreciation for support of Componenttechnology.Org to Maurice Swinton, former Assistant Administrator, and welcome to Edsel Brown, new Assistant Administrator, for the SBIR/STTR Program.
(12) March 2004: Discussions About Joint NASVF - eGov Conference in the Spring of 2005 patterned after the recent World's Best Technologies Conference.
Maurice Swinton, Maurice.Swinton@sba.gov
Brand Niemann, 703-927-9277, niemann.brand@epa.gov
Susan Turnbull, 202-501-6214, susan.turnbull@gsa.gov
Tony Stanco, 202-994-5513, stanco@gwu.edu
Marsha Kolich, 602-771-1180, MarshaK@azcommerce.com
Steven Fritz, 410-740-9442, sfritz@marylandtedco.org
Dan Loague, 405-824-5549, Dan_Loague@nasvf.org
Rick Tucker, 703-883-6731, rwtucker@mitre.org
David Barbe, 301-405-3906, dbarbe@umd.edu
Arun Sood, 703-993-1524, asood@gmu.edu