Mission and Goals
The following paragraphs outline the long term objectives (mission) that the LSR group was created to achieve and the shorter term goals that will be required to do so. Mission:
- To improve the quality and utility of software and information systems used in Life Sciences Research through use of the Model Driven Architecture (MDA), OMG technologies such as UML and CORBA, and MDA-supported technologies such as XML and EJB.
- To encourage the development of interoperable software tools and services in Life Sciences Research.
- To use the Object Management Group (OMG) technology adoption process to standardize models and interfaces for software tools, services, frameworks, and components in Life Sciences Research.
- To communicate the requirements of the Life Sciences Research domain to the Platform Technical Committee (PTC).
- To coordinate with OMG Task Forces and Special Interest Groups and other standards organizations and information providers to ensure common standards.
Goals:
- To develop, maintain and follow a technology road map.
- To issue Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) related to Life Sciences Research software and information systems based on MDA-supported technologies.
- To evaluate RFI and RFP responses and Requests for Comments (RFCs) for recommended adoption by the Domain Technical Committee.
- To recruit additional members from the broader Life Sciences Research community.
- To provide a forum for exchange of experiences in the use of the standards developed.