EII: 12-mth ON-LINE EDUCATION PROGRAM

This is a 12-month eLearning process to assist people understand the 
challenges and opportunities during the transition from paper-based 
to electronic administrative processes like eCommerce
 
A	Objectives of 12-mth learning program
B	Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
C	Coding Systems
D	Standards
E	Importance of Barcodes
F	The Future Challenges-Communications in Space

It may be helpful to identify some the problems RUBAC was originally 
researched to address

1	1987 - Export Information Flows for the
	NSW Maritime Services Board [MSB]

	The Yankee Group report "EDI in Australia" stated "RUBAC ~Way beyond EDI~"

	This resulted in a Request for Quotation from the Australian 
	Association of Port and Marine Authorities (AAPMA)

2	1996 - "Chaos Brews with Client/Server data formats"

3	1996 - "The Information Economy - what is it worth ?"

4	2001 - Multiple Dates in Tenders

5	2002 - "Computer Information that is more easily digestible"

6	2006 - Local Government AS4590 Tender requirement

7	2007 - Standard Format for Carbon Footprint Trading web-sites

A	OBJECTIVES 12-MONTH eLEARNING PROGRAM

The Objectives of this 12-month eLearning program include:

a	Assisting Small and medium size Businesses to understand the 
	issues affecting giving advice to end users of Web developments

b	Appreciating that Technology is only one part of an On-line 
	business strategy

c	Raising awareness of Government legislation like the Federal 
	Electronic Transaction Act 1999 for eCommerce.

d	Provide Management Feedback on the person taking part in the 
	On-line Program

e	Provide the links for more detailed explanations

f	Provide a Forum for knowledge/experience interchange

B	ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORKS

a	Ontology 
	1	Individuals (instances)		3	Attributes
	2	Classes (concepts)		4	Relationships

b 	Zachman - 1987 Enterprise Architecture research

	The problem for the Zachman Methodology is the exchange of 
	information at the Sub-contractor level (E) such as request
	for quotation or placing an order electronically.

	This is one of the issues that the RUBAC EII Methodoology was 
	researched to address 


c	TOGAF - 1995 based on Zachman

d	DoDAF (US) - 2003 based on Zachman

e	MoDAF (UK) based on DoDAF

f	AGATE (Fr) based on DoDAF

g	RUBAC Electronic Information Interchange(EII) methodology

C	CODING SYSTEMS

a	Language as a coding system

b	Drafting the American Constitution 1800

c	Morse Code

d	Telephone Codes

e	Industry Classification Codes

f	Job Classification Codes 

D	E-COMMERCE STANDARDS

a	ANSI X-12 - US Government Standard

b	UN/EDIFACT ISO 9735 (International Standard)

c	Time and Date ISO 8601 (International Standard)

d	X25/X400/X500

e	XML - eXtensible Markup Language

f	OASIS - Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards

g	HL7 - Health Industry eCommerce Standard

h	AS 4590 (Australian Local Government Standard)		

D	THE IMPORTANCE OF BARCODES

a	Barcodes on Products

b	Barcodes on Documents

c	Barcodes on Boxes and Containers

d	Barcodes on Warehouse Locations

e	Identifying physical location by Global Position Systems-GPS

f	The Japan Calra Code

E	FUTURE CHALLENGES-COMMUNICATIONS IN SPACE

a	1999/11/23 Email: The Final Frontier	

	Minimising the energy required to communicate in Space