Argument in favour of public platform for data and knowledge exchange

1. Submission to Infrastructure Australia Proposal in support of Collaborative Infrastructure Transport and Logistics Centre (TALC) Dr Daryll Hull September 2008

4. Infrastructure typically refers to the technical structures that support a society, such as roads , water supply , wastewater , power grids , flood management systems, communications (internet, phone lines, broadcasting), and so forth. In the past, these systems have typically been owned and managed by local or central governments. These various elements may collectively be termed civil infrastructure, municipal infrastructure, or simply public works , although they may be developed and operated as private-sector or government enterprises. A more generic definition of infrastructure is the network of assets "where the system as a whole is intended to be maintained indefinitely at a specified standard of service by the continuing replacement and refurbishment of its components." [1] In other applications, infrastructure may refer to information technology , informal and formal channels of communication, software development tools, political and social networks , or beliefs held by members of particular groups. Still underlying these more general uses is the concept that infrastructure provides organizing structure and support for the system or organization it serves, whether it is a city , a nation , or a corporation . Economically, infrastructure could be seen to be the structural elements of an economy which allow for production of goods and services without themselves being part of the production process, e.g. roads allow the transport of raw materials and finished products. (1) Association of Local Government Engineers New Zealand: "Infrastructure Asset Management Manual", June 1998 - Edition 1.1 Definition of “infrastructure” from WIKIPEDIA online encyclopaedia

6. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE = PORTS, ROADS, RAIL, WAREHOUSES, CONCRETE, STEEL, STRUCTURES, BUILDING, MOVING, STORING

7. DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE = BROADBAND, SATELLITES, MOBILE PHONES, COMPUTERS, INTERNET, COMMUNICATION, DATA, ACCESS, OPEN, FAST, EVERYWHERE

8. COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE = COMMUNITIES, NETWORKS, REGIONS, BUSINESS GROUPS, FORUMS, LEARNING, SHARING, CREATING, COMPETING, CONTENT

9. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE QUESTIONS: LOCATION? COST? OWNERSHIP? ACCESS? FUNDING? INTEGRATION? MAINTENANCE? USAGE? INVESTMENT? ENVIRONMENT? ENERGY? DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE QUESTIONS: ACCESS? SPEED? BANDWIDTH? TECHNOLOGY? SECURITY? FUNDING? OWNERSHIP? INVESTMENT? INTEGRATION? USAGE? COST? COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE QUESTIONS: CONNECTIVITY? COMMUNITY? VALUES? PARTICIPATION? ACCESS? COMPLEXITY? SHARING? SUSTAINING? NETWORKING? COMMONALITY? MEMBERSHIP? EACH ONE LINKS TO THE OTHERS FEEDBACK CONNECTS ALL OF THEM, AND THEY OFTEN INHABIT MORE THAN ONE SPACE AT THE SAME TIME

10. SIMPLIFIED MATRIX OF ASSET TYPE BY ASSET FUNCTIONALITY ECONOMIC TYPE SOCIAL TYPE ENVIRONMENTAL TYPE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS, PORTS, BRIDGES, RAILWAYS, POWER STATIONS, WATER WORKS SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, HOSPITALS, PARKS, COMMUNITY CENTRES WATER, SOIL AND AIR QUALITY ASSETS, DAMS, IRRIGATION SCHEMES DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE BROADBAND, SATELLITES, FIBRE NETWORKS, EXCHANGES, MOBILE DATA TERMINALS, RFID MOBILE PHONES, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, PUBLIC ACCESS TERMINALS SATELLITE MAPPING AND MONITORING SYSTEMS, REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE ONLINE FREIGHT MATCHING, VIRTUAL CONTAINER PARKS, WEB 2.0 PORTALS COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRY FORUMS EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEMES, ENVIROMENTAL WEB GATEWAYS

19. TILIS ® removes noise and can be configured to your needs

20. TILIS ® connects and adds volume to existing networks Open Access Commercial/ Marketplace Universal Individual Mega-Portal (e.g. Google) B2B/Trading Portal Government Portal TILIS Industry

21. TILIS ® moves beyond the one to many marketplace One provider to multiple users with a complex array of expensive assets that require massive, duplicated capital investment

24. TILIS® uses global standards Singapore IMS Asia PROMETEUS CEN/ISSS ISO/IEC JTC1 SC36 ARIADNE ALIC & AEN Dublin Core AICC API and CMI data model based on the AICC CMI document and widespread SCORM usage are now approved IEEE standards. LOM (metadata) is an approved IEEE standard. CETIS/JISC eLIG From Dan Rehak (2005) ADL Update SCORM 2004 and CORDRA

25. Technical view of TILIS ® FMS = freight matching service LMS = learning Management System CMS = Content Management System LINC = South Australian Logistics Information Navigation Centre Portfolio HRIS Tradegate Intermodal Terminal META DATA and Web Services Synergistic Layer Tools/Objects and Services Integration Layer CORDRA, QTI etc Core Business Systems User Interface Interpretive Layer Snap-in Interoperable protocol TILIS LINC TOOLS CMS LMS FMS

26. TILIS ® gateway and content providers

27. National TILIS ® (APPLICATION) EXAMPLE: integrate TILIS ® CORDRA iteration with national education infrastructure Public Individual gateway interfaces (client “windows”) User data (Administration) Portfolios LMS Competency University TAFE T&L company Associations TILIS clients Search Document library gateway Applications (“services”) Individuals Organisation Content providers … … Resources … CORDRA interface TILIS Identifiers Content Exchange (shared repository) University TAFE Transport company Assoc. National services CORDRA Registry Access and Identifier infrastructure Infrastructure services Content Content

28. TILIS ® can become part of an Federated national or State solution After Dan Rehak ADL Update SCORM 2004 and CORDRA , Nov 2005

29. The TILIS pilot was completed in June 2007

30. TILIS ® . Totally. The first of many: Mining Health Water Manufacturing Tourism Energy the list is long! A federated Web 2.0 gateway project