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[Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Great.  I will propose a strategy within next day or two to dhis group.
Assuming we have consensus we can move forward with this in our interaction
with openmrs, baobab, ihris and others.

Regards
Bob

2009/8/6 Ola Hodne Titlestad <olatitle@xxxxxxxxx>

> 2009/8/5 Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Thanks Lars.  I will take responsibility for putting together and
>> implementing a plan of action for this.  This will have to include absorbing
>> the learning from the various integration efforts which have happened -
>> there is the work Abyot has done, there is work Phumzile and others have
>> done on the OpenMRS side, there is an existing (untouched for two years)
>> DHIS "connector" module for openmrs and there is the most recent effort from
>> Murod.  Alongside there have been developments in the availability of xml
>> interchange standards which can impact positively or negatively on the work.
>>
>>
>> Also there are opportunities to interoperate with other software (such as
>> iHRIS HR package and no doubt others in the future) so it is important to
>> not treat each as a new design program, but rather expose and document a
>> standard process for getting data in and out of DHIS2.
>>
>> The first step will be to identify the right forum for communication with
>> the relevant people from across projects.  I'm interested in people's
>> thoughts on this.
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> First of all, glad to see Bob taking this forward, it really needs a firm
> push to get beyond the typical meeting discussions we've had so many of over
> the last 1-2 years.
>
> When it comes to forum for cross-project collaboration I would like to
> recommend the recently launched TGHIN.org platform. This would fit well with
> the intentions behind that site. TGHIN already has a large user community
> from different projects and country implementations, which could benefit
> discussions and provide a broader view on things. TGHIN is built on Drupal
> and we can influence functionality there if more modules are needed. For now
> there is a forum site where we can post and log discussions. Mail
> notification is also in place. A chat module is soon released which can help
> communication as well.
>
> If we need a new mailing list we can of course set up another google group
> or similar.
>
> I already mentioned in Goa that I will invest some of my time time on this
> collaboration and similar collaborations among FOSS communities involved
> with HIS. I will help to document ongoing activities among the major HIS
> FOSS projects such as HISP, OpenMRS and Capacity project (iHRIS), and help
> to identify possible collaboration projects.
>
> I think the Cape Town meeting will be an important start and provide the
> necessary push for DHIS and OpenMRS collaboration.
>
> I'll be more active on email when I get back from leave in about 10 days.
>
> Ola
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