The W2COG research initiative, sponsored by OSD,
established a consortium to accelerate DoD's Global
Information Grid (GIG) development. Researchers
explored the world of "open" e-business
and the worldwide web and applied appropriate
lessons to the GIG. W2COG delivered successful
process pilots for:
- Rapid, low cost, objective, expert, industry
analysis of net-ready issues
- Community of practice (COP) for "semantic
data strategy"
- Rapid demonstration, validation, and fielding
of bundled interoperable "net-ready"
components designed for the "edge-of-the-GIG"
network.
These pilots, performed by the members of the
functioning consortium,
proved the hypothesis that an "open"
e-business approach enacted by motivated government,
academia and industry partners can find "good
enough" paths to GIG functionality.
For more information visit www.w2cog.org
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