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This document represents early planning discussions for the ToIP Ecosystem Foundry Working Group (EFWG). The objective is to help the WFWG members establish a baseline framework for the purpose and scope of the WG.
Specifically, this document provides a catalyst for the discussion of foundational ecosystem concepts to help the working group develop an initial scope for the establishment and lifecycle management of ecosystems.
This document addresses four five topics:
- What is an “Ecosystem”?
- What is a "ToIP Ecosystem"?
- What is an “Ecosystem a “ToIP Ecosystem Project”?
- How would we describe the lifecycle management of an ToIP Ecosystem Project?
- Provide an exemplar use case to help visual the lifecycle management workflow concepts.
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The EFWG needs to establish some foundational terms for submission to the ToIP Glossary (See Concepts and Terminology WG). This section provides initial working drafts for several key terms.
V0.1 -What is
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a TOIP Ecosystem?
A community of stakeholders including suppliers, distributors, customers, competitors, and government agencies involved in the delivery of specific products or services through both competition and cooperation. Each entity in the ecosystem affects and is affected by the others, creating a constantly evolving relationship that derives shared-value through trusted relationships.
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A community of stakeholders that may include any of: business entities, government agencies and individuals forged around a common purpose to deliver or consume specific products and services. Stakeholders relationships may include those of business partners, service providers, customers, consumers and competitors among others. Each entity in the ecosystem influences and is influenced by the others, creating dynamic relationships constrained by formal governance and policies with the overall goal of deriving shared-value through trusted relationships.
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V0.2 What is a ToIP Ecosystem?
In the While the definitions above are very good from the standpoint of an overall business definition of the term, in the context of the ToIP stack I believe we can have a more technically and legally precise definition of a ToIP ecosystem:
The set of all parties who have rights , duties and responsibilities under a governance framework for applications at Layer Four of the ToIP stack. Note that a ToIP Layer Four ecosystem governance framework may span other ToIP governance frameworks operating at any layer.
V1.0 What is a ToIP Ecosystem?
A community of stakeholders that may include business entities, government agencies, and individuals forged around a common purpose to deliver, consume, or share products and services. Stakeholders relationships may include business partners, service providers, customers, consumers and competitors among others. Each entity in the ecosystem influences and is influenced by the others, creating dynamic relationships managed by formal governance framework policies with the goal of deriving shared-value through trusted relationships. An Ecosystem represents the set of all parties who have rights and responsibilities under a governance framework for applications at Layer Four of the ToIP stack. Note that a ToIP Layer Four ecosystem governance framework may span other ToIP governance frameworks operating at any layer.*********
What is an ToIP Ecosystem Project?
A formalized collaborative activity, managed by members of an existing or prospective ToIP Ecosystem, that leverages the guidance of the ToIP Ecosystem Foundry Working Group (EFWG) to establish and maintain an operational implementation of a specific instance of a ToIP-compatible governance framework and a ToIP Interoperability Profile (TIP). Notes:
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The following workflow diagram depicts the conceptual swim lanes of a life cycle management process for the establishment and maintenance of an Ecosystem Project.
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Case Study Example: Chamber of Commerce Business Loyalty Ecosystem
In order to validate and refine the Ecosystem Foundry Workflow Process, a series of use case modeling exercises need to be undertaken. Contained herein is an initial example use case as a discussion starter.
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Use Case Concepts
Chamber of Commerce (COC): A chamber of commerce is an association or network of business people designed to promote and protect the interests of its members. A chamber of commerce, sometimes known as a "board of trade," is often made up of a group of business owners that share a locale or interests.
Personas
The following subjects are stakeholders to use case:
- Ann (Convener) - Chamber of commerce (COC) Director responsible for business on boarding and promoting local businesses through the COC business loyalty program.
- Nick (issuer verifier) - Owner operator of a new Auto Repair shop. Not yet a member of the COC.
- Don (issuer verifier) - Doughnut proprietor and member of COC, supports COC loyalty program by providing discounts to the community.
- Mary (user) - New customer of Nick's Auto repair. A repeat customer of Don's doughnut shop and other businesses in the community.
User Stories
- Ann and the COC want to digitize their business loyalty program by providing digital credential coupons to replace the existing print based system.
- Nick wants to join the COC and use the loyalty program to promote his business.
- Mary takes her car to Nick's Auto for service. She would like to receive a loyalty coupon credential from Nicks shop
- Mary visits Don’s shop and wants to user her COC credential coupons to obtain discounts
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