White Paper Definition
An educational document to bring awareness, support, and promote adoption of philosophies, ideals, and deliverables supported and developed by the Trust over IP community.
White Paper Publication Process
- Gate 1 - Authors register white paper and status on the White Papers in Development Wiki - providing a link to document for comments and edits where applicable, contact information of author(s) and one or two sentences description.
- Approval Step 1 - Authors obtain draft approval for the white paper as a deliverable by Working Group (Sponsor) who can provide peer review oversight
- Gate 2 - Authors submit final version of white paper to Ecosystem Foundry Working Group for short presentation and recommendations from the White Paper Task Force
- Approval Step 2 - Sponsor Working Group approves deliverable and submits to Steering Committee
- Gate 3 - Steering Committee ensures alignment with Communication Strategy (may request recommendations) and gives final approval
White Paper Standards and Best Practices
Key Requirements
| Requirement | Description | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identifier | Unique WP Identifier | Registered in GitHub White Paper Portal |
| 2 | Classification | Proof of Concept Proof of Vision Use Case Consultative | |
| 2 | Author(s) | Names and Contacts | |
| 3 | Dates | Created | |
| Draft Approval | |||
| WG Final Approval | |||
| Steering Committee Approval | |||
| Published | |||
| 4 | Working Group | Working group responsible for deliverable | |
| 5 | Keywords | Primary Working Group | Secondary Community of interest Ecosystem of interest |
| 6 | Executive Summary | Self sufficient overview - one page | |
| 7 | Short Description | Two to three sentences | |
| 8 | Introduction | Background Information - Identify target community or ecosystem | |
| 9 | Objective | Purpose of white paper - describe objective/opportunity | |
| 10 | Main Thesis | Define ecosystem/roles/actors | |
| ToIP approach - role in solution | |||
| Requirements - functional and non-functional where applicable | |||
| Expected outcomes | |||
| 11 | Conclusion | ||
| 12 | ToIP Contacts | Information on who to contact - recruitment opportunity for WG | |
| 13 | References | ||
| 14 | Links | Ensure active links to relevant ToIP materials and resources | |
| 15 | Media Recommendations | Provide relevant contacts, media (e.g., magazines, social media, links on websites, forums) to facilitate communication of ToIP white papers out to focus community/ecosystem |