Practical Research on Industrial-Academic Collaboration using Open-Source Model and "NewsML"

这项研究有两个主要目标。一个是“NewsML编辑器”的开发和使用“开源”政策发布。另一个目的是定义“EventML标准”，用于发布“事件信息”，例如讲座，音乐会和佛教寺庙节日等的时间表。为了实现这些目标，我们雇用了私营公司，大学和当地政府办公室之间的合作。我们开发了一个NewsML编辑器，并通过互联网环境发布。NewsML编辑器也为移动的用户进行了转换。这种移动型NewsML编辑器被京都新闻纸公司实验性地使用。此外，还开发了一个实用的“事件信息网络发布系统”，以有效地传播地方政府信息。在系统设计过程中，我们定义了EventML标准。“不幸的是，这个标准现在并不流行。但是，我们继续向京都地区和关西地区分发拟议的规范。以上的开发过程是基于项目的学习（基于问题的学习）的一个很好的例子。我们澄清了信息系统开发中的PBL方法需要两种类型的专家。其中一个是优秀的SE（软件工程师）。但是，如果这个PBL只有一个专家“SE”，这个项目应该失败。需要另一位专家。专家是领域专家。无论是系统工程师还是领域专家，都应该有“激情”去克服开发新应用系统的困难。

This research has two major targets. One is the development of "NewsML editor" and its publishing by using "Open Source" policy. Another purpose is to define "EventML Standard" for publishing "Event Information," such as schedules of a lecture, a music concert, and a festival of Buddhist temple etc. To achieve these targets, we employed the cooperation among private companies, universities and a local government office. We developed a NewsML Editor and published it through the Internet environment. The NewsML editor was also converted for mobile users. This mobile-type NewsML editor was experimentally used by Kyoto News Paper Company. Also, a practical "Event Information Web Publishing System" was developed for effective circulation of local government information. The system is practically applied to Kyoto Pref. In the process of the system design, we define "EventML standard." Unfortunately, the standard is not popular now. However, we continue to circulate the proposed specification to the Kyoto area and Kansai area. The above development process was a good sample of Project Based Learning (Problem Based Learning). We clarified that PBL approach in information system development requires two types of specialist. One of them is an excellent SE (software engineer). But, if this PBL has only one specialist "SE," the project should be failed. Another specialist is required. The specialist is a domain expert. Both experts, an SE and a domain expert, should have "Passion" to overcome the difficulties to develop a new application system.