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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Sir, dear Madam,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>I am currently working with the European
Commission on a <b>pilot assessment of Video Codecs</b> in eGovernment, more
precisely for live video streaming of parliamentary sessions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>The results of the analysis will be published
for public consultation on <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/home">IDABC</a>
website. The following video codecs are on the <b>list</b>: H.264/AVC, VC-1, RealVideo10,
<b>Theora</b>, VP8. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The assessment is in <b>the context</b> of th<span lang=EN>e
CAMSS – Common Assessment Method for Standards and Specifications –
project, an initiative of the European Communities' IDABC programme
(Interoperable Delivery of European eGovernment Services to public
Administrations, Business and Citizens), implemented by the European Commission.
Within the context of the elaboration of their National Interoperability
Frameworks, Member States are currently organising the assessment of formal
specifications, in order to establish their National recommendations. Deciding
which formal specifications to recommend often calls for a resource intensive
and time consuming assessment. Therefore, CAMSS aims to improve awareness,
knowledge sharing and transparency, around the assessment of formal
specifications in eGovernment, contributing also to the efficiency of European
government organisations thanks to the re-use of analysis' results from other
European government organisations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>I am in charge of analysing the video codecs
according to the CAMSS criteria, which are not limited to addressing the
business need and requirements of an eGovernment project (suitability and
potential of a formal specification). Other criteria allow to address notions
of effectiveness, efficiency and fairness: the organisation or body responsible
of establishing, approving and maintaining the standard or specification
operates in a specific manner, which may have impact on the consequences of
choosing a formal specification. The context within which standardisation is
done has an impact on how implementations of the formal specification can be
developed and/or used. A third series of criteria analyses how the formal
specifications are supported in the market place. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>We would appreciate your feedback /
complementary information / comments on these assessments; could you please provide
me with <b>the needed contact within your organisation</b>; to whom I will send
the data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>Clementine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Clémentine
Valayer</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>STRATEQO
Senior Consultant</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>IDABC
OSOR and CAMSS projects</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>IS
Strategy, Architecture & Organisation Unit</span><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Clémentine
Valayer</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>____________________________________________</span></b><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>STRATEQO
Senior Consultant</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>IDABC
OSOR and CAMSS projects</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>IS
Strategy, Architecture & Organisation Unit</span><span style='font-size:
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