HISI 2011

Innovation and Development

Nov 2011

Mel McIntyre

Open Source Software,Open Standards,Open Commons, Open Data

all fueling a culture of collaboration, sharing, and reuse

making it easier to join up health data and 'potentially' making it more attractive and

supportive for staff to engage and innovate

Key message

Open Source . . .another year

Many countries taking positions on standards

Policies re Open Source Software but not the marquee deployment references

Open Data seems to have more community 'energy'

Technology communities still thriving . . .Ruby, Python, Drupal, . . .

Linux, Apache, PhP Apps, infrastructure . . .very broad adoption

Tools, frameworks, methods

Agile becoming a common development methodology . . . scrums, sprints, unconference, open spaces, lightening talks, Skunkworks . . . less paper, more code

Javascript . . . tools like Jquery, Sencha,

HTML5 – Android/iPhone – SVG, Standards

Enterprise Web Developer (EWD) - web application delvelopment technology and Ajax framework for GTM Mumps

Some Applications

OpenApp ClientOpenLayers

Client Applications

Thick ClientGoogle Earth

NASA WorldwindArcGIS, Mapinfo, QGis

Data FeedsGeoRSSGoogle

WFS(Web Feature Service)Feature Selection

WMS(Web Map Service)

Tile Cache

CSW(Catalogue Server)

Server ApplicationPortal Services

Selection, AnalysisVisualisationZope, Python

Mapserver

Other SupportLibraries

ReportlabOpenOffice.org

GDGDALMapnik

Virtualisation - XENLinux Debian, SuseCertificate Services OpenSSLDirectory Services OpenLDAPSecurity Monitor OssecMonitoring – Alerts NagiosSystem Statistics CactiWeb Statistics AWStats

Infrastructure

Calculations& Analysis

R SpatialR Statistics

GRASS

PostgreSQLPostGIS

Spatial DatabaseEvent & Support

Data

FileSystem

RastersVectors

PostgreSQLMetadataAlternatively:

Oracle, MySQLMS

OptionalComponents

WMS

WFS

OpenApp Services

Experience in Healthcare – Health Atlas and others

Expertise in Open Source – Python, Linux et al

Technical partner for VistA

Code management

Infrastructure management

Integration model and API

Virtual Hospital

Client side development

Mel McIntyre

Non executive director of OpenForum Europe since 2005 and founder and chair of an OFE partner in Ireland – participates in GOSCON (US), ZeaPartners, OpenIreland, OpenNI, Connected Health

Founder and Managing Director of OpenApp, a software development and support company since 2002 focusing of OSS solutions in business, health and education sectors

18 years at Amdahl Corporation in test, engineering, quality roles, 3 years at Silicon Valley start-up Rise Technology in microprocessor development – also Mobilink Telecom and DMR Consulting