This space is intended to facilitate discussions around establishing local openEHR organisations worldwide. It is envisaged that this will happen through a new work stream called the Localisation Program.
This is how it is shaping up:
1) Local openEHR activity will happen through Qualified Membership for the Localisation Program where individuals and organisations (?) can join from different countries (may as well be a specific territory, language group etc. depending on what local needs are). Acceptance will be based on relevant experience and skills required for localisation activities.
2) Localisation Program Advisory Group, consisting of up to nine individuals, will decide about who can be qualified members in this arena. Main focus of this Advisory Group is to look at how to establish local presence, what processes are required to getting activity in that country and eventually having an affiliated organisation that takes on local representation. This can be any suitably constituted organisation involved in IT. For example in New Zealand it'll be through HL7 NZ Affiliate.
3) Local openEHR Representative (n.b. one or more?) from particular countries will be designated who will lead group of qualified members and other contributors in that country. The Advisory Group will propose to get permission from the Board to represent a national representative and then a representative organisation. These appointments should be approved by the Board before the person is informed that they are the national representative. The Advisory Group will help get the terms of reference for each group sorted and agreed by the Board.
We (Jussara, Shinji and Koray) did some initial thinking together and have few ideas. Let's put our collective thoughts here and try to progress from here.Good luck!