2021 2021 proposed NTAC work plan

• Internationalization
  • Technical architecture for integrating donated localization work into the full NIEM model.
  • Support localizations for tools, search & discovery, user presentation of data.
• NIEM Models
  • Technical specification
    • Defines conformance of a model to a conformance target for models
    • Moving some NDR rules from NDR to the model specification
    • The metamodel
      • Schema for a model
        • XML Schema
      • JSON Schema + JSON-LD context
    • Modules
      • NIEM-conformant XSD-to-model transformer
      • UML-to-model transformer
      • Model-to-UML transformer
      • Model-to-OpenAPI + JSON Schema transformer
        • "subset of JSON Schema that OpenAPI supports"
      • Model-to-user documention (diagrams, word doc, etc.)
      • Maybe RDF/OWL support (in support of healthcare & FHIR)
    • Documentation
      • Primer / training
      • Reference documentation
• Message specification
  • Technical Specification ("rules and conventions")
    • Schema assembly specification
  • Schema for manifest
  • Schema for metadata
  • Message Spec validator (NDR-style Schematron etc. )
    • Later: Contesa
  • Message validator
  • Documentation
    • Primer / training
    • Reference docs
  • Gradual rollout that should not frighten anyone
• Standardization of NIEM
  • Artifacts to standardize & order of transitioning
  • Governance changes