Nick makes some very useful points which I agree with entirely.
Another aspect of this might be to identify relevant *data standards* as being CRM compliant, rather than information systems. This might then support the development of a network of standards developed for specific national circumstances and/or user communities at national level, which can be used in specifying systems development, with the CRM as the international glue which keeps systems developed under different national standards sufficiently interoperable to promote cultural information exchange and mash-ups. As a parallel I would suggest that the CRM is currently equivalent to the inscription of World Heritage Sites in the context of monument protection: it is highly visible, widely supported and influential, but actual protection and management of sites inscribed is undertaken in the context of national law and policy. Best wishes Ed Standards and Guidelines Manager English Heritage Phone: +44(0)1793 414719 Email: [email protected] _________________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of English Heritage unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system and notify the sender immediately. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it. Any information sent to English Heritage may become publicly available.
