The XMPP community would display strong support towards the Dutch healthcare sector when the XSF participates in this standards group.
Winfried On 6 November 2025 11:23:11 CET, Guus der Kinderen <[email protected]> wrote: >Hi all, > >Over the past few weeks, I have been advocating on behalf of the XSF to >raise awareness within NEN (the Netherlands Standardization Institute) that >XMPP could be an excellent fit for the Dutch NTA 7516 standard, which >focuses on secure communication in healthcare. > >This advocacy was primarily through the blog post we discussed last week, >with additional follow-up via social media and email. As a result, I was >invited to an introductory meeting with NEN earlier this week, and >subsequently invited to join the relevant working groups. > >Participation in this group would allow the XSF to contribute directly to >the ongoing development of the NTA 7516 standard and ensure that XMPP is >appropriately represented. > >While I could join the workgroup on my own behalf, I would prefer to >participate explicitly on behalf of the XSF. This ensures the organization >is officially recognized as a stakeholder and that our collective voice and >expertise are formally included in the development of the standard. > >Before proceeding, I would like to request the Board's approval to >participate in the NTA 7516-related working groups on behalf of the XSF. > >I am happy to provide additional details or documentation if needed. > >Kind regards, > > Guus -- Normally there is some text here, bragging about the new phone and excusing for the brevity. That is insane: if this phone was really that great, I would have sent a decent mail.
