8. Why Are We Proposing SIP-RA?

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• Existing standards address important parts of structured information processing
• Implementations still combine Data, Structure, Semantics, Interpretation, and Governance in different ways
• No common Reference Architecture defines how these concerns work together across independently governed Domains
• Federation continues to depend on custom mappings, interfaces, and agreements
• Authority, provenance, and version dependencies are often difficult to identify

• Issue an RFP for a platform-independent Structured Information Processing Reference Architecture
• Define the required architectural roles, responsibilities, relationships, and interfaces
• Establish requirements for Governance, lifecycle control, federation, and Traceability
• Reuse and relate applicable OMG specifications rather than replace them
• Allow competing or joint submissions to propose the resulting specification

• A common architectural foundation for interoperable structured information processing
• Clear separation between governed information and implementation technology
• Consistent allocation of responsibilities across Systems and Domains
• A specification that can support multiple platforms, industries, and missions

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