1. Leonhard Maqua, Eurostat Unit A 2
MICK
Managing Integrated Co-operative Knowledge
Leonhard Maqua, Eurostat Unit A 2

2. Problem Statement Inconsistent access to applications
Missing links between sources and deployment of knowledge

3. A Generic Solution

4. Managing Integrated Co-operative Knowledge
MICK
Managing Integrated Co-operative Knowledge

5. MICK - the Approach
Integration of best-of-breed products, using existing
open standards: UML for the specifications, XML and CORBA for the integration (middleware), internet standards (like TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP) for the communication, and so on.
off-the-shelf commercial or open source software products
existing Commission, IDA, and Eurostat software, services and projects.
User oriented, start with a feasibility study collecting user needs and expectations
Starting as a sectoral IDA project, covering the needs of Eurostat and the ESS, MICK may become a generic service of IDA later on.