How is the Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) related to the OASIS Emergency Management TC?
While OASIS and the EIC (formally known as the EM-XML Consortium) have no official relationship, the EIC publicly endorses the mission and work of the OASIS Emergency Management TC, and many key organizations, agencies, and companies participate in both groups. There is a historic connection, as the charter for the OASIS Emergency Management TC was proposed by members of the EIC who identified the need to create XML standards for the emergency management market within a recognized international standards body. On an ongoing basis, the EIC works with U.S. Department of Homeland Security and emergency practioners to develop requirements for new standards. Following review and input from the EIC membership, the requirements are referred to the OASIS Emergency Management TC. Provided they meet the TC’s charter, the OASIS Emergency Management TC accepts the requirements and uses them to develop proposed standards.
