INTRODUCTION

The Chapter aims to accelerate the adoption of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in the industry. It will maintain close working ties with the public and private sectors to promote SOA and it will also facilitate companies to realize innovative business opportunities through the Chapter’s vibrant series of initiatives and activities.

THE CHARTER OF SOA Chapter

SOAC is an industry initiative that will address the key issues in moving SOA to the next level of adoption by the industry and businesses. The main goals of the Chapter are:

• to actively promote, facilitate and accelerate the adoption of SOA to drive innovation, collaboration and creation of business value;
• to encourage infocomm community and all organizations that are interested in promoting SOA and contributing to the SOAC’s deliverables, to be part of the Chapter;
• to provide regular networking events, activities and seminars to bring about a collaborative environment to proliferate SOA adoption across industries.

VALUE PROPOSITION TO MEMBERS

The community of SOA members represent a wide spectrum of industry organisations, public sector and companies that are interested in the adoption of SOA in their enterprises. The variety of members with diverse expertise and experiences from solution architecture, development, deployment, implementation to the management and governance of SOA will contribute to the sharing of best practices and enhancing value to the members.

The Chapter will organise events and activities to provide members with networking opportunities as well as latest industry trends and updates. Members will also be invited to participate and contribute to working groups based on their interests and expertise.

The Chapter will also organise a regional SOA conference in Singapore. The Chapter will work in conjunction with the industry and standards organisations to respond to members’ needs by providing direction, guidance, best practices and advice for implementing SOA in conformance to industry standards.

The Chapter has already spearheaded the launched of the SOA Centre located at Nanyang Polytechnic campus in 2005, supported by IDA. This Centre has since provided much needed Web Services Interoperability testing services to the industry and members. These services have brought good value to companies with products, applications and services that need to be interoperability compliant across systems and platform.

SOA Chapter MEMBERSHIP AND PREREQUISITE

SOA Chapter relies on active participation of its members to accomplish its goals. Members will be invited to participate in initiatives and activities organized by the Chapter. Membership is open to the infocomm community and all organisations interested in promoting SOA and contributing to the SOAC’s goals.

All applicants must be SiTF members. Non-SiTF members can apply for SiTF membership together with Chapter membership and admission to the SOAC is contingent on the approval of SiTF membership.

For further information, please contact the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation Secretariat.

The SiTF SOA Chapter
C/o SiTF Secretariat

55/55A Neil Road
Singapore 088892
Tel: 6325 9700
Fax: 6325 4993
Email: info@sitf.org.sg
Web: http://www.sitf.org.sg