{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/open-contracting/standard/issues/230","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/open-contracting/standard/issues/230/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/open-contracting/standard/issues/230/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/open-contracting/standard/issues/230/events","html_url":"https://github.com/open-contracting/standard/issues/230","id":103059395,"number":230,"title":"Managing codelists via JoinedUpData.org","user":{"login":"timgdavies","id":342624,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/342624?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies","html_url":"https://github.com/timgdavies","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/timgdavies/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/open-contracting/standard/labels/Codelist","name":"Codelist","color":"95B125"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":5,"created_at":"2015-08-25T16:02:26Z","updated_at":"2015-09-10T04:10:17Z","closed_at":null,"body":"We are planning to improve how OCDS codelist management works this autumn (currently codes are maintained in a Google Spreadsheet, and imported into docs through a manual script). \r\n\r\nThe Joined Up Data Alliance is offering use of a [SKOS Editor](http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/) at [http://joinedupdata.org/](http://joinedupdata.org/) which could be used to maintain an authoritative and versioned copy of our codelists. \r\n\r\n## Pros\r\n\r\n* A ready made platform for managing codelists, including multi-language, and mapping between codes;\r\n* OCDS codelists become available to map to other Joined Up Data codelists easily;\r\n* SKOS is an open standard: we could port to other SKOS management tools in future;\r\n\r\n## Cons\r\n\r\n* PoolParty, which runs this, is proprietary;\r\n* We're not in full control of the infrastructure\r\n\r\n## Questions\r\n\r\n* Could we alias http://codelists.open-contracting.org to allow us to serve all our codes with open-contracting.org URIs, and give us ability to port to other systems easily in future;\r\n* Can we grant OCDS publishers access to their own sections of the system to record and map their own codelists (e.g. Mexico wanting their own list of procurement types)\r\n\r\n\r\n@Bjwebb @caprenter @bill-anderson I would welcome your input on this. \r\n\r\n@bill-anderson: are you able to answer the questions above or point us to someone who could?"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/open-contracting/standard/issues/comments/139111188","html_url":"https://github.com/open-contracting/standard/issues/230#issuecomment-139111188","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/open-contracting/standard/issues/230","id":139111188,"user":{"login":"akuckartz","id":327651,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/327651?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz","html_url":"https://github.com/akuckartz","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/akuckartz/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-09-10T04:10:17Z","updated_at":"2015-09-10T04:10:17Z","body":":+1: for using SKOS.\r\n\r\nSee also Skosmos and iQvoc."}}