By Service | 16 August, 2020
Introduction
The continual development and release coordination of Common English or ‘Co’ across the world is dependent on a wide range of factors. The following is a simplified overview of some of the major topics.
Features - What it should look like
Co’s future Feature Set or target functionality, towards its path as the ‘next generation English’ (ngE), is being defined for the short term as well as the long term i.e. in a 100 or 200 years time.
Its Feature Set is dependent on a whole range of topics as well as how users, such as children and adults, and teachers accept it.
COLISH Product Development
The development of COLISH, as a product, is an ongoing process. Co is being designed to morph into a new version over a set period of time. Co will ‘live’ i.e. it will have its own dynamic and these changes will flow back into the Feature Set and Product Development.
Its development has an influence on 2nd line products such as teaching materials, software, dictionaries, interfaces (APIs), Human Language Technology (HLT) systems, IT systems.
Longterm planning
The longterm plan helps Stakeholders to understand what is going on and to synchronise tasks.
Education policy makers, teachers, publishers and end users want to know when and what is going to be released. IT system developers need to know exactly what rules and definitions are going to be applied via a version release or configuration management (CM) system.
Integration with Standards
IT systems are built on standards and Common English is being integrated within the standards landscape so that it to be effectively used across the increasing 5 billion computer systems, including mobiles, used on this planet.
Rollout
The “rollout” of Co across the world, into the teaching systems, across smart phones, computers, publishing systems, the Internet, needs to be coordinated.
Acceptance Tests
Languages naturally change over time and their development is dependent on changes in the social system and technologies used. To track its use in society, industry and nation, Acceptance Tests will be carried out around the world. The data from these tests can then be used in the further development of Co as well as by policy makers.
Stakeholder Coordination
Co will have an influence on private and state education systems, the publishing world, sofware developers, IT, churches, etc. These Stakeholders will want to be actively integrated into Co’s product development and release plan.