"White paper that is en route to be adopted as a law in all European states"

["HALL Bill" <Bill -dot- HALL -at- Tenix -dot- com>]

Dan Goldstein said,

| We should probably take a look at that "white paper that is 
| en route to be
| adopted as a law in all European states." It's easy to 
| imagine a future in
| which documentation must conform to this law in order for a 
| product to be
| marketed in EU countries. <shudder>
| 
| Does anyone have a link to the abovementioned white paper?
| 

This issue has been discussed recently on the Technical Communicators
Association of New Zealand forum (see http://www.tcanz.org.nz.

>>>Does anyone know much about the SecureDoc EU project?
>>>
>>>(See
http://www.dokumentoijat.net/english/kansainvalinen/securedoc.php  
>>>and http://www.tceurope.org/securedoc/abouttheproject.htm )
>>>
>>>Blurb from the iSTC's website: "The iSTC's work 
>>><http://www.istc.org.uk/pages/shop.php#securedoc>* in TCeurope has 
>>>resulted in the above guideline, created with the support of the 
>>>Commission of the European Communities. This guideline aims to help
you 
>>>produce documentation that meets all the appropriate quality and
legal 
>>>requirements, creating a positive image for the product./ //**//*
Free 
>>>to members of TCeurope societies*/, it may also be purchased by 
>>>non-members."
>>>
>>>see http://www.istc.org.uk/index.php

....

a FREE non-draft version (1.0, dated 2004) of the guidelines here: 
www.tceurope.org/pdf/securedoc1_04.pdf

<<I particularly like the comments about what technical writers
supply!>>

More interesting reading (PDFs) on vocational training and education for

TC's, and barrier-free access to technical information available here: 
http://www.tceurope.org/publications/publications.htm

Regards,

Bill Hall

Documentation Systems Analyst
Head Office, Engineering
Tenix Defence
Williamstown, Vic. 3016
Phone: 03 9244 4820
Email:bill -dot- hall -at- tenix -dot- com
URL: http://www.tenix.com

Honorary Research Fellow
Knowledge Management Lab
School of Information Management & Systems
Monash University
Caulfield East, Vic. 3145
URL: http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/research/km/
 

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