What is NEXOF?

NEXOF-RA (NEXOF Reference Architecture) project is the first step in the process of building NEXOF the generic open platform for creating and delivering applications enabling the creation of service based ecosystems where service providers and third parties easy collaborate. NEXOF-RA main results will be the Reference Architecture for NEXOF, a proof of concept to validate this architecture and a roadmap for the adoption of NEXOF as a whole. To build the specifications for the Open Framework Architecture, an open process has been defined to allow the involvement of all relevant initiatives and organizations concerned on building a Reference Architecture for the “Future of Internet”.

The overall goal of NEXOF-RA is independence such that NEXOF can be implemented into a broad range of application domains supporting any business size by all user communities using different technologies.

NEXOF-RA will deliver a coherent set of technologies globally applicable intended to provide Europe with digital service to improve flexibility, interoperability and quality. In addition, NEXOF-RA will try to establish strategies and policies to speed up the dynamics of the services eco-system as well as to foster safety, security and well being of citizens by means of new societal applications.