Party

Party Party: “A party is an enterprise object modeling a natural person or any other entity considered to have some of the rights, powers and duties of a natural person. (Tyndale-Biscoe, Nov 2002)”

A party is a particular identifiable individual or organization that is expected to participate in one or more communities. A party may be described by its identity or by its general type. Defining participating parties by type requires a mechanism for identifiable parties wishing to participate to be able to express interest and be accepted by the interoperability community, either by consensus, or by meeting preset criteria. Figure 6: Governance Framework