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=Basic Concept=
"A Digital Ecosystem (DE) is any distributed scalable network allowing data to flow freely between its nodes and allowing trusted interpreters to access, edit or extrapolate value of the data."<ref>T. Petersen, ''The Power of Digital Ecosystems'', http://000fff.org/the-power-of-digital-ecoystems/</ref>

==Digital Artifacts==
Digital components that construct the DE, and are created using standards, tools, and guidelines consistent with engineering disciplines for the purpose of building a digital infrastructure.
*models
*views
*technical products

===Digital Artifact Examples<ref>Defense Acquisition University-DAU</ref>===
*Project Specifications
*Technical drawings 
*Design documents
*Interface management documents 
*Analytical results 
*Bills of Material (BOM) 
*Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
*Machining instructions 
*Test procedures and Test Results
*Schedules: Development, Design, Building, Test, Integrate

==OCRobotX Team Responsibilities in the Digital Ecosystem==
===Project Leadership===
*Communicates requirements in developing digital artifacts
*Communicates appropriate/acceptable Digital Artifacts and what they are used for
===Project Manager===
*Develop a plan to bring together component parts of digital artifactson the RobotX project
*Ensure that digital artifacts support technical cohesion.
*Ensure reviews and management of digital artifacts
*Verify and validate that digital artifacts are interoperable, appropriate, and correctly applied or developed.
===System Integrator===
*Ensure that DE activities meet project manage ment intent.
*Understand that digital artifacts are used as part of technical cohesion.
*Oversee the development of DE requirements
*Ensure digital artifacts are: 
**up-to-date
**consistent
**interoperable
**accessible
**uncorrupted and safely stored
===Team Leads and Teams===
*Understand the significance of digital artifacts and how these products support the project
*Enable interoperable digital artifacts
*Properly document specifications, prototypes, models, design analysis, tests and test results

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