65. As NISP starts to become widely published and used, there will inevitably be feedback from NCF projects, NATO nations and other stakeholders. System designers and integrators will be able to contribute positively to the knowledge embodied within the NISP, thus increasing its usefulness and relevance. They will also be able to test the dependencies between the technical architecture, embodied in the NISP, and the systems and information architectures as they are instantiated in delivered systems.

66. Work carried out under the auspices of the NATO and UN coalitions is frequently used by and influences other nations and coalitions. It is anticipated, therefore, that as other groups formulate technical strategies for achieving system interoperability, there will be additional feedback into the NATO Open Systems Working Group.