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title: Project update
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tags:
 - platform
 - cloudnativecon
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An update from the platform working group which will be renamed to the CNCF Platform Engineering Community.
Alongside the new name a bit of restructuring will take place bacause the working group outgrew the working group label.

## Initiatives

### Supported initianives

- Platform Glossary and Whitepaper: What is a platform
- Platform Maturity Model & Assesment: A Platform is a living thing that evolves
- Platform as a Product: Currently in the research stage
- Platform Community Formation: The - above mentioned - restructuring

### Monitored Initiative

- Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate (CNPA): Certification is being formed
- Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE): Will follow after CNPA