Semantic technologies in electronic government

ABSTRACT

Joined-up government depends fundamentally on semantics --- on the computable representation of meaning, so that data is associated with appropriate metadata from the start, and this association is maintained as the data is manipulated. This paper summaries a tutorial and workshop on semantic technologies for supporting electronic government.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
      H.2.3 Languages
          Subjects: Data manipulation languages (DML); Data description languages (DDL)
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services
          Subjects: Data sharing; Web-based services

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
      I.2.4 Knowledge Representation Formalisms and Methods
          Subjects: Relation systems; Semantic networks

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.1 Public Policy Issues
          Subjects: Transborder data flow
  K.5 LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTING
      K.5.2 Governmental Issues
          Subjects: Regulation
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.2 Installation Management

General Terms:
Legal Aspects, Standardization

Keywords:
ISO 11179, OWL, RDF, SAWSDL, SKOS, SPARQL, XMI, XML, application firewall, interoperability, metadata, ontology, semantic markup, semantic web