eGovernment, Semantic Web and Multilingualism

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The Semantic Web provides a common framework that allows data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, community and multilingual boundaries. It is a collaborative effort led by W3C  ( World Wide Web Consortium  ) with participation from a large number of researchers and industrial partners.

It is based on the Resource Description Framework (RDF).

See also the separate FAQ

and for further information: http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/SW-FAQ

RDF: http://www.w3.org/RDF/

References:

http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/ World Wide Web Consortium Semantic Web 

 

http://www.semic.eu ( SEMIC.EU is an initiative by the European Commission to support the data exchange of pan-European eGovernment projects. It features a repository for semantic interoperability assets that are open for reuse in other projects, e.g. XML schema or multi-lingual-taxonomies.)

Web sémantique : y aura-t-il une application qui tue ? ( Internet Actu )

http://www.internetactu.net/2008/01/21/web-semantique-y-aura-t-il-une-application-qui-tue/ 

 

GovTrack.us, Public Data, and the Semantic Web

http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/02/08/govtrack-us-public-data-semantic-web.html

See also

 

Semantic Web Conference: 2008/06/17 http://www.semic.eu/further_information.html

 

Further readings

Document downloads

Feasibility Study for the European XML Clearinghouse (PDF, 549 KB)
The positive outcome of this feasibility study has laid ground for the implementation of SEMIC.EU.

IDABC Content Interoperability Strategy (PDF, 698 KB)
This working paper defines IDABC’s strategy to achieve semantic interoperability for pan-European eGovernment services.

European Interoperability Framework (PDF, 1.4 MB)
The EIF (European Interoperability Framework) is the central document on interoperability within the IDABC programme.

 

Related links

IDABC
Official website of the IDABC programme

i2010
i2010 is the European Commission's strategic policy framework laying out broad policy guidelines for the information society and the media in the years up to 2010

epractice.eu
Updates on e-government initiatives within the European Union

OASIS consortium
Website of the OASIS consortium that has initiated the ebXML standard

 

National semantic interoperability initiatives in Europe

InfoStructureBase
Danish XML repository

Deutschland Online
German interoperability initiative with an XRepository currently under development

RepXML.org
French XML repository

GovTalk
UK initiative on policies and standards for e-government

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