User-centric ontology needed by another project
SUO Subscribers,
Here's a project that needs our help; and in turn, could provide
a user base for an upper ontology.
The Problem: We all have lots of data, but it's all inconsistent and we
don't have control over it.
Current Efforts:
Microsoft Windows CardSpace (formerly InfoCard)(They don't need
our help.)
Higgins Project:
http://www.eclipse.org/higgins/higgins-charter.php
This is an open source effort. 'Higgins' comes from a
name of mouse.
Mission: To improve interoperability, privacy, and
security as well as empower users with more control over their personal
information.
Higgins User-Centric Ontology
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Higgins_Ontology Good start, but they need our
need and have welcomed it. This message invites participation by all.
Please forward to others, who can subscribe by sending the message
SUBSCRIBE STANDARD-UPPER-ONTOLOGY to listserv@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG.
I propose we:
1. Brainstorm and recruit particiation via this list for a
couple weeks, then move to a new list to focus.
2. Review the current Higgins user-centric ontology
http://www.eclipse.org/higgins/ontologies/2006/higgins.owl and start
providing suggestions.
3. Develop strawman ontologies based on different upper
ontologies. Evalaute, compare, and provide results to the Higgins
project, which might decide to base later releases on an upper ontology.
If Higgins takes off, it could grow as fast as Myspace or
FaceBook, and of all the companies, organizations, and governments that
deal with these users, some will choose to use the same upper ontology.
This kicks of the brainstorming, so please post your thoughts.
Jim Schoening