Re: User-centric ontology needed by another project
Dear Jim,
your proposal appears to be very pragmatic.
The technological platform (formerly an IBM project- now apparently
open) is well documented.
And I will present Higgins user-centric ontology projects to my
students at the Collegio Nuovo (Pavia University- Italy).
Regards.
Roberto Bordogna
On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 23:49, Schoening, James R Mr CIV USA AMC wrote:
> 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
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