Semantic Web - EU perspectives
Dieter Fensel
Business Informatics Group
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

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Outlines
Ontoweb
RDT projects
2002-2006. Framework 6
National Fundings
Our next steps

Thematic Network on Semantic Web:
OntoWeb
OntoWeb: Ontology-based information exchange for knowledge management and electronic commerce
 3 years: June 2001 to May 2004
 Budget around 2 M€

OntoWeb: Thematic Network for Semantic Web (Partners)
Coordinator
Dieter Fensel, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Academic members:
Universities and research institutes (>55)
Industrial members:
large, middle, and small size companies (>35)

OntoWeb: Thematic Network for Semantic Web (Special Interest Groups)
Special Interest Group
Ontologies (SIG1)
Ontology Language Standards (SIG2)
Ontology Tool Environments (SIG3)
Industrial Application (SIG4)
Language Technology in Ontology Development and Use (SIG5)

Where to enjoy the Semantic Web Summer??

RDT projects
Ontoknowledge
Ibrow
Ontologging
Obelix
Swap
Esperonto
Htechsight
Wonderweb
SWWS

R&D Semantic Web projects:  OnToKnowledge
On-To-Knowledge: Content-driven Knowledge-Management through Evolving Ontologies
Consortium: VUA (co-ordinator), AIFB, BT, SwissLife, CognIT, Aidministrator, Enersearch, OntoText
Budget: 2.5M€
Key contribution: OIL -> OWL
EU flagship project for Semantic Web and Ontology

IBROW
IBROW: An Intelligent Brokering Service for Knowledge-Component Reuse on the World-Wide Web
Consortium: UvA (co-ordinator), VUA, AIFB, OU, CSIC, iSOCO, Stanford
Budget: 2 M€
Key contribution: Web Service Modeling Framework WSMF

Ontologging
Ontologging: Corporate Ontology Modelling and Management System
Consortium: INSEAD-CALT (co-ordinator), FZI, Meta4, ARCHETYPON, Deltatec, Indra
Budget:  4 M€
Key contribution: Continuing Ontoknowledge

OBELIX
OBELIX: Ontology-Based ELectronic Integration of compleX products and value chains
Consortium: SINTEF (co-ordinator), SENA, Ontoprise, VUA, PTSS, Melhus Energy
Budget: 3 M€
Key contribution: an e-business ontology tool suite and library to support smart collaborative e-business.

SWAP
SWAP: Semantic Web and Peer-to-Peer
Consortium: AIFB (Co-ordinator), VUA, META4, Empolis (UK, Polska), Interbiz, Dresdner Bank
Budget: 4 M€
Key contribution: realizing the potential of Ontologies understood as dynamic networks of meaning.

Esperonto
Esperonto: Application Service Provision of Semantic Annotation, Aggregation, Indexing and Routing of Textual, Multimedia, and Multilingual Web Content
Consortium: ISC, University Marid, VUA, DFKI, University of Liverpool, Biovista, RE
Budget: 4 M€
Key contribution: bridge the gap between the actual WWW and the Semantic Web by providing a service to "upgrade" existing content to semantic Web content

Htechsight
Htechsight: A knowledge management platform with Intelligence & Insight capabilities for Technology Intensive Industries.
Consortium:
Univ of Surrey (co-ordinator), Univ of Rovira I Virgili, VUA, SemanticEdge, Athens Technology Center, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Bayer AG, Gerolymatos, Mamidoil.
Budget: 4 M€
Key contribution: Knowledge management in the Biochemistry

WonderWeb
WonderWeb: Ontology Infrastructure for the Semantic Web
Consortium: University of Manchester (co-ordinator), VUA, AIFB, LADSEB-CNR, Stanford
Budget: 1,5 M€
Key contribution: WonderRule, a rule language for the semantic web.

SWWS Proposal
SWWS: Semantic Web enabled Web Services
Consortium: VUA (Co-ordinator), FZI, iSOCO, HP, OntoText, Shinka, Oracle
Budget: 3 M€
Key contribution: Making web services a mature technology by fully employing the Web Service Modeling Framework (WSMF)

2002-2006: Framework 6
Much broader range comparing to FP5
Integrated projects up to 100 M€.
Ontoweb projects up to 10 M€.
Starting in early 2003.

National Fundings
Ireland as an example:
Between 2002 and 2006, Ireland will spend around 500 M€ for research on IT and Biotech.
Irland is with 3,6 million inhabitants around 1% of the European Union.

Our next steps
Forming a project cluster of arounf 20 different projects around the semantic web.
OntoWeb II in 2004: 10 M€
Semantic Web enabled Web services project as a key enabler for Ecommerce in 2002:100 M€