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Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice Meeting: Joint Meeting with the Ontolog Forum

Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice Meeting: Joint Meeting with the Ontolog Forum. Wednesday, July 7, 2004, 1 - 4:30 p.m. GSA, 1800 F Street, NW Washington, DC. Overview. 1. Logistics (slide 3) 2. Agenda (slides 4-6) 3. Welcome and Introduction to SICoP (slides 7-11)

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Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice Meeting: Joint Meeting with the Ontolog Forum

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  1. Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice Meeting: Joint Meeting with the Ontolog Forum Wednesday, July 7, 2004, 1 - 4:30 p.m.GSA, 1800 F Street, NW Washington, DC

  2. Overview • 1. Logistics (slide 3) • 2. Agenda (slides 4-6) • 3. Welcome and Introduction to SICoP (slides 7-11) • 4. Regular Order of Business for SICoP (slides 12-19) • 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization for Dynamic Knowledge Repositories (DKR) and Sustainable Intergovernmental Network Exchange (SINE) (slides 20-31) • 6. Supplement: KM.Gov Meeting on July 14, 2004 (slides 32-34)

  3. 1. Logistics • Thank you: • Karl, Nancy, Peter, and Susan. • Wiki: • http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?SICoP/SICoP_Ontolog_Joint_Meeting_2004_07_07 • Telecon: • None.

  4. 2. Agenda(Final Draft, July 5, 2004) • 12:30 ~ 1:10 p.m. -- Networking Lunch at 1917 F St at Pizza Italia. • Note 1: Rapid lunch is available at Pizza Italia that includes salad, chicken, spaghetti, etc. • Note 2: GSA conference room rule that forbids food & drink. • 1:10 ~ 1:20 p.m. -- Check-in at GSA and Escort to Conference Room for Networking & Introductions. • 1:20 ~ 1:40 p.m. -- Welcome and Introduction to SICoP by Brand Niemann & Rick Morris, Co-Chairs. • 1:40 ~ 2:00 p.m. -- Introduction to Ontolog by Peter Yim & Leo Obrst. • 2:00 ~ 2:20 p.m. -- Regular Order of Business for SICoP: • Report on the SICoP June 23, 2004, Workshop. • Upcoming events. • 2:20 ~ 2:40 p.m. -- Regular Order of Business for Ontolog • Report on the Ontolog Workshop at the Protege Conference by Bob Smith & Kurt Conrad. • Current & upcoming activities.

  5. 2. Agenda(Final Draft, July 5, 2004) • 2:40 ~ 4:00 p.m. -- Participant Introductions & Exploring Synergies. • 2:40 ~ 3:30 p.m. – All Participant Introductions: • What are you doing (that is a priority to you and is relevant to the CoP)? • What work or expertise do you need from outside resources/collaborators (identify whether work will be on a collegial/volunteer basis or whether it will be, or potentially be, funded)? • What project can you offer to work on that will be relevant (if someone here is willing to fund it)? • 3:30 ~ 4:00 p.m. - Open Discussion: Exploring Synergies - All Participants.

  6. 2. Agenda(Final Draft, July 5, 2004) • 4:00 ~ 4:25 p.m. -- Discussion: Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization for Dynamic Knowledge Repositories (DKR) and Sustainable Intergovernmental Network Exchange (SINE) - Moderated by Brand Niemann & Susan Turnbull: • The vision and mission. • The gaps. • How can the two communities contribute. • Short-term action plan. • 4:25 ~ 4:30 p.m. -- Review of Follow-up and Action Items; Adjourn.

  7. 3. Welcome and Introduction to SICoP • Brief History: • CIO Council’s XML Web Services Working Group (08/2002-09/2003): • Semantic Technologies for eGovernment Pilot (TopQuadrant) • Semantic Technologies for eGov Conference (White House Conference Center, September 8, 2003) • Semantic Technology Training Series (December 2003, March 2004, and July 2004)

  8. 3. Welcome and Introduction to SICoP • Brief History (continued): • CIO Council’s Best Practices/Knowledge Management Working Group Discussions About a Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice: • Strong History of CoPs and Collaboration Tools with Knowledge Management Working Group (Km.Gov). • Planning Meetings to Draft Charter and Decide on Initial Products (December 15, 2003, and January 15 and February 19, 2004) • Understanding Semantic Web Technology (Hendler and Niemann, eGov Web Enabled Conference, February 4, 2004) • Kickoff Meeting (April 14, 2004) and Subsequent Meetings (May 19 and June 23, 2004)

  9. 3. Welcome and Introduction to SICoP • Brief History (continued): • SICoP Activities: • White Paper (Three Modules Supported by Collaboration Tools) • Army Knowledge Management Conference, Semantic Web Track, August 31-September 2, 2004. • See http://www.afcea.org/doim2004/Track8.htm • Second Semantic Technologies for eGov Conference (MITRE, September 8-9, 2004) • XML 2004 Conference (November 15-19, Washington, DC) • See http://www.xmlconference.org/xmlusa/ • SICoP Member Announcements: • Yaser Bishr, Image Matters, LLC • Others

  10. 3. Welcome and Introduction to SICoP • Some Resources: • TopMind Semantic Technologies Briefings and Workshops. • Understanding Semantic Web Technology (Hendler and Niemann, February 4, 2004). • Designing the Smart Data Enterprise (Daconta, November 28, 2003) and The Semantic Web Foundations of Net-Centric Warfare (Daconta, January 13, 2004). • Ontologies for Semantically Interoperable Systems (Obrst, 2003). • eGov_SmartServices Discussion Group Moderated by Yaser Bishr. • Harmonizing Semantics in eGovernment (Niemann, April 22, 2004, to the Ontolog Forum). • Adaptive Information – Improving Business Through Semantic Interoperability, Grid Computing & Enterprise Integration (Pollack and Hodgson, Fall 2004 from John Wiley & Sons).

  11. 3. Welcome and Introduction to SICoP • Some Resources (continued): • Common Upper Ontology for Cross-Domain Semantic Interoperability (Schoening, May 19, 2004). • Joint Workshop on Multiple Taxonomies (Collaboration Expedition Workshop, April 28, 2004): • See http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ExpeditionWorkshop/MultipleTaxonomiesWorkshop_2004_04_28 • Semantic Information Management As An EPA Portal Component (Unicorn, May 18, 2004). • Enterprise Information Integration Workshop (ManTech, June 28-29, 2004): • See http://www.meiim.com/eii_events.htm

  12. 4. Regular Order of Business for SICoP • Report on the SICoP June 23, 2004, Workshop: • Condensed the agenda so could overlap and report to the Collaboration Expedition Workshop (CoP) in the afternoon (see slide 13). • Focus is on finishing the White Paper Module 1 for release at the September 8-9th Conference and on having the Conference Papers support all three White Paper Modules which should be done for the XML 2004 Conference in November (see slide 14). • Implementing Semantic Interoperability Contours of the Practice Work continues (Daconta & Obrst) (see slide 15). • Collaboration tools (Tomoye and Groove) training and population was very helpful and points to the need for public-access Web pages also (see slide 16).

  13. Semantics Interoperability Community of Practice (SICoP) SICoP Agenda, 9:00 – 3:00, 23 June 900-930 Welcome, Old Business, Minutes, New SICoP site 930-1030 Demo of SICoP tools 1030-1115 Overview of Modules 1115-1230 Small group sessions for white paper 1230-130 Lunch on your own 130-200 Assessments, Path forward for White Paper 200-245 Taxonomy for SICoP - Contours of Practice 245-300 What’s on your mind, Recap, What’s next Mandatory RSVP Nancy.G.Faget@USACE.Army.Mil or call 703-428-6727

  14. Strawman for Semantic Technologies Conference in Sep’04 Mandatory RSVP Nancy.G.Faget@USACE.Army.Mil or call 703-428-6727

  15. Implementing Semantic Interoperability Contours of the Practice: Daconta SiCoP km.gov Implementing Semantic Interoperability Organizational Issues Core Technology Areas Shared Vision / Understanding / Expertise Resource Description Framework (RDF) Architecture Web Ontology Language (OWL) Mission Needs and Operational Requirements RDF Query Cost / Benefits KM as Transformational Agent Use Cases Inference and Rule-based Systems XML Topic Maps (XTM).” Transition Issues / Problems Virtual Action Learning Teams Enterprise Information Integration) Semantic Enabling Tools (Applications) Information Discovery From XML to RDF and Beyond Taxonomy and Ontology Design Techniques Structured Communities of Practice for Bottoms-up Ontologies Net-Centric Operations Virtual Teams for Top Level Ontologies) Scenarios Semantic Annotation via Instant Gratification) Data Independence Communities of Interest for Horizontal Fusion Implementations Positioning Legacy Data for Transition

  16. 4. Regular Order of Business for SICoP http://12.158.152.7/ev_en.php. Contact Guy Rogers, Chief Editor, for password at grogers@triplei.com.

  17. 4. Regular Order of Business for SICoP • Upcoming events: • Army Knowledge Management Conference, Semantic Web Track (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, August 31-September 2, 2004): • Agenda being finalized by Daconta and Morris. • Second Semantic Technologies for eGov Conference (MITRE, September 8-9, 2004): • Planning Team working on Call for Papers (see slides 18-19). • XML 2004 Conference (Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, November 15-19, Washington, DC): • Presentation on SICoP accepted for November 16th and will be circulated to SICoP for review well before the September 3rd submission deadline.

  18. 4. Regular Order of Business for SICoP • Call for Papers: • Purpose: The new Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice (SICoP) was recently chartered under the Federal CIO Council’s Best Practices Committee - Knowledge Management Working Group for the purpose of achieving "semantic interoperability" and "semantic data integration" focused on the government sector. The SICoP is working on a White Paper with three modules (see next slide) that form the basis for workshops and conferences for broader education and participation. Since the SICoP is an outgrowth of the First Semantic Technologies for eGov Conference at the White House Conference Center last September 8, 2003, it is hosting the Second Conference Semantic Technologies for eGov on September 8-9, 2004, at MITRE in McLean, Virginia.

  19. 4. Regular Order of Business for SICoP • Call for Papers (continued): • Important Dates: • Papers need to be submitted by August 6th and presenters will be notified by August 13th. • Papers need to be limited to 10 pages in Word format, but PowerPower presentations may be up to 30 slides in length. • Selection Criteria: • Relevance to the conference purpose and agenda format (recall slide 14). • Relevance to the White Paper Module topics (see below). • SICoP White Paper Modules & Their Leads: • Module 1: Introducing the Semantic Web Technologies: Harnessing the Power of Information Semantics – Jie-Hong Morrison • Module 2: Exploring the Business Value of Semantic Interoperability – Irene Polikoff • Module 3: Operationalizing the Semantic Web – Michael Daconta

  20. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization • Dynamic Knowledge Repositories (DKR): • National Infrastructure for Community Statistics (NICS) CoP, May 27th to present, with about 25 organizations. • Sustaining Public Dialogue: The Role of Communities of Practice and Their Dynamic Knowledge Repositories (DKR), August 17, 2004, Collaboration Expedition Workshop. • Best Practices for Adopting Service-Oriented Architectures, September 21st, EA Conference Session. • Sustainable Intergovernmental Network Exchange (SINE): • Launched with EPA, Global Justice, and HHS/CDC on December 15, 2003. • See http://sine.cim3.net • Federal Health Architecture (HHS/CDC, etc.) establishes an Interoperability Working Group on July 1, 2004.

  21. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization: Organizational Relationships Industry Advisory Council (IAC) U.S. CIO Council OMB - FEAPMO Enterprise Architecture Special Interest Group Architecture & Infrastructure Committee IT Workforce Connections Best Practices Committee WGs and CoPs Subcommittees: Governance Components Emerging Technologies Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice Chief Architects Forum

  22. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization: Brief History • The AIC chartered three Working Groups (Collaboration Expedition Workshops, XML, and XML Web Services) which were and still are very successful. • The AIC, which started as one integrated activity, reorganized into three Subcommittees and put the three WGs into the Emerging Technology Subcommittee. • The AIC decided it no longer wanted WGs, but by then the WGs had become CoPs and sources of best practices so they continued to support the AIC as well as broader needs. • For example the XML Web Services WG CoP morphed into Semantic Interoperability CoP! • The AIC decided it then wanted to become an integrated activity again like a CoP and formed the CAF CoP and wants to do a joint meeting with the Best Practices Committee in July! • The CIO’s have realized that they can’t do Enterprise Architecture alone, but need the expertise, participation, and resources of a network of CoPs!

  23. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization • Fourth Quarterly Emerging Technology Components Conference: An Emerging Public-Private Partnership at MITRE, June 3, 2004: • Some recommendations on Strategic Directions: • Involve taxonomy (ontology) expertise in improving the FEA classification scheme (taxonomy) and its extension into the agencies. (This should also help the Line of Business Task Forces work.) • Involve knowledge management expertise in building a comprehensive knowledge-base (repository) of enterprise architecture (OMB budget, solutions like Service-Oriented, Web Services, etc.) See: GCN, May 20, 2004, Forman calls for new approach to the Federal Enterprise Architecture.

  24. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization • David Webber, July 5th, CIO Council’s XML WG ListServ (excerpts): • ..assuming XSD worked flawlessly today - then there is still a huge gap in its performance capabilities - when it comes to agile interoperable information exchanges. • If the government actually takes a moment and starts to look at what it really takes to make information exchanges of this nature - and I gave a short list of the top half-dozen features I see - then looks at XSD - remarkably XSD supports *none* of them! • That is why I am arguing the need to augment XSD, not just with CAM, but with registries containing vocabularies and standard components, semantic tools - like OWL, and build an infrastructure for attaining interoperable systems.

  25. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization • David Webber, July 5th, CIO Council’s XML WG ListServ (excerpts continued): • Some things that I see high on my checklist to deliver strong interoperability: • 1) Versioning to element and attribute level. • 2) Context driven assembly of structure permutations. • 3) Support for semantic dictionary referencing to standard noun (element/attribute) definitions. • 4) Support for validation expressions (e.g. date >= today). • 5) Strong codelist support - including versioning. • 6) Call-out support to validation web services (e.g. partNo valid?).

  26. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization • KM.Gov Discussion of Business Function Models (Denise Bedford, May 26, 2004): • The World Bank’s is a narrow and deep hierarchy: • Level 1 = General Business Area • Level 2 = Business Activity • Level 3 = Business Process • Level 4 = Task • Note: A ‘service taxonomy’ is an inherent part of a business taxonomy and emerges at Level 3 and below. If you can keep business function and organizational unit as separate attributes, you can then see which organizational units may be offering the same kinds of services and this might help to form communities of practice across organizational units!

  27. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization *”Content gives us the semantics (taxonomy/ontology) & the interoperability”, Adam Pease, SICoP Meeting at MITRE, May 19, 2004. **”Structure comes from the content itself”, The Large Document Problem, Lucian Russell, Categorization of Government Information WG Meeting, 5/10/04.

  28. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization

  29. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization Harmonization/Standardization of Data Element and XML Tag Names

  30. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization • Some important features of the mapping matrices (slides 27-29): • The Conceptual Areas (Nodes)/ Knowledge Objects (Services) consist of XML information objects which can be reused in different contexts, applications, Communities of Practice, etc. • The reuse is accomplished through: • Metadata; • Taxonomies (even Ontologies); and • Standardization/Harmonization (mappings between and across) Across Multiple Taxonomies (even Ontologies).

  31. 5. Collaborating on Semantic Harmonization • Census Bureau/FedStats (Statistical Abstract of the US): • Lead original Line of Business (Data and Statistics) which was exempted so it became a logical selection for a “best practice” pilot! • National Indicator System and the Community Statistical System: • GAO, CEQ, Community Indicator Consortium, etc. • Sustainable Intergovernmental Network Exchange (SINE): • Global Justice, EPA, Health, etc. • Intelligence Community Metadata Working Group (IC MWG): • XML Enablement Strategy and Tool Evaluation. • Componenttechnology.Org: • Proposals from participants in this Community of Practice to “Populate the Service Grid with Services Components”. • Categorization of Government Information Working Group of the Interagency Committee on Government Information: • GSA Office of Intergovernmental Solutions (Susan Turnbull) Outreach to Involve State and Local Governments. • University of Maryland MINDLab (Professor Jim Hendler) and TopQuadrant (Ralph Hodgson): • Semantic Markup and Tools for Government Content (getting content ready for them!).

  32. 6. Supplement: KM.Gov Meeting on July 14, 2004 A Forum on Change & KM or“Transforming at theSpeed of Light” The Net Effect "The Tipping Point" Featuring Dr. Robert Cross, Prominent Social Network Analysis Expert-- Professor of Management at McIntire School of Commerce and a research fellow with Babson's Working Knowledge Consortia. Come be a Speaker! What Have We Learned? What do You Think? Is It Time to Refuel KM? Save the Date! Get on the agenda! Wednesday July 14 9am – 1pm Directions: World Bank-J Building, 6 - 044. On the corner of 18th & Pennsylvania Ave Wash DC near Farragut West metro station RSVP: Nancy.G.Faget@usace.army.mil

  33. What Role Do You Play in Rapid Change?*** - “Connector”-- please bring at least one more person to this session...- “Maven” –submit outline or summary to speak for 5 minutes on these topics and their relationship to KM - “Salesperson” —please be prepared to discuss techniques for spreading ideas to large groups of people quickly...*** Tipping Point Concepts— please see “readaheads” next page 6. Supplement: KM.Gov Meeting on July 14, 2004

  34. 6. Supplement: KM.Gov Meeting on July 14, 2004 “Managers can use social-network analysis to find out who the "attractors" in the organization are, which projects generate the most enthusiasm, and whether reorganizations or strategic initiatives are having any effect. from “What creates Energy in Organizations?” by Rob Cross, Wayne Baker and Andrew Parker Tipping Point and “Fireside Chat with “Tipping Point” author Malcolm Gladwell” Tues. May 19, 2004http://danbricklin.com/log/2004_05_19.htm#gladwell The Hidden Power of Social Networks: Understanding How Work Really Gets Done in Organizations by Rob Cross and A. Parker “What Creates Energy in Organizations?” by Rob Cross, Wayne Baker and Andrew Parker MIT Sloan management review. 44, no. 4, (2003): 51http://web.mit.edu/smr/issue/2003/summer/5/ Peter Morville “Social Network Analysis February 21, 2002” http://semanticstudios.com/publications/semantics/000006.php “Faster Knowledge: The Medium is the Message, Speedier communication paths will make us smarter” by Stowe Boyd http://www.destinationkm.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=1087 “What ties information architecture, knowledge management and social network analysis more closely together is the reciprocal relationship between people and content.” Peter Morville

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