Topic Maps for syndication of semantic descriptions in eGovernment

Peter Brown

Peter Brown

Pensive, Belgium

Description

There is activity to define a generic protocol/service for using Topic Maps, ATOM, and topic map fragments to syndicate ontologies, controlled vocabularies and semantic descriptions in the area of eGovernment. The eGov-Share standard / protocol is being considered for use by many govts departments in Europe.

The main protocol is using ATOM to syndicate topic map fragments. The protocol describes how fragments are generated and how a client updates its local map with the contents of the fragment.

Other presentations:

Semantic Interoperability: The State of the Union (Europe) (Topic Maps 2008)