Re: [regrep-semantic] proposed 2005 activities

[Farrukh Najmi <Farrukh.Najmi@Sun.COM>]

Hi Carl,

Thanks for getting the ball rolling again on SCM SC.

+1 on the proposed activities. Minor comments inline below...

Carl Mattocks wrote:

>Dear SCM folk:
>
>Since we now have a solid foundation for V3 specifications - Farrukh and I
>believe it is the right time to focus our efforts on the Semantic Content
>Management tasks for 2005.
>
>Please review this brief list of key activities and provide comments on
>the possibility of you being able to contribute the time & effort required
>to achieve the proposed target dates.
>
>note : It is assumed that majority of SCMSC communications will be made
>via email with the possibility of * special * conference calls & F2F
>meetings .
>  
>
I do not see anything on finalizing and approving the SCM "Use Cases and 
Requirements" document.
Should that not be the immediate next step? Asuman has offered to serve 
as editor.

>
>(1) Create a Technical Note ‘Using ebXMLRegistry V3 to register & store 
>Web Service & Semantic Web constructs’ .
>  
>

Suggest replacing "ebXMLRegistry V3" with "ebXML Registry 3.0" globally.

Suggest title be:

‘Using ebXML Registry 3.0 to Publish, Manage and Discover 
Semantic Content’ 


>Lead Editor Asuman Dogac.
>Target date March 31 2005.
>Start point referencing the  ‘METU-SRDC Comments on Use Cases : 
>  
>
Would the DAPD paper be a key starting point for above?

>ebXMLRegistry Semantic Content Management SC’.
>
>(2)
>Create a Technical Note ‘ An ebXMLRegistry Extension Package for Ontology
>Registration for handling formal ontologies, reference models, thesauri
>and topic maps.
>Lead Editor Carl Mattocks
>Target date June 2005.
>Start point  ‘regrep-extensions-draft-04’ ,  ‘ ISO /IEC Information
>Technology Framework for MetaModel interoperability Part 3 Metamodel for
>Ontology Registration’
>
>
>(3)
>Create a White paper ‘ e-Business Value of Semantic Content Management’
>Lead Editor Carl Mattocks
>Target date March  2005.
>
>Proposed Outline
>Executive Summary
>History of e-business Context Management & semantic Web technology
>- Ontologies …
>- RDF …
>- SKOS Thesauri Lexicons
>Summary of e-business Semantic Content Management needs
>- knowledge mediation
>- e-business interoperation
>Service requirements for e-Business Semantic Content Management
>- Community of Practice Content Management
>- Federated Knowledge Discovery
>- Cross Border Information Sharing
>
>
>(4)
>Proposal for Semantic Content Management capabilities in ebXMLRegistry V4
>  
>
Suggest title: "ebXML Registry 4.0: Semantic Content Management Proposal"

>Reference Material – all the above.
>Lead Editor Farrukh
>Target date December 2005.
>  
>


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Regards,
Farrukh