1 From E-Gov to Connected Governance: the Role of Cloud Computing, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 Semantic Technologies Brand Niemann Semantic Community Mills Davis Semantic Exchange February 17, 2009

2 Executive Briefing Center Audio and WebMeeting Conferencing Access Information - Line 1 Participant Instructions for Audio: Participant Instructions for Audio: –Dial your bridge telephone numbers. – (domestic) – (international) –Enter the “participant access code” Participant Instructions for WebMeeting: Participant Instructions for WebMeeting: –Web Meeting Address: –IP Address: –Meeting Name: –Participant Password: AT&T TeleConference Services Customer Care Center AT&T TeleConference Services Customer Care Center

3 Adapted from SICOP Charter The Semantic Community – Semantic Exchange Partnership claims neither formal nor implied endorsements by the organizations represented and its main purpose is to support Community of Practice members in their efforts to make the Semantic Web operational in their agencies. The Semantic Community – Semantic Exchange Partnership claims neither formal nor implied endorsements by the organizations represented and its main purpose is to support Community of Practice members in their efforts to make the Semantic Web operational in their agencies. –See teroperability_Community_of_Practice teroperability_Community_of_Practice teroperability_Community_of_Practice

4 Welcome and Logistics Welcome: Welcome: –Joe Greer, CSC, Chief Technology Officer; Environmental and Citizen Solutions. Thanks for hosting and providing lunch. Thanks for hosting and providing lunch. Logistics: Logistics: –Restrooms and phones are outside and to the left down the hallway. –Box lunches will be provided outside. –Phones are also upstairs behind the registration desk (also best area for cell phone service). –Please use the microphones so the large remote audience (overflow room and Webex) can hear you! –Please do not remove any chairs from the other rooms or the telephone booths. No additional chairs are allowed in the theater or room 6 due to the fire code.

5 Brief History This is our 3 rd Annual Event at CSC: This is our 3 rd Annual Event at CSC: –First SICoP Special Conference, February 6, First –Fourth SICoP Special Conference, February 5, Fourth The Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice (SICoP) is established by a group of individuals for the purpose of achieving "semantic interoperability" and "semantic data integration" focused on the government sector. The SICoP seeks to enable Semantic Interoperability, specifically the "operationalizing" of these technologies and approaches, through online conversation, meetings, tutorials, conferences, pilot projects, and other activities aimed at developing and disseminating best practices. The individuals making up this CoP represent a broad range of government organizations and the industry and academic partners that support them. The Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice (SICoP) is established by a group of individuals for the purpose of achieving "semantic interoperability" and "semantic data integration" focused on the government sector. The SICoP seeks to enable Semantic Interoperability, specifically the "operationalizing" of these technologies and approaches, through online conversation, meetings, tutorials, conferences, pilot projects, and other activities aimed at developing and disseminating best practices. The individuals making up this CoP represent a broad range of government organizations and the industry and academic partners that support them. Now SICoP has graduated to the Semantic Community – Semantic Exchange Partnership: Now SICoP has graduated to the Semantic Community – Semantic Exchange Partnership: –See

6 In Memoriam

7 Recent Activities September 29-30, 2008, Sixth SOA for E-Government Conference, MITRE Auditorium, McLean, VA. September 29-30, 2008, Sixth SOA for E-Government Conference, MITRE Auditorium, McLean, VA. –See October 15, 2008, Transition 2009: Today’s Strategy for Tomorrow’s Administration Conference. Web 2.0 Wiki for the 1105 Media Group. October 15, 2008, Transition 2009: Today’s Strategy for Tomorrow’s Administration Conference. Web 2.0 Wiki for the 1105 Media Group. –See October 29-30, 2008, Computer Science Corporation's Leading Edge Forum on Digital Disruptions. Closing Session by Mills Davis: Smarter with Semantics: How Semantic Technologies Deliver Practical Business Value, Falls Church, VA. October 29-30, 2008, Computer Science Corporation's Leading Edge Forum on Digital Disruptions. Closing Session by Mills Davis: Smarter with Semantics: How Semantic Technologies Deliver Practical Business Value, Falls Church, VA. –See l l l November 3-7, 2008, Leveraging Information Asset Management. DAMA-NCR Webcast Conference. Web 2.0 Wiki. Presentation: Using Semantic Technologies in Wikis, Desktop Authoring, & Search to Improve Information Sharing and Knowledge Management. November 3-7, 2008, Leveraging Information Asset Management. DAMA-NCR Webcast Conference. Web 2.0 Wiki. Presentation: Using Semantic Technologies in Wikis, Desktop Authoring, & Search to Improve Information Sharing and Knowledge Management. –See

8 Recent Activities November 12, 2008, CloudCamp East Event, Chantilly, VA. November 12, 2008, CloudCamp East Event, Chantilly, VA. – January 13, 2009, Emerging Technologies in Social Networking, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. And Taxonomy Tuesday, Monthly Meeting, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. January 13, 2009, Emerging Technologies in Social Networking, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. And Taxonomy Tuesday, Monthly Meeting, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. –See February 3-4, 2009, Ontology for the National Map. Washington, DC. February 3-4, 2009, Ontology for the National Map. Washington, DC. –See

9 Recent Activities January 15, 2009, Interagency Working Group on Digital Data and Data Reference Model Comments. January 15, 2009, Interagency Working Group on Digital Data and Data Reference Model Comments. –See –Mills Davis Summary of DRM 2.0 Comments: So much of information sharing now can be done bottom-up by simply adopting Web 2 (WOA) and Web 3 (RDF) semantic standards for linked data. It's pretty easy, and not expensive to expose information and provide a way to get at it. So just do it. So much of information sharing now can be done bottom-up by simply adopting Web 2 (WOA) and Web 3 (RDF) semantic standards for linked data. It's pretty easy, and not expensive to expose information and provide a way to get at it. So just do it. Once the data and its structure are exposed along with some definition of the concepts and a web service method for accessing it, then it becomes straight-forward to analyze what somebody else's data means and, further, decide what is needed to interrelate one piece of information, or one knowledge structure, to another. Once the data and its structure are exposed along with some definition of the concepts and a web service method for accessing it, then it becomes straight-forward to analyze what somebody else's data means and, further, decide what is needed to interrelate one piece of information, or one knowledge structure, to another.

10 Recent Activities February 11-12, 2009, National Environmental Status and Trends Project Forum (Web Site Coming), Herndon, VA. February 11-12, 2009, National Environmental Status and Trends Project Forum (Web Site Coming), Herndon, VA. –See Status_and_Trends_Indicators Status_and_Trends_Indicators Status_and_Trends_Indicators –Where is that Whitehouse Council on Environmental Quality Memo that started this last June 2008?: Benefit of a Web 2.0/3.0 Wiki: Benefit of a Web 2.0/3.0 Wiki: –Google: Water Wiki CEQ –It comes right to the top of the Google Hit List!

11 Upcoming Activities February 28-March 1, 2009, TransparencyCamp. Washington, DC. February 28-March 1, 2009, TransparencyCamp. Washington, DC.TransparencyCamp March 12-13, 2009, W3C eGovernment Interest Group F2F Meeting, AIAA, Washington, DC. March 12-13, 2009, W3C eGovernment Interest Group F2F Meeting, AIAA, Washington, DC.W3C eGovernment Interest Group F2F MeetingW3C eGovernment Interest Group F2F Meeting March 27-28, 2009, Gov't 2.0 Camp, Washington, DC. March 27-28, 2009, Gov't 2.0 Camp, Washington, DC.Gov't 2.0 CampGov't 2.0 Camp April 28, 2009, Seventh SOA for E-Government Conference, MITRE Auditorium, McLean, VA. April 28, 2009, Seventh SOA for E-Government Conference, MITRE Auditorium, McLean, VA.Seventh SOA for E-Government ConferenceSeventh SOA for E-Government Conference May 18-22, 2009, The 2009 International Symposium on Collaboration Technologies and Systems. Workshop on Sensor Web Enablement (SWE). Baltimore, Maryland, May 18-22, 2009, The 2009 International Symposium on Collaboration Technologies and Systems. Workshop on Sensor Web Enablement (SWE). Baltimore, Maryland,Systems. Workshop on Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) Systems. Workshop on Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) May 31-June 2, 2009, Management of Change Conference, Norfolk, VA. May 31-June 2, 2009, Management of Change Conference, Norfolk, VA.Management of Change ConferenceManagement of Change Conference June 14-18, 2009, Semantic Technology Conference, San Jose, California. June 14-18, 2009, Semantic Technology Conference, San Jose, California.Semantic Technology ConferenceSemantic Technology Conference July 7-10, 2009, ESIP Summer Meeting, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. July 7-10, 2009, ESIP Summer Meeting, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA.ESIP Summer MeetingESIP Summer Meeting October 25-28, 2009, International Semantic Web Conference, Washington, DC. October 25-28, 2009, International Semantic Web Conference, Washington, DC.International Semantic Web ConferenceInternational Semantic Web Conference

12 Agenda 8:40 a.m. Summary and Update of the SICoP Special Conference 4 (February 5, 2008) and the Data Reference Model Implications (8:40 a.m.): 8:40 a.m. Summary and Update of the SICoP Special Conference 4 (February 5, 2008) and the Data Reference Model Implications (8:40 a.m.): –Lucian Russell, Enterra Solutions 9-10 a.m. Keynote: From E-Government to Connected Governance (Questions and Answers and Short Health Break): 9-10 a.m. Keynote: From E-Government to Connected Governance (Questions and Answers and Short Health Break): –Mr. Michael Mimicopoulos, Senior Public Administration Officer of the Knowledge Management Branch, Division for Public Administration and Development Management, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Keynote: Running your organization on semantics, separating the know from the flow (10-11 a.m. with Movie and Demo, Questions and Answers, Short Health Break, and Panel Assemble): Keynote: Running your organization on semantics, separating the know from the flow (10-11 a.m. with Movie and Demo, Questions and Answers, Short Health Break, and Panel Assemble): –Simone Dobbelaar, Chief Policy Information Officer, Ministry of Justice, The Netherlands. Ministry of JusticeMinistry of Justice

13 Agenda 11 a.m noon Transitioning to Connected Governance: Overview of the Role of Semantic Technologies in Web 2.0 and a.m noon Transitioning to Connected Governance: Overview of the Role of Semantic Technologies in Web 2.0 and 3.0 –Mills Davis, Semantic Exchange.com What is the Role of Cloud Computing, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0 Semantic Technologies in an Era of Connected Governance? What is the Role of Cloud Computing, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0 Semantic Technologies in an Era of Connected Governance? Panel Discussion: Role of Cloud Computing, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0 Technologies in an Era of Connected Governance - Infrastructure and Education Jump Start Kits. Panel Discussion: Role of Cloud Computing, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0 Technologies in an Era of Connected Governance - Infrastructure and Education Jump Start Kits. 12 noon - 1 p.m. Lunch (provided) 12 noon - 1 p.m. Lunch (provided)

14 Agenda 1-1:30 p.m. Keynote: Current State and Future Directions for Intellipedia 1-1:30 p.m. Keynote: Current State and Future Directions for Intellipedia –Chris Rasmussen, Knowledge Manager, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Keynote: Semantic Integration of Citizen Sensor Data and Multilevel Sensing: A comprehensive path towards event monitoring and situational awareness (examples from data archived during Mumbai event) 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Keynote: Semantic Integration of Citizen Sensor Data and Multilevel Sensing: A comprehensive path towards event monitoring and situational awareness (examples from data archived during Mumbai event) –Amit Sheth, LexisNexis Ohio Eminent Scholar at Wright State University 2 – 5 p.m. 2 – 5 p.m. –Announcement of Semantic Web and Cloud Computing Training Program –Featured Demonstrations (10 minutes each with slides and videos posted to the Wiki for followup) –General Discussion and Next Steps Mills Davis, Project10x, Semantic Exchange Mills Davis, Project10x, Semantic Exchange 5 p.m. Adjourn 5 p.m. Adjourn

15 Upcoming Events Need help with venues for: Need help with venues for: –Semantic Web Meet-ups See See –Semantic Community – Semantic Exchange Workshops See See –See “Recent Changes” part of Wiki - Lots of activity!