ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 1 of 17 DAO of Ontology Summit Goals, Challenges & Opportunities Presented at the Ontology Summit 2007 – Framework workshop session Ontology, Taxonomy, Folksonomy: Understanding the Distinctions by Peter P. Yim CIM3, ceo / ONTOLOG, co-convener Gaithersburg, MD, USA. Apr 23, 2006 ( v 1.08)

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 2 of 17 2 Outline What is Ontolog (a.k.a. Ontolog Forum) What is Ontolog (a.k.a. Ontolog Forum) Ontology Summit 2007 Ontology Summit 2007 Purpose & Goals Challenges & Opportunities Reflections Reflections

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 3 of 17 ONTOLOG (aka. Ontolog Forum) est. Apr.2002 ONTOLOG (aka. Ontolog Forum) est. Apr.2002 our "dialog in ontology" Membership Membership - 360; from 20 different countries (as at mid Apr-2007) Users Users - from 115 cities globally, generating ~3000 visits and ~13,000 hits on our site per day Hosted Hosted on the CIM3 collaborative work environment infrastructure Charter : Charter - Ontolog is an open, international, virtual community of practice, whose membership will: Discuss practical issues and strategies associated with the development and application of both formal and informal ontologies. Identify ontological engineering approaches that might be applied to the UBL effort, as well as to the broader domain of eBusiness standardization efforts. Strive to advance the field of ontological engineering and semantic technologies, and to help move them into main stream applications. Activities: Activities: Weekly conference calls of active members Monthly virtual Invited Speaker events Scheduled Technical Discussions Specific Projects: like [CCT-Rep], [Health-Ont], NHIN-RFI response, Upper Ontology Summit, Event podcast, Ontologizing the Ontolog Content, Ontology-driven Applications Inventory, Database & Ontology, Ontology Measurement & Evaluation, [ONION]... OntologySummit2007 Resides on a virtual collaborative work environment which serves as a dynamic knowledge repository to the community's collective intelligence We welcome your participation – see: We welcome your participation – see: Questions? talk to any of our 3 co-conveners Questions? talk to any of our 3 co-conveners - PeterYim; LeoObrst & KurtConrad

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 4 of 17 4 Ontolog – an open CoP Caption: John McCarthy having a dialog with Doug Engelbart at a tavern … with the fishnet on the wall

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 5 of 17 An Organizational Form that the CWE aims at Supporting – leading us toward Open Virtual Enterprises Source: Institute for the Future: Johansen, R., Swigart, R. Upsizing the Individual in the Downsized Organization introducing: The Fishnet Organization these are temporary (or semi-permanent) hierarchies, that emerge out of the CoP's, which capitalize on distributed capabilities to achieve specific purposes; when those purposes are achieved (or when the opportunities no longer exist), they disband, and the resources (people, knowledge, skill sets) are returned to the CoP's where they come from.

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 6 of 17 Ontolog Usage Stat

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 7 of 17 Ontolog (Visitors) Users

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 8 of 17 8 Ontologs key Differentiation Activities are community driven; we are neutral, open, and we are not answerable to any authority or institutional structure, except for (explicitly) our charter & IPR policy, and (implicitly) our professional integrity. We are adamant about collaboration, sharing and open knowledge … and are trying to spur organic or emergent behaviour in the community and our project teams

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 9 of 17 Upper Ontology Summit Upper Ontology Summit Ontolog / NIST - 15-Mar-2006

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 10 of 17 Ontology Summit 2007 Ontology Summit Key Purpose & Goals (as I see them) Help ourselves and others to Undertsand the distinctions between Ontology, Taxonomy, Folksonomy, Terminology, ontology artifacts, …etc. etc. convene a broader community of ontology researchers and practitioners provide the platform for dialog among these conveners utilize a community process to facilitate shared understanding and commitment (hopefully, ontological commitment) Be able to deliver something (a framework, some ontological commitment, a shared understanding expressed in a communiqué, … etc.) that will have an impact to the state of affairs of the Ontology & Ontological Engineering practice Ulteria Motive advancing the science and art of ontological engineering and semantic technologies; Help move them into the mainstream

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 11 of Nothing Replaces Anything Nothing Replaces Anything … Richard Dalton, IFTF

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 12 of 17 Challenges & Opportunities Working with very smart people Working with very smart people Time … and Timing Time … and Timing The rest of the world dont know what we are talking about (much less, care about what we are doing) The rest of the world dont know what we are talking about (much less, care about what we are doing) Be precise … and … be holistic! Be precise … and … be holistic!... culturally, we actually aren't very good at either! … but, we all know, this is VERY important, and we are passionate enough about it, to want this to work out

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 13 of 17 (Ontology Enabled) Opportunities for the Scientists for the Scientists visions from the likes of Engelbart, McCarthy, Lenat, Berners-Lee, Hendler, etc. will finally come to fruition decades of research can be realized in real, non-trivial implementations for the Engineers for the Engineers we'll actually be able to build next generation machines (systems, networks,...) that will off-load from humans, tasks (albeit simple ones) that requires some 'reasoning' and 'thinking' these application can actually affect (hopefully benefit) the lives of many millions for the Marketeers for the Marketeers a multi- multi- billion dollar market is right around the corner... please don't kill it by Hyping it up!... this is NOT a zero-sum game!

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 14 of 17 Will we be able to make the best of these opportunities? one last conjecture: … it might just depend on … it might just depend on our attitude toward collaborating to bring ontology into the mainstream our attitude toward collaborating to bring ontology into the mainstream

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 15 of 17 the DAO of it all Live with the Duality around us: Live with the Duality around us: the Cathedral vs. the Bazaar the Form vs. Free-form Discipline vs. Creativity Transaction Process vs. Collaborative Process Classic AI vs. Augmentation approaches the small o vs. the big O in Ontology Planned vs. Emergent behavior The reductionist vs. the holistic approach we are not bound to choose one OR the other Lao Zi had this figured out, circa 500 BC

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 16 of 17 Ancient Wisdom The Dao that can be articulated is not the eternal Dao The Name that labels is not the eternal Name In the beginning there were no Name Through Names all things come into being from the Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu (circa 500 B.C.) (translated/interpreted by Peter Yim / OntologySummit2007 / Apr.2007) Remarks: the Chinese source of this verse is shown in the background of this slide (first 3 lines from the right). Dao (also translated as Tao) is interpreted sometimes as the Way, or the supreme order; but its more generally accepted that there is no direct English translation for it.

ppy / DAO-of-OntologySummit2007--PeterYim_ / Apr-2007 (cc) 2007 =ppy, CIM3, Ontolog, some rights reserved 17 of 17 Reference The Ontolog Website: The Ontolog Website: Ontology Summit 2007: Ontology Summit 2007: "Ontologizing the Ontolog Body of Knowledge" Series of Events: "Ontologizing the Ontolog Body of Knowledge" Series of Events: Ontolog activities & projects Ontolog activities & projects Noteworthy Ontolog Past Events: Noteworthy Ontolog Past Events: bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nidZhttp://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi- bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nidZ The Ontolog Charter: The Ontolog Charter: bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nidBhttp://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi- bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nidB The Ontolog Membership Information: The Ontolog Membership Information: