1. Semantic Web - EU perspectives Dieter Fensel Business Informatics Group Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

3. Outlines Ontoweb RDT projects 2002-2006. Framework 6 National Fundings Our next steps

4. Thematic Network on Semantic Web : OntoWeb OntoWeb: Ontology-based information exchange for knowledge management and electronic commerce – 3 years: June 2001 to May 2004 – Budget around 2 M€ www.ontoweb.org Mailing list: seweb-list@cs.vu.nl; ontoweb-list@cs.vu.nl FOR MORE INFO...

5. OntoWeb: Thematic Network for Semantic Web (Partners) Coordinator –Dieter Fensel, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Academic members: –Universities and research institutes (>55) Industrial members: –large, middle, and small size companies (>35)

6. OntoWeb: Thematic Network for Semantic Web (Special Interest Groups) Special Interest Group –Ontologies (SIG1) –Ontology Language Standards (SIG2) –Ontology Tool Environments (SIG3) –Industrial Application (SIG4) –Language Technology in Ontology Development and Use (SIG5)

7. Where to enjoy the Semantic Web Summer?? You shouldn’t miss!! Semantic Web Summer Package: ISWC2002 + OntoWeb3 - location: Sardinia, Italy - duration: June 10-14 - free gift: OTK dissemination workshop - iswc.semanticweb.org

8. RDT projects –Ontoknowledge –Ibrow –Ontologging –Obelix –Swap –Esperonto –Htechsight –Wonderweb –SWWS

9. R&D Semantic Web projects: OnToKnowledge On-To-Knowledge: Content-driven Knowledge- Management through Evolving Ontologies –Consortium: VUA (co-ordinator), AIFB, BT, SwissLife, CognIT, Aidministrator, Enersearch, OntoText –Budget: 2.5M€ –Key contribution: OIL -> OWL EU flagship project for Semantic Web and Ontology www.ontoknowledge.org FOR MORE INFO...

10. IBROW IBROW: An Intelligent Brokering Service for Knowledge-Component Reuse on the World-Wide Web –Consortium: UvA (co-ordinator), VUA, AIFB, OU, CSIC, iSOCO, Stanford –Budget: 2 M€ –Key contribution: Web Service Modeling Framework WSMF http://www.swi.psy.uva.nl/projects/ ibrow/home.html FOR MORE INFO...

11. Ontologging Ontologging: Corporate Ontology Modelling and Management System –Consortium: INSEAD-CALT (co-ordinator), FZI, Meta4, ARCHETYPON, Deltatec, Indra –Budget: 4 M€ –Key contribution: Continuing Ontoknowledge http://www.ontologging.com/ FOR MORE INFO...

12. OBELIX OBELIX: Ontology-Based ELectronic Integration of compleX products and value chains –Consortium: SINTEF (co-ordinator), SENA, Ontoprise, VUA, PTSS, Melhus Energy –Budget: 3 M€ –Key contribution: an e-business ontology tool suite and library to support smart collaborative e-business.

13. SWAP SWAP: Semantic Web and Peer-to-Peer –Consortium: AIFB (Co-ordinator), VUA, META4, Empolis (UK, Polska), Interbiz, Dresdner Bank –Budget: 4 M€ –Key contribution: realizing the potential of Ontologies understood as dynamic networks of meaning. SWAP

14. Esperonto Esperonto: Application Service Provision of Semantic Annotation, Aggregation, Indexing and Routing of Textual, Multimedia, and Multilingual Web Content –Consortium: ISC, University Marid, VUA, DFKI, University of Liverpool, Biovista, RE –Budget: 4 M€ –Key contribution: bridge the gap between the actual WWW and the Semantic Web by providing a service to "upgrade" existing content to semantic Web content

15. Htechsight Htechsight: A knowledge management platform with Intelligence & Insight capabilities for Technology Intensive Industries. Consortium: –Univ of Surrey (co-ordinator), Univ of Rovira I Virgili, VUA, SemanticEdge, Athens Technology Center, Institution of Chemical Engineers, Bayer AG, Gerolymatos, Mamidoil. –Budget: 4 M€ –Key contribution: Knowledge management in the Biochemistry

16. WonderWeb: Ontology Infrastructure for the Semantic Web –Consortium: University of Manchester (co-ordinator), VUA, AIFB, LADSEB-CNR, Stanford –Budget: 1,5 M€ –Key contribution: WonderRule, a rule language for the semantic web. http://wonderweb.man.ac.uk/ FOR MORE INFO... WonderWeb

17. SWWS Proposal SWWS: Semantic Web enabled Web Services –Consortium: VUA (Co-ordinator), FZI, iSOCO, HP, OntoText, Shinka, Oracle –Budget: 3 M€ –Key contribution: Making web services a mature technology by fully employing the Web Service Modeling Framework (WSMF) FOR MORE INFO... http://www.cs.vu.nl/~dieter/wsmf

18. 2002-2006: Framework 6 Much broader range comparing to FP5 Integrated projects up to 100 M€. Integrated projects up to 100 M€. Ontoweb projects up to 10 M€. Ontoweb projects up to 10 M€. Starting in early 2003. Starting in early 2003. http://europa.eu.int/ comm/research/ FOR MORE INFO...

19. National Fundings Ireland as an example: Between 2002 and 2006, Ireland will spend around 500 M€ for research on IT and Biotech. Irland is with 3,6 million inhabitants around 1% of the European Union.

20. Our next steps Forming a project cluster of arounf 20 different projects around the semantic web. OntoWeb II in 2004: 10 M€ Semantic Web enabled Web services project as a key enabler for Ecommerce in 2002:100 M€