W3C Semantic Web Update

Presentation by Sandro Hawke (W3C, Semantic Web Advanced Development)

For the DAML PI meeting:, April 8, 2003, Miami FL.

(see also: last meeting's update.)

These slides: http://www.w3.org/2003/Talks/0408-semweb-update/

Build Consensus On Key Web Technologies

• Working Groups
• Interest Groups, Mailing Lists, Workshops
• Global Team (including paid staff)
• Member Organizations
• Fellows

Results: HTML, XML, CSS, SVG, RDF, ...

Update: Advanced Development (SWAD)

Three of us here today: me, Dan Connolly, Eric Prud'hommeaux

DAML and EU funding continues. Cooperative efforts including Project Simile (Digital Libraries, D-Space, with HP and MIT Library).

Recent/In-Progress Developments

• cwm, algae: SQL database connectivity
• n3: syntax for variables, logic, datatypes
• cwm: support for explanations
• IsaViz: graph style sheets
• Annotea: shared bookmarks
• Zakim bot (meeting support via IRC and phone bridge
• At A Glance (RDF-based RSS aggregator, merged non-RSS data)
• ... various little projects to get data in RDF

Update: RDF Core Working Group

• Went to Last Call, review period ended
• Lots of people read it, commented
• Not all resolved yet
• "Social Meaning" section removed, issues postponed
• Time to implement datatypes, NodeIDs, ...

Update: Web Ontology Working Group

• Went to Last Call, review period ends May 9th
• Thanks!
• Very similar to DAML+OIL; please migrate your tools
• ... and send feedback to public-webont-comments@w3.org