Future Directions of the SW Activity

Activity

• Understanding relationships to similar technologies, explore possibilies for future convergence.
  • Clearer ties among RDF and XML family is still required.
  • Better understanding between Semantic Web and Web Services is required.
• IST EU Semantic Web Initiative

Enabling Standards and Technologies

• Query and Rules

Advanced Development

• Evaluation of goals and missions
• More task forces
• Integration with tools to support more effective means of distributed collaborations
• Cooperation with other groups working on similar issues (e.g. Sun's One Framework, Microsoft, open source, DotGNU, etc.)

Education and Outreach

• Guidelines, Demonstrations, Position papers, Articles, Presentations, Tutorials, Tools