| Presenters: | NICTA, ABS, Fuji-Xerox, RMIT |
| Date: | Tuesday, 13th November 2007, 9:00am–1:30pm |
| Venue: | Seminar Room, NICTA Building, 7 London Circuit, Canberra ACT |
Seminar Description
We live in an age of information overload, surrounded by masses of digital data but lacking the tools to process it based on it meaning or semantics. Consequently, a lot of human time and effort is spent manually transforming and processing data when porting it from one application or data store to another, or when aggregating it into a form suited for analysis and execution . Semantic Technologies represent a new wave in computing which aims to make the meaning of data explicit and machine processible for improved interoperability, searching and querying.
For instance, Web 2.0 “tagging” of photos and bookmarks is an example of making meaning explicit and processible at a very elementary level, enabling content to be grouped and searched far more effectively. Imagine if such tags were standardised, organised, and supported by sophisticated reasoning tools, and able to be linked to any form of digital content. This is the aim of Semantic Technologies, including the Semantic Web. Key mechanisms include ontologies and rules which capture and structure metadata, interlink it with other data sources and support querying and reasoning across semantically aligned multiple distributed data sources, which can include both structured and unstructured data.
Getting beyond the hype and understanding the facts and the real potential of Semantic Technologies is critical for all decision makers in ICT-related areas of business and government. This seminar will focus on the core concepts and issues of semantic technologies, covering these topics:
- Overview of semantic technologies — Semantic Web, Web2.0, Ontologies, Metamodels and Metadata creation, Modelling Languages, OWL, Knowledge Sharing and Utilization;
- Overview of current tools, languages, and notations;
- Applicability to government services, processes, and infrastructure;
- Case studies of the use of semantic technologies in government;
- Survey of industry opinion in Australia on the future of semantic technologies.
Rather than comparing vendor technologies or detailing specific languages and notations, the seminar will focus on presenting the core technical ideas and approach of semantic technologies, providing attendees with a firm basis for further investigation and evaluation.
Intended Audience
This seminar is designed for senior technical staff and business managers in government, involved in business transformation, digital preservation and record keeping, knowledge management, enterprise planning and enterprise architecting, inter-agency interoperability, and organisational process improvement. It will also be of interest to representatives of the ICT industry involved in enabling these activities.
Format of the seminar:
| 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:15–10:30 | Session 1: Overview of Semantic Technologies (Anne Cregan and Paul Brebner, NICTA). Government case study (Don Bartley, ABS). |
| 10:30–11:00 | Morning Tea |
| 11:00–12:00 | Session 2: Case Study 2 Industry Survey — Towards the Semantic Web: Standards and Interoperability across Document Management and Publishing Supply Chains (Anni Rowland-Campbell, Fuji-Xerox and RMIT). |
| 12:00–12:30 | Panel Session. Includes the above presenters plus representatives from AGIMO. |
| 12:30–13:30 | Light Lunch and Networking |
How to register for the seminar:
Bookings for this free seminar are essential. To register please contact Anne-Marie Eliseo, whose details are given below.
| Cost: | Free Seminar |
| Contact: | Anne-Marie Eliseo, Industry Education Manager |
| Phone: | +61-8-8302-3928 |
| Fax: | +61-8-8302-3115 |
| Email: | industryeducation@nicta.com.au |
| Document(s): | Seminar flyer |