OKKAM paper accepted at ESWC2008
Paolo Bouquet, Heiko Stoermer and Barbara Bazzanella: An Entity Naming System for the Semantic Web.
Abstract
In this paper, we argue that implementing the grand vision of the Semantic Web requires a service which enables the reuse of URIs across contents and applications produced in a fully decentralized and open environment. Such a service, which we call an Entity Name System (ENS) stores pre-existing URIs and makes them available for reuse mainly – but not only – in Semantic Web contents and applications. The ENS will allow pulling together Semantic Web contents at the data level, and will foster the development of a whole family of applications which will exploit the data level integration through global URIs for implementing smart semantic-based solutions.
To be presented at the European Semantic Web Conference 2008.
