Semantic Grid RG - Draft Charter

The Semantic Grid Research Group addresses the application of Semantic Web technologies to Grid infrastructure and applications. The Semantic Web includes standards and tools for immediate use (e.g RDF), ongoing activities (such as the W3C Web Ontology Working Group) and an active community of researchers. This RG provides a forum to track Semantic Web community activities, share good practice in the application of Semantic Web technologies in the Grid context and provide a focus for coordination and the transfer of information and ideas between the communities.

1. Track semantic web activities and inform the Grid community on what tools and ideas to use now and which to watch
2. Provide a forum to discuss and share best practice in 'semantic grid' projects
3. Coordinate and interact with other GGF groups (for example, Data Access and Integration Services)
4. Feed requirements and experiences from the grid community back to the Semantic Web community
5. Operate a community web portal to facilitate the bridge
6. Create focused Working Groups as appropriate (e.g. one can envisage a working group relating to ontologies in Grid middleware).