Architecture Task Force Dec 2001
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Ontologies
nCurrent work is extending RDF with concepts from knowledge representation languages
nShared vocabulary with rules/axioms for inference
uDAML, DAML+OIL (UK strength)
uW3C Web Ontology working group has been created
nThere are many kinds of ontologies
uDomain, Task, Quality, Value, Personalisation, Argumentation
nNeed to be developed and maintained
nTools exist to work with emerging standards