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Taxonomy to Identify Private Sector Solutions for Investing in Climate Adaptation and Resilience

The Adaptation SME Accelerator Project (ASAP) released the Adaptation Solutions Taxonomy (ASAP Taxonomy) recently. It is the first peer-reviewed set of definitions and eligibility criteria focused on the climate adaptation solutions offered by private sector companies. ASAP recognizes the important role that Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs) can play in supporting climate adaptation. Consequently, the […]

Extracting Additional Metadata from Structured and Semi-Structured Fields in Cohorts’ Data

In scientific publications, besides well-structured metadata, cohorts are also described. Harmonization of attributes across different cohorts is critical to leverage the collective potential of data. The individual needs and requirements of each domain however make it difficult to employ a common set of tools or to directly apply standard machine learning techniques. Also, in scientific […]

Ontology-Driven Threat Modeling Framework

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP®) Foundation works to improve the security of software through its community-led open-source software projects, hundreds of chapters worldwide, tens of thousands of members, and by hosting local and global conferences. One of its projects is the development of the OWASP Ontology-driven Threat Modeling (OdTM) framework. The threat modeling […]

Human in the Loop or Out of the Loop?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems follow a set of criteria and initiate specific actions without deferring to a human expert. The Humans in the Loop (HITL) AI systems, in contrast, refers to a human at critical intersections/crossroads before initiating any action. Human involvement in AI systems is of two types. In one, AI defers to a […]

What is Share-Virtual Discovery Environment and why has the British Library joined it?

SHARE Virtual Discovery Environment (Share-VDE) is a library-driven initiative-bringing library catalogs together in a shared Virtual Discovery Environment. It uses linked data technology to create connections between bibliographic information contributed by different institutions. The British Library will be the first institution to contribute its national bibliography to Share-VDE and it plans to contribute its catalog […]

Tackling Supply Chain Challenges with Graph Technologies

The scale and the speed, with which the pandemic unfolded, left most enterprises scrambling to streamline their supply chains to secure immediate operations. To identify the risk and respond to the disruption caused by the pandemic, enterprises can use graph technologies. Graph technologies could help businesses gain visibility into their complex, interconnected supply chains; share […]

Workforce Advancement through the Development of Privacy Risk Management Workforce Taxonomy

Identification of recognized roles is critical for the development of a skilled and knowledgeable privacy workforce because they are important for conducting an effective privacy program. A prerequisite for this is to develop a standardized method for classifying job titles and skills. A recent effort between the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the […]

Creating a Common Categorization Framework for Unstructured Customer Feedback

Customer feedbacks are mostly in the form of unstructured data such as comments in surveys, review sites, and other places where a company’s products and services are discussed. However, without standardizing feedback, it would be a challenge to identify trends, incidence levels, and sentiment from feedbacks originating from disparate sources. A common categorization framework can […]

Making Terms Clear for Different End-Users

Taxonomy terms should be understood by all sets of users, and all users should have the same understanding of what the terms mean. However, creating terms that serve the business objectives of building a taxonomy and enable more than one type of users is a challenge. A taxonomy may have more than one type of […]

The Elements of a Fit-For-Purpose Financial Product Taxonomy

A financial services’ data analytics taxonomy will ensure clarity when analytics is discussed during meetings, presented in reports, and are a part of submissions. The challenge is developing a financial taxonomy that can manage all the products and the many internal and external financial classifications. Furthermore, a fit-for-purpose taxonomy should have the granularity for identifying […]