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A Classification System That Reflects the State-Of-The-Art Scientific Evidence in Psychotherapy

Most psychotherapy research is based on the traditional categorical system. Barring a few exceptions, psychotherapy research has not established specific psychotherapy approaches that are effective for specific diagnoses. This is because of the problems identified in these diagnoses. The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) attempts to address this gap in the research. The HiTOP consortium […]

Some Key Trends and Insights from the Global Standards Mapping Initiative

The Global Standards Mapping Initiative (GSMI) is an unprecedented effort undertaken by the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) and World Economic Forum in partnership with blockchain and digital asset leaders across industry, academia, and industry consortia groups. The overarching intent was to outline a path towards universally accepted standards, which would allow the blockchain and […]

The Role of Ontologies in Enhancing Precision Medicine

Accurate classification of patients would enable precision medicine to improve medical diagnosis and treatment. The availability of a vast amount of clinical data and scientific information makes it difficult for a physician to organize and analyze this data and improve patients’ classification. This challenge can be overcome by using ontologies to enrich computational reasoning. There […]

Ensuring Long Term Success of Investment in an Enterprise Knowledge Graph

As a representation of an organization’s knowledge, an enterprise knowledge graph allows for the aggregation of a breadth of information across systems and departments and provides valuable business outcomes. However, a few key considerations and approaches need to be kept in mind to ensure that the investment in an enterprise knowledge graph remains a long-term […]

Tagging Content Is Teamwork

The inability to find content impacts customer experience, sales efficiency, and marketing return on investment. The problem increases exponentially with growth. A root cause is the practice of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) tagging their content with metadata such as product name and market segment. However, effective tagging requires a system-wide perspective, which is found wanting […]

The Synergies between Terminologies and Ontologies

The importance and relevance of terminology and ontology are increasing in this age of digitalization and automation. Even though terminology and ontology are considered separate disciplines, there are synergies between the two disciplines. This becomes apparent when the ontological processes and an ontology are examined for existing or missing terminological influences. There are far more […]

The Importance of Putting Metadata at the Heart of Work

The Data Standards Authority’s mission, which is part of the Office of National Statistics’ (ONS), ensures it is simple and easy to use and share data across government. A substantial share of the work involves making metadata accessible. The digital transformation it had undertaken taught the Data Standards Authority many lessons on making data accessible […]

Taxonomy Development–Choosing Utility over Perfection

A well-designed taxonomy can help Business-to-business (B2B) buyers easily locate the resources they need to make a purchase decision. However, while designing an enterprise taxonomy, there is danger in chasing taxonomy perfection and flying too close to the sun. So, how do you determine utility over perfection? There is no such thing as a perfect […]

Standardizing Negative Screening with Brown Taxonomy

Negative or exclusionary screening remains the most widely applied Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy in the financial sector. However, there is no standardized approach to ESG exclusions due to variations in criteria and differences in data. Hence, a taxonomy could support a more standardized approach to the exclusion policies and assess transition risk in […]

How Did the Union of European Football Associations Bring Order to Its Vast Collection of Images?

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has various photographers shooting editorial, commercial, and operational content during the regular season and marque events. In practice, it meant that the end-users would have access to a mix of soccer images from different suppliers, sources of content, and photography styles, depending on their asset rights. How did […]