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A requirements-driven Approach for Integrated Ontology Development

An integrated approach to ontology development with requirements management at the heart of it ensures all the phases of the methodology are bound together. Besides, having requirements management at the heart of the approach ensures traceability throughout the execution and helps to factor in the inter-dependencies across the ontology development cycle phases. In addition, it […]

Reengineering an Ecommerce Taxonomy

Thomson Reuters is undergoing a massive digital transformation, including reengineering the taxonomy to enable customers to access all the Thomson Reuters’ offerings. The digital team at Thomson Reuters decided first to acquire a deep understanding of the products, customers, future of the business, and the everyday user experience. After gaining a rich understanding, they would […]

Panel on FAIR Vocabularies for Population Research Approved

The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Council has approved a scientific panel on “Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable” (FAIR) vocabularies for population research. It is a joint initiative with the Committee on Data of the International Science Council, and the panel has been constituted to make population data comply with the […]

A Robust Risk Assessment Needs a Shared Vocabulary

Making enterprises acknowledge risk as a revenue driver involves developing a taxonomy, giving Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) professionals a seat at the “mission-critical table,” and leveraging common control frameworks creatively. In this article, we explore how a taxonomy helps in making risk assessment robust. A well-defined taxonomy helps make the risk language common […]

A Taxonomy for Sustainable Development Goals Indicators

There is considerable interest in the indicators that are applicable for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Consequently, Statistics Norway proposed a taxonomy for the SDG indicators. A common taxonomy would help clarify their use and usability, either individually or in comparison to others. The taxonomy could also be used to classify and assess […]

Presentation shows that Data Ontology can Change the Maintenance Paradigm

Within the United States Department of Defense (DOD), there is a lack of ontology alignment between the various maintenance environments. Consequently, there are bottlenecks, delays in maintenance activities, supply chain inefficiencies, and a lack of weapons systems readiness. Therefore, a decision to create a common ontology for achieving predictive maintenance goals was taken. Consequently, a […]

Taxonomy to Simplify the Disclosure Process Open for Public Comment

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) announced that the SASB eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) taxonomy is now open for a 60-day public comment period. SASB is looking for public feedback on the draft taxonomy and the preparer guide to ensure they help data producers and consumers. XBRL is a well-established tool for financial reporting. […]

Call for Proposals on Broadening the Hash-Sharing Database’s Taxonomy Framework

The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) is seeking proposals for briefing papers on the feasibility of expanding the taxonomy of hashed content included in its hash-sharing database. GIFCT intends to use the briefing papers to make the hash-sharing database relevant to the current global terrorist and violent extremist challenges. The sensitive nature of […]

Think Information Architecture before Artificial Intelligence

The effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered features such as search, navigation, predictive offers, and shopping basket analysis ultimately depends on a high level of discipline about data and architecture. This would ensure that the data on which AI-powered algorithms operate can enable a better, higher-yield e-commerce experience. To ensure AI tools deliver the e-commerce experience […]

Knowledge Graphs: Providing a Framework and Context for Content in Academic Publishing

The effort to create, record, and store information to disseminate cultural knowledge is an unending one. In parallel, new technologies are being developed to organize and catalog information to be retrieved so that knowledge gathered across the ages is not lost. When it comes to organizing information as concepts related to other concepts and facts […]