semantic web and linked data - in action
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Presentation delivered on 2nd Day of the Online Information Conference 2009 in London. Contains screen shots of live sites demonstrated in the session. Screencast of session available here: http://is.gd/5mDNa #online09TRANSCRIPT
The Semantic Weband Linked Data
Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistTalis
online information conference December 2009
The Semantic Weband Linked Data
Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistTalis
online information conference December 2009
In Action
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Linked Data...
...getting attention
Linked Data...
Linked Data...
No Coincidence
No CoincidenceLots of structured data
No CoincidenceLots of structured data
Mission / Mandate to make their data linkable
No CoincidenceLots of structured data
Mission / Mandate to make their data linkable
Content publishers
No CoincidenceLots of structured data
Mission / Mandate to make their data linkable
Content publishers
Stimulating 3rd party development
No CoincidenceLots of structured data
Mission / Mandate to make their data linkable
Content publishers
Stimulating 3rd party development
Content consumers
Why Now?
Why Now?
Connectivity Web 2.0Open Source
Software as a Service
Mashups
Low Development Barriers
Cloud Computing
Why Now?
Connectivity Web 2.0Open Source
Software as a Service
Mashups
Low Development Barriers
Cloud Computing
RDF
SPARQL
Live Stuff.....
More Live Stuff.....
So...
So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet
So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet
• Some great early pointers
So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet
• Some great early pointers
• BBC / data.gov.uk
So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet
• Some great early pointers
• BBC / data.gov.uk
• Attitude is as important as the technology
So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet
• Some great early pointers
• BBC / data.gov.uk
• Attitude is as important as the technology
• Get the data out - innovation will follow
So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet
• Some great early pointers
• BBC / data.gov.uk
• Attitude is as important as the technology
• Get the data out - innovation will follow
• Make it linked data - lots more innovation
So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet
• Some great early pointers
• BBC / data.gov.uk
• Attitude is as important as the technology
• Get the data out - innovation will follow
• Make it linked data - lots more innovation
• RDF - the HTML of data web
So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet
• Some great early pointers
• BBC / data.gov.uk
• Attitude is as important as the technology
• Get the data out - innovation will follow
• Make it linked data - lots more innovation
• RDF - the HTML of data web
• Growing the data web
How to get involved
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
• Government Data Developers list
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
• Government Data Developers list
• Talis
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
• Government Data Developers list
• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
• Government Data Developers list
• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
• Government Data Developers list
• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
• Government Data Developers list
• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days
• You don’t need to build one before you can start
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
• Government Data Developers list
• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days
• You don’t need to build one before you can start
• Free development platform store
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
• Government Data Developers list
• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days
• You don’t need to build one before you can start
• Free development platform store
• Dataincubator - Connected Commons
How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources
• Government Data Developers list
• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days
• You don’t need to build one before you can start
• Free development platform store
• Dataincubator - Connected Commons
• I can help spread the word
The Semantic Weband Linked Data
online information conference December 2009
The Semantic Weband Linked Data
online information conference December 2009
In Action
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