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Re: [ontolog-forum] the back to basic gap

To: "Sven Van Poucke" <svanpoucke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: ontolog-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: "Peter Yim" <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:23:09 -0700
Message-id: <af8f58ac0804220923k25be275dx916e7b2545b1ff14@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thank you, Sven.    (01)

> [SVP]  the need for ontologies to increase efficiency and efficacy in data
> management and communication is clear. However, the ontolog(y) community
> should be aware that tools, pathways and protocols are urgently needed to
> bridge the gap between the knowledge available in communities of practice
> and the preparation of this knowledge for ontology engineers.    (02)

[ppy]  Well said, Sven. Maybe this is where a community of practice
for *ontology practitioners* (a la "Ontolog") can come into play, and
its members (you and I included) have a role to play -- tapping into
each others knowledge and experience and applying them (others'
knowledge and experience) to their (individual members') own domain.    (03)

> [SVP]  Use a wiki or something similar seems not a good answer
> considering the realistic lack of computer and ict knowledge by
> most professionals in their highly professional environment (such
> as nurses on intensive care). I really hope some constructive
> solutions can be developed for this 'neglected problem'.    (04)

[ppy]  I don't think any single tool would fit the bill (whether it is
the wiki, or the browser, or the telephone, or even the natural
language.) I guess we just have to start somewhere and keep improving.    (05)

Cheers.  =ppy
--    (06)


On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 5:47 AM, Sven Van Poucke
<svanpoucke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear Peter,
>
>  I thank you for your honest reply. I appreciate your efforts and
>  interventions at ontolog (while driving to the hospital I am working as
>  anaesthetist and listening to the previous podcasts). From a
>  not-even-novice-in-ontology scientific point of view, the need for
>  ontologies to increase efficiency and efficacy in data management and
>  communication is clear. However, the ontolog(y) community should be aware
>  that tools, pathways and protocols are urgently needed to bridge the gap
>  between the knowledge available in communities of practice and the
>  preparation of this knowledge for ontology engineers. Practically this could
>  be translated in tools where consensus could be reached on definitions and
>  words used during professional life. Use a wiki or something similar seems
>  not a good answer considering the realistic lack of computer and ict
>  knowledge by most professionals in their highly professional environment
>  (such as nurses on intensive care). I really hope some constructive
>  solutions can be developed for this 'neglected problem'.
>
>  Cheers
>
>  SvenVanPoucke
>  Co-ordinator Woundontology Consortium    (07)


>  -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>  Van: peter.yim@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:peter.yim@xxxxxxxxx] Namens Peter Yim
>  Verzonden: dinsdag 22 april 2008 14:01
>  Aan: Sven Van Poucke
>  Onderwerp: Re: Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
>
>  Thank you for the invitation, Sven.
>
>  Please allow me to take a rain check. ...[snip]...    (08)

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