Re: [ontolog-forum] Data, Silos, Interoperability, and Agility

[David Eddy <deddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kingsley -

On Sep 25, 2013, at 7:31 AM, Kingsley Idehen wrote:

Of course they have. But none of what you've mentioned delivers the heterogeneity and data flow prowess of URIs. There's a really big difference here i.e., identifiers have existed for ever, but URIs build on the concept by not being silo vectors.

Can you point to or offer a layman's understanding of URIs, please?

Particularly in the context of their importance in the SW stack?

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