From: ontology-summit-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ontology-summit-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Deborah
MacPherson
Sent: 16 March 2010 13:05
To: Ontology Summit 2010 discussion
Subject: Re: [ontology-summit] Proposed draft wording for opening part of
communiqué
Couple suggestions for shorter sentences and getting tenses
to agree. Original text is below with highlights at changes: red highlight
is removed, yellow is modified, green is added.
Practical ontology development is becoming increasingly
important - as witnessed for example by growing interest in the Semantic
Web. Ontologies that are properly developed can significantly
contribute to better understanding of diverse problem
domains. Formal ontologies provide processes and methodologies to model
information in ways that go beyond more limited scopes often encountered
when modelling specific applications or functions.
As a result, trained ontologists (whether that be a formal
job title, a functional role, or implicit in the work of an organisation) are
in ever greater demand.
Our concern therefore, is to recognise that the role of
'ontologist' is a unique discipline that requires a distinct set
of interdisciplinary skills. As the demand for trained ontologists increases,
we need to examine and define the role of formal education and training in
providing the ontologists of tomorrow."
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On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Peter F Brown (Pensive)
<Peter@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
As promised, here is a first cut of a possible introduction
text for the communiqué.
This is the strawman, not me - please beat appropriately.
"Practical ontology development is of increasing importance - as witnessed for
example by the growing interest in the
Semantic Web - and contributes a better understanding
of particular problem domains. It also provides formal
processes and methodologies to address information modelling in a way that goes beyond the more limited scopes often encountered when modelling for specific applications or functions.
"As a result, ontologists (whether that be a formal job title, a
functional role or implicit in the work of an organisation) are in ever greater
demand.
Our concern therefore, it to recognise
that the role of 'ontologist' ss a
specific discipline that requires, as does any discipline, a distinct set of
skills. As these skills are in more demand,
we need therefore
to examine the role of formal education and training in providing us with
the ontologists of tomorrow."
Peter
Peter F Brown
Managing Director
Pensive nv/sa
Pensive S.A. is registered in Belgium, N° 895.677.610 (RPR Antwerp)
Registered Office: Meerminne 7/1, B-2640 Mortsel
Correspondence: 1 Wendron Close, Woking, GU21 3PB (Great Britain)
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Deborah L. MacPherson CSI CCS, AIA
Specifications and Research Cannon Design
Projects Director, Accuracy&Aesthetics
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