Clearly, this discussion has gone off topic. However, I would agree
with Jack that the CIO is in charge of the <mechanisms> for
the exchange of information. Watson's knowledge base should have
been a team effort under the <guidance> of the CIO (or CTO, or
CKO). Thus the specific knowledge instilled into Watson cannot be
the personal responsibility of one executive. However, I would also
agree with Pavithra that each enterprise sets their own specific
guidelines for their own executives.
Having said that it falls upon the internal politics within IBM to
determine if Watson's answer annexing lower Ontario as a US
territory caused sufficient corporate embarrassment such that heads
should roll, and if so, who's head it should be.
Frankly, I found it to be quite humorous, myself.
Tim
On 3/9/2011 5:27 PM, Pavithra wrote:
Jack,
When Watson said Toranto as the US City, even though IBM
is responsible for that answer at large, it is still the
chief scientist that is responsible internally/
The roles and Responsibilities of the CIO is defined as
part of an Organizations Governance plan. Most of the
large organization have computerized information /
knowledge management. Internally it is the CIO that
manages the knowledge. CIO is a "C" level management
person. Externally, it is the organization itself that
is responsible.
--- On Mon, 3/7/11, Jack Ring <jring7@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: Jack Ring <jring7@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ontology-summit] [Ontology Application
Framework] Revised Strawman Proposal
To: "Ontology Summit 2011 discussion"
<ontology-summit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 5:35 PM
Pavithra,
But what I am attempting to get you to consider
is that even in the larger companies with thousands
of MIPS and petabytes of data, it is still
management that is responsible for adequate,
accurate and timely knowledge exchange, not the CIO.
Jack
On Mar 7, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Pavithra wrote:
Jack,
It is the owner;s decision. Business;s
and organization does not even have to
use technology. Even usage of
technology is a choice.
One can use a note pad and a pen to
write. Don't even need a computer .
As I said, business owner do have a
choice, what they want for thier own
business.
Pavithra
--- On Mon, 3/7/11, Jack Ring <jring7@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: Jack Ring <jring7@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ontology-summit]
[Ontology Application Framework]
Revised Strawman Proposal
To: "Ontology Summit 2011 discussion"
<ontology-summit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 4:51 PM
Pavithra,
I agree that one has to
separate management, technology/
information modeling issue.
Now please separate the
presumption of CIO responsible for
ALL the information and notice
that management is responsible for
knowledge exchange and what
knowledge is exchanged. CIO is
responsible for mechanizing an
exchange.
Jack
On Mar 7, 2011, at 11:01
AM, Pavithra wrote:
Jack,
Ontologies provide
information modeling
ability for the
environment. And CIO
- Chief information
officer is responsible
for all the "
information " about
the business and
organization .
Context sensitive
information has to
deal with local
context vs global (
general) context.
Contextual information
modeling would address
that.
Any power struggle
between bla bla bla (
what you said, not
that I understand what
you said, but I am
trying to answer it)
is a management issue
and not a technology /
information modeling
issues.
One has to separate
management,
technology/
information modeling
issues.
..
Pavithra
--- On Mon,
3/7/11, Jack Ring <jring7@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: Jack Ring <jring7@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re:
[ontology-summit]
[Ontology
Application
Framework] Revised
Strawman Proposal
To: "Ontology Summit
2011 discussion"
<ontology-summit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, March
7, 2011, 12:24 PM
Pavithra,
Works in the
Voluntary Adult
Detention
Facilities where
most people go
to work but
doest work too
well when two or
more such
monarchies
attempt to form
a supply chain.
In fact, cannot
ontologies be
made that
resolve local
meanings based
on local
contexts?
Jack Ring
On Mar 7,
2011, at 10:03
AM, Pavithra
wrote:
Anders,
The concept of
enterprise
architecture
is to
understand the
enterprise in
a holistic
manner and
recommend
technology
usage to help
the businesses
perform
better.
For example,
if you are
managing a
taxi cab
business,
using the
best GPS
system ( with
indication of
road and
traffic
condidtions
and alternate
route etc,
audio and
graphic
support )
would help to
get to your
destination in
a more
efficient
way.
Now if there
are two roads
or
destinations
with the same
name, or
same
destination
with two
different
names, that
can cause
confusion and
user may be
prompted about
such things
and may need
manual input
choose one of
the other.
The CIO need
to work with
Business /
Stake holders
/ Subject
matter
expertise and
provide best
advice
regarding
technology
usage and any
ambiguity with
usage of
terminologies
and provide
pros and cons
of what such
confusion can
lead to. In
the above
example, if
two different
destinations
have the same
name, your
GPS system can
take you to a
totally
different
destination
than you
wanted to
reach.
But roads and
destination
names are
nation wide,
and general
public only
have so much
of control and
adds major
complexity.
However within
the scope of a
business, the
business owner
has the
authority to
change the
name, or use
a unique
naming
convention. A
CIO should be
bestowed with
the powers to
request such
unique names.
It is a
feasible
request. An
educated
business owner
should respect
and oblige.
That would
resolve the
business wide
dual name
problem. This
is the whole
story of CIO
power and
Ontology in a
nutshell.
These are
small powers,
but they
resolve big
issues
sometimes..
Regards,
Pavithra
Hope
--- On Mon,
3/7/11, Anders
Tell <opensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: Anders
Tell <opensource@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re:
[ontology-summit]
[Ontology
Application
Framework]
Revised
Strawman
Proposal
To: "Ontology
Summit 2011
discussion"
<ontology-summit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday,
March 7, 2011,
6:36 AM
On Mar 1,
2011, at 11:46
PM, Pavithra
wrote:
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One
of the
approaches
that is in
practice is
to identify
the key
members and
stake holders,
subject matter
expertise of
the
organizations
and request
their time and
commitment
to help with
the Ontology
development
and set the
expectations
right with
them
before
developing the
Ontology or
EA. One
can get
consensus on
terminologies
and
concepts and
make policies
to have the
rest
of the
organization
follows it
through. But
it is
difficult to
facilitate
such an
influence if
an enterprise
architect is
treated as a
subcontractor
or technical
member of the
team to make that
change
at the top
level. Enterprise
Architects
and CIOs have
to have access
to Planners
and Owners of
the
organization
and key
member to take
that route and
develop common
terminologies
and models and
use
polices to
influence the
rest of the
organization.
In other
words, CIO
organization
has to be
bestowed with
that kind of
power to make
it happen. It
is
a matter of
organization
change
management.
|
This is a
interesting
and valid
account of
large scale
problems, but
Im not sure
about the part
where the IT
org / CIO
organisation
should be
bestowed with
powers.
It is not
clear that IT
people are the
best people to
steer and
guide
"business"
people in
their work, id
rather prefers
that the
business
people learn
the value of
using
ontologies in
their work.
Not an easy
task!
Unfortunately
it is rather
common that
"IT" push
their view
(such as EA)
into
"business",
without them
understanding
the value and
accepting the
use.
/anders
w. tell
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