Another management implication of the use of semantic technologies is the need
for management to allow time for the evolution of an ontology which represents
the domain rather than a single organisation. The development of a representative
ontology lowers the level of ontological commitment from any group of organisations
encouraging information sharing.
Conclusion
This is the first stage in the development of an open standard domain-specific ontology
for the Australian timber and wood product industry. The ontology makes an
open-world assumption so that it grows and gains depth with interaction and input
from other domain members. The development of an ontology gives the industry
a number of options. The ontology provides a path for the industry to be part of
the Semantic Web movement, both now and in the future the ontology??™s extensible
ability will allow the ontology to evolve to reflect current needs.
The ontology may also be used in the Web-based EDI paradigm, providing a common
set of data elements that an organisation may map to, rather than having to
map to individual organisations representations.
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