Creating the Semantic Web: the Role of an agricultural Ontology Server (AOS)

Abstract

"Knowledge management is vital for effective decision-making.....It is therefore essential to maintain and improve the coverage, quantity, utility, timeliness and accessibility of the information collected and disseminated." (citation from the Strategic Framework for FAO). FAO is a huge content provider for the World Wide Web. The FAO website has more than 6 gigabytes of information that contains knowledge created by more than 4000 FAO staff working in the world to combat hunger and to help people create a better life.

Fisseha, Frehiwot and Hagedorn, Kat and Keizer, Johannes Creating the Semantic Web: the Role of an agricultural Ontology Server (AOS)., 2002 . In International Semantic Web Workshop (Infrastructure and Applications for the Semantic Web), Stanford (USA), 03 March, 2001. [Conference paper]