Track 2: KM Tools and Techniques

Session 2-8: The Power of Semantic Technologies

05/05/10

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Jim Hendler

Director, Tetherless World Constellation

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Jeanne Holm

Chief Knowledge Architect

NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, and Co-Chair, Federal Knowledge Management Working Group

Andrew Schain

CTO and Data Architect for Exploration Systems

NASA

Semantic technologies hold great promise for managing large sets of information within and between organizations. What was once an academic interest has now become a robust government capability in several organizations. From Data.Gov to mapping the Moon, semantic technologies are enabling transparency into vast sets of government data that allow serendipitous knowledge discovery.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

< How to implement semantic technologies in a robust, reliable way
< What semantic search can accomplish to provide transparency and collaboration within your organization and with the public
< How to save your employees time spent searching for information
< How to create economical search strategies that will stand over time