The Semantic Weband Linked Data

Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistTalis

online information conference December 2009

The Semantic Weband Linked Data

Richard WallisTechnology EvangelistTalis

online information conference December 2009

In Action

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Linked Data...

...getting attention

Linked Data...

Linked Data...

No Coincidence

No CoincidenceLots of structured data

No CoincidenceLots of structured data

Mission / Mandate to make their data linkable

No CoincidenceLots of structured data

Mission / Mandate to make their data linkable

Content publishers

No CoincidenceLots of structured data

Mission / Mandate to make their data linkable

Content publishers

Stimulating 3rd party development

No CoincidenceLots of structured data

Mission / Mandate to make their data linkable

Content publishers

Stimulating 3rd party development

Content consumers

Why Now?

Why Now?

Connectivity Web 2.0Open Source

Software as a Service

Mashups

Low Development Barriers

Cloud Computing

Why Now?

Connectivity Web 2.0Open Source

Software as a Service

Mashups

Low Development Barriers

Cloud Computing

RDF

SPARQL

Live Stuff.....

More Live Stuff.....

So...

So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet

So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet

• Some great early pointers

So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet

• Some great early pointers

• BBC / data.gov.uk

So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet

• Some great early pointers

• BBC / data.gov.uk

• Attitude is as important as the technology

So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet

• Some great early pointers

• BBC / data.gov.uk

• Attitude is as important as the technology

• Get the data out - innovation will follow

So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet

• Some great early pointers

• BBC / data.gov.uk

• Attitude is as important as the technology

• Get the data out - innovation will follow

• Make it linked data - lots more innovation

So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet

• Some great early pointers

• BBC / data.gov.uk

• Attitude is as important as the technology

• Get the data out - innovation will follow

• Make it linked data - lots more innovation

• RDF - the HTML of data web

So...• Don’t expect a finished data web just yet

• Some great early pointers

• BBC / data.gov.uk

• Attitude is as important as the technology

• Get the data out - innovation will follow

• Make it linked data - lots more innovation

• RDF - the HTML of data web

• Growing the data web

How to get involved

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

• Government Data Developers list

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

• Government Data Developers list

• Talis

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

• Government Data Developers list

• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

• Government Data Developers list

• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

• Government Data Developers list

• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

• Government Data Developers list

• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days

• You don’t need to build one before you can start

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

• Government Data Developers list

• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days

• You don’t need to build one before you can start

• Free development platform store

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

• Government Data Developers list

• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days

• You don’t need to build one before you can start

• Free development platform store

• Dataincubator - Connected Commons

How to get involved• Dive in and play - lots of resources

• Government Data Developers list

• Talis- N2.talis.com - Semantic Gang- Nodalities Magazine - Nodalities Blog - Podcasts- Platform Open Days

• You don’t need to build one before you can start

• Free development platform store

• Dataincubator - Connected Commons

• I can help spread the word

The Semantic Weband Linked Data

online information conference December 2009

The Semantic Weband Linked Data

online information conference December 2009

In Action

richard.wallis@talis.com www.talis.com

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