Data Information and Process Integration with Semantic Web

Data, Information and Process Integration with Semantic Web Services IST Project Number : FP 6 – 507483 Funded by Unit E 2 Knowledge Management and Content Creation March 2005 EC Presentation 1

DIP - Partners and Workplan • Mission – “In a nutshell, it is the mission of DIP to make Semantic Web Services become a reality as the new infrastructure for e. Work and e. Commerce. ” • Main Results – Standard proposal through SWSI, 3 WC and / or OASIS. – Open source based Semantic Web Service Architecture (WSMO/WSMX) made public on a world-wide basis – Tools exploitable for the DIP partners on a large scale • Partners – 6 Universities and 12 leading edge Companies from 10 Countries make up the DIP Consortium formed Jan 2004 – Dedicating 3 years substantial efforts to the DIP project and are committed to accomplish these targets March 2005 EC Presentation 2

DIP Core Research Partners National University of Ireland Galway The NUIG linked organization of the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) is the coordinator of the project. DERI has a strong record in IST projects and is the world leading institute in Semantic Web and Semantic Web Services area. EPFL Lausanne The Distributed Information Systems Laboratory has a solid track record in research in Web Services and workflow area. March 2005 University of Innsbruck The Institute for Computer Sciences (IFI) is one of the leading Semantic Web research groups in Europe, its Scientific Director has a successful record in undertaking IST projects. EC Presentation 3

DIP Industrial Core Partners British Telecommunications PLC (BT) is the largest telecommunications company in the UK. BT Exact’s Next generation Web Research group is a major successful participant in EU research programs. ILOG is based in France and has over 600 employees in 9 countries. It develops, markets and supports software components for visual interface, resource optimization and business rules functions that are fundamental to the development of strategic business applications. SAP AG is the world's leading provider of e-business software. The my. SAP. com e-business platform enables people in businesses around the globe to improve relationships with customers and partners. March 2005 EC Presentation 4

DIP Associate Research Partners FZI Karlsruhe (FZI) is a non-profit research organization with focus on novel information technologies for providers of investment and consumer products, of production or business products and of information services. It has extensive research experience in the field of ontology The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. The Knowledge Media Institute brings its vast research expertise to the fields of knowledge modeling and the Semantic Web Vrije Universiteit Brussels STAR Lab contributes its research know-how in the fields of ontology and databases. March 2005 EC Presentation 5

DIP Associate Tool Developing Partners Inubit (Berlin) The name inubit stands for integrating business and IT. Inubit’s main product is the Inubit Business Integration Server (inubit IS), which can be used in various scenarios, such as B 2 B, EAI or Process Integration. i. SOCO (Madrid) provides intelligent software for the network economy and contributes industrial expertise in Web Services, Java and. Net technologies Unicorn Solutions (Israel) has a proven record in supporting data integration. Unicorn™ leverages a semantic metadata approach to deliver one of the world's leading data management systems. March 2005 EC Presentation 6

DIP Associate Case Study Partners Bankinter is the fifth largest bank in Spain (284 branches and over 3000 employees). It is at the forefront of innovation in the banking sector in Europe, Technology has been a key success factor for Bankinter since it was founded. Bankinter leads the case study on e-Banking. Essex County Council is a large local authority, covering 1, 300 square miles in South East England. Together with 12 District Councils and other agencies it delivers services to 1. 3 million citizens. Essex leads the case study on e-Government. March 2005 EC Presentation 7

DIP Associate Horizontal support Partners Berlecon Research (Berlin) provides support in exploitation activities (market analysis etc. ) and in standardization efforts. Onto. Text is an R&D laboratory within Sirma AI Ltd. (Sofia, Bulgaria) focused on core technology for Semantic Web, knowledge management, language engineering, and Web Services. It supports integration and tool developing efforts of the core partners. March 2005 EC Presentation 8

DIP Workplan Structure WP 10 Case Study e. Banking WP 5 Service Mediation ontologies and WP 9 Case Study e. Government WP 3 Service Ontologies and Service Description WP 15 Management WP 4 Service Usage WP 8 Case B 2 B Telecom WP 13 IPR Activities WP 2 Ontology Management WP 1 Ontology Reasoning and Querying WP 12 Market Observation WP 7 Technology WP 6 Interoperability and Architecture Watch and Standardization March 2005 WP 14 Training EC Presentation WP 11 Dissemination 9

DIP – Case studies The Project will implement three real-world applications demonstrating the use of Semantic Web Services in three sectors: • B 2 B in Telecoms – Demonstrates the added value of Semantic Web Services in B 2 B applications required and used in the Telecom Industry • E-Government – The delivery of more comprehensive and user-friendly services to citizens by multiple agencies at three different levels (Government, National, County) • e-Banking – Provide clients with integrated banking services e. g. account querying, financial transactions, as well as other value added services e. g. house mortgages, share trading and mobile phone banking. March 2005 EC Presentation 10

DIP Results About 150 “Deliverables” will be submitted by end of 2006. There is a large variance in their • Nature – – – Reports Ontologies Prototypes Dissemination Training and Support Services • Dissemination level – Public – Confidential • Submission – 6 -monthly Submission Cycles (M 6, M 12, M 18. . . ) allow Quality assurance and control of Deliverables dependencies, relations, impact and coherence March 2005 EC Presentation 11

DIP Management Structure Advisory Board EC (Project Officer) Project Coordinator operational Project Management Office General Assembly management operational Executive Project Management Board Technical Project Management Board WP Management Team 1 March 2005 WP Management Team 2 EC Presentation Exploitation Board WP Management Team 15 12

Project Management Office (1) • Sustain and execute all Project Management items as agreed with the partners • Develop, implement and sustain the required Management system with focus on – Processes e. g. Review / Submission of Deliverables (M 6) – Quality management system e. g. DIP Quality Plan (M 12) – Risk management system e. g. DIP Risk Management plan (M 6) – Conventions e. g. “DIP Ground rules”, templates, etc (ongoing) • Act as the DIP Quality Assurance Coordinator March 2005 EC Presentation 13

Project Management Office (2) • Sustain the inter-communication between the partners and Workpackages to ensure that they are kept up-to-date with necessary information, progress, accomplishments and problems • Manage and administer the required and agreed quarterly DIP meetings as well as on events on demand – – March 2005 Plenary Sessions EPMB TPMB WP Sessions EC Presentation 14

Project Management Office (3) • Provide a repository and resource for dissemination and interchange of information, documents and a forum for ongoing communication between the partners • BSCW - a web based groupware system to share workspace – More than 100 Users, heavy usage – THE base for DIP Information sharing • Establish and extend a central DIP Web-site to support dissemination March 2005 EC Presentation 15

Project Management Office (5) • Periodic preparation of and delivery of reports and statements – Bi-monthly EC Reports – 6/12 monthly EC reports All submitted EC reports have been approved. • The On-time Delivery in M 6 (and M 12) and the effort-related progress of the project have proven, that the implemented processes have been accepted and are working • Reviews and improvement are made after each cycle. March 2005 EC Presentation 16

DIP Dissemination Concept (1) Continuous extension and maintenance and of the DIP Web-site http: //dip. semanticweb. org March 2005 EC Presentation 17

DIP Dissemination Concept (2) • Bundling / Consolidation of all Dissemination / Exploitation activities within the SDK Cluster Encourage and track all Publications by members of the DIP consortium directly referencing the DIP project and acknowledging the EC’s support. • – – • Conferences, symposia – – – March 2005 Academic Publications (Scientific Journals) Books Subject Presentations Poster presentations Demos Tutorials Workshops EC Presentation 18

DIP Dissemination Concept (3) • Bundling / Consolidation of all activities within the SDK Cluster Publications by members of the DIP consortium directly referencing the DIP project and acknowledging the EC’s support. – – • Conferences, symposia – – – March 2005 Academic Publications (Scientific Journals) Books Subject Presentations Poster presentations Demos Tutorials Workshops EC Presentation 19

DIP Dissemination Concept (4) • Press releases – – • March 2005 Press information pack invitations to journalists to attend events Articles by journalists (persons outside the consortium) EC Presentation 20

DIP - expected impact After its completion (December 2006) the project will impact the Semantic Web Services sector in a number of ways: • Open source Semantic Web Services architecture • Practical, exploitable tools and methods for deployment in e-Work, e-Commerce and e. Government • Contribution to standards - proposal through the Semantic Web Services Initiative (SWSI) • Co-operation and alignment of Europe with DAML, the US DARPA initiative March 2005 EC Presentation 21