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with known trust and information quality values.
Then the application will be tested using existing
Semantic Web pages that have been utilized for
other trust management applications (where
possible). The results from our application will be
compared to other published results.
Since a key aspect of Semantic Web applications
is the ability to make decisions based on reliable
assessments of information quality and trust in a
diverse and dynamic environment that is undergoing
continual change, the assessment framework will
consider the following aspects: 1) the dynamic
nature of the Semantic Web environment; 2)
compatibility with existing trust determination
approaches used on the Semantic Web; and 3)
flexibility of support for both agent-based
applications as well as Semantic Web applications
with different architectures.
4 CONCLUSION
In order for the Semantic Web to be commercially
and widely adopted, Semantic Web applications
must have the ability to make accurate decisions
based on information with known trust and quality
values from a variety of sources. This paper reports
on a research agenda for the development of an
information assessment framework that incorporates
trust and information quality to support such
decision-making capabilities. Successful completion
of the proposed research and framework will provide
the ability to accurately assess the information
quality and trustworthiness of information used by
Semantic Web applications. These assessments will
aid in the decision-making process, particularly with
information of questionable quality or questionable
trustworthiness.
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