ENTERPRISE ONTOLOGY MANAGEMENT - An Approach based on Information Architecture

Leonardo Azevedo, Sean Siqueira, Fernanda Araujo Baião, Jairo Souza, Mauro Lopes, Claudia Cappelli, Flavia Maria Santoro

2009

Abstract

Ontologies have gained popularity, but its promises of being a key point to the solution of real-world problems and mitigating interoperability problems at a large scale have not yet been accomplished. Ontology management is at the kernel of this evolution, and there is a lack of adequate strategies and mechanisms for handling it in such a way to contribute to a better alignment between business and IT. This work proposes an approach for enterprise ontology management as part of an Information Architecture initiative. This approach provides a more complete foundation of the ontology lifecycle while guiding the enterprise in this management, by defining a set of processes, roles and competencies required for ontology management. It was applied to a big enterprise in Brazil at the Data Integration department.

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Azevedo L., Siqueira S., Araujo Baião F., Souza J., Lopes M., Cappelli C. and Maria Santoro F. (2009). ENTERPRISE ONTOLOGY MANAGEMENT - An Approach based on Information Architecture . In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8111-86-9, pages 243-248. DOI: 10.5220/0002009802430248


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@conference{iceis09,
author={Leonardo Azevedo and Sean Siqueira and Fernanda Araujo Baião and Jairo Souza and Mauro Lopes and Claudia Cappelli and Flavia Maria Santoro},
title={ENTERPRISE ONTOLOGY MANAGEMENT - An Approach based on Information Architecture},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2009},
pages={243-248},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002009802430248},
isbn={978-989-8111-86-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - ENTERPRISE ONTOLOGY MANAGEMENT - An Approach based on Information Architecture
SN - 978-989-8111-86-9
AU - Azevedo L.
AU - Siqueira S.
AU - Araujo Baião F.
AU - Souza J.
AU - Lopes M.
AU - Cappelli C.
AU - Maria Santoro F.
PY - 2009
SP - 243
EP - 248
DO - 10.5220/0002009802430248