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Creating the Semantic Web: the Role of an agricultural Ontology Server (AOS)

Position Paper for the International Semantic Web Workshop (Infrastructure and Applications for the Semantic Web)

Year of publication 2001

Pages 2

Author Fisseha, Frehiwot; Hagedorn, Kat; Keizer, Johannes and Katz, Stephen

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) "Knowledge management is vital for effective decision-making.....It is therefore essential to maintain and improve the coverage, quantity, utility, timeliness and accessibility of the information collected and disseminated." (citation from the Strategic Framework for FAO). FAO is a huge content provider for the World Wide Web. The FAO website has more than 6 gigabytes of information that contains knowledge created by more than 4000 FAO staff working in the world to combat hunger and to help peop le create a better life.

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