From SMW+ Semantic Enterprise Wiki
8 Key Features of Semantic Wikis that enterprises expect
Sanjiva Nath, CEO of zAgile has condensed the expected key features of semantic wikis.
1. Domain-specific Definitions:
Mechanism for categorizing and annotating content appropriate to the needs of a domain, preferably via formal definitions of metamodels and ontologies.
- allowing the users to create their own vocabularies and attributes based on the content they create,
- providing a defined set of metamodels and ontologies for that domain that can be referenced to structure that content to maintain consistency.
2. Easy annotation of content:
Easy and collaborative creation of free-form unstructured content.
- allowing the users to annotate the content on the fly,
- providing semantic templates and forms for semi-structured content entry
- asynchronous processing of content to extract relevant meaning, (semantic tagging)
3. Federated Content Repositories and Search:
The semantics of content must not be limited to or specific to a wiki instance.
4. Integration and Interoperability with Applications:
Achieve unification in the semantic repository to provide easy mechanism for other applications to both contribute as well as access the same content and context.
5. Wiki as an Information Portal:
The wiki need not serve as the source of its own content. Using simple SPARQL queries, for example, information in the wiki can be ‘dynamically’ rendered. Furthermore, this information comes from potentially federated sources in a manner that allows for the wiki to serve as ‘The Information Portal’ for all users across the enterprise.
6. Content Filtering and Role-based Access:
Applying access privileges at the concept and attribute level becomes a critical need across departments.
7. Content Classification:
Beyond simple categorization of content, supporting multiple and complex hierarchies, particularly those that can be inferred based on the underlying ontologies allows for more powerful and flexible categorization and accessibility of content.
8. Smart Search:
Being able to search for specific content categories and specific properties.
What else do you expect from a semantic wiki? According to Sanjiva Nath, semantic wikis start to look like powerful content management systems. Do you agree or are content management systems second to none? I'm looking forward to your comments!
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