Workshop on Knowledge Management and Semantic Technologies for e-Participation

Program

The workshop will be a half-day workshop. After the presentation of papers, discussion sessions will focus on:

· Synergies between KM and  eParticipation from existing research results

· Opportunities for future innovative research for KM and semantic technologies in eParticipation

 

 

12.30—13.30

Welcome and light lunch

 

13.30—13.45

Introduction

Gregoris Mentzas, ICCS of NTUA

13.45—14.00

Knowledge management aspects in eParticipation contexts

Andreas Rosendahl and Maria Wimmer, University of Koblenz-Landau

14.00—14.15

The need for semantic technologies to Support Policy-Making

Ann Macintosh,Napier University

14.15—14.30

An eParticipation ontology as basis for the Demo-net virtual centre of excellence

Maria Wimmer, University of Koblenz-Landau

14.30—14.45

Strategies to organize and access knowledge in a civic online community: the need and some research directions

Cristian Peraboni and Fiorella de Cindio, Università degli Studi di Milano

14.45—15.00

NLP for eParticipation

Claudia Soria and Nicoletta Calzolari, CNR

15.00—15.15

Visualization of knowledge in the eParticipation ontology

Andreas Rosendahl, University of Koblenz-Landau

15.15—15.30

Coffee break

 

15.30—17.00

Exploiting current research

Topics to be discussed:

· main technological/social elements of KM that are applicable to eParticipation

· Requirements from eParticipation that can be covered by existing KM technologies/tools

Moderator:

Maria Wimmer, University of Koblenz-Landau

17.00—18.30

Exploring future research

Topics to be discussed:

· main technological/social elements of KM that are applicable to eParticipation

· Requirements from eParticipation that can be covered by existing KM technologies/tools

Moderator:

Ann Macintosh,Napier University

18.30

Closing of workshop

Gregoris Mentzas, ICCS of NTUA