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Funding Strategies for the Semantic Web: Insights and Future Directions

This panel discusses funding strategies for semantic technologies and the Semantic Web, exploring current activities and future trends. Experts from various institutions, including the University of Karlsruhe and the European Commission, analyze historical funding landscape, current programs, and project types receiving investments. This session also addresses the achievements and failures in funded projects, assesses future funding needs, and evaluates the criteria for success in innovative semantic projects across the US and Europe.

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Funding Strategies for the Semantic Web: Insights and Future Directions

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  1. Panel: “Funding Strategies for the Semantic Web: Current Activities and Future Trends”Rudi Studer Institute AIFB, University of Karlsruhe http://www.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/WBS FZI Research Center for Information Technologies http://www.fzi.de Ontoprise GmbH, Karlsruhe http://www.ontoprise.de AIFB ESWC‘2005, May 31, 2005

  2. Motivation • Various funding agencies have spent and still spend a significant amount of money for Semantic Technologies / Semantic Web • DARPA DAML programme • First significant budget • but programme is ending • EU 5th framework • Small investment in a few projects • EU 6th framework • Major investment in Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence

  3. Motivation (2) • National funding programmes • Science Foundation Ireland • Major investment, cf. e.g. DERI • UK • AKT project • Semantic Grid • Austria • Semantic Web programme • The Netherlands • Significant funding, semantics and multimedia • Germany • Funding in some projects, e.g. SmartWeb

  4. Panel Topics • What is the history of funding these areas? • What is the current funding programme: • Instruments • What kind of projects are funded: • Size of the project in terms of partners • Structure in terms of type of institutions being involved • Budget • Amount of money made available • Funding schemes • What have been major achievements and or failures?

  5. Panel Topics • What are the plans for the future: • What kind of innovation deserves funding • Topics, structure of programmes, budget • What are success criteria • What is the situation in • US • Europe

  6. Panelists • Gio Wiederhold, Stanford Univ. & Mitre Corp. • Stefano Bertolo, European Commission

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