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ESWC‘2005, May 31, 2005

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

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ESWC‘2005, May 31, 2005

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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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