Taxonomy of public services Denis Dechandon Anik Gerencsr

Taxonomy of public services Denis Dechandon, Anikó Gerencsér Publications Office of the European Union Standardisation Unit Metadata Sector 16/05/2019

Taxonomies and other controlled vocabularies n Classification of the subjects of an organisation with the resulting catalogue that provides the framework for analysis and information retrieval n Tool to access information n Classification and enrichment of the data n Enable cross-referencing between resources n Avoid the use of imprecise terminology n Enhance semantic and terminological interoperability n Foster multilingualism n Discoverability and re-use of information

How to build a taxonomy? n Semantic web Structure theinformation knowledge / data collection n 1. Gathering technologies § Modelling with standards the taxonomy n 2. Drafting and structuring § SPARQL query language • RDF (Resource Framework) n 3. Enriching the data. Description with metadata / terminology / multilingual § Excel RDF labels • OWL (Web Ontology Language) • SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organisation § Triple stores n 4. Validating and revising System) § Linked Open Data n 5. Defining the maintenance and drafting the governance § Identify with URIs § Shared collaborative n SKOS – Simple Knowledge Organisation System tools • Concepts – identified by URIs – organised in concept schemes • Labels – preferred / alternative / hidden – multilingual • Notes – Definition/scope note/editorial, history and change note • Semantic (concept-to-concept) relations – Broader/narrower/related

Maintenance, sharing, use and support n OP-VOC-SYNERGIES@publications. europa. eu n denis. dechandon@publications. europa. eu n aniko. gerencser@publications. europa. eu n https: //publications. europa. eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies