Is SW Research?
Q: Isn’t the Semantic Web research only?
(i.e., does it have anything to do with “business”?)
A: Not any more…
SW has indeed a strong foundation in research result…
…but we see more and more companies embracing it.
Remember:
the Web was born at CERN…
…was first picked up by high energy physicists…
…then by academia at large…
…then by small businesses and start-ups…
“big business” came only later!
Semantic Web is now at #4, and moving to #5!
Ivan Herman
, W3C Head of Offices
© 1994-2004, W3C (MIT,ERCIM,Keio)
Brussels, 19 April, 2004
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