The Semantic Web and Web Services are transforming the Internet
from a network of information to a network of knowledge and services.
The number of services offered on the Internet is expected to rise
dramatically in the next few years. The European Union is currently
defining its vision of the future internet of 2015,
from the physical infrastructure to user applications: software
services and semantics are central to this agenda.
It is the mission of Service Web
3.0 to address these emerging developments and contribute to the
implementation of framework programmes and their projects, and support
the preparation of future community research and technological
development. Service Web 3.0 will:
- Define the software service agenda of the future by contributing
to the EU's Future
Internet initiative.
- Produce roadmaps to plan and coordinate community activities for a
future service world.
- Set-up dedicated cross-project clusters focusing on Semantic Web
Services within STI International, and exploit synergies through
networking and cross-fertilization with other research and network
projects related to this area.
- Support standardization activities for semantic service
descriptions.
- Organize special focused conferences and seminars.
- Provide information material such as white papers, feasibility
studies, promotional movies for raising the awareness for the
technology in industry, introducing new business models and
systematically facilitating Semantic Web Services and Semantic
Web technology adoption, in particular for SMEs.