Overview and Outlook on the Semantic Desktop
Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on The Semantic Desktop at the ISWC
2005 Conference, (2005)Abstract
In this paper we will give an overview of the Semantic Desktop paradigm,
beginning with the history of the term, a definition, current work
and its relevance to knowledge management of the future. Existing
applications and research results are listed and their role as building
blocks of the future Semantic Desktop described. Based on the analysis
of existing systems we propose two software architecture paradigms,
one for the Semantic Desktop at large and another for applications
running on a Semantic Desktop. A view on the context aspect of the
Semantic Desktop and the Knowledge Management aspect is given. Based
on the current events and projects, we give an outlook on the next
steps.
