W3C Forms Life Science Semantic Web Group
February 6th, 2006 | Published in Health, News, Science & Space
Bio-IT World.com
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) today announced the formation of a new group that seeks to bring life scientists and Semantic Web experts together to help improve the way data is accessed, shared, and analyzed.
Specifically, the Semantic Web Health Care and Life Sciences Interest Group (HCLSIG) aims to help life scientists tap the potential benefits of using Semantic Web technology by developing use cases and applying standard Semantic Web specifications to healthcare and life sciences problems.
This application of standards to a specific community is a W3C first. The W3C sees it as a way to help push the adoption of Semantic Web technology in general.
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