What are top-level ontologies and how does iiRDS relate to them?

November 28, 2022

In our newest blog post, we look at the issue of uncertainty when exchanging data packages, and the potential of top-level ontologies for eliminating ambiguity and unlocking valuable resources. We discuss the benefits of top-level ontologies and intelligent data exchange for iiRDS and present some international initiatives that take advantage of TLOs.

Read the blog post "iiRDS in the semantic network"

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