1. Taxonomy of public services
Denis Dechandon, Anikó Gerencsér
Publications Office of the European Union Standardisation Unit
Metadata Sector
16/05/2019

2. Why?
A taxonomy structures the categories and subjects of an organisation
Tool to access information
Classification and enrichment of the data
Enable cross-referencing between resources
Avoid the use of imprecise terminology
Enhance semantic and terminological interoperability
Foster multilingualism
Discoverability and re-use of information

3. How? Structure the knowledge Semantic web technologies
Modelling with standards
RDF (Resource Description Framework)
OWL (Web Ontology Language)
SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organisation System)
Identify with URIs
SKOS – Simple Knowledge Organisation System
Concepts
identified by URIs
organised in concept schemes
Labels
preferred / alternative / hidden
multilingual
Notes
Definition/scope note/editorial, history and change note
Semantic (concept-to-concept) relations
Broader/narrower/related
Semantic web technologies
SPARQL query language
Excel RDF
Triple stores
Linked Open Data
Shared collaborative tools

4. Who? OP-EU-VOCABULARIES@publications.europa.eu