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

2. Taxonomies and other controlled vocabularies
Classification of the subjects of an organisation with the resulting catalogue that provides the framework for analysis and information retrieval
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 to build a taxonomy? 1. Gathering information / data collection
2. Drafting and structuring the taxonomy
3. Enriching the data with metadata / terminology / multilingual labels
4. Validating and revising
5. Defining the maintenance and drafting the governance
Structure the knowledge
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. Maintenance, sharing, use and support