Ontology Summit 2010: Future "Developments" - community input     (1)

Track Label: Requirements - Subtrack Label: Future Developments     (1B)

• the market - potential employer of the ontologist;     (1B3)
• the educator - the ontology training / education provider; and     (1B4)
• the individual - the ontologist (or ontologist-to-be)     (1B5)

Pertinent questions     (1B6)

• What major "Development(s)" (please express in one statement) do you foresee happening to the domain of Ontology or to the Ontologist profession in:     (1B6A)
  • 2.5 years,     (1B6A1)
  • 5 years,     (1B6A2)
  • 10 years, and     (1B6A3)
  • 20 years     (1B6A4)
• What do you see as important trends that are beginning to emerge (w.r.t. the above time horizon)?     (1B6B)
• How many "ontologists" (or professionals with an "ontology education") will the world need (in the above time horizon)?     (1B6C)
• When do you think we will start having "ontology departments" in (a) universities and (b) enterprises?     (1B6D)
• What needs to happen between now and the day when we will have "ontology departments" in unversities and enterprises?     (1B6E)

Collected input from the community     (1C)

• Community Input during our Panel Session-1 on Thu 2009.12.17 - see: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2009_12_17#nid25QA     (1C1)

• Community input collected from the RTDelphi Study:     (1C2)
  • Summary of collected input     (1C2A)
  • Full dump of collected input     (1C2B)

Further Discussion     (1D)

• This is a test. (-PeterYim / 2009.12.16-09:38 PST)     (1D2)