- From: Timothy W. Cook <tim@mlhim.org>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:47:14 -0300
- To: Piotr Nowara <piotrnowara@gmail.com>
- Cc: public-decisionml@w3.org
- Message-ID: <CA+=OU3WVZ_+2ctHcGjo6dB5jEyWs30W=etU28zdtNAvw4L3Bpw@mail.gmail.com>
Piotr makes a good point. I would like to take this further and ask; What is our purpose and charter? The wiki doesn't really tell me much. For instance: How does this group relate to: 1) RuleML 2) W3C RIF Thanks, Tim On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 7:38 PM, Piotr Nowara <piotrnowara@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the key decision to make is whether we still want to focus on a > generic decision-making standard or to introduce some domain-level > discussion. I think the latter would give us better perspectives. > > I'm glad that Tim mentioned the healthcare domain in his email, because I > think there's a particular need for a decision standard in this field > (there is already some initial adoption of Semantic Web technologies in > this domain so it might also be easier to find valuable contributors). > > Greetings, > Piotr > > > 2014-03-24 21:52 GMT+01:00 Timothy W. Cook <tim@mlhim.org>: > > Hi All, >> >> I am very happy to see some activity here. >> >> As a bit of background; I have been interested in and researching >> clinical decision support for several years. This has led me away, for a >> bit, from actual decision rules thinking into trying to solve the basic >> lack of interoperability across healthcare systems. Now with a multi-level >> modelling approach established I am ready to tackle the (fun) decision >> making side again. >> >> I realize that the group has a broader scope than healthcare but I think >> healthcare is one of the most challenging domains. >> >> As far as participation. I will commit to participating and advocating. >> I am quite active on social media and have a number of colleagues >> interested in healthcare decision support issues. I can probably encourage >> a few new members to join. >> >> Cheers, >> Tim >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 5:31 PM, Piotr Nowara <piotrnowara@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Dear Group, >>> >>> >>> after the Incubator's final report I've made some minor updates & >>> improvements to the decision ontology that was a part of incubator's report >>> and I've published it on my decision ontology website[1]. To my surprise >>> this website is still generating low but steady web traffic even though >>> it's very rarely updated. So there's some kind of evidence that people >>> interested in a decision & decision-making standard really exist (even >>> outside our group) :) >>> >>> Recently a UK-based researcher emailed me asking about our D&DM >>> incubator - he wanted to use a standard for descrbing decisions in his >>> project. I might contact him and ask him if he would be interested in >>> joining our group. >>> >>> In my opinion it would be very valuable if we could develop a tool >>> demonstrating the benefits of our approach (for example a Protégé plugin). >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Piotr Nowara >>> >>> [1] https://code.google.com/p/decision-ontology/ >>> >>> >>> 2014-03-24 18:54 GMT+01:00 Eva Blomqvist <evabl444@gmail.com>: >>> >>> Dear colleagues, >>>> as you are aware, this group was initiated by me and Jeff Waters in >>>> 2012, as a continuation of the previous incubator group on the same topic. >>>> Our intention was to carry on and further develop the work we did there. >>>> However, due to lack of time, the group work never really took off. >>>> >>>> At one point, I volunteered to chair the group, but since then I have >>>> unfortunately not been able to properly manage the group and start off the >>>> work, mainly due to lack of time on my part. At the moment I am on >>>> maternity leave, and will not be back in office until the autumn, hence, >>>> this situation will not improve at least for the next half a year or so. >>>> >>>> Nevertheless, I still feel that this is a highly interesting topic, and >>>> a lot has also happened around Semantic Web initiatives since 2012 that >>>> could impact decision support systems. So, it would be interesting to see >>>> what this group would be able to achieve, given the proper management! I >>>> would therefore like to initiate a discussion among you (the members of the >>>> group) here on the mailing-list, and suggest that you 1) decide if you also >>>> feel this group is worth keeping, or if you'd rather we suggest the W3C to >>>> shut it down, and 2) in case you want to keep it, propose someone else to >>>> lead the group (in addition to me, or as a replacement to me - I'll agree >>>> to either approach) and decide on a set of steps for kick-starting the >>>> group work/discussions. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Eva Blomqvist >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> MLHIM VIP Signup: http://goo.gl/22B0U >> ============================================ >> Timothy Cook, MSc +55 21 994711995 >> MLHIM http://www.mlhim.org >> Like Us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/mlhim2 >> Circle us on G+: http://goo.gl/44EV5 >> Google Scholar: http://goo.gl/MMZ1o >> LinkedIn Profile:http://www.linkedin.com/in/timothywaynecook >> > > -- MLHIM VIP Signup: http://goo.gl/22B0U ============================================ Timothy Cook, MSc +55 21 994711995 MLHIM http://www.mlhim.org Like Us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/mlhim2 Circle us on G+: http://goo.gl/44EV5 Google Scholar: http://goo.gl/MMZ1o LinkedIn Profile:http://www.linkedin.com/in/timothywaynecook
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