Project description SME initiative on Digital Content and LanguagesEUCLID will facilitate professional training for data practitioners Show the project objective Hide the project objective Linked Data has established itself as the de facto means for the publication of structured data over the Web, enjoying amazing growth in terms of the number of organizations committing to use its core principles for exposing and interlinking data sets for seamless exchange, integration, and reuse. More and more ICT ventures offer innovative data management services on top of Linked (Open) Data, creating a demand for data practitioners possessing skills and detailed knowledge in this area. Ensuring the availability of such expertise will prove crucial if European businesses are to reap the full benefits of these advanced data management technologies, and the know-how accumulated over the past years by researchers, technology enthusiasts and early adopters in various European Member States. EUCLID will contribute to this goal by providing a comprehensive educational curriculum, supported by multi-modal learning materials and highly visible eLearning distribution channels, tailored to the real needs of data practitioners. Building upon the experience of the consortium accumulated in over 20 Linked Data projects with over 40 companies and public offices in more than 10 countries, complemented by feedback from more than 20 training events, and an in-depth analysis of the community discourse through mailing lists, discussion forums, Twitter, and the blogosphere, the curriculum will focus on techniques and software to integrate, query, and visualize Linked Data, as core areas in which practitioners state to require most assistance. The curriculum will be realized as living learning materials on a community Web site, and will be evaluated, refined, and extended in a webinar series, face-to-face training, and through continuous community feedback and contributions coordinated by a designated community manager. A significant share of the materials will consist of examples referring to real-world data sets and application scenarios, code snippets and demos that developers can run on their machines, as well as best practices and how-tos. In its final form, the curriculum will be delivered as an eBook series distributed via iTunes U, complemented by the materials collected on the community Web site. By providing these key knowledge-transfer components, EUCLID will not only promote the industrial uptake of Linked Data best practices and technologies, but, perhaps more importantly, will contribute to their further development and consolidation and support the sustainability of the community - all essential aspects given the novelty of the field and the rapid pace at which it has recently advanced. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.4.1 - SME initiative on Digital Content and Languages Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-SME-DCL See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator STI INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING UND RESEARCH GMBH Address Grabenweg 68 6020 Innsbruck Austria See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Elena Simperl (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window EU contribution € 164 754,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ONTOTEXT AD Bulgaria EU contribution € 159 633,00 Address Tsarigradsko shose 135 1784 Sofia See on map Region Югозападна и Южна централна България Югозападен София (столица) Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Silvia Karagova (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Germany EU contribution € 173 846,00 Address Kaiserstrasse 12 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Elena Simperl (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THE OPEN UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 163 765,00 Address Walton hall MK7 6AA Milton keynes See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Milton Keynes Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jane Whild (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
