Neon - lifecycle support for networked ontologies (overview and objectives)

We have now reached a stage in the lifecycle of semantic technologies, where a major integrative effort is needed, so as to produce the infrastructure that the community requires. A large-scale effort is needed to tackle the 'holistic' problem of an effective integration of technologies and methods. This effort would make the acquisition, design, development and maintenance of large, heterogeneous semantic applications, which are now, in principle, feasible, more cost-effective.