Idea Ontology Vocabulary Specification 1.0 Namespace Document 1 November 2009 - Initial Version
This version: http://www.ideaontology.org/spec/20091101.html (rdf) Latest version: http://www.ideaontology.org/spec/ (rdf) Authors: Christoph Riedl, Norman May, Jan Finzen, Stephan Stathel, Helmut Krcmar Contributors: Members of TEXO and related projects. See acknowledgements. Copyright © 2009-2010 Christoph Riedl, Norman May, Jan Finzen, Stephan Stathel, Helmut Krcmar

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. This copyright applies to the Idea Ontology Vocabulary Specification and accompanying documentation in RDF. Regarding underlying technology, the Idea Ontology uses W3C's RDF and OWL technology, open Web standards that can be freely used by anyone. The design of this website is based on that of the FOAF Vocabulary Specification.
Abstract
This specification describes the Idea Ontology (IM) using the OWL technology. While most people have an intuitive understanding of what the terms idea and innovation mean, a precise and formal definition for the concept of an idea is hard to obtain. Nevertheless, it becomes increasingly important to close this gap. Exchanging and analyzing ideas across different software tools and repositories is needed to implement the concepts of open innovation and holistic innovation management. The Idea Ontology provides a common language to foster interoperability between tools and to support the idea life cycle. Status of This Document
The Idea Ontology has been evolving gradually since its creation in 2008. The current state can now be considered a stable core of classes and properties that will not see too much changes in the future. New terms may be added as new requirements emerge, and consequently this specification is an evolving work. The Idea Ontology RDF namespace, by contrast, is fixed and it's identifier is not expected to change. The Idea Ontology specification is produced as part of the TEXO project, making a contribution towards the creation of a new Internet-based knowledge infrastructure that will allow faster and more effective processing and use of online knowledge in future. The authors welcome comments on this document, preferably via email to the authors. As usual, see the changes section for details of the changes in this version of the specification.

Table of Contents
• IM at a glance • Introduction • The Semantic Web • IM and the Semantic Web • The Basic Idea • IM cross-reference: Listing IM Classes and Properties • Acknowledgments • Copyright Disclaimer • Recent Changes IM at a glance
An a-z index of IM terms, by class (categories or types) and by property. Classes: CoreIdea | IdeaRealization | Origin | Status Object properties: hasAttachement | hasCreator | hasForum | hasOrigin | hasRating | hasRealization | hasStatus | hasTagging | hasTopic | isNewVersionOf Data properties: abstract | date | description | title | version IM overview. Core Idea Basics
• title • abstract • description • date • hasAttachment • hasCreator • hasForum • hasOrigin • hasRating • hasRealization • hasStatus • hasTagging • hasTopic • isNewVersionOf