Using semantic web technologies for technology intelligence services

Abstract

The change in technological environment presents threats as well as opportunities to companies in the related fields. Existing Technology Intelligence procedures require complicated techniques and high-skilled labor results. Large expert-interviews and manual work is also needed, so single small companies can not undertake this alone. To spread and activate Technology Intelligence in research and industrial fields, we propose shallow, but automated, Technology Intelligence services based on Semantic Web technologies, which can reduce the amount of labor required from experts. We explain our Semantic Web technologies, such as ontology modeling, semantic repository, inference and verification and how they make our Technology Intelligence services possible. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.