Posts Tagged ‘Taxonomy’
Taxonomies for Financial Consistency
A new handbook outlining standards for the financial technology (fintech) sector has been released in an effort to unify regulators, policy makers and stakeholders. This interesting topic came to us from the Business Mirror in their article, “Group pushes standards to unify fintech industry.” The fintech taxonomy carries the title “Unchartered Beyond” and includes standards for…
Read MoreSemantic Technology Webinar – Register Today
The next webinar in the series, “MEANING MATTERS: Practical Applications of Semantic Technology,” is about an interesting topic featuring a really interesting guy, Dr. Bob Allkin, a scientist at The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew who’s responsible for their Medicinal Plant Names Services. Kew is a major custodian of the world’s botanical nomenclature. The talk is entitled “WHAT’S IN…
Read MoreAI and Search
Semantic technology is a frequent topic of conversation in the information science world. Machine learning or semantic technology is the basis for most commercial artificial intelligence (AI) systems. But where does semantic search fit in? Semantic search seeks to improve search accuracy by understanding searcher intent and the contextual meaning of terms as they appear…
Read MoreTaxonomies are Forever
As a middle child, I was the rule follower and self-imposed referee to ensure everyone else followed the rules. This wasn’t always easy. However, if I had had the benefit of a taxonomy of childhood/household rules, maybe it would have been easier? This interesting topic came to us from KMWorld in their article, “Why Taxonomy Rules…
Read MoreInvesting in Cloud Computing
Cloud computing offers many benefits. A strategic investment in enterprise cloud applications can help your organization adapt to change, reduce time to market and reduce costs. KM World brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “The best cloud KM combines cutting-edge technology with smart oversight.” Cloud computing is one of the hottest trends…
Read MorePatient Taxonomy Helps Identify High Care Patients
Researchers have developed a new patient taxonomy with clinically meaningful categories for high-cost Medicare patients. This interesting information came to us from Med City News in their article, “New patient taxonomy categorizes high-cost patients into groups for targeted interventions.” The full study presents a novel patient taxonomy that developed 10 clinically meaningful categories to describe…
Read MoreTaxonomy and Findability
Taxonomies provide consistency in terms and categories to enable findability in content. This is true regardless of the subject. When it comes to energy, a new digital tool will make it easier and more convenient for businesses to comply with energy and carbon reporting rules. This interesting news came to us from Mirage News in their…
Read MoreScientific Bias
Classifications have been around forever. In science, in information management, in the grocery store aisles and in society. This interesting topic came to us from The Guardian in their article, “How to fight racism using science.” Racism is a prejudice that has a longstanding relationship with science. Looking back, the invention of race occurred when men…
Read MoreMachine Learning Engineer Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, machine learning, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are…
Read MoreSemantic Data Modeler Opportunity
To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, semantic technology, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are evolving.…
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