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Archived

The Inputs and Semantics Working Group is no longer being actively updated as of Sep 1, 2022. This WG will remain as an archive for the documents, meeting minutes, etc.

The replacement - for Data topics for Trust Over IP - is the Data Modelling and Representation Working Group (DMRWG)  (TODO needs link)

This is also true of the following Task Forces (as captured under the I&SWG) and their existing meeting schedules 

  • Privacy & Risk TF
    • Future Topics to be split between the Governance Stack WG (GSWG) and DMRWG 
  • Storage & Portability TF
    • Future Topics to be split between the Governance Stack WG (GSWG) and DMRWG
  • Notice & Consent TF
    • Future Topics to be split between the Governance Stack WG (GSWG) and DMRWG

Introduction

The Inputs and Semantics Working Group (ISWG) supports a practical approach to further enable the adoption of the Trust over IP dual-stack architecture by bringing a balanced view of decentralized network paradigms to the overall mission of Internet-scale digital trust. All data inputs operated on by any process or system must be authentic with deterministic semantic objects providing meaning and context at the time of capture.

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Figure 1. A component diagram showing the inputs and semantic counterparts of a balanced network model

Scope

The mission of the ISWG is to define a decentralized key management infrastructure (Inputs domain) and data capture architecture (Semantic domain) for Internet-scale deployment. The scope of the ISWG

Data semantics is the study of the meaning and use of specific pieces of data in computer programming and other areas that employ data. When studying a language, semantics refers to what individual words mean and what they mean when put together to form phrases or sentences. In data semantics, the focus is on how a data object represents a concept or object in the real world. The term “Decentralized Semantics” is a representation of “data semantics” within an age of distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions which continue to mould the current decentralisation movement.

Mission and Scope

The mission of the WG is to define a data capture architecture consisting of immutable schema bases and interoperable overlays for Internet-scale deployment. The scope of the WG is to define specifications and best practices that bring cohesion to data entry (aka Inputs) and data capture (aka Semantic) processes and other Semantic Standards standards throughout the ToIP stack , whether these standards are hosted at the Linux Foundation or external to it. Other WG working group activities will include creating template Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and additional guidance to utility and service providers regarding implementations in this domain. This WG may also organise Task Forces that capacity. This WG will be divided into Inputs and Semantic domain groups and will organize Task Forces and Focus Groups to escalate the development of certain components if deemed appropriate by the majority of the WG members and in line with the overall mission of the ToIP Foundation.

Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright, Patent, Source Code)

This WG uses the same IPR licensing selections as other ToIP Foundation WGs:

Conveners

Interested Members (add your name and organization if you may be interested in joining this proposed WG)

Description

The post millennial generation has witnessed an explosion of captured data points which has sparked profound possibilities in both Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. This has spawned the collective realization that society’s current technological infrastructure is simply not equipped to fully support de-identification or to entice corporations to break down internal data silos, streamline data harmonization processes and ultimately resolve worldwide data duplication and storage resource issues. Developing and deploying the right data capture architecture will improve the quality of externally pooled data for future AI and IoT solutions.

Core components

Overlays Capture Architecture (OCA)

OCA is an architecture that presents a schema as a multi-dimensional object consisting of a stable schema base and interoperable overlays. Overlays are task-oriented linked data objects that provide additional extensions, coloration, and functionality to the schema base. This degree of object separation enables issuers to make custom edits to the overlays rather than to the schema base itself. In other words, multiple parties can interact with and contribute to the schema structure without having to change the schema base definition. With schema base definitions remaining stable and in their purest form, a common immutable base object is maintained throughout the capture process which enables data standardization. 

OCA facilitates a unified data language so that harmonized data can be pooled for improved data science, statistics, analytics and other meaningful services.

[Other core components TBD]

Deliverables

Meetings

Schedule:

The ISWG-I meets weekly on a Wednesday from 09:00-10:00 US PT / 17:00-18:00 UTC

The ISWG-S meets weekly on a Tuesday from 09:00-10:00 US PT / 17:00-18:00 UTC

Deliverables

  • Technical specifications for all core components required as defined by the ISWG Scope statement.
  • Also, check out the ToIP Deliverables document for high-level deliverables of the Trust over IP Foundation.

Chairs / Leads 

How to join

You can join the ISWG by signing up for the Foundation mailing list at lists.trustoverip.org. Our mailing list is inputs-and-semantics-wg@lists.trustoverip.org. 

Members, as well as observers, are welcome (with the important caveat below).

Participation

For the protection of all Members, participation in working groups, meetings, and events is limited to members, including their employees, of the Trust over IP Foundation who have signed the membership documents and thus agreed to the intellectual property rules governing participation. If you or your employer are not a member of ToIP, you may not participate in meetings by verbal contribution or otherwise take any action beyond observing.  To join ToIP and be able to contribute, please fill out the light weight membership application on our website here. 

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Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright, Patent, Source Code)

The WG inherits the IPR terms from the JDF Charter. These include:

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