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Overview

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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 Semantic domain [passive] / the meaning and use of what is put in, taken in, or 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.

Data capture is defined as the process of collecting data electronically, allowing it to be stored, searched, or organised more efficiently. In a decentralised network, data capture requires the provision of immutable fields in order to capture and store collected data. In the above component diagram, all elements and characteristics of data capture are depicted in the southern hemispherical Semantic domain.

Scope

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The mission of the WG ISWG is to define a decentralized key management infrastructure (Inputs domain) and data capture architecture consisting of immutable schema bases and interoperable overlays (Semantic domain) for Internet-scale deployment. The  The scope of the WG the ISWG 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  throughout 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.

Conveners

Chairs

Mailing List

decentralized-semantics-wg@lists.trustoverip.org (subscribe by going to lists.trustoverip.org)

Meetings

This WG currently meets weekly on Tuesdays. See the Meeting Page for the meeting schedule, agenda, and meeting notes. For a calendar invite with complete Zoom information, please send email to the mailing list above.

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)

(Presentation and live demo / Tools tutorial / .CSV parsing tutorial)

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 data language unification so that harmonized data can be pooled for improved data science, statistics, analytics and other meaningful services.

OCA schema bases contain a "blinding_attr" flagging block to enable schema issuers to flag attributes that could potentially unblind the identity of a governing entity.

OCA schema bases contain a "classification" meta attribute to enable industry sector tagging for the purposes of categorization.

OCA resources:

Blinding Identity Taxonomy (BIT)

BIT is a defensive tool created for the purpose of reducing the risk of identifying governing entities within blinded datasets. BIT contains a list of elements to be referred to by schema issuers for flagging attributes which may contain identifying information about governing entities. Once attributes have been flagged, any marked data can be removed or encrypted during the data lifecycle.

Deliverables

  • Technical specifications for all core components required within the Semantic domain as defined by the Mission and Scope statement above.
  • Also check out the ToIP Deliverables document for high-level deliverables of the Trust over IP Foundation.

Shared documents for member contribution

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: