摘要：That we need a new approach to managing information is beyond doubt. The technological developments of the last few decades, including the development of the World Wide Web, have provided each of us with access to far more information than we can comprehend or manage effectively. The Semantic Web and Semantic Web technologies offer us a new approach to managing information and processes, the fundamental principle of which is the creation and use of semantic metadata. The Semantic Web initiative of the World-Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has been active for the last few years and has attracted interest and scepticism in equal measure. The term 'Semantic Web' is one which is widely used, often without much care or understanding of its origins and meaning. Using semantics our systems can understand where words or phrases are equivalent.
