Deploying Semantic Web Services-Based Applications in the e-Government Domain

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On Self-Adaptive Process-Based Dependable Web Service Composition

“…Our paper fits in with the WS-Diamond project theme [21] listed in the service integration layer. A framework for semantic services engineering and projects such as DIP [24] described in the semantic layer are also relevant but not discussed in our paper. WS-Diamond: Web Services -DIAgnosability, MONitoring, and Diagnosis project is aimed at engineering a framework for self-healing web services and provide tools and support for diagnosis and recovery during service execution.…”

“…The self-healing layer in WS-Diamond extends its service execution engine to include non-functional aspects such as QOS, monitoring and recovery on failure to provide diagnosability features. These projects [21][22][23][24] are large, mature projects that are emerging from collaborating institutions across Europe. Our work is a case-study based project aimed at the green economy.…”

Applying intelligent agents and semantic web services in eGovernment environments

“…Given these challenges, several researches have concluded that eGovernment is an excellent test bed for effectively evaluating technologies such as SWS in real‐world settings (Gutiérrez‐Villarías et al , ; Gugliotta et al , ; Sanati & Lu, ). Among the benefits SWS technologies can bring to eGovernment environments, the following can be highlighted (Gugliotta et al , ): Provide added value joined up services – this process is user transparent. Enable formalization of government business processes in an unambiguous structure, allowing the creation of a common understanding of processes. Reduce risk and cost through the use of reusable, shared services such as payment platforms or legal resources. Facilitate dynamism, enabling the discovery of new services and addressing the evolution and change of existing services. Provide better support to citizens by allowing customer‐focused access to services and shared information. …”

“…In the last few years, several projects and research studies have analysed the application of SWS technology in the eGovernment domain. In Gugliotta et al (), the authors describe their experience in applying the IRS‐III framework (Domingue et al , ), an SWS execution environment, to two compelling eGovernment‐related use cases: (1) the integration of multiple datasets in order to automatically notify the change of a citizen situation and (2) the support to emergency planning and management personnel by retrieving, filtering and presenting data from a variety of legacy systems to deal with a specified hazardous situation. As stated before, the absence of agent technology hampers the utility of the IRS‐III framework in these environments, limiting the perceived autonomy and dynamism of the approach.…”

“…Software applications working in eGovernment environments face two major challenges (Gugliotta et al , ): data heterogeneity and technological interoperability. The semantic web (SW) (Berners‐Lee et al , ) provides a common framework that enables data integration, sharing and reuse from multiple sources.…”