US GOVERNMENT TO ADOPT GALWAY RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY

Date Published: 26-Apr-2012

Technology developed by researchers in Galway is to adopted by the US government.

The "Linked Data" is being led by NUI Galway's Digital Enterprise Research Institute.

The set of web tools and standards are being utilised by Data.gov - a portal developed to bring a new level of transparency to the US government.

The Galway based research funded by Science Foundation Ireland is focused on enabling networked knowledge using the latest semantic web and Linked Data technologies.

In Ireland, the Open Data movement is being adopted by local authorities such as Fingal County Council.

DERI is also collaborating with Galway City and County Councils on future open data initiatives.