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How Culture May Influence Ontology Co-Design: A Qualitative Study

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  • Linda Anticoli

    (Università di Udine, Italy)

  • Elio Toppano

    (Università di Udine, Italy)

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This article addresses the issue of cultural influence in ontology design and reuse. The main assumption is that an ontology is not only a socio-technical artefact but also a cultural artefact. It contains embedded assumptions, core values, points of view, beliefs, thought patterns, etc. Based on results already found in several design fields the authors formulate some preliminary hypotheses about the possible relationships existing between culture and features of design process and produced ontology. A critical and qualitative analysis of six collaborative design systems has been performed to test some of the hypotheses, confirming some of the findings. The authors argue that a “culture aware” attitude may be of great importance for supporting the processes of cross cultural collaborative ontology design and the internalization and localization of these kinds of artefacts.

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  • Linda Anticoli & Elio Toppano, 2011. "How Culture May Influence Ontology Co-Design: A Qualitative Study," International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering (IJITWE), IGI Global, vol. 6(2), pages 1-17, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jitwe0:v:6:y:2011:i:2:p:1-17
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