Linked Open Data: The Essentials – A quick start guide for decision makers

Together with REEEP (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership) the Semantic Web Company (SWC) has composed a fundamental publication on the topic of Linked Open Data.

Linked Open Data: The Essentials provides answers to the following key questions:

• What do the terms Open Data, Open Government Data and Linked Open Data actually mean, and what are the differences between them?
• What do I need to take into account in developing a LOD strategy?
• What does my organisation need to do technically in order to open up and publish its datasets?
• How can I make sure the data is accessible and digestible for others?
• How can I add value to my own data sets by consuming LOD from others?
• What can be learned existing best practices?
• What are the key potentials of sharing and consuming open datasets?

Read more about this publication and find out how to obtain a copy.