WESO: Web Semantics Oviedo

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WESO: Web Semantics Oviedo

WESO is a multidisciplinary research group from the Department of Computer Science, Spanish Philology and Philosophy at the University of Oviedo.

Since 2005 WESO group is involved in semantic web research, education and technology transfer. The growth of the Internet inthe last years have brought relevant changes in the way of communication.

"The Semantic Web is not a separate Web but an extension of the current one, in which information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation." Tim Berners Lee.

Nowadays governments, citizens, enterprises and society are more interconnected than ever and information is the key to keep the interconnection among parties. This new information society needs a step forward to exploit the new opportunities and challenges. WESO research activitities try to apply semantic web technologies in order to facilitate the transition to a new web of data.

As academic research group one of our aims is to boost the research, innovation and competitiveness of the organizations using the knowledge. WESO seeks to support research and innovation focusing on:

Providing research services on semantics
Applying semantic technologies to improve existing products
Addressing the new-technology barriers
Developing and training
Fostering the knowledge in the scientific and industrial areas
Teaching to a new wave of professionals

WESO brings together these activities for enabling and supporting people, organizations and systems to collaborate and interoperate in the new global context.

Check out the WESO factsheet!