TY - GEN
T1 - Using the Grid to Support Evidence-Based Policy Assessment in Social Science
AU - Edwards, Peter
AU - Chorley, Alison Heather
AU - Hielkema, Feikje
AU - Pignotti, Edoardo
AU - Preece, Alun David
AU - Mellish, Christopher Stuart
AU - Farrington, John Hugh
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The PolicyGrid project is exploring the role of Semantic Grid technologies to support eScience for the social sciences, with a particular emphasis on tools to facilitate evidence-based policy making. In this paper we highlight some of the key challenges facing developers of semantic infrastructure and tools for social science researchers. We outline a framework for evidence management, discuss issues surrounding creation and presentation of metadata, describe a Web-based service which utilises a natural language interface to facilitate creation of RDF, and present a desktop qualitative analysis tool which is integrated with our evidence framework.
AB - The PolicyGrid project is exploring the role of Semantic Grid technologies to support eScience for the social sciences, with a particular emphasis on tools to facilitate evidence-based policy making. In this paper we highlight some of the key challenges facing developers of semantic infrastructure and tools for social science researchers. We outline a framework for evidence management, discuss issues surrounding creation and presentation of metadata, describe a Web-based service which utilises a natural language interface to facilitate creation of RDF, and present a desktop qualitative analysis tool which is integrated with our evidence framework.
M3 - Published conference contribution
BT - Procs of the UK e-Science All Hands Meeting
ER -