Secure knowledge management and the semantic web

Lee, JinKyu; Upadhyaya, Shambhu; Rao, H. Raghav; Sharman, Raj

doi:10.1145/1101779.1101808

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“…Supports for interoperability range from methods to meta-models, concrete models, and operational standards (Stegwee et al 2003). The design of interoperability support should not only address the communication interactions and the data structures, but it should also address the vocabularies to be used when populating the data structures (Kuhn et al 2001;Lee et al 2005;March et al 2000b). However neither of these studies deals with critical incidents nor uses a theory like Activity Theory to guide the approach.…”

Section: Interoperabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Emergency Response Information System Interoperability: Development of Chemical Incident Response Data Model

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Sharman²,

Chakravarti³

et al. 2008

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Emergency response requires an efficient information supply chain for the smooth operations of intra-and interorganizational emergency management processes. However, the breakdown of this information supply chain due to the lack of consistent data standards presents a significant problem. In this paper, we adopt a theory-driven novel approach to develop an XML-based data model that prescribes a comprehensive set of data standards (semantics and internal structures) for emergency management to better address the challenges of information interoperability. Actual documents currently being used in mitigating chemical emergencies from a large number of incidents are used in the analysis stage. The data model development is guided by Activity Theory and is validated through a RFC-like process used in standards development. This paper applies the standards to the real case of a chemical incident scenario. Further, it complies with the national leading initiatives in emergency standards (National Information Exchange Model).The 9/11 commission reports (Kean 2004) as well as analyses of Hurricane Katrina (Townsend 2006) explicate how inadequate emergency response management is a major factor contributing to the lack of an effective response. Among the factors accountable for the observed inadequacy, the response information supply chain (ISC) that connects the response operations and stakeholders has been recognized for its critical role in supporting an effective response during critical incidents (Aylward et al. 2006;DHS et al. 2006;Frale 2005;Harrison et al. 2006; Weinshel 2006). While an efficient ISC demands smooth and seamless interoperability, the reality is that there are no standards that cater to specific types of incidents such as fire or chemical incidents. The efforts of bodies such as the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) have focused primarily on standards of a more general nature dealing with emergency management issues (e.g., call alert). These have been top-down impositions of standards. However, incidents of specific types and day-to-day operations are handled mostly at local levels (Chen et al. 2005;Chen et al. 2007a). They are typically governed by local regulations and practices and are managed through collaboration with first and second responder communities from neighboring counties and towns (Bui et al. 2001; Chen et al. 2007b;Kim et al. 2007). Therefore, there is a need to adopt a more comprehensive requirements gathering approach that takes into account the social aspects, contradictions, governance rules, division of labor, etc. This paper adopts a novel approach by adapting Activity Theory to provide a framework to develop emergency data standards. Activity Theory prompts consideration of issues and concerns such as communities and sub-communities and the contradictions that are not part of traditional approaches. We provide a more detailed discussion on the approach and the benefits of this...

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Section: Interoperabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Emergency Response Information System Interoperability: Development of Chemical Incident Response Data Model

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Sharman²,

Chakravarti³

et al. 2008

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“…Kim et al [19] conclude that B2B framework standards can facilitate interoperability. Lee et al [20] emphasize the importance of securing e-Business systems and reviewed current techniques and standards for securing knowledge-management systems.…”

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Toward a Service-Oriented Development Through a Case Study

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Zhang

et al. 2007

IEEE Trans. Syst., Man, Cybern. A

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Abstract-The rapidly emerging technology of Web services paves a new cost-effective way of engineering software to quickly develop and deploy Web applications by dynamically integrating other independently developed Web-service components to conduct new business transactions. This paper reports our efforts on designing and developing a Web service of pass-through authentication (PTA) for 12 online electronic-payment Web applications. In accordance with how a PTA service is developed and integrated with a corresponding back-end e-payment system, our strategies can be categorized in three stages: end-to-end integration stage, Web-services-enabled stage, and Web-services-oriented stage. Derived from real-world industrial experience, this three-stage pathway can be applied to a broad range of Web-application development projects to guide smooth transformation from a specific application-oriented design and development model toward a reusable Web-services-oriented model. Furthermore, this paper contributes to an engineering process that leads to practical Web-services-oriented software development. New research issues revealed by this project are also reported.

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“…Costs of systems integration and ease of use have been found to be an important determinant of IOS and organizational IT adoption and use [24][25][26][27]. Unless an organization has internal information systems where its staff stores organizational information and knowledge, information sharing systems will cause a prohibitive cost to enter such information for others to use.…”

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Understanding Socio-Technical Environments for Acceptance of Inter-Agency Anti/Counter-Terrorism Information Sharing Systems

Lee

Rao

2007

2007 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07)

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The present research proposes to investigate the factors that influence acceptance of interorganizational information sharing systems among Anti/Counter-Terrorism agencies. Based on social exchange theory, transaction cost economics, and traditional IT acceptance theory, the study examines the impacts of perceived information assurance of information sharing partners, organizational norm of inter-agency information sharing, existing IT infrastructure and utilization, legal/authoritative pressure for ACT information sharing, and availability of technical standards for information sharing systems on inter-organizational anti/counter terrorism information sharing systems acceptance.The study administers a survey questionnaire to emergency responders such as law enforcement personnel, intelligence agents, firefighters, emergency medical staffs, and other government employees in the anti/counter-terrorism area. Survey participants are recruited through a non-governmental terrorism research institute and information security workshops. This paper reports an exploratory study that analyzed the first batch of survey responses from various emergency management organizations at the station level (e.g., headquarter, local offices, base, hospital, etc.). In the paper, a revised model with preliminary test results is presented, and findings are discusses for follow-up studies.

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Secure knowledge management and the semantic web

Abstract: Strengthening security within the domain of shared knowledge is a critical issue, and great challenge, to businesses today. A number of different protocols currently available offer an array of benefits and limitations.

Cited by 26 publications

References 8 publications

Emergency Response Information System Interoperability: Development of Chemical Incident Response Data Model

Emergency Response Information System Interoperability: Development of Chemical Incident Response Data Model

Toward a Service-Oriented Development Through a Case Study

Understanding Socio-Technical Environments for Acceptance of Inter-Agency Anti/Counter-Terrorism Information Sharing Systems

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