The Enterprise Knowledge Graph Foundation (EKGF) was established to define
best practice and mature the marketplace for EKG adoption, including:
Advocacy • Best Practices • Measurement • Community • Resources
News
Diane Alexander is set to lead Maturity Model Organization Pillar workgroups.
The Organization Pillar Workgroups meet weekly on Thursdays, Noon Eastern.
Diane Alexander is a business strategy facilitator, change manager and enterprise architect. Presently is a Principal Consultant at Knowledge Enablement Partner Resources. She develops and deploys innovative and value-focused sustainable business change that leverages key emerging technologies.
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EKGF Releases Version 1.0 of EKGF Maturity Model
EKGF Maturity Model (EKG/MM) is the expert-driven definition of practical levels of progression of capabilities required for an enterprise knowledge graph
The EKG/MM is designed to promote best practices across the knowledge graph community. Version 1.0 was created in an ongoing collaboration between experts and practitioners in a series of meetings online and off, starting in early 2021.
Events
Join our Maturity Model working groups and contribute to the EKG body of knowledge.
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Technology Pillar Workgroup (Mondays)
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Business Pillar Workgroup (Tuesdays)
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Data Pillar Workgroup (Wednesdays)
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Organizational Pillar Workgroup (Thursdays)
Membership
We are a non-profit trade association established as a coordination body
for the knowledge graph community.
Membership in the EKG Foundation is open to all individuals and entities that support the mission of the organization. Membership is enterprise-wide and includes all full-time employees as well as wholly-owned subsidiaries. Learn more about becoming a member...
Organizational Founding Members:
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BRANDING
STRATEGY
Enterprise Knowledge Graph Foundation (EKGF) Releases First Draft of Maturity Model
The Maturity Model is the expert-driven definition of practical levels of progression of capabilities required for an enterprise knowledge graph
Omar Khan set to lead EKGF Maturity Model's Technology Pillar Workgroups
Technology Pillar workgroups, held weekly on Mondays (11:30 am-12:30 pm Eastern) are collaborations of industry participants who share the common goal of evaluating the draft maturity descriptions, scoring, and implementation guidance for the Technology Pillar portion of EKGF's Maturity Model. Interested participants can register to participate via Zoom using this link.
Join EKGF at the Knowledge Graph Forum on October 26 & 27
hosted by EKGF member Ontotext & Partners
EKG Foundation Initiatives
Maturity Model
The EKG Foundation is establishing the catalog of best practices for sustainable knowledge graph deployment based on the EKG Maturity Model – a set of criteria for evaluating readiness in EKG environments.
Principles
Our guiding principles are intended to provide guidelines for the development and deployment of an enterprise knowledge graph. The principles emphasize shared meaning and content reuse that are the cornerstone of operating in complex and interconnected environments.
EKG Portal
The EKG Foundation will offer curated access to published ontologies, tools, use cases and other resources needed for sustainable knowledge graph operations.
Making the Case
for EKGF
The Enterprise Knowledge Graph Foundation was established to define
best practice and mature the marketplace for EKG adoption including:
STANDARDS
Adopt semantic standards to solve the challenges of data management
METHOD
Develop best practices for accelerated EKG deployment
ARTIFACTS
A curated repository of reusable models and resources
COMMUNITY
Build the mechanism for engagement and shared knowledge
ADVOCACY
Advance the business cases for EKG adoption
EXECUTIVES
Executives who seek to realize the benefits (and minimize the risks) of semantic standards and EKG by having access to proven methods, best practices and a community of experts.
VENDORS
Vendors who want to make it easier for organizations across information-intensive industry sectors to understand and successfully adopt their products and services.
ARCHITECTS & MODELERS
Architects and modelers who want access to reusable components, deployable models, ontologies, and interfaces that can be assembled and deployed within their environment.
CONSULTANTS
Consultants who are looking for access to EKG-related best practices as well as a community of potential customers and skilled practitioners.
ACADEMICS
Academics who are making a meaningful and recognized contribution that builds upon existing frameworks to address pressing business needs.
Testimonials
"The development of a collaborative environment is one of the principle operational goals of
the EKG Foundation. "
Dennis E. Wisnosky
CO-FOUNDER, EKG FOUNDATION
FORMER CTO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
FIBO PROCESS OWNER