About EKG Foundation
The Enterprise Knowledge Graph Foundation was established to define best practices
and mature the marketplace for Enterprise Knowledge Graph (EKG) adoption.
We are a non-profit trade association established as a coordination body for the knowledge graph community.
Become a member
Join a Working Group!
EKGF has established working groups:
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NEW! Our Technology Pillar Working Group starts Monday, June 7, 11:30 am - 12:30 am Eastern Sign up here.
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Defining the EKG business narrative Tuesdays 11am-noon Eastern. RSVP HERE for Tuesday meetings
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Reviewing the draft of the EKG/MM data pillar (starting with data architecture) Wednesdays 11am-noon Eastern . RSVP HERE for Wednesday meetings
Join the conversation and contribute to the EKG body of knowledge. Let us know your interest
Results of the Knowledge Graph Conference and EKGF Industry Survey are in:
Knowledge Graph Conference and EKG Foundation teamed up to helm an industry-wide survey. The results are in this deck:
Become a Member of EKG Foundation and be part of the conversation
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. READ ON
Did you catch EKGF at the Knowledge Graph Conference?
Watch EKG Foundation's Dennis Wisnosky's opening session remarks
Topic: The Path from Knowledge Graph to Enterprise Knowledge Graph:
Presentation Deck here
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
“DATA FRAGMENTATION HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT LIABILITY FOR FIRMS WHO WIND UP SPENDING COUNTLESS HOURS AND SIGNIFICANT MONEY MOVING DATA FROM ONE PLANE TO ANOTHER AND RECONCILING DATA MEANING. THE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH IS TO ADOPT SEMANTIC STANDARDS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO RESOLVE AND MAP DATA IN A UNIFORM WAY ACROSS ALL DATA PIPELINES."
JACOBUS GELUCK / CO-FOUNDER, EKG FOUNDATION
CTO AT AGNOS.AI, FORMER LEAD ARCHITECT AT BNY MELLON
“THE FOUNDATION IS DEFINING A SET OF STANDARD CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING CAPABILITY READINESS IN EKG ENVIRONMENTS. WE ARE WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MASTER PORTAL OF PUBLISHED ONTOLOGIES, USE CASES, AND OTEHR RESOURCES NEEDED FOR SUSTAINABLE KNOWLEDGE GRAPH OPERATIONS."
MICHAEL ATKIN / CO-FOUNDER, EKG FOUNDATION
FOUNDER ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT COUNCIL