The first Semantic Technology and Business Conference in the United Kingdom (#semtechbiz) wrapped up in London this week, and there are some themes that emerged from the presentations and networking conversations.

We heard a lot about the benefits of using Semantic Technology solutions. There were strong case studies and experiences shared, and we will be diving deeper into some of these in coming weeks here at SemanticWeb.com.  Sometimes these solutions were in place of — and sometimes in conjunction with — RDBMS databases, spreadsheets, XML files, and other data management systems.  While there was a nice diversity of companies, industries, and products represented, there seemed to be consensus around some of the following benefits of using Semantic Tech for business applications:

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GovLoop recently reported the results of the Open Data Challenge 2011 and commented on the importance of such events. According to the article, “The Open Data Challenge 2011 was the largest ever open data competition in Europe, in which there was a large cash prize. Over 430 participants from 24 EU Member States attempting to create the most interactive and influential apps using public sector information to reinvent the way we govern and live in our community. The organisers behind this successful initiative, the Open Knowledge Foundation, wish to provide insight into mashed open data combined with creative ideas to make data relevant, aid people’s journey through the jungle of online data and offer services that could become a part of every day life.” Read more

A new article reports that a consortium of European organizations has united “to support next generation drug discovery by providing a single view across data sources, bringing the semantic web to drug discovery. The Open PHACTS consortium, funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative, will reduce the barriers to drug discovery by applying semantic technologies to available data resources, creating an Open Pharmacological Space.” Read more

A recent article has announced a strategic partnership between Ontology Systems and Logica “to provide Enterprise Data Alignment (EDA) solutions for Communication Service Providers (CSPs) who want to search and align valuable knowledge from the customer, service and network data distributed across their operational, business and infrastructure systems. The partnership has been driven by customer demand in Central and Eastern Europe and leverages Ontology’s technical innovation with Logica’s well respected and established capability within the region.” Read more

IBM’s European Extreme Blue Expo Siliconrepublic.com A semantic web project for the BBC was among a number of key projects explored at IBM’s European Extreme Blue Expo in Dublin last week, when 100 of Europe’s …

IBM Dublin Lab working on semantic web project for BBC Siliconrepublic.com A semantic web project for the BBC was among a number of key projects explored at IBM’s European Extreme Blue Expo in Dublin last week, when 100 of Europe’s …

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – June 23, 2010) -Expert System announced its COGITO Monitor product is available as a platform. CRIBIS, a CRIF financial company in Europe, is partnering with Expert System to offer COGITO Monitor platform to businesses looking to flag and identify consumer sentiment during economically tumultuous times…

Internet Start Up Flimmit is a Finalist for the Red Herring 100 Europe Award
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In December 2009 Flimmit was awarded second place at the ESTC (European Semantic Technology Conference) for the Film Search in the category of “most …