# Presentation: 108879

## Multifaceted Information

- XML Community of Practice,
- Architecture and Infrastructure Committee,
- U.S. CIO Council
- Washington, DC
- September 21, 2005

**FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY**

- Search, Discovery, and Retrieval for the
- ET.gov Site and Process

## Outline

| The problem | 1.   Objectives of demo—and use of multifaceted search at ET.gov |
| --- | --- |
|  | 2.   Objectives of ET.gov—and impetus                                          * |
|  | 3.   Value and expected impact of ET.gov                                       * |
| The context | 4.   ET.gov—and its relationship with the AIC and USCIOC          * |
|  | 5.   Eight stages of ET.gov                                                                * |
|  | 6.   Evolution of ET.gov—from vision to execution                        * |
|  | 7.   ET.gov today and tomorrow                                                       * |
| The solution—and value | 8.   Process used to develop the ET.gov demo |
|  | 9.   Defining the facets and categories for ET.gov |
|  | 10. ET.gov demo and test drive |
|  | 11. Conclusion 1: Value of MSDR at ET.gov—and beneficiaries |
|  | 12. Conclusion 2: Next steps |

*** ****Source: Adapted from xmlCoP and ET/SC documents.**

## Illustrate how data on ETs can be organized and accessed by multiple facets (axes) and hierarchical taxonomies (categories) within

Show how end-users within and outside the Federal government can then search, discover, and retrieve information from the ET.gov site in a human-friendly way

Highlight the social, economic, and intelligence value that different stakeholders can derive by using multifaceted search-discovery-and-retrieval (MSDR) technology as part of the ET.gov site and process.

- Show how end-users within and outside the Federal government can then search, discover, and retrieve information from the ET.gov site in a human-friendly way
- Highlight the social, economic, and intelligence value that different stakeholders can derive by using multifaceted search-discovery-and-retrieval (MSDR) technology as part of the ET.gov site and process.

- Objectives of demo—and use ofmultifaceted search at ET.gov

## 2. Objectives of ET.gov—and impetus

- Help facilitate the discovery of various types of components which may be beneficial to the Federal government—thereby provide a formal channel by which agencies can evaluate ETs
- Produce communication between CIOs, governmental decision makers, submitters, and other integrators by taking a standards-based approach to capitalize on the benefits of XML and maximize the benefits of the Web
- Aid the discovery of new technologies by providing a standard XML schema for component description and a submission point from which components can be evaluated—i.e., via a single point of SDR.

## 3. Value and expected impact of ET.gov

- When a government agency, technology company or another organization registers with ET.gov, it will:
- Provide the opportunity for their emerging technology to “get discovered” by the Federal community
- Foster the maturity of their technology in the Federal market
- Shorten the “time to market” for their ET in the Federal civilian and non-civilian sectors
- Separate the “wheat from the chaff,”—i.e., weed out “intergalactic technology solutions!”

## 3A. What we mean here is that...

- “Better, faster, smarter” search will give the technology company (seller) the opportunity to “fairly” increase the exposure and visibility of its ET—making sure that the Federal agency (searcher and buyer) looking for that ET or similar ETs will, in fact, find what the agency is looking for, with NO chance of not finding that ET...
- so long as the company registered and input its data correctly at ET.gov.

## 4. ET.gov—and its relationship with the    AIC and USCIOC

- The AIC is pursuing seven funded tasks in FY 2005, on top of other existing efforts, e.g., fostering communities of practice on XML and semantic interoperability
- These tasks will result in the greatest ROI in terms of the time and dedication put forth by AIC members and staff
- Task 6 is to “develop identification and validation processes for emerging technologies,” i.e., ET.gov
- Lead staff for this task under the ET S/C are: John McManus (NASA), Susan Turnbull (GSA), and Owen Ambur (DOI).

## 5. Eight stages of ET.gov

**1. Identify +**
**register**

**2. Subscribe**
**+ indicate **
**LOI**
** **

**3. Accept**
**stewardship**

**4. Graduate +**
**transition to**
**CORE.gov**

**5. Budget**
**(President + **
**Congress)**

**6. Acquire**
**for use**

**7. Maintain**
**over life**
**cycle**

**8. Retire +**
**replace**

## 6. Evolution of ET.gov: from vision to execution

**Vision**
** ****ET.gov**

**2003>                      2004>                      2005>                       2006>        **

## 7. ET.gov today and tomorrow

**ET = IT data:**
**USA**

**ET = IT data:**
**USA + global**

**ET = IT + XT data:**
**USA**

**ET = IT + XT data:**
**USA + global**

**100s of records,  users, and queries**

**1,000s of records, users, and queries**

**10,000s of records, users, and queries**

**100,000s of records, users, and queries**

- _[http://](http://et.gov/component_search.aspx)__[et.gov/component_search.aspx](http://et.gov/component_search.aspx)_

## 8. Process used to develop the ET.gov demo

## 9. Defining the facets + categories for ET.gov

| Existing facets | Use                    Categories (examples) |
| --- | --- |
| 1.   Component name | WHAT?           A, B, C, D...Z |
| 2.   Organization name | WHO?             A, B, C, D...Z |
| 3.   Component type | WHAT?           Software, hardware, data |
| 4.   Relation to FEA: SRM | WHAT?           Analysis/stats, assets, BI...visualization  |
| 5.   Relation to FEA: TRM | WHAT?           Component framework, service access... |
| 

 |  |
| Possible future facets | Use                     Categories (examples) |
| 6.   Component lifecycle stg. | WHAT?            ET Stage 1, ET Stage 2...ET Stage 8 |
| 7.   Component cost | HOW MUCH?  <$10,000, $10-$50,000...>$1 million |
| 8.   Organization location | WHERE?         Country, state, city, zip code |
| 9.   Organization industry | WHO?              NAICS, SIC |
| 10. Agency name | WHO?              A, B, C, D...Z |
| 11. USCIOC level of interest | HOW MUCH?  Low, medium, high |

## 10. ET.gov demo and test drive

- _[http://etgov.i411.com](http://etgov.i411.com/)__ _

## 11. Conclusion 1: Value of MSDR at ET.gov—          and beneficiaries

- 11. Conclusion 1: Value of MSDR at ET.gov—          and beneficiaries

| 

i411 “value pillars” | Beneficiaries/stakeholders |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | ET.gov
content | USCIOC as a content owner | ET.gov
orgzs.: comm, gov | ET.gov
end-users |
| 1.  Search and discovery | + | + | + | + |
| 2.  Virtual aggregation | + | + | + | + |
| 3.  Virtual syndication |  | + | + |  |
| 4.  Content exposure (traffic) | + | + | + |  |
| 5.  Content visibility (depth) | + | + |  | + |
| 6.  Content access (security) | + | + |  |  |
| 7.  RT cstmr. responsiveness |  |  | + | + |
| 8.  Business agility |  | + |  |  |
| 9.  Cost efficiencies + savings |  | $ | $ |  |
| 10. Revenue generation |  | $ | $ |  |

## 12. Conclusion 2: Next steps

- Integrate feedback on the demo from the xmlCoP and ET S/C
- "Beef up" the ET.gov data and instance documents
- Refine the XML schema
- Publish a basic XSL style sheet that can be used to render the XML instance documents
- Make the data set crawlable, i.e., expose the database of instance documents in a simple HTML/XML interface that can be crawled by an automated Web spider
- Integrate stemming/synonyms
- Subscribe via RSS to a search or a particular component
- Add, delete or refine the facets and categories
- Refine the UI and general "look and feel“ of the ET.gov site.

## Thank you...and contacts

**Amin Hassam**** **_[ahassam@i411.com](mailto:ahassam@i411.com)_
**Vice President, Government Strategy + Solutions**
**i411, Inc. **_[www.i411.com](http://www.i411.com/)_** **
**Herndon, Virginia**
**703.793.3270 x140**
**Paul Woods**** **_[pwoods@biztechsource.com](mailto:pwoods@biztechsource.com)_** ****President & CEO**
**Business Technology Source LLC **_[www.biztechsource.com](http://www.biztechsource.com/)_** **** **
**Shepherdstown, West Virginia**
**304.876.9242**
**Owen Ambur**** **_[Owen_Ambur@ios.doi.gov](mailto:Owen_Ambur@ios.doi.gov)_
**Co-Chair, xmlCoP  **_[http://](http://corpmail.i411.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://xml.gov/)__[xml.gov](http://corpmail.i411.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://xml.gov/)__[/](http://corpmail.i411.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://xml.gov/)_**Project Manager, ET.gov  **_[http://et.gov/](http://et.gov/)_
**Program Manager, DEAR**
**Chief XML Strategist, U.S. DOI**
**U.S. Department of the Interior**
**202.208.5439**