[Attempto] CNL as pivot language in semantic assets?

[Martin Luts]

Dear friend of CNLs

I would like to hear your opinions about using CNL as a pivot language
in the architecture of European's semantic assets repository
(semic.eu) - cf
http://www.semic.eu/semic/view/documents/multilingualism-study.pdf. As
of today, (unrestricted) english will be used. I did suggest the
advisory group of semic to consider CNLs as one candidate, but your
suggestions, pros and cons will be very much appriciated.

Also, does anybody have an interest to join or to form a consortia in
order to participate in ICT PSP work programme 2009, specifically on
Objective
5.2: Multilingual Web content management: standards and best practices
(see below, cf http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/ict_psp/documents/ict_psp_wp2009.pdf).


With best regards,
Martin Luts, skype callto://martinluts

Objective 5.2: Multilingual Web content management: standards and best practices

Funding instrument: Thematic Network (TN) - It is intended to support
a single Thematic Network

Focus and outcomes
The aim is to promote Web standards, best practices and partnerships
for multilingual Web
content management, in particular the authoring, versioning and
maintenance of (parallel)
multilingual Web sites, portals or repositories.
The Thematic Network is expected to raise awareness, build consensus
on and encourage
the use of standards and widely recognised conventions to promote the
Web as a primary
medium for truly multilingual and cross-lingual content and services.

Conditions and characteristics
- The consortium should involve world-class organisations and key
stakeholders in the
field of Web engineering and standards, as well as public and private
providers and
distributors of multilingual content. It should demonstrate
convincingly its ability to
promote the uptake of its results by a broad range of stakeholders
from most if not all of
the EU Member States.

Expected impact
Broader and faster adoption of standards and open reference
architectures, guidelines and
best practices in the Web environment which foster and facilitate the
creation and
management of multilingual Web sites and content, minimising the
overhead resulting from
multilingualism and capitalising on the rich multilingual and
multicultural contribution of
online communities.