The document summarizes a presentation on the analysis of SEMIC.EU's business model. Some key findings from the analysis report are that SEMIC.EU's services are perceived as relevant by target groups but it operates in a complex environment. The analysis concluded that SEMIC.EU can only influence and inform, not directly sanction, to achieve its goals. Recommendations included moving towards federating national semantic asset repositories and simplifying the asset clearing process. PwC will now define a target "to be" business model and update SEMIC.EU's roadmap based on recommendations.

1. SEMIC.EU: Can the lack of Semantic
Interoperability in Europe be seen as a
collaborative challenge?
João Rodrigues Frade
PwC Manager
joao.frade@pwc.be

2. PwC’s main mandate
1 Analysis
report
2 Business Model 3 Roadmap
Update
Holistic view of
Recommendations Revision of the
SEMIC.EU’s
for improvements SEMIC.EU's
business model
roadmap
based on the target
In-depth analysis
Definition of business model and
of the current
SEMIC.EU’s target recommendations
business model of
business model
SEMIC.EU
Concluded Ongoing To be started
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3. Agenda
1. SEMIC.EU Overview
2. Conclusions of the Analysis Report
3. Next Steps
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4. Agenda
SEMIC.EU
Overview
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5. What is SEMIC.EU?
is a collaborative
platform and a
set of services
around this platform to
semantic
promote
interoperability www.semic.eu
in the EU Member States
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6. What will you find on SEMIC.EU?
Projects Users
Communities
Assets
Sustainable Service for eGovernment
Partner for
Visible
eGovernment
in Europe
Quality Centre
Semantic Knowledge base
interoperability for semantics
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7. How to describe the Business Model of
SEMIC.EU? Model by Alex Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur
____________Supply Side Demand Side___________
Key Partners Key Activities Services Relationships Target Groups
Quality
Assurance
Clearing
Partner Process
Initiatives
Stakeholder
Key Resources involvement Channels
Semic.eu
Platform
Community
User building
Community ISA
Programme
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8. What does it all boil down into services-wise?
_______Supply Side Demand Side_______
Community Clearing
building Process
Stakeholder
involvement
Interoperability
Collaboration Assets
Content, Access to
support and interoperability
forum admin assets
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9. Agenda
Analysis Report
Conclusions
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10. How did you reach your conclusions?
0 SWOT Analysis 2
Input collection Strengths Weaknesses
1 Findings
Evaluation Criteria
Findings Findings
Findings Findings
Goals Relevance Effectiveness Efficiency Opportunities Threats
Bring semantic
interoperability Findings Findings Findings
into life
Create synergies
among Findings Findings Findings
stakeholders
Ensure user
involvement
Serve as a single
Findings Findings Findings
3
point of contact
for semantic Findings Findings Findings Conclusions
interoperability
General Findings
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11. About the concept
Finding: SEMIC.EU’s services are
perceived as relevant by its
target groups
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12. About the concept
Finding: SEMIC.EU
operates in a complex
socio-technical
system which requires
continuous “top-down”
thinking and “bottom-up”
learning
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13. About the concept
INFLUENCE INFORM
Finding: to reach its
objectives SEMIC.EU
can only take an
indirect approach
(influence, inform and
support) since the direct
one (to sanction use) is
not an option SUPPORT
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14. About the concept
INFORM
Conclusion:
Despite the many challenges,
SEMIC.EU is today an
well-known
platform for semantic
interoperability in Europe
SUPPORT
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15. Services linked to Interoperability Assets
Finding: Conclusion:
Member States SEMIC.EU
have started to should move forward
implement towards
Repositories for Federation
semantic interoperability using ADMS
at national level
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16. Services linked to Interoperability Assets
Finding: Conclusion:
SEMIC.EU SEMIC.EU should
Conformance simplify the
Branding did Clearing
not gain Process
traction
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17. Services linked to Interoperability Assets
Finding: Conclusion:
SEMIC.EU should
Indexing
adopt ADMS
system (rich asset
for assets should description) to
be improved facilitate search
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18. Agenda
Analysis Report
Nest Steps
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19. PwC is now working on the “To Be” model
1 Analysis
report
2 Business Model 3 Roadmap
Update
Holistic view of
Recommendations Revision of the
SEMIC.EU’s
for improvements SEMIC.EU's
business model
roadmap
based on the target
In-depth analysis
Definition of business model and
of the current
SEMIC.EU’s target recommendations
business model of
business model
SEMIC.EU
Concluded Ongoing today To be started
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20. Thank you
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21. “To Be” Framework Sneak Preview
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