Implementing national performance indicator ontology: A case study of Botswana's development agendas

IF 2 4区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Information Development Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI:10.1177/02666669241279810

Oarabile Sebubi, Irina Zlotnikova, Hlomani Hlomani

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Abstract

This paper presents the National Performance Indicator Ontology (NPIOnto), a knowledge model designed for the semantic representation of national performance indicators (NPIs) and related performance variables to enhance the semantic capabilities of open data. The research addresses the lack of semantic representation for NPIs, particularly within Botswana's development agendas, which impedes the effective use, accessibility, and integration of performance data essential for monitoring and achieving sustainable development goals. NPIOnto was developed through five steps: discovering the ontology purpose, studying the development agenda knowledge domain, developing the conceptual knowledge model, formalizing the conceptual model, and evaluating the formal model's effectiveness in enhancing the semantic capabilities of open data resources. The evaluation, based on practical application in Botswana, demonstrated that NPIOnto significantly improves the accessibility, understandability, interoperability, integrability, and intelligibility of open data. Insights from the Botswana case study indicate that while NPIOnto is tailored to meet Botswana's development agenda needs, it can be adapted for use in other developing countries.

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实施国家绩效指标本体论：博茨瓦纳发展议程案例研究

本文介绍了国家绩效指标本体（NPIOnto），这是一个知识模型，旨在对国家绩效指标（NPI）和相关绩效变量进行语义表述，以增强开放数据的语义能力。这项研究旨在解决国家绩效指标缺乏语义表述的问题，尤其是在博茨瓦纳的发展议程中，这妨碍了对监测和实现可持续发展目标所必需的绩效数据的有效使用、获取和整合。NPIOnto 是通过五个步骤开发的：发现本体的目的、研究发展议程知识领域、开发概念知识模型、正式化概念模型，以及评估正式模型在增强开放数据资源语义能力方面的有效性。基于博茨瓦纳的实际应用进行的评估表明，NPIOnto 显著提高了开放数据的可访问性、可理解性、互操作性、可集成性和可理解性。博茨瓦纳案例研究的启示表明，虽然 NPIOnto 是为满足博茨瓦纳发展议程的需要而量身定制的，但它也可以调整用于其他发展中国家。

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Information Development INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： Information Development is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to provide authoritative coverage of current developments in the provision, management and use of information throughout the world, with particular emphasis on the information needs and problems of developing countries. It deals with both the development of information systems, services and skills, and the role of information in personal and national development.