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In this paper, we illustrate some experiences by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) on using ontologies for the purpose of both data integration and data dissemination. The shown data integration project is based on the Ontology Based Data Management (OBDM) paradigm, proposed for integrating multiple and heterogeneous data sources. The dissemination experience exploits the Linked Data paradigm and led to the publication of the Istat’s Linked Open Data portal.
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Aracri, R.M., Radini, R., Scannapieco, M., Tosco, L. (2018). Using Ontologies for Official Statistics: The Istat Experience. In: Garrigós, I., Wimmer, M. (eds) Current Trends in Web Engineering. ICWE 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10544. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74433-9_15
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