Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice

Semantic Interoperability Community of Practice (SICoP) is a US Federal group dealing with Semantics.

SICoP's mission is achieving "semantic interoperability" and "semantic data integration" focused on the government sector.

The SICoP seeks to enable Semantic Interoperability, specifically the "operationalizing" of these technologies and approaches, through online conversation, meetings, tutorials, conferences, pilot projects, and other activities aimed at developing and disseminating best practices.

The individuals making up this CoP represent a broad range of government organizations and the industry and academic partners that support them. However, the SICoP claims neither formal nor implied endorsements by the organizations represented.

The SICoP is a Special Interest Group (SIG) within the Knowledge Management Working Group (KMWG) sponsored by the Best Practices Committee of the Chief Information Officers Council, (CIOC) in partnership with the XML Working Group (now Community of Practice), among others. Both the SICoP and its parent KMWG serve as interagency bodies to bring the benefits of the government's intellectual assets to all Federal organizations, customers, and partners. The SICoP through the Working Group will communicate its actions and findings to the Committee, the CIO Council and its member agencies, although its main purpose is to support CoP members in their efforts to make the Semantic Web operational in their agencies.