Semmtech supports the W3C RCH WG

[ssstolk]

Semmtech would like to voice its support of the creation of the W3C Linked Data Signatures Working Group. We are a consultancy and software development company offering semantic solutions to share and exchange data effectively. We assist our clients, the majority of which in the infrastructure and construction sectors, in using Linked Data to capture domain-specific ontologies, share these with contractors, and use the commonly available terminology within to express and exchange project information on physical assets (e.g., bridges, tunnels, roads).

We see LDS as an important step in achieving a mechanism of verifying integrity of large project datasets shared between multiple parties in a decentralized manner (e.g., available on a Linked Data Platform) instead of being sent back and forth as part of the communication itself. Being able to obtain a canonical version of an RDF dataset in order to create a hash and signature for that dataset will be vital for further decentralizing data transactions in the industries we work in.

[iherman]

Thank you @ssstolk

[pchampin]

Dear @ssstolk, the proposed charter has been substantially changed since you submitted your expression of support. More specifically, its scoped has been narrowed down, to address some concerns raised in the Semantic Web community. See also Ivan Herman's explanation of those changes on the SebWeb mailing list.

We kindly ask you to review the new version, and either

• renew your expression of interest (by a simple reply to this thread), or
• to close this issue if you do not wish to renew it.

Thanks in advance

[ssstolk]

Having reviewed the new version, Semmtech would like to renew our expression of interest.

[pchampin]

For the sake of clarity, editing the title to match the new name of the WG...