A more decentralized vision for Linked Data
Axel Polleres, Maulik R. Kamdar, Javier D. Fernández, Tania Tudorache, Mark A. Musen · Semantic Web · 2020
In this deliberately provocative position paper, we claim that more than ten years into Linked Data there are still (too?) many unresolved challenges towards arriving at a truly machine-readable and decentralized Web of data. We take a deeper look at key challenges in usage and adoption of Linked D ata from the ever-present “LOD cloud” diagram.1 Herein, we try to highlight and exemplify both key technical and non-technical challenges to the success of LOD, and we outline potential solution strategies. We hope that this paper will serve as a discussion basis for a fresh start towards more actionable, truly decentralized Linked Data, and as a call to the community to join forces.