EAGLE - Local Government Learning Platform.
Dietmar Glachs, Violeta Damjanović, Felix Strohmeier, Sergio Fernández · 2014
Abstract. This paper presents our approach to designing and developing the EAGLE (EnhAnced Government Learning) platform and its Open Data and Linked Data features. The aim of the platform is for local governments in rural areas to adopt Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) solutions as an effective way to keep up with the fast pace of innovation, which is affecting public administration in the EU. EAGLE is based on open source tools, such as Apache Marmotta (Linked Data Platform) and Apache Stanbol (semantic enhancement engine). It uses Linked Data as an integration technology. We present three steps to our approach: (i) data integration from various government and/or learning data sources, (ii) semantic data enhancement, and (iii) publishing the enhanced data as Linked Data. These steps lead towards creation and deployment of services tailored to support extensive learning for public administration in rural areas, employing assessment technologies, change management methods, and cross-device learning strategies.