[sc34wg3] The Norwegian National Body position on ISO 13250

[Sam Hunting]

> These are very good news. To add to the picture, let me add that
> there is a growing interest in the US for topic maps, especially
> within the government and open source communities. 

I agree with Mary on the exponential growth of topic maps ("two, three,
many topic maps"), both in the open source and e-government arenas to
which Michel alludes:
  
http://www.etopicality.com/public_presentations/eGOV_2003-03-18/index.html

and elsewhere:

  http://www.etopicality.com/public_presentations/GS_2003-02-06/index.html

Interestingly, neither of these two approaches is particularly TAOist --
and since they are based on tmtk, which regards the TAO as one topic map
application among (potentially) many, they do not need to be. 

Sam Hunting
eTopicality, Inc.

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