Abstract

Many people especially in public and private sectors have tried to obtain maximum benefit from information technology infrastructure and communication. This may be acquired not only as a process and activity development tool in daily performances, but as an opportunity to construct knowledge through collaborative learning. This article highlights the use of semantic web technology such as building a semantic browser for knowledge discovery contributing to organizational, tactical and strategic decision making, thus providing automated knowledge. Issues related to taxonomy, ontology and folksonomy are described briefly and contribute to the generation of new knowledge. Several elements were considered as to use, benefits and opportunities provided for web users.

Key words: Semantic, ontology, architecture, knowledge, taxonomy, hypothesis.