Semantic Web Design and Programming Constraints in Arabic: Exploratory Study

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the reality of design and programming of Semantic Web and its tools in Arabic in order to identify the obstacles and difficulties that face the design and programming of Semantic Web, through the use of SWOT analysis which was applied on the latest related studies to find out the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that encounters the design and programming of Arabic Semantic Web in order to identify the most important recommendations that could be utilized in order to eliminate the difficulties and obstacles that has been reached by this research.

The most significant results reached by the analysis were the absence of an Arabic Ontology which can be relied upon in designing Semantic Web applications in Arabic, in addition to the ineffectiveness of the Arab lexicon - WordNet (AWN) as an alternative of Arabic Ontology. This study recommends the establishment of an Association for the Arab Semantic Web, and the creation of semantic platforms that supports the Arabic language in order to build an Arabic Ontology.