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Agenda
- Update on the ODI stewardship of Solid
- Highlights of progress made in the Solid Community group
- Highlights of work in the Solid Practitioners group - including the Solid Catalog
- Updates on progress in the Linked Web Storage Working group
- Presentations: Frederik Byl
At the final Solid World of the year we are delighted to welcome Frederik Byl from Vito who will be presenting on two innovative projects.
We Are - a citizen-centric approach to health data sharing
In the We Are platform, health data is approached from a citizen-centric perspective, bringing fragmented data that tell a story about a person's health and well-being together in personal data lockers. To be able to use and share this data, access and access management services are built around the central SOLID technology architecture layer. To make sure people aren't overburdened by access requests, and to put people really central in this technology approach, there is a final governance layer, focusing on the ethical and legal screening of applications and organisations requesting access to a person's data.
WellData - a personal data space for preventive health
In this talk we will showcase how the We Are platform works in practice: the WellData project set up a preventive health personal data space. Not only are applications connecting to the underlying SOLID architecture, but they also exchange and re-use data. We will look at the set-up of the personal data space, and the technical and governance challenges we encountered and solved in bringing this to practice.
Speakers
Presenter: Frederik Byl, Vito is a software engineer with experience in designing and implementing data-driven applications. He is co-developer and architect of the We Are project, which aims to create a health data platform that empowers citizens to share and activate their health data. He is passionate about translating complex technical challenges into practical solutions, with a focus on simplicity and robustness.
ODI stewardship update: Louise Burke is the ODI’s Chief Executive Officer and leads the team to deliver on the organisation’s mission and vision. Having joined the ODI in 2012 Louise previously held roles as chief finance officer and chief operating officer. She has expertise in data governance, data literacy, data institutions, data assurance and innovation, as well as a professional background in accountancy and finance. She was named one of the 100 Top Influencers across the UK’s open technology communities in 2021.
With a career that has involved building many businesses from the ground-up, and expertise in fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, and scaling, Louise has commercial acumen along with a commitment to deliver on the ODI’s vision.
As an accountancy professional, she has lectured in the UK and overseas for the ACCA and CIMA and has authored academic books, study systems and business articles.
Chair: Jesse Wright is a passionate advocate for a Web that empowers individuals by giving them control over their own data. With a commitment to open-source and community-driven technology, Jesse has contributed significantly to the development and deployment of Solid.Jesse’s work on Solid spans several years, encompassing both volunteer and professional contributions to the project. He has developed and maintained a variety of libraries essential to the Semantic Web and Solid ecosystems, including eye-js, shaclcjs, N3.js, LDflex, and Comunica. Professionally, Jesse’s industry experience includes deploying Solid Pods for Indigenous health use cases at the Software Innovation Institute, as well as building foundational Solid infrastructure at Inrupt.As an academic, Jesse is a DPhil researcher at the University of Oxford’s EWADA group, led by Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Nigel Shadbolt. His research revolves around designing architectures that enable decentralized agents to autonomously negotiate and make decisions, thereby establishing a logical framework for Solid. Through his academic work, Jesse has contributed to numerous W3C standards.
Definitions
Solid Practitioners Group (PG)
The Solid Practitioners Group (PG) was launched in 2023 as a hub for those putting the Solid vision into practice as consists of people actively working on projects aimed at specific real-world products using Solid. You can join the practitioners group here.
The Solid Community Group (CG) was launched in 2018 to incubate the Solid Specifications. With the Linked Web Storage Working Group (LWS) now taking on the responsibility of maturing the server specifications - the CG is working on topics around application interoperability. You can join the community group here.
Linked Web Storage Group (LWS)
The Linked Web Storage Working Group (LWS WG) was launched in 2024 to enable the development of web applications where data storage, entity authentication, access control, and application provider are all loosely coupled. This group will output official W3C Recommendations - with the same level of authority as specifications such as HTML, CSS and Verifiable Credentials.