Abstract
Administrative laws are traditionally published in natural language, necessitating multiple, redundant software implementations that lead to inefficiencies and inconsistencies. In response, this early-stage Ph.D. research introduces a framework for co-publishing ontologies alongside statutory text, forming a digital twin for administrative law (DTAL). Using an Austrian tourism levy as a case study, this research investigates how simultaneously publishing ontology-based and legal prose representations can minimize redundant software development efforts, reduces errors, and support rule-of-law-compliant automated decision-making. Preliminary prototypes indicate measurable reductions in development effort and update latency, underscoring the approach’s practicalviability.
Keywords: Legal Ontologies, Semantic Interoperability, Digital Twins, Automated Decision-Making, Rule of Law, Administrative Law, e-Government.
Keywords: Legal Ontologies, Semantic Interoperability, Digital Twins, Automated Decision-Making, Rule of Law, Administrative Law, e-Government.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the PhD Symposium der Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2025), Portoroz, Slovenia, June 1-5, 2025 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2025 |
Fields of science
- 102030 Semantic technologies
- 502050 Business informatics
- 102010 Database systems
- 102035 Data science
- 503008 E-learning
- 502058 Digital transformation
- 509026 Digitalisation research
- 102033 Data mining
- 102 Computer Sciences
- 102027 Web engineering
- 102028 Knowledge engineering
- 102016 IT security
- 102015 Information systems
- 102025 Distributed systems
JKU Focus areas
- Digital Transformation
