Research Article
Culture Ontology to Enhance Social Cohesion
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-031-81573-7_17, author={Abdoul Azize Kindo and Gaoussou Camara and Sadouanouan Malo and Guidedi Kaladzavi and Th\^{e}odore Marie Yves Tapsoba and Kolyang }, title={Culture Ontology to Enhance Social Cohesion}, proceedings={Towards new e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries. 15th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2023, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, November 23--25, 2023, Proceedings, Part II}, proceedings_a={AFRICOMM PART 2}, year={2025}, month={2}, keywords={Culture ontology Social Cohesion Semantic Web rules}, doi={10.1007/978-3-031-81573-7_17} }- Abdoul Azize Kindo
Gaoussou Camara
Sadouanouan Malo
Guidedi Kaladzavi
Théodore Marie Yves Tapsoba
Kolyang
Year: 2025
Culture Ontology to Enhance Social Cohesion
AFRICOMM PART 2
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-81573-7_17
Abstract
Culture plays a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of the world, guiding our interactions, and influencing our behavior. In African societies, culture often lies at the heart of social cohesion and collective identity, providing a sense of belonging and a framework for social navigation. This paper presents an ontology of culture, with a focus on African culture, and specifically on the system of joking kinship in Burkina Faso. The ontology covers various aspects of culture including art, religion, mythology, cuisine, history, education, economy, social structure, and locality . The ontology is designed to provide a framework for representing, analyzing, and understanding culture, with the aim of promoting social cohesion and preserving cultural heritage. The ontology is enriched with properties and object properties, including a unique object property representing the system of joking kinship, a traditional social relationship that fosters tolerance, facilitates conflict resolution, and contributes to social harmony. The ontology is designed to be used in conjunction with Semantic Web technologies to support various applications related to cultural events and practices.
