A Case Study in a Socio-technical Approach in Ontology Engineering

This paper describes results from the study case in developing an ontology for the Indonesian medicinal plants. The approach to the new way of developing ontology is taken from the point view of a socio-technical system theory. The case study was conducted after the theoretical model development developed through a qualitative research synthesis which aimed as a proof of concept. We describe a socio-technical ontology engineering approach for developing an ontology. The approach was applied within all of the phases in the life-cycle of the ontology and involved about ten domain experts from research centers and universities. The results show a promising way of conducting ontology engineering to ensure success.