Development of Knowledge Management System MENTAL

The article is based on the defence research project “Network Enabled Capability (NEC) Knowledge Management of the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) – MENTAL”, which is the first research project dealing with the theme of Knowledge Management at the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The theoretical basis of the project is Topic Maps. The key issue for the project solution is designing and creating a suitable ontology. The paper describes the procedure from the selection of an Upper Ontology through the Core Ontology design to the processing of the Domain Ontology. Ontology definitions are stated and their meaning is explained.
The project aims to create a Knowledge Management System under the ACR NEC administration. The article describes the structure of the system, its elements and
relations among them, the functions of these elements and the technology components by means of which the functions are implemented.