DANTERM as a Provider of IT Solutions to the Communication and Knowledge Handling Needs of Danish Companies

DANTERM - the Danish Center for Terminology - is one of the few centers that combines competence in terminology & the terminological working method, knowledge organization & data structuring, plus the development of terminology-related information technology (IT) applications, especially term bases. The center's knowledge of terminology, as well as clarification & systematization of technical concepts, is indispensable when developing other IT systems, such as systems for searching, storage & exchange of information. By this we mean, for example, systems for digital document handling, e-commerce, & electronic health care records. The unambiguous determination & systematic description of concepts within such a system's field of operations is an important precondition for the successful development of the system & for usable results. It is precisely this expertise that lays the foundations for DANTERM's ability - independently & in collaboration with technological service organizations & consultancy firms - to contribute to the solution of business-related tasks that are also necessary for society at large. Adapted from the source document