OMG® Semantic Augmentation Challenge 2025

The OMG Semantic Augmentation Challenge invites practical, easy-to-use, and innovative solutions to bridge this semantic gap through standardized metadata approaches. By developing better ways to augment datasets with machine-readable semantic references, we can transform how data is shared, understood, and utilized across industries. The goal is to discover or advance metadata formats that can turn basic data structures into semantically rich resources that both humans and machines can interpret correctly.

What You'll Do

• Work with our sample Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) bank dataset
• Create metadata that maps columns to semantic references which provide meaning
• Show how your solution helps both humans and machines understand the data
• Demonstrate that your approach works with updated dataset versions

Why Participate

• $1,000 prize for the winning solution
• Showcase your work on the OMG website
• Present your solution at our June meeting in Denver (in-person or remote)
• Help shape potential future standards
• Engage with industry leaders in data management

Please send your submission in a single zip file to: semanticchallenge@omg.org.

Important Dates

• May 28: Submission deadline
• June 2: Shortlist announced
• June 9: Test with revised dataset
• June 11: Presentations and winner announcement (Denver/online)

Terms & Conditions:

All submitted IP will remain the IP of the original owner. OMG's intent is to share certain materials of or about selected submissions online, unless usage is specifically withheld by the owner, so please indicate what can be used and any details about its IP ownership.

Organized by the Object Management Group's Financial Sector Domain Task Force