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Deliverable D2.3.8v1 (WP2.3) proposes the dynamic ontology lifecycle schema and discusses its implementation. It provides concrete solutions to ontology development and evolution issues in highly dynamic and data-intensive environments. Particularly, it deals with proper placement of ontology learning, evaluation and negotiation methods and with integration of learned and collaborative ontologies in a novel way. The transfer possibilities of the framework are justified by elaborated application scenarios from the medicine domain. Keyword list: ontology, ontology lifecycle, ontology development, dynamic ontology evolution, ontology integration, meaning negotiation, ontology versioning Copyright c © 2007 The contributors Document Identifier KWEB/2007/D2.3.8/v1.