A Linked Data Application Development Framework (LDADF) *

a giant global data space hosting millions of linked RDF data triples on various domains in Linked Open Data Cloud. These data are now freely available for reuse. However, while some Web developers have developed notable Linked Data applications consuming and integrating different types of linked open data from the Linked Open Data Cloud to provide valuable services to people, many Web developers are yet to understand Linked Data principles and standards due to difficulties they face in learning semantic and linked data technologies. This research therefore proposes a Linked Data Application Development framework to help Web developers in overcoming challenges associated with designing and implementing linked data applications. Key Words: linked data applications, Spring framework, development, web developers, semantic web, object-oriented framework