1. Challenges and difficulties in accessing textual content

1.1 Access the knowledge contained in the documents

Many tasks require the processing of textual data. Given the volume of data to be considered, automated or semi-automated analysis procedures are required to perform them.

– Strategic and technological intelligence. Companies need to keep abreast of technological and commercial developments in their sector, and identify innovations. This activity is based on monitoring a range of information sources, involving the collection and analysis of relevant documents. The use of visualization and content analysis techniques facilitates navigation through these sources. In particular, this involves detecting terms that are new or frequent in the field of activity concerned, and studying how they are used, in other...