Universal Knowledge Repository

1 . A computer-implementable method for managing a universal knowledge repository comprising:

receiving streams of data from a plurality of data sources;

processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources, the processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources performing data enriching to provide data enriched data streams; and,

storing the data streams and the data enriched data streams within the universal knowledge repository as a collection of knowledge elements.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a cognitive insight based upon the collection of knowledge elements stored within the universal knowledge repository.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the data enriching comprises identifying at least some knowledge elements within the collection of knowledge elements as at least one of facts, opinions, descriptions, and skills.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the data enriching comprises identifying at least some knowledge elements within the collection of knowledge elements as at least one of statements, assertions, beliefs, perceptions, preferences, sentiments, attitudes and opinions and associating identified at least some knowledge elements with an entity responsible for generating the at least one of statements, assertions, beliefs, perceptions, preferences, sentiments, attitudes and opinions.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the universal knowledge repository comprises a private knowledge repository; and,

at least some of the plurality of data streams are private data streams.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the universal knowledge repository comprises a universal cognitive graph.