The main activities of the association include:

• Educating interested stakeholders on what ontologies are and how they can be effectively utilized;
  
• Promoting cooperation among public and private institutions, cultural associations, consortia, and cooperative societies that pursue similar aims;
  
• Establishing connections with national and international institutions that pursue similar aims;
  
• Supporting the development of collaborations between research and industry;
  
• Supporting international scientific exchanges, paying particular attention to rising and developing countries;
  
• Supporting the publication of journals and books, potentially through direct agreements with publishing companies;
• Stimulating research in areas related to the Association's purpose through the establishment of scholarships, fellowships, and awards;
  
• Organizing, potentially in cooperation with related organizations, scientific meetings, conferences, educational activities and similar events;
• Creating temporary or permanent groups comprising members who share specific interests.