A project for the - IST-program CompNet A project for the - IST-program

The CompNet Mission CompNet will enable people to collaborate on problem solution and knowledge management in a globally networked environment.

Targets End Users System Developers Project Partners People and organisations doing collaborative based on information exchange on the network System Developers Developers building applications for network based collaborative work Project Partners

CompNet - Where, How Environments for CompNet CompNet Platform Education Learning Organisations Virtual Campus, Networked Organisations Teleworking CompNet Platform Open Standards, Internet Standards CORBA

End user view A networked collaborative environment Knowledge database within Tasks within Information exchange with external persons/groups Knowledge sources Internet

Special features - as seen from the end user Open standards CORBA - Internet standards Services/client software components delivered on demand Distributed objects, Mobile Agents. Access control, authentication, security etc. delivered by platform Fine grained access-control possible. CORBA

Applicable user contexts Open and Distant Learning Networked virtual Universities Learning organisations Virtual organisations Helpdesks Software companies Sales & Demonstration Software support

Special features - as seen from the developers Open Standards CORBA - Internet Standards Component based software construction Reusable software components, object oriented design for “framework” building User interfaces and back-end modules Based on a distributed platform Utilisation of platform services Security, name-services, licensing, distribution etc. A report on experiences gained during the project

Work Modules in CompNet Evaluation of new work methods Knowledge management, workspace interaction Component modules with knowledge content Software framework and methods using components Tools and methods for Globally Distributed Collaboration (GDC)

Pre-project schedule Project callout - March. 16. 1999 Deadline for application - June 16. 1999 Contract negotiations/signing Depends on EU bureaucracy Supposed November 1999 Proposed running time - 3 years.

Individual and Team Work Fig. 1: System overview How the participants are interacting in open and flexible learning. Content Methods Organisation Individual and Team Work

Fig. 2: Action Lines in Project Partners in the CompNet project will work on methodical and technological levels. Methodical III.3.1 (Center of Gravity) Open Platforms and tools for personalised learning III.2.2 Content management and personalisation II.2.2 Team Work Technical IV.3.1 Component-based software engineering

Components are the technical basis for developement Fig. 3: Mapping Action Lines with system overview Defining work modules with one responsible and other participating partners Open Platforms and tools.. Content management Team Work Components are the technical basis for developement

Partners/Interested HiST Statoil - Rotvoll HiA University of Greenwich University of Sheffield Hanzehochshule Binary Logic (Athens) Parallax (London)

Status - March 1999. Decision made on action lines Memorandum on “roadmap” distributed Responses/Specific proposals asked for “Deadline” - April 1. (?) Workshop in Trondheim 26.03.99 Local resources National resources from ODL-network

The road ahead Minor milestones Results from Trondheim WS distributed Draft/Proposal for project description International WorkShop in April Project Draft agreed on Hard work Main load in Trondheim Collaborative actions using telecommunication/Network

Next major milestone Application delivered June 16. But - there are always more peaks to climb whhen you reach the peak that was ”the next peak”