1. Lecture 11 Emergent Knowledge Management Practices Md. Mahbubul Alam, PhD Associate Professor Dept. of AEIS 1

2. Objectives Identify and describe emerging technologies used in knowledge management practices, Describe how they enable collaboration and knowledge sharing, Analyze the applicability of these technologies in agricultural knowledge management practices. Presented by Md. Mahbubul Alam, PhD2

3. Technologies used in KM practices Web 2.0  A WWW technology that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, collaboration and functionality of the web.  Web 2.0 is a Ajax-enabled (asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web-based application which allows users to create much more interactive applications. Open source development  Internet-based communities of software developers who voluntarily collaborate in order to develop software that they or their organizations need. Virtual worlds  Allow users to build three-dimensional immersive virtual worlds where individuals represented by avatars socialize, explore, and conduct business. GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Presented by Md. Mahbubul Alam, PhD3

4. Web 2.0 vs. Web 1.0 Web 1.0 Personal Websites Screen scraping Akamai Ofoto Web 2.0 Blog Web services BitTorrent Flickr Presented by Md. Mahbubul Alam, PhD4

5. Web 2.0 applications Blogs  Online journals or diaries hosted on a Web site. Collective intelligence  A system that attempts to tap the expertise of a group rather than an individual to make decisions, e.g., collaborative publishing or common database for sharing knowledge. Mash-ups  an aggregation of content from different online sources to create a new service, e.g., Google map. Peer-to-peer networking  A technique to efficiently sharing files including music, videos, or text either over the Internet or within a closed set of users. Online games  Massive multiplayer games which involve thousands of people interact simultaneously though personal avatars in online worlds. Podcasts  are audio or video recordings- a multimedia form of a blog or other content, e.g., iTunes. RSS (Really Simple Syndication)  Allows people to subscribe to online distributions of news, blogs, podcasts or other information. Social networking  Systems that allow a user to build an online profile and interact with a group of online users. Widgets  Programs that allow access from users’ desktops to Web-based content. Wikis  Systems for collaborative publishing, e.g., Wikipedia. They allow many authors to contribute to an online document or discussion. Presented by Md. Mahbubul Alam, PhD5

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