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What is Knowledge Communities

Chapter 154
Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
Structures of social interactions aiming at the generation and disclosure of knowledge. More specifically, knowledge communities are groups of people who share a special interest for a given topic, and who collaborate to deepen their understanding of that topic through ongoing learning and knowledge sharing.
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Participatory Geographic Information Systems
Dulce Magalhaes de Sá (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) and Ana Cristina M. Costa (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch154
Abstract
Geographic information systems are largely used in different levels of administration and planning where geo-referenced information is a crucial factor behind analysis and determination of different decision-making scenarios. The potential of these systems is increasingly being perceived as a support to facilitate public participation in planning processes.
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Issues and Challenges in Enterprise Social Media
Group of people sharing common interest who come together for generating and exchanging information and ideas on specific issues in an organizational context.
Published in Chapter: Issues and Challenges in Enterprise Social Media; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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