Collaborative Tools SessionWikis

Web for Development ConferenceNovember 22, 2006

Mikel Maron

http://brainoff.com/weblog/mikel_maron@yahoo.com

Wiki

http://brainoff.com/web4dev/

Anyone Can Edit

No HierarchicalStructure

All RevisionsArchived

Quick and Cheap

Informal

Collaborativeand

Sturdy

A Global

Blackboard

Wikipedia

Companies

DistributedDisasterResponse

CIA

Software

MediaWiki

OtherSoftwares

Services

Resources

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The Case Studies1st UN Wikis?

Knowledge Managementin a

Community of Practice

http://europeandcis.undp.org/WaterWiki

New RegionalCoordinator

Word Attachmentsand

Formal Reports

Initial Task:Gather Resources

in Excel

Why not a Wiki?

MediaWiki+

Plugins

DevelopedStarting Point

A Bit ofStructure

SimplifiedInterface

Maps

Public ViewPrivate Edit

Meta DetailsDocumented

FutureIntentions

of Use

A Social Change

Magic Ingredients

Results

729 Pages

1 million+ PageViews

11131 Edits

UNDP (Coprorate) Regional Strategy on

Water Governance in Europe & CIS

A Full TimePosition

Resources for aGlobal Community

http://www.un-instraw.org/wiki/training/

InternallyUpdated

Databases

Starting Content& Direction

Structureand Simplicity

Open to All

Google MapsAny Page

Calendaring

434 Pages175,958 Page Views

2,772 Edits

RethinkingHow they Publish

Take Away

Thanks!

mikel_maron@yahoo.com

Demo

http://brainoff.com/web4dev/