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SYNERGY Knowledge Assessment Launch

SYNERGY, a new 3 year European-funded Seventh Framework Research Project which commenced on the 1 February 2008, will research the knowledge sharing and collaboration support needs of stakeholders working collaboratively both internally within organisations, and within partnerships and new virtual network and business models. The project offers end user organisations an opportunity to participate in this leading edge research to address their unique requirements, to undergo a knowledge assessment of their collaboration needs, and the potential to pilot and test utility-based services developed during the project.

Swiss-based Douglas Connect will lead the SYNERGY workpackage on knowledge assessment, piloting and testing activities of application cases within industry and business contexts. To provide an opportunity for organisations to learn more about the initiative and the potential benefits of participation to them, Douglas Connect will hold a launch and networking event and Knowledge Café at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Basel, March 6 starting at 15.00. If interested in attending please contact Nicki Douglas of Douglas Connect, (Email: Nicki.Douglas –(at)- douglasconnect.com; Tel: +41 61 851 0461) to request a guest pass.

Following short presentations to inform, the event will feature peer-to-peer based Knowledge Café discussions on SYNERGY which will be facilitated by:

Prof. Keith Popplewell, Jaguar Cars Professor of Engineering Manufacture and Management, Coventry University, UK

Dr. Barry Hardy, Founder, InnovationWell & Knowledge Assessment Leader, Douglas Connect

Dr. Nenad Stojanovic, FZI Competence Center for Business Software, Forschungszentrum Informatik an der Universität Karlsruhe, Germany

Dr. Asha Nagesser, Managing Director, INSIDEAN GmbH

Richard Zbinden, CEO, Software for Corporate Leaders LLC

A more detailed agenda and project overview is provided in the continuation below.

Knowledge-oriented Collaboration: SYNERGY research project summary

SYNERGY, a new 3 year European-funded Seventh Framework Research Project commencing on the 1 February 2008, will research the knowledge sharing and collaboration support needs of stakeholders working collaboratively both internally within organisations, and within partnerships and new virtual network and business models. The project offers end user organisations an opportunity to participate in this leading edge research to address their unique requirements, to undergo a knowledge assessment of their collaboration needs, and the potential to pilot and test utility-based services developed during the project.  A summary of the project extracted from the formal technical proposal is provided below. (in continuation text)