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.

SYNERGY Launch & Knowledge Café

Next Generation Enterprise  Collaboration Utilities & Support Services 

Unique opportunity to adapt and evolve your collaboration business models

Radisson SAS Hotel, Steinentorstrasse 25, Basel, Switzerland

Thursday March 6

15.00 – 19.30

 

14.30 Welcome & Coffee

15.00 Introductory Remarks, Barry Hardy, Douglas Connect

15.05 An Overview of the SYNERGY Approaches to Knowledge-Oriented Collaboration and Interoperability Services, Keith Popplewell, Coventry University, UK

15.25 Practices & Methodology for SYNERGY Knowledge Assessments & Case Studies, Barry Hardy, Douglas Connect

15.45 SYNERGY Collaboration Patterns Support & Enhancing Knowledge Worker Productivity, Asha Nagesser, INSIDEAN GmbH

16.05 Intellectual Property Protection in SYNERGY Collaboration Structures, Richard Zbinden, Software for Corporate Leaders LLC

16.25 SYNERGY Utility Approaches to Collaboration Support, Nenad Stojanovic, Forschungszentrum Informatik an der Universität Karlsruhe, Germany

16.45 Mini Break

17.00 KNOWLEDGE CAFÉ

Participants will be provided the opportunity to visit three of five different tables where they will be able to engage in peer-to-peer conversations of their collaboration experiences and needs and to ask questions and make suggestions on different aspects of the SYNERGY project.

Knowledge Café Tables

Table A - Knowledge Oriented Collaboration and Interoperability, Keith Popplewell

Table B - Knowledge Assessment Methodology, Barry Hardy

Table C - Knowledge Sharing Rules & IP Protection, Richard Zbinden

Table D – Utility-based Knowledge Services, Nenad Stojanovic

Table E – Collaborative Work & Productivity, Asha Nagesser

18.30 Group Discussion

19.00 RECEPTION & NETWORKING

 
RSVP

If interested in attending please contact Nicki Douglas to request a guest pass:

Nicki Douglas, Douglas Connect

Tel: +41 61 851 0461. Email: Nicki.Douglas –(at)- douglasconnect.com

SYNERGY Project website:  http://www.synergy-ist.eu/

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Comments

[Eric Tsui]

I am interested in this research but cannot attend the briefing. I am also conducting similiar research and may be able to find some local organisations/depts in Hong Kong to participate in the requirements gathering and the trialing of prototype. Eric Tsui.