Collaborative Tools Session Wikis Web for Development Conference November 22, 2006 Mikel Maron http://brainoff.com/weblog/ mikel_maron@yahoo.com Wiki http://brainoff.com/web4dev/ Anyone Can Edit No Hierarchical Structure All Revisions Archived Quick and Cheap Informal Collaborative and Sturdy A Global Blackboard Wikipedia Companies Distributed Disaster Response CIA Software MediaWiki Other Softwares Services The Case Studies 1st UN Wikis? Knowledge Management in a Community of Practice http://europeandcis.undp.org/WaterWiki New Regional Coordinator Word Attachments and Formal Reports Initial Task: Gather Resources in Excel Why not a Wiki? MediaWiki + Plugins Developed Starting Point A Bit of Structure Simplified Interface Maps Public View Private Edit Meta Details Documented 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 Time Position Resources for a Global Community http://www.un-instraw.org/wiki/training/ Internally Updated Databases Starting Content & Direction Structure and Simplicity Open to All Google Maps Any Page Calendaring 434 Pages 175,958 Page Views 2,772 Edits Rethinking How they Publish Take Away Thanks! mikel_maron@yahoo.co m Demo http://brainoff.com/web4dev/