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Abstract(s)
This paper presents a case in the development of a knowledge
community support system in the context of an industrial association group in
the construction sector. This system is a result of the Know-Construct project
which aims at providing association sponsored SME communities of the
construction sector with a sophisticated information management platform and
community building tools for knowledge sharing. The paper begins by
characterizing the so-called construction industry knowledge community. The
Know-Construct system concept and the its general architecture are described,
focusing on the semantic resources, in particular the ontologies structure. The
final part of the paper depicts the approach to the actual introduction of the
system in the community. An action-research approach was planned to obtain
research results regarding the social acceptance of semantic resources such as
the ontologies and technical classifications used in system.
Description
Part of this paper result from research work financed by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia -
MCTES - POCTI/GES/49202
COLL-CT-2004-500276 KNOW-CONSTRUCT Internet Platform for Knowledge-based Customer
Needs Management and Collaboration among SMEs (2005-2007). Project co-funded by the European
Community. "Horizontal Research Activities Involving SMEs-Collective Research Programme.
Keywords
Enterprise sponsored virtual communities Action-research Ontology based information systems