Workshop on behavioural aspects of situational applications and knowledge mashups, Innsbruck, Austria
21 February 2011 - 21 February 2011
Austria
A workshop on behavioural aspects of situational applications and knowledge mashups will be held from 21 to 23 February 2011 in Innsbruck, Austria.
The workshop will look at the mutual influence of situational applications (SAS) and social processes in which knowledge workers develop and use SAS. This type of software highlights the idea that software is designed in and for a particular social situation or context. This typically means that it is personalised, localised software that has evolved organically and has been created by the community that uses it.
The growing popularity of new Web technologies has made it easier to consume data feeds in many ways. Web 2.0 technologies provide tools that let users combine subsets of functionality from different applications to build entirely new applications. Typically, mashups can be seen as SAS. These qualities make SAS particularly interesting for knowledge workers who need to deal with weakly defined problems, unexpected events and exceptions outside well-structured and -documented business processes.
Whereas current research in this area has focused on design science approaches supporting knowledge workers with knowledge management tools, infrastructures and systems, there is still little known about the (social) processes, potential conflicts, and governance of developing and using SAS. The workshop will look at empirical research, such as case studies, as well as traditional and innovative methodologies and theories.For further information, please visit: http://www.wm-konferenz2011.org/indexEN.html(opens in new window)
The workshop will look at the mutual influence of situational applications (SAS) and social processes in which knowledge workers develop and use SAS. This type of software highlights the idea that software is designed in and for a particular social situation or context. This typically means that it is personalised, localised software that has evolved organically and has been created by the community that uses it.
The growing popularity of new Web technologies has made it easier to consume data feeds in many ways. Web 2.0 technologies provide tools that let users combine subsets of functionality from different applications to build entirely new applications. Typically, mashups can be seen as SAS. These qualities make SAS particularly interesting for knowledge workers who need to deal with weakly defined problems, unexpected events and exceptions outside well-structured and -documented business processes.
Whereas current research in this area has focused on design science approaches supporting knowledge workers with knowledge management tools, infrastructures and systems, there is still little known about the (social) processes, potential conflicts, and governance of developing and using SAS. The workshop will look at empirical research, such as case studies, as well as traditional and innovative methodologies and theories.For further information, please visit: http://www.wm-konferenz2011.org/indexEN.html(opens in new window)