Knowledge Portals

Definition

A knowledge portal is an Internet-based computer program that constitutes a single point of access to organizational knowledge, integrating knowledge repositories, expert directories, collaboration tools, and other knowledge-intensive applications

Importance

Provides Sufficient contribution

Creates a favorable organization culture

Helps to acquire Knowledge Integration

functionalities

Communication

Collaboration

Contents

Coordination

Customization

Connection

Supports internal and external communication among members for sharing and transferring knowledge

Technologies are used for sharing ideas, sharing creation, and sharing a work space

Organizing and structuring knowledge to enhance its use and to guide users to available knowledge resources

Maintaining consistency within a work product or managing dependencies between activities

Searching knowledge and delivery of more relevant knowledge to users

Creating and managing knowledge networks, and finding relevant experts

Components

Knowledge Organization Systems.

Knowledge Repositories/Repository Access

Knowledge Integration

For R&D

Research Type

Project Duration

Research Importance

Team Size

they address knowledge and information integration by structuring metainformation for the underlying repositories and networks

Integrating access to knowledge repositories is a key
functionality for KPs

providing it
in a coordinated and meaningful form

research activities and ways of performing activities

affect the probability of technical success in a project

recognition by the researchers

the amount of participation, the distribution of group members

Limitation for R&D portals

limited number of characteristics for R&D teams

only used perceived importance in defining the importance of functionalities,

lack of generality