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