In our authority we are currently investigating the possibilities for setting up
our own equivalent of 'Facebook', in which groups can collaborate on work
projects and similar workplace issues. There seems to be considerable
Knowledge Management potential in this, and staff who are familiar with the
Facebook style may find this derivative more workable than using standard
email or the current form of intranet.
With regard to the RM aspects of this kind of project there are one or two
areas where members of the group may be able to add some useful comments,
or suggest other factors which need to be taken into consideration.
1. We think it would be sensible to have a moderator role to monitor content
in each discussion thread and (after a suitable interval) remove extraneous or
ephemeral content which did not merit longer retention. The idea here would
be to create a body of information which could be archived for future use.
2. It has been suggested that video and audio conference content could be
included. What would be the retention scheduling considerations for these
media, beyond the obvious digital preservation factors?
I would be very interested to hear of any other organisations, particularly in
the public sector, who are considering this kind of approach.
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