Knowledge workshops

Here are some ideas for workshops that address knowledge related topics.

(1) The role of a 'knowledge network'

... in researching, developing and supporting the Government's [wise] push on Competitiveness through innovation and information and communications technology (ICT).

• potential audience: DTI, local government, educational & training orgs., business, Regional Development Agencies
• really more of a marketing angle than a workshop

(2) Issues for 'Virtuality'

• keeping a geographically dispersed group working together: motivation & benefits
• making up for limited physical human interaction
• keeping them informed but not overloaded
• potential audience: DTI, local government, educational & training orgs., business, Regional Development Agencies, technology developers & Internet service/content providers

(2a) Note: there are lots of potential topics on virtuality.  The above is
just one of many.

(3) Knowledge management and meaning

• what is data, information, knowledge, understanding and intelligence
• why is this important to [our audience]
• why this is important to the developers of next generation technology
  (e.g. Microsoft, Sun, Oracle, IBM)
• potential audience: educational & training orgs., business, technology developers & Internet service/content providers, media/content publishers, researchers
• probably should split this into two versions: one for a general audienceand the other focused on technology developers

(4) Expert information at the students fingertips: Impact on the role of teachers and learning

• what happens when the student has (on-line) access to information that is superior to the teacher's knowledge?
• potential audience: educational & training orgs. and related orgs.
• also ties in with the proposed Education Channel project?

(5) Evaluation of IT systems: A user knowledge system evaluation service

• for IT developers (e.g. Microsoft, Sun, Oracle, IBM)
• illustrate why they really do need this service!!
• effectively marketing some of our Network services
• steer them down the right track with: issues, needs, vision, prototype and beta testing, and final product evaluation in a real working environment
• potentially a very worthwhile (and profitable) route for the Knowledge Network
• really more of a marketing angle than a workshop

(6) Visions of the future [short-, medium-, and long-term]: A guiding light?

• needs, process, technology, impact, issues and policies
• potential audience: DTI, local government, educational & training orgs., business, Regional Development Agencies, technology developers & Internet service/content providers
• some of the above target audience may not be interested in this topic though (that's there loss!)

(7) Education systems in the 21st century

• needs, issues, policies, practices, challenges & opportunities, ...
• the technology
• potential audience: educational & training orgs. and related orgs.