The document discusses the benefits of electronic collaboration, including reducing travel costs, publishing work live, accelerating decision making, improving relationships, shortening research and development cycles, and increasing partner involvement. It notes that electronic collaboration allows people to hold meetings, conduct training, share presentations, demonstrate databases, share applications, conduct video conferencing, transfer files, and browse the web together from different locations. The document also provides some examples of electronic collaboration tools like broadcast rooms, mailing lists, audio/video conferencing, distance learning courses, Microsoft SharePoint, and messaging services.

1. Kheder Durah, Ph.D.
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, CWANA Regional Office

2. Collaboration is sharing
Why do we need to collaborate electronically?
• Hold a meeting
• Conduct a training session
• Perform activities presentation
• Demonstrate database live,
view annotate or edit documents
• Share application
• Video Conferencing
• Transfer Files
• Browse the Web for

3. Collaboration is sharing
Benefits of Electronic
Collaboration . . .
1. Reduction of travel costs
2. Publishing work live
3. Accelerating decision making
4. Improving internal & external
relationships
5. Shortening research & development
cycles
6. Increasing Partners’ Involvements.

4. Collaboration is sharing
• Broadcast Room
• Mailing List Groups
• Audio/ Video Conferencing
• Distance Learning
• iCourses
• MS Office SharePoint
• Case Presentation:
• Yahoo Messenger
• MSN Messenger
• Netmeeting
• MS SharePoint