Ten years ago, in 2006, I gave a presentation at the Online Conference in London about the topic of making knowledge usable and productive. The target group consisted of professional and corporate publishers and information managers.
In the presentation I gave an example of the Dutch Social Support Act (WMO) that would become active in 2007. Many municipalities were struggling with the challenges of the new task that were laid upon them by decentralization of authority.
This decentralization of authority and responsibility to municipalities has been extended even further in 2015. Many municipalities are struggling again with the uncertainty they face and are looking for the best way to implement the new transition of authority within a reduced budget space.
Perhaps this selection of sheets from that 2006 presentation provides some food for thought.
De som der delen; wendbaarheid bij kennisgedreven interactiesThei Geurts
Organisaties opereren in steeds sneller veranderende omgevingen. Veranderingen in klantengedrag, wet- en regelgeving, technologie en marktomstandigheden maken hun omgeving steeds complexer en hebben een verlammend effect op de wendbaarheid. Organisaties moeten methoden vinden om weer wendbaar te worden en om te kunnen gaan met continue verandering.
The National Health IT Board Perspective: Transformational healthcare, professionalism and sustainability. Presented by Graeme Osborne, Director, National Health IT Board; Dr Andrew Miller, General Practitioner and e-ambassador; Carolyn Gullery, General Manager Planning, Funding & Decision Support, Canterbury & West Coast District Health Boards at HINZ 2014, 11 November 2014, 8.30am, Plenary Room
Prolong Lifetime Analysis and Efficient Utilization of Energy in Heterogeneou...IJTET Journal
Abstract - The clustering-based protocols are believed to be the best for heterogeneous wireless sensor networks (WSNs). The evaluation is based on two new clustering-based protocols, which are called single-hop energy-efficient clustering protocol (S-EECP) and multi-hop energy-efficient clustering protocol (M-EECP) [1]. In S-EECP, the cluster heads (CHs) are elected by a weighted probability [2] based on the ratio between average energy of the network and residual energy of each node. The nodes having more initial energy and residual energy will have more chances to be elected as CHs than nodes with low energy. In M-EECP, the election of CHs is same as S-EECP, but the elected CHs communicate the data packets to the base station via multi-hop communication approach. To analyze the network lifetime three types of sensor nodes equipped with different battery energy are assumed. By analyzing these parameters, M-EECP achieves load balance among the CHs better than the existing clustering protocols and gives prolong network lifetime. Here the simulation is based on ns-2 simulator.
Instruction manuals, users guides, and other types of documentation have always been the way manufacturers distributed the how-to information about their products to customers, as well as sales and support staff and other employees. This kind of catch-all, one-size document forces every user to sift through irrelevant information, applying their own context to find solutions to their problems. Even when they are successful, users remember the experience as painful and tedious. There must be a better way. In 2008 Kees van Mansom and Thei Geurts developed the concept of Documentation 3.0. Using semantic technology, we can create the smart documentation that guides each customer through the actions, decisions, and choices they can take to maximize their user experience.
