The document discusses COMAP, a not-for-profit organization that uses information technology to strengthen civil society. It provides context-based social network applications for education, health, environment, and more. COMAP's software allows faster development of web-based systems through a declarative approach. The strategies discussed include a common map for collaborative applications managed by communities, authoritative content managed by groups, and social network services to support social innovation. The reasons given for these approaches are that systemic change requires systemic responses, and collaborative applications can help address issues across agencies and sectors.

3. A context-based social network with application services for education, health, environment, culture, social and economic development Web Informatics Development Environment (WIDE) Applications (COMAP Datacentre) Internet Topic Interest Place Interest S a a S People Interest Users Thin Clients

6. Why? Systemic change requires systemic response Collaborative applications and proposals : Secure, cross-scalar, inter-agency, inter-sectoral: Program Driven : Stewardship Tracking System, Ontario Drinking Water STS, Smoke Free Ontario Performance Indicator Monitoring System Ontario Stewardship, Species at Risk, Science/Data Driven : Ontario Stream Information System, OFAH Invasives Tracking System, ELC, FISHWEB Community Driven : Monitoring the Moraine, Mennonite Heritage Portrait, Caledon Community Alliance, Waterloo Region Arts Council Portal, West Montrose Cultural Landscape Survey, Cambridge Built Heritage, PlayscapeWR, First Nations Systems Neighbourwoods , Ontario Trails Council,Creative Muskoka Atlas, Environmental Farm Plan

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