2. Why Wikipedia is so great?
• Easy editing = self-correction
• It is the Tim Berners-Lee vision of WEB
• Correction within seconds
• No required topics,
no one is setting assignments
• Something is not covered? Just ask
your question or request for material!
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3. IT in crisis
• “Shadow IT has burst out of the
closet and is waltzing around the
corporation”
• As IT steps up as mentor, it needs to
mature as well
• The bifurcation of IT and business
is a myth
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4. Bimodal IT?
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Bimodal IT =
Marathon
Runners +
Sprinters
Deeply different,
both essential
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5. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
Step 1. Choosing Software
Your «Swiss knive» (example*):
MediaWiki, PHP, Linux
Step 2. Installing Software
Keep it simple, 20 minutes is enough
Step 3. Making Wiki Articles
Scientist will sure help
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* — more variants at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_wiki_software
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6. WeDidIt.
• PDF support
• Multiple uploading
• The Liquid Threads
• The Math
• Gamification
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2,286 extensions are ready to use.
7. Legalizing Wiki
To ensure that your wikipedia
is successfully promoted in the
corporate environment you
should definitely move it from
a semi-underground project
to an open and legitimate
corporate resource
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8. Wiki is the Part of the KMS
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9. Conclusions and Discussions
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Experiment with ease!
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