Public sector catches wikimania

Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on February 22, 2006

The Guardian is running an article about the rise of wikis in the public sector in the UK. It starts off with Wikipedia (since it's the best known wiki, but based outside the UK) and then covers UK wikis such as ours at http://wiki.oss-watch.ac.uk/.

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An example of both was opened in October by Open Source Software Watch (OSS-Watch), set up by the Joint Information Systems Committee - the higher and further education-funded IT guidanceservice - to advise higher and further education on open source software. Its wiki, at http://wiki.oss-watch.ac.uk/, aims to allow users to build a guide for academics on using open source software.

Based at Oxford University's research technology service, OSS-Watch has tested wikis internally for some time and found them a useful way to allow collaboration between staff in preparing documents. They also fit the ethos of open source software, according to OSS-Watch manager Randy Metcalfe, as both are developed through public collaboration for communal use.

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		Public sector catches wikimania Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on February 22, 2006 The Guardian is running an article about the rise of wikis in the public sector in the UK. It starts off with Wikipedia (since it's the best known wiki, but based outside the UK) and then covers UK wikis such as ours at http://wiki.oss-watch.ac.uk/. ... An example of both was opened in October by Open Source Software Watch (OSS-Watch), set up by the Joint Information Systems Committee - the higher and further education-funded IT guidanceservice - to advise higher and further education on open source software. Its wiki, at http://wiki.oss-watch.ac.uk/, aims to allow users to build a guide for academics on using open source software. Based at Oxford University's research technology service, OSS-Watch has tested wikis internally for some time and found them a useful way to allow collaboration between staff in preparing documents. They also fit the ethos of open source software, according to OSS-Watch manager Randy Metcalfe, as both are developed through public collaboration for communal use. ... OSS Watch \| UK \| UnitedKingdom \| Wiki \| Wikipedia \| wikis Stuart's blog Login or register to post comments 4332 reads
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