1. The document discusses a study on using social and semantic web applications to support innovation within cooperative organizations. 2. It proposes that social web applications can improve collaboration both within and outside organizations, and that collaboration is key to innovation. 3. The study aims to develop an innovation management system using social and semantic web technologies, pilot the system within cooperatives, and assess the benefits of such applications for supporting innovation processes.

1. A Study on the Potential Advantages of the use of Social and Semantic Web Applications within Innovative Cooperative Organizations Friday, 19 June 2009 PhD Candidate: Igor Santos Ellakuria Director: Ion Kepa Gerrikagoitia

4. A Working Framework Social Web Social networks, blogs, microblogs, folksonomies, mashups, RIAs, wikis, … Semantic Web Semantic search, contextual Web, RDF, OWL, GRDDL, microformats, … Architecture of Participation Intelligent Information Management ICT Socio-economics Firm-centric innovation Network-centric innovation Collaborative Innovation Product/service innovation, process innovation, business model innovation

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