Using Wikis to Organise and Share AM Knowledge

by Wayne Eddy - Whittlesea City Council

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Presentation Goals

To convince everyone in the audience:

1. that wikis are the best value for money software tool you can possibly use;
2. to set up a wiki to organise your personal knowledge;
3. to set up or advocate for a wiki to be set up at your Council or organisation;
4. to share your AM and local government related knowledge with your peers via the Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base.

Topics

• What is a wiki?
• 13 Reasons your Council/Organisation should create a wiki
• Reasons for Openly Sharing Knowledge & Ideas
• What wiki software should I use?
• The Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base
  • What Asset Management related content does the site contain?
  • How to find the site? (Google LGAM)
  • Site Statistics
  • Site Members
  • Contributors
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • How much does it cost to set up a wiki?
  • What if someone inappropriately deletes or adds content?
  • Will information contributed to the site always be available?
  • Won’t I become redundant if I document my knowledge in a wiki?
  • I already have an AMS and a GIS. Why do I need a wiki too?
• Homework

Related Pages

• Presentations

External Links & References

1. PowerPoint Version 1
2. PowerPoint Version 2