DoDTechipedia
Encyclopedia
DoDTechipedia is a wiki
developed by the United States Department of Defense
(DoD), to facilitate increased communication and collaboration among DoD scientists, engineers, program managers, acquisition professionals, and operational warfighters. DoDTechipedia is a living knowledge base that reduces duplication of effort, encourages collaboration among program areas, and connects capability providers with technology developers.
Several DoD organizations are working together to develop, maintain and govern DoDTechipedia, including: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
(AT&L), Director of Defense Research and Engineering
(DDR&E), Networks and Information Integration and Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (NII/DoD CIO), and Defense Technical Information Center
(DTIC).
Department of Defense military, civilian employees, and contractors with Common Access Cards (CAC) can access a quick registration then log into DoDTechipedia using their CAC's. Other US Federal Government employees and Contractors can access DoDTechipedia after registering through DTICs Registration.
To promote a collaborative culture, DoDTechipedia also supports blogging
, with threads categorized under each of the original Technology Areas. Blogs are intended to be the center for informal information sharing between users. Not only can users share thoughts, but they can also meet others with similar interests developing networks within the community. DoDTechipedia blogs are controlled by blog owners who provide regular postings. While any user can comment on a blog entry, only the blog owner can post an entry. DoDTechipedia is always looking for additional blog owners.
Wiki
A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...
developed by the United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
(DoD), to facilitate increased communication and collaboration among DoD scientists, engineers, program managers, acquisition professionals, and operational warfighters. DoDTechipedia is a living knowledge base that reduces duplication of effort, encourages collaboration among program areas, and connects capability providers with technology developers.
Creation
Launched on October 1, 2008, DoDTechipedia was developed to increase communication and collaboration among DoD scientists, engineers, and acquisition professionals, as well as operational warfighters, and ultimately academic and private sector partners. The goal is to break through existing stovepiped communication and coordination processes and allow researchers to collaborate directly with other researchers in related areas and with technology users across the DoD. Using Web 2.0 technologies, specifically wiki and blogging tools, DoDTechipedia enables users to see and discuss the innovative technologies being developed throughout the DoD and also emerging technologies from the academic and private sectors. Greater collaboration will result in more rapid technology development and the discovery of innovative solutions to meet critical capability needs.Several DoD organizations are working together to develop, maintain and govern DoDTechipedia, including: Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics - USD - is a senior official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense within the Department of Defense of the United States of America...
(AT&L), Director of Defense Research and Engineering
Director of Defense Research and Engineering
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering ASD is a senior official of the United States Department of Defense. The ASD and the office s/he heads are charged with the development and oversight of DoD technology strategy for the DoD. The ASD reports to the Under Secretary of...
(DDR&E), Networks and Information Integration and Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (NII/DoD CIO), and Defense Technical Information Center
Defense Technical Information Center
The Defense Technical Information Center is the premier repository for research and engineering information for the United States Department of Defense. DTIC's Suite of Services is available to DoD personnel, defense contractors, potential defense contractors, federal government personnel and...
(DTIC).
Community practices
The limited-access DoDTechipedia is a repository of user-created interactive articles. Wiki users can interact with an article by editing content, adding attachments, creating sub-pages, posting discussion boxes, and viewing the change history. Discussions can be started on the page itself by adding discussion boxes at the end of the article. Within the discussion boxes on the page, all users may respond to one another's thoughts and post feedback.Department of Defense military, civilian employees, and contractors with Common Access Cards (CAC) can access a quick registration then log into DoDTechipedia using their CAC's. Other US Federal Government employees and Contractors can access DoDTechipedia after registering through DTICs Registration.
To promote a collaborative culture, DoDTechipedia also supports blogging
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
, with threads categorized under each of the original Technology Areas. Blogs are intended to be the center for informal information sharing between users. Not only can users share thoughts, but they can also meet others with similar interests developing networks within the community. DoDTechipedia blogs are controlled by blog owners who provide regular postings. While any user can comment on a blog entry, only the blog owner can post an entry. DoDTechipedia is always looking for additional blog owners.
See also
- Defense Technical Information CenterDefense Technical Information CenterThe Defense Technical Information Center is the premier repository for research and engineering information for the United States Department of Defense. DTIC's Suite of Services is available to DoD personnel, defense contractors, potential defense contractors, federal government personnel and...
- IntellipediaIntellipediaIntellipedia is an online system for collaborative data sharing used by the United States Intelligence Community . It was established as a pilot project in late 2005 and formally announced in April 2006 and consists of three wikis running on JWICS, SIPRNet, and Intelink-U...
- DiplopediaDiplopediaDiplopedia, billed as the Encyclopedia of the United States Department of State, is a wiki running on a State internal Intranet, called "OpenNet". It houses a unique collection of information pertaining to diplomacy, international relations, and Department of State tradecraft.The wiki may be used...
- BureaupediaBureaupediaBureaupedia is a wiki used internally at the FBI with the intention of capturing the knowledge of senior agents and reduce knowledge loss due to retirement.Bureaupedia's existence was revealed in a September 2008 article in Federal Computer Week....
External links
- DoDTechipedia (limited access)
- The U.S. Department of Defense New Idea Portal