Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence
CHARGE
to the
Workshop
The Worksop Charge
Suggest approaches to foster disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge
creation across all research areas funded by NSF through investment in:
- Enabling Tools and Infrastructure -- disciplinary
- Assess present level of knowledge (technical and programs);
- Suggest the highest priority research agendas;
- Identify shared needs and challenges across disciplines
- Needed Capabilities and Research Targets -- interdisciplinary
- Assess present level of knowledge (technical and programs);
- Suggest the highest priority research agendas;
- Identify shared needs and challenges across disciplines
- Deepening understanding of the ethical, legal, and social
implications of new developments in KN
- Critical Pathways to Effective Knowledge Expansion --
intercultural
- Suggest approaches to communications across disciplines,
language, and cultures
- Propose appropriate processing and integration of knowledge from
different sources, domains, and non-text media
- Management of KN activities for groups working together over
distance and time.
Topics to Consider in Fulfilling the Charge
- Assess present level of knowledge with respect the theme of
each workshop;
- Suggest the highest priority research agendas for the future;
- Identify shared needs and challenges across disciplines
- Identify partnerships within the public and non-public sectors of
society
last updated: June 13, 1997