[Παλιό] --- 28/01/2005 - HyperClustering

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28 Jan 2005: “HyperClustering: from Digital Divide to GRID e-workspace”

We are pleased to invite you to our next Open Research Seminar organized by AIT on Friday, January the 28th, at 16:30. The Seminar that will take place in amphitheatre 3A (3rd Floor), is entitled “HyperClustering: from Digital Divide to GRID e-workspace” and will be conducted by Mr. Michalis Vafopoulos, Researcher, School of Business, Department of Business Administration, University of the Aegean.

You may register at geft@ait.edu.gr until Friday noon, January the 28th.

Abstract
Digital divide is defined as the inequality in access to information and communication technologies (ICT) between industrialized and developing countries, and between urban and rural populations. Digital divide is composed of three interrelated factors: (a) access, (b) training and (c) content.

During the last decade, significant efforts have been made in developed countries to built ICT infrastructure causing a fast decline in access cost. In addition, the academic and professional studies syllabi have been enriched by “new economy” courses.

In contrast to the fact that technological gap is narrowing in terms of access and training, content providing is still problematic. The so-called information retrieval problem is considered to be a second generation digital divide. Namely, people having access to ICT (PC, broadband internet, intranet) can not access or operate certain web services.

Information retrieval problem refers to the general problem of transforming information to usable knowledge. Basic aspects of this fundamental problem is anticipated in W3C research by solving information interoperability and discovery issues, but every local society has to specialize policy interventions in order to stimulate entrepreneurship in a knowledge-based economy.

Developing a knowledge-based economy is equivalent to eliminating the digital divide, promoting business environment and offering more opportunities to all citizens.

In this context, we propose the HyperClustering framework, a general operational web-based structure for a local economy which semantically analyses, clusters, integrates and boosts personal and social activities. At the first stage, we develop synergies among human activities by mapping implementation paths for the most popular of them. Based on this structured information standard, a web-based Virtual Organization (VO) is constructed which integrates all the major activities of a local economy. The added value of HyperClustering focuses on upgrading business environment by creating and organizing workflows between community members and exploiting the (super) network effect ICT offer. The final stage of HyperClustering constitutes the creation of GRID e-workspace for every citizen and company.