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Connecting Communities: Stories of Digital Adventures in a Third Sector Organization

Authors:
Maria Burke

Keywords: communities; third sector; QR codes

Abstract:
Abstract—This paper aims to give an overview of the implementation of read and write back Quick Read (QR Codes) and Radio Frequency Identification Data (RFID) technology to a third sector, charity organization. The context of the research project is the Internet of Things and this particular "snapshot" of the research created tagged items with a story or history of that item, which was then accessible to customers of the charity via relevant mobile apps. The paper discusses issues around knowledge and knowledge browsing, the background to the project, the initial pilot, the regional trial of ten weeks and the journey towards national roll out. Then, the paper considers aspects of knowledge recovery and concludes with thoughts about knowledge sharing.

Pages: 171 to 174

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: November 18, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2163-9027

ISBN: 978-1-61208-231-8

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Dates: from November 18, 2012 to November 23, 2012