Networking and Community Technologies in Risk Management
Andy Steggles, Angus Rhodes, Andrew Berry, Meg McGeady · 2008
The past few years have seen the emergence of a new generation of web-based technologies, termed Web 2.0. One of the most prominent aspects of Web 2.0 technologies is their participatory nature. Content is created and shared by the users, not just the owners of the web-site. This social networking phenomenon is most visible with the success of services such as YouTube and MySpace, but it is also being used in business to foster greater collaboration between parties. This Web 2.0 trend is impacting how we work as risk managers, with RIMS as an existing community of risk managers, ideally positioned to facilitate much of the industry-wide networking.