A Collaborative Working Environment (CWE) supports people (e.g.E-professionals) in their individual and cooperative work. Research in CWE involves organisational, technical, and social issues.

The following applications or services are considered as elements of a CWE:

Email

Instant Messaging

Application sharing

Video Conferencing

Collaborative workspace and Document Management

Task- and Workflow-Management

Wiki group or community effort to edit wiki pages (e.g. wiki pages describing concepts to enable a common understanding within a group or community)

Blogging where entries are categorised by groups or communities or other concepts supporting collaboration

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