Web-based Support for Community Building of an European network of experts & professionals of ICT for environmental Sustainability

Abstract

In this paper, we have described our efforts to introduce a web based community platform to an existing community in the field of ICT for environmental sustainability. We argue that a given already established community solution can effectively foster collaboration between the experts and professionals. An interest group for ICT for environmental sustainability has been set up and existing community members have been invited to the online community. First guidelines and discussion forum structure have been introduced. The easy to use and already well known business community platform XING reflected a part of the whole community act ivies and network structure and can be used to foster further online community networking.