Collaborative Networks for a Sustainable World [electronic resource] : 11th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2010, St. Etienne, France, October 11-13, 2010. Proceedings / edited by Luis M. Camarinha-Matos, Xavier Boucher, Hamideh Afsarmanesh.

Sustainability Cases - I -- Sustainability Cases - II -- Innovation Networks -- Carbon Efficient Value Networks -- Management of CNs in Humanitarian Organizations - I -- Management of CNs in Humanitarian Organizations - II -- Collaborative Networks Implementations -- Collaborative Health Networks -- Networking Structures -- Partners Selection and VO Creation I -- Partners Selection and VO Creation - II -- Modeling and Managing Competencies - I -- Modeling and Managing Competencies - II -- Trust and Information -- Service Orientation in Collaborative Networks - I -- Service Orientation in Collaborative Networks - II -- Collaboration Process Models -- Performance and Value - I -- Performance and Value - II -- Collaborative Work Environments -- Learning and Collaboration -- Virtual Communities and Teams -- Inter-Organisational Information Systems for CNs I -- Inter-Organisational Information Systems for CNs - II -- Semantic Interoperability for VO - I -- Semantic Interoperability for VO - II -- Game Theory for CN.

Collaborative Networks for a Sustainable World Aiming to reach a sustainable world calls for a wider collaboration among multiple stakeholders from different origins, as the changes needed for sustainability exceed the capacity and capability of any individual actor. In recent years there has been a growing awareness both in the political sphere and in civil society including the bu- ness sectors, on the importance of sustainability. Therefore, this is an important and timely research issue, not only in terms of systems design but also as an effort to b- row and integrate contributions from different disciplines when designing and/or g- erning those systems. The discipline of collaborative networks especially, which has already emerged in many application sectors, shall play a key role in the implemen- tion of effective sustainability strategies. PRO-VE 2010 focused on sharing knowledge and experiences as well as identi- ing directions for further research and development in this area. The conference - dressed models, infrastructures, support tools, and governance principles developed for collaborative networks, as important resources to support multi-stakeholder s- tainable developments. Furthermore, the challenges of this theme open new research directions for CNs. PRO-VE 2010 held in St.

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