Networking


  • Establishing needed support networks

Description

The processes of operation and development of a communication network of some kind, whose structure may be largely decentralized and possibly based on informal relationships between individuals or groups, and mutual interests or goals.

Networking in its more formal (hardware-based) sense is used to describe information, telecommunication, date and library networks which are increasingly augmented by computers at various points. Considerable use of mathematical techniques is made to determine and specify the most efficient processes.

Networking in its less formal (software-based) sense is increasingly used to describe the relationships between formal and informal groups, particularly at a grass-roots level. Networking is sharing....information, ideas, resources, opportunities. Facilitation of networking is the process of augmenting the communication between such groups by information centres which facilitate the formation of new contacts between groups and individuals with common interests.

Context

The terms networking, meaning "cultivating useful others", has been in use since the 1940s, at least. It takes many different forms. The focus many be the individual or the team. The ties may be strong or weak. The form may be described with characteristics of "knots", "coalitions", "large distributed arrays" and in other metaphoric terms. The objectives of association may be economic or not; requiring frequent interaction or not; practice-based ("networked communities of practice", or based on more general shared interests ("networked communities of interest") and so on.

Counter claim

  1. So much time can be spent maintaining these relations that the individual or organization cannot act on its own goals.

Narrower

  1. Strengthening information networks
  2. Sharing mutually beneficial ideas
  3. Sharing experience across countries
  4. Providing meeting places for single people
  5. Providing electronic networking
  6. Promoting communication among engineers
  7. Professionalizing security
  8. Organizing consumers
  9. Operating third world network
  10. Networking zoos
  11. Networking youth science
  12. Networking youth
  13. Networking women journalists
  14. Networking women
  15. Networking users
  16. Networking unemployed
  17. Networking training organizations
  18. Networking tourist guides
  19. Networking the fourth world
  20. Networking the environment and development arena
  21. Networking strategies
  22. Networking social inventors
  23. Networking small- and medium-sized enterprises
  24. Networking secretariats
  25. Networking school systems
  26. Networking scholars
  27. Networking programmes
  28. Networking professional secretaries
  29. Networking people
  30. Networking operators
  31. Networking on sustainable energy
  32. Networking non-governmental organizations
  33. Networking museum professionals
  34. Networking microbial resource centres
  35. Networking meetings
  36. Networking local authorities
  37. Networking life insurance companies
  38. Networking jurists
  39. Networking journalists
  40. Networking international railway transport
  41. Networking international peers
  42. Networking information centres
  43. Networking independent producers
  44. Networking groups
  45. Networking flights
  46. Networking environmental lawyers
  47. Networking enterostomal nurses
  48. Networking documentation
  49. Networking cronies
  50. Networking coordinators
  51. Networking consulting engineers
  52. Networking computers
  53. Networking cities
  54. Networking children
  55. Networking building activities
  56. Networking bangladesh studies
  57. Networking analysts
  58. Networking among interested health agencies
  59. Networking against arms trade
  60. Networking adolescent health associations
  61. Networking administrative information
  62. Maintaining industry network
  63. Maintaining business network
  64. Locally grounded global networks
  65. Globalizing networking
  66. Forming world-wide social change coalitions
  67. Forming grassroots engagement networks
  68. Facilitating reflection networking
  69. Facilitating contacts among marine biologists
  70. Exchanging ophthalmologic practices
  71. Establishing regional interfacing structures
  72. Empowering
  73. Distributing information about food
  74. Developing supportive global network
  75. Developing public networks
  76. Developing local sustaining networks
  77. Developing international network of mail art
  78. Developing electronic networking capability
  79. Creating research network
  80. Creating help network
  81. Coordinating global advisory network
  82. Alumni networking


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