Thursday, August 27, 2009

For Intelligence Officers, A Wiki Way To Connect Dots

Screenshot of Intellipedia

From The Washington Post:

Intellipedia, the intelligence community's version of Wikipedia, hummed in the aftermath of the Iranian presidential election in June, with personnel at myriad government agencies updating a page dedicated to tracking the disputed results.

Similarly, a page established in November immediately after the terrorist attack in Mumbai provided intelligence analysts with a better understandinsg of the scope of the incident, as well as a forum to speculate on possible perpetrators.

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My Comment: The official Intellipedia website is here, but you will require an Intelink Passport account to have access.

My take of the site .... it provides a definite need for many in government who may need to "bone" up on an issue or topic. The more information (especially relevant information) .... the better.

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