Professional virtual community
Encyclopedia
A Professional Virtual Community (PVC) represents the combination of the concepts of virtual community and professional community. Virtual communities are defined as social systems of networks of individuals, who use computer technologies to mediate their relationships. Professional communities provide environments for professionals to share the body of knowledge of their professions such as similar working cultures, problem perceptions, problem-solving techniques, professional values, and behavior.
A PVC is an association of “individuals” explicitly pursuing an economic objective identified by a specific knowledge scope. It aims at generating value through members’ interaction, sharing and collaboration. This interaction is optimized by the synergic
use of Information communication technology-mediated and face-to-face mechanisms.
A professional virtual community is a manifestation of collaborative networks.
GHDonline.org is an example of a professional virtual community linking global health practitioners worldwide in the goal of sharing knowledge to improve health care delivery.
A PVC is an association of “individuals” explicitly pursuing an economic objective identified by a specific knowledge scope. It aims at generating value through members’ interaction, sharing and collaboration. This interaction is optimized by the synergic
Synergy
Synergy may be defined as two or more things functioning together to produce a result not independently obtainable.The term synergy comes from the Greek word from , , meaning "working together".-Definitions and usages:...
use of Information communication technology-mediated and face-to-face mechanisms.
A professional virtual community is a manifestation of collaborative networks.
GHDonline.org is an example of a professional virtual community linking global health practitioners worldwide in the goal of sharing knowledge to improve health care delivery.