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Enhancing Support for Knowledge Works: A relatively unexplored vista of computing research (1112.5370v1)
Published 22 Dec 2011 in cs.AI and cs.HC
Abstract: Let us envision a new class of IT systems, the "Support Systems for Knowledge Works" or SSKW. An SSKW can be defined as a system built for providing comprehensive support to human knowledge-workers while performing instances of complex knowledge-works of a particular type within a particular domain of professional activities To get an idea what an SSKW-enabled work environment can be like, let us look into a hypothetical scenario that depicts the interaction between a physician and a patient-care SSKW during the activity of diagnosing a patient.