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- 1. Introduction Trunity is a web-hosted group publishing platform on which anyone or organization can build scaleable, group managed websites and networked communities without technical skills. Watch video Trunity integrates authoring, blogging, news, events, multimedia and social networking functionality into a unified platform with robust collaboration and content management functionality, giving individuals and organizations a new and extremely cost-effective way to develop online content and catalyze community activity. The Trunity platform also features a unique federated directory , content sharing and user identity functionality, enabling powerful new types of collaborations — not just within communities but also across multiple organizations or networks of web sites. Organized like a “mirror of the world around us.” FWII’s new DSN platform for indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities and strategic partners!
- 2. Four Worlds International & Trunity After an exhaustive search and careful consideration Four Worlds International has found the perfect platform to build Deep Social Networks and the Digital Forth Way. The core architecture of the Trunity Platform provides for a level of interoperability across autonomous websites and networks of websites not contemplated on any other platform. It is as graceful and simple as it is ambitious. What is Trunity? The Trunity platform establishes a new benchmark in group publishing .
- 3. Market Firsts Web-Hosted Professional Standard Content Mgmt Systems (CMS) Trunity is the first truly scaleable, and first fully web-hosted CMS. Existing social networks lack the ability to organize content. Interoperability and Virtual Neighborhoods Websites and sections of website directories on the Trunity platform can be easily organized and integrated into three dimensional network configurations in ways not contemplated on any other platform. Live Cross Publishing: Trunity’s unique platform architecture allows for unrestricted publishing of content across the platform while maintaining original editorial control and attribution.
- 4. Technical Advantage Trunity is easy. No technical barriers Because no special “technical” skills are required to build and manage portals, no more barriers between those with the knowledge and those seeking knowledge on the world wide web. Support for Ad Hoc Editorial Groups, Enterprise Special groups or editorial committees can publish or syndicate existing content per ad hoc editorial policies. Every Website is Independent and Autonomous Each portal is the primary entry point or door into it’s network. Relationships between portals within networks (virtual neighborhoods) are by mutual consent and are mutually exclusive. Editorial Process (peer) Review 1400 scholars from over one hundred universities publishing over seven thousand papers on the Earth Portal have driven the Trunity editorial process requirements
- 5. Strategic Advantage Dublin Core Standard Content published on the Trunity platform conforms to the international standard for digital publishing and archiving. This data standard has been adopted by museums, libraries, governments and universities. Trunity Hosts The Digital Universe ( see Wikipedia ) For further discussion examples: EarthPortal CosmosPortal OceansPortal Access to existing human rights document archive Over one hundred of the core human rights declarations, treaties and laws available to re-publish and organize in your own network. Highly respected existing user community Experts in science, education, economic development and human rights.
- 6. Economic Advantage Web-Based Platform Means No Infrastructure Costs The Trunity Web Service uses best practices for redundancy, mirroring and security on Sun web servers in collocations on an Internet backbone. No user-side equipment is required. No Out of Pocket Cost to Build Initial FWII DSN Trunity and FWII will work together with HRRCA to develop and solicit funding for hosting, training and capacity expansion. Opportunity to Form and Seek Funding as a Digital Universe (DU) Steward Coalition Running on the same platform, The Digital Universe Foundation is sponsoring the creation of the most trusted network of informational portals on the Internet. *The National Council for Science and The Environment (NCSE), as the secretariat for the DU Earth Portal Coalition recently secured multi-year funding to “ create a Learning Community for Solutions to Climate Change ” on the Trunity platform
- 7. People Advantage Minimal Training Requirements for Self-Sufficiency More people can be trained more easily providing for an ever increasing community of people publishing on the web. Trunity Websites Reinforces Digital Literacy Skills As a CMS, the Trunity platform brings together core digital literacy skills (word processing, file management, web-based tools) in a coherent, organized way. Organizing Around Dewey Decimal Concepts User defined directories employ the Dewey Decimal methodology Think: Localized Context Sensitive Pedagogy Consider the implications if anyone or group can build multimedia enabled virtual classrooms, curricula and resources at the community level. Increased Productivity of interns and volunteers Volunteers can work from any computer with an Internet connection.
- 9. Real Networks Build real networks navigable from any node . By real people By mutual consent By mutually exclusive changing perspective A TRUE network of autonomous groups that mirrors the way we really operate in the real world .
- 10. Web 3.0 Architecture Powerful new types of collaboration, not just within communities but also across multiple organizations and communities . Web 3.0 Architecture
- 11. Content Management Scaleable Directory Driven Dublin Core Standard Fully Web-Hosted Simple, Easy, Powerful
- 12. Library Science Organize and publish thousands of documents, videos, photos and more using ‘ best practices ’ in Library Science Organize Content
- 13. Institutional Digital Archive Supports the “Dublin Core” International Standard for Digital Archives. Scaleable. Powerful enough for Universities, governments, libraries and large corporations.
- 14. Group Publishing Unprecedented authoring, group publishing and editorial controls
- 15. Manage all content in one place
- 16. Virtual Classroom Trunity allows ANY teacher, school or university to create virtual classrooms & online courses.
- 17. Global Collaboration A Berkana community exchange ideas and co-create new solutions. “ We hope the practice of upcycling will become a natural way of living—that it becomes just what we do by sharing stories from around the world .”
- 18. International Partnership The Pax Natura Foundation Is an alignment of scientist, landowners, corporations, universities and governments around the world. The Trunity platform allows them to collaborate and publish under academic standards, an ever-growing resource, professionally organized and easy to manage independently or collectively.
- 19. Small Non-Profits Human Rights Education Center of Utah Why pay thousands of dollars over years for HTML websites they you update? Now an active board can build and manage a real educational, informative public resource AND integrate curriculum, student projects, membership, events, volunteers and more…
- 20. Candidate Digital Universe Portal Experts form editorial committees to steward Digital Universe Portals. Several leading researchers initiated the Diabetes Information Portal (DIP) project in early 2007. For the last eighteen months, they have been preparing informatics foundations and concepts as published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 2008 and in partnership with several medical research institutions. They are in the process of forming a coalition of the world's top scientists in the field of Diabetes to participate as editors and expect to apply for Digital Universe status this fall. Such status allows them to apply for federal grants as a partner.
- 21. What is a Directory? A directory is an ontological expression of context of order or disorder, of wide perception or narrow, also used to navigate websites.
- 22. What is a Taxonomy? The backbone of the Trunity Platform is expressed here as a table of contents. But it could be an ontology of a particular subject area or personal perspective of world view .
- 23. The Beginning