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07STATE170388
2007-12-27 18:23:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

INTELLIPEDIA - AN IMPROVED TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING

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R 271823Z DEC 07
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE
AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI
UNCLAS STATE 170388 

SIPDIS


FROM DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE
MANAGEMENT OFFICERS AND IMOS
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO ALL REPORTING OFFICERS AND STAFF

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT AINF
SUBJECT: INTELLIPEDIA - AN IMPROVED TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING
POLICY

UNCLAS STATE 170388

SIPDIS


FROM DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE
MANAGEMENT OFFICERS AND IMOS
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE TO ALL REPORTING OFFICERS AND STAFF

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT AINF
SUBJECT: INTELLIPEDIA - AN IMPROVED TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING
POLICY


1. (U) SUMMARY: THE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW TECHNOLOGY TOOL AT
ITS FINGERTIPS THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE SHARE
INFORMATION, MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT, SAVE US TIME, AND
IMPROVE OUR WORK FLOW: INTELLIPEDIA. USING THE SAME
SOFTWARE THAT POWERS THE POPULAR "WIKIPEDIA" SITE ON THE
INTERNET, INTELLIPEDIA IS AN EDITABLE WEB-BASED TOOL
AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE USG INTERAGENCY COMMUNITY AND TO
STATE EMPLOYEES ON OUR CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED
NETWORKS. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICES
AND POSTS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, LEVERAGE INTELLIPEDIA AS
AN INSTRUMENT TO MANAGE SHARED WORKING FILES AND TO
COLLABORATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND QUICKLY WITH OTHER STATE
AND INTERAGENCY PERSONNEL AROUND THE WORLD.


2. (U) BY USING INTELLIPEDIA AS A ONE-STOP SHOP TO SHARE
POLICY WITH OTHER BUREAUS, FIELD OFFICES, AND THE
INTERAGENCY COMMUNITY, THIS TOOL CAN BE USED TO SHAPE
POLICY. INTELLIPEDIA IS USER-DEFINED AND DRIVEN, WHICH
MEANS THAT ANYONE WITH A DEPARTMENT LOG-ON CAN CREATE AN
ID, THEN VIEW, ADD, AND CHANGE INFORMATION. UNLIKE
WIKIPEDIA, ALL CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTELLIPEDIA ARE
ATTRIBUTABLE TO NAMED INDIVIDUALS WITH USG CLEARANCES.
BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS DECENTRALIZED, IT BECOMES MORE
DYNAMIC AND USEFUL AS WE DO NOT DEPEND ON A SINGLE
ADMINISTRATOR TO KEEP PAGES UP-TO-DATE.


3. (U) INTELLIPEDIA IS A TIME-SAVER. OFFICERS CAN QUICKLY
DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO A BROAD WORKING GROUP WITH THE
INVESTMENT OF A FEW MINUTES. THEY CAN ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF INFORMATION OTHERS HAVE UPLOADED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
EUROPEAN UNION DESK COULD UPLOAD CLEARED TALKING POINTS ON
EU-CUBA ISSUES FOR GENERAL USE IN BRIEFING MEMOS, THEREBY
PROVIDING DESK OFFICERS A STARTING POINT FOR PAPERS, GIVING
FIELD OFFICERS MORE CONSISTENT INSIGHT INTO WHAT WASHINGTON
IS SAYING ON THE EU, AND SHAPING THE INTERAGENCY'S POLICY.
EMBASSY OFFICERS CAN SHARE REAL-TIME ANALYSIS WITH
WASHINGTON AND AN INTERAGENCY AUDIENCE AND BY USING
INTELLIPEDIA EFFECTIVELY, WE CAN SHAPE A REAL-TIME
INTERAGENCY LIBRARY OF FOREIGN POLICY.


4. (U) INTELLIPEDIA ON THE CLASSIFIED SYSTEM ALSO HAS CABLE
FUNCTIONS THAT ARE FAR MORE USER-FRIENDLY THAN THOSE
AVAILABLE THROUGH CABLE EXPRESS. WITHIN INTELLIPEDIA, USERS
CAN SEARCH FOR ANY COMBINATION OF KEYWORDS, CABLE NUMBERS,
TAGS, AND DATE RANGES AND HAVE THOSE RESULTS DISPLAYED ON
AN INTELLIPEDIA ARTICLE. USERS CAN ALSO CREATE NEW PAGES
THAT WILL CAPTURE FUTURE INCOMING CABLES, E.G. THE
RESPONSES TO A SPECIFIC DEMARCHE CABLE AS THEY COME IN.
CABLES MUST HAVE A SIPDIS CAPTION IN ORDER TO BE
AUTOMATICALLY PUBLISHED ON INTELLIPEDIA AND ON THE
NETCENTRIC DIPLOMACY SYSTEM.


5. (U) INTELLIPEDIA IS FREE, OFFERING THE DEPARTMENT A
SIGNIFICANT BUDGET ADVANTAGE OVER OTHER WEB-SITE
TECHNOLOGIES OFFERED ON THE CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED
NETWORKS. EUR, FOR EXAMPLE, IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS
TECHNOLOGY AND COST SAVINGS AND IS TARGETING SPRING 2008
FOR ITS TRANSITION TO A CENTRALIZED INTELLIPEDIA SITE FOR
ALL EUR COUNTRIES AND POLICY ON THE CLASSIFIED INTELLIPEDIA
NETWORK.


6. (U) SEVERAL STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICES HAVE ALREADY
RECOGNIZED THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY INTELLIPEDIA AND
HAVE CREATED ACTIVE SITES ON THE CLASSIFIED SYSTEM (SEE
HTTP://WWW.INTELINK.SGOV.GOV/WIKI/),INCLUDING THE BUREAU
OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS, EUR'S EUROPEAN UNION
OFFICE, EMBASSY ANKARA, AND S/ES'S CRISIS MANAGEMENT
SUPPORT OFFICE. THE BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH
PORTAL LINKS TO INR INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS, ANALYST
NOTES, POLL RESULTS, AND FOREIGN MEDIA COMMENTARY. THE
STATE DEPARTMENT'S ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PROCESS
ENSURES THAT THE ARTICLES IN INTELLIPEDIA ARE CURRENT AND
USEFUL TO STATE AND OUR INTERAGENCY PARTNERS.


7. (U) INTELLIPEDIA CAN ALSO BE USED FOR A VARIETY OF
COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS PROCESSES. IF YOU NEED HELP, E-MAIL
INTELLIPEDIA_HELP@STATE.SGOV.GOV OR
INTELLIPEDIA_HELP@STATE.GOV.


8. (U) MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
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