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News Release - March 5, 2010 [Bethesda, MD] Launch of the Military SDDC Knowledge Management (KM) Portal As part of the program at the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC), during 2009 the CAMRIS/SDDC KM team conducted work so that SDDC could launch a new Portal in January 2010. The team developed a KM Portal Implementation Plan that enabled the SDDC G6 to deploy the portal using a “spiral development” approach. This approach avoids overwhelming users with new functionality and processes. The new portal, the main component behind the SDDC KM initiative, had more than 1,800 new users by mid-February 2010. The CAMRIS/SDDC team developed KM business rules, space for Communities of Practice (CoP), and an expert directory. When Haiti experienced an earthquake the team expedited spiral releases to meet the emerging need for collaboration on support to Haiti and opened up the Haiti CoP, a real world test of the system. This demonstrated how the Portal provides faster knowledge sharing, CoPs, and enables the user-base to create knowledge and facilitate decision-making. CAMRIS International also conducted training for SDDC military, civilians, and Contractor personnel in “Knowledge Management Professional (KM) Development Seminars” at Fort Eustis, VA (FEVA) and Scott Air Force Base (SAFB). KM training provided SDDC personnel an understanding of KM principles and processes, awareness of KM tools available, content management, and reinforced the location of Knowledge assets maintained in SDDC. Training focused on providing the skills needed for SDDC to apply KM principles in day-to-day operations. This work is supported by the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) Contract No. W81GYE-09-C-0011. The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this press release are those of the author(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision unless so designated by other documentation.

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About CAMRIS International: CAMRIS International is a global health and international development company that provides technical assistance, program management services and support to U.S. Government agencies, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Defense (DoD), as well as international organizations and private sector clients. Our core technical strengths and expertise in capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, project design, and knowledge management cut across our program areas in health systems organization and management, basic services, infectious diseases, performance assessment, the implementation of eHealth services, democracy and governance, conflict resolution, eLearning, and foreign media analysis. Our proven experience spans more than 50 years with more than 1,300 assignments completed in nearly 80 countries. CAMRIS works within the public and private sectors to advance the human and institutional capacities of organizations, communities and countries. More information on CAMRIS International can be found at www.CAMRISinternational.com.