A Social Semantic Desktop? What the heck is that? Well, if all goes well it could create a truly collaborative environment for the PC world for starters.

Mandriva subsidiary Edge-IT has been selected to participate in an EU-backed project that aims to create a next-generation computing approach known as the “Social Semantic Desktop.” The goal is to transform the PC into a collaborative environment that supports both personal computing and information sharing via social and organizational channels.

The $20 million NEPOMUK project plans to create the framework for the Social Semantic Desktop, which will bring three major changes to desktop computing: the availability of contextual information; the shift from hierarchical to semantic storage; and advanced methods of assisting users through collaboration and more effective search. Source: DesktopLinux

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