The LivingKnowledge Project is an effort by European researchers to develop a new kind of search technology, which takes into account factors such as context, bias, time, location and opinion.The team adopted a multi-disciplinary approach drawing on such diverse fields as computer science, social science, library science and semiotics.
This article is inline with the Japanese Farm story we discussed in class this week, but without the use of GPS, cloud computing, sensors and other sophisticated technology employed on the Shinpuku Seika farm. The end goal is however similar, to the extent that technology is being leveraged to compensate for a lack of resources (trained, qualified people).