__________________________________________________________________________________ Client
Knowledge Discovery Tool
Project
Innovations in Pharmaceuticals Research
Executive Summary
With the Knowledge Discovery Tool, users can find actionable
information more quickly, lower research costs, and connect with colleagues
around the world.
__________________________________________________________________________________ Knowledge Discovery Tool How does an Accenture Technology Labs' prototype
turbo-charge pharmaceuticals research and enable virtual
collaboration? Researchers at Accenture Technology Labs developed the
Knowledge Discovery Tool, a knowledge integration application that probes the
most current, pertinent data repositories and displays knowledge as if stored
in a single, holistic database. The Knowledge Discovery Tool goes beyond basic
search engines by enabling users to find relevant materials and links that they
never knew existed. Then it identifies and introduces parties with similar
research interests and connects them in a chat room where they can share
findings. A special semantic model provides cross-referencing capability,
ensuring that each search is specific to an appropriate business context for
the user.
Several industries can benefit from the Knowledge Discovery
Tool. For example, Accenture researchers are helping a global pharmaceutical
company use this concept to accelerate its drug research and development
process. With an industry-specific version of the Knowledge Discovery Tool,
pharmaceutical researchers can integrate all available information from drug
concept through commercialization as they begin to explore a new field of
interest.
Accenture researchers also built a special version of the
application, called the Knowledge Navigator, for the World Economic Forum.
Available on the Forum Web site, the Knowledge Navigator allows the general
public to access session presentations, summit programs, panelist biographies
and more. Members are able to use a more comprehensive knowledge base on the
Web site's private area.
Accenture Technology Labs, the technology research and
development (R&D) organization within Accenture, is charged with
researching, inventing and commercializing the next wave of cutting-edge
business solutions using new and emerging technologies.
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