<s>
GCTools	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
enterprise	O
digital	O
collaboration	O
applications	O
maintained	O
by	O
the	O
Canadian	O
Government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCcollab	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Canada	O
's	O
first	O
public-facing	O
platform	O
to	O
enable	O
collaboration	O
and	O
networking	O
with	O
experts	O
,	O
partners	O
and	O
any	O
Canadian	O
by	O
invitation	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Elgg	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
GCconnex	B-Protocol
,	O
an	O
internal	O
professional	O
collaboration	O
and	O
networking	O
platform	O
open	O
to	O
Canadian	O
public	O
servants	O
(	O
the	O
original	O
Elgg	O
fork	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
GCpedia	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
wiki-based	O
collaborative	O
workspace	O
and	O
knowledge	O
sharing	O
platform	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Wikipedia	O
)	O
open	O
to	O
Canadian	O
public	O
servants	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GCTools	B-Protocol
enable	O
interdepartmental	O
sharing	O
of	O
knowledge	O
and	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
helping	O
public	O
servants	O
build	O
and	O
grow	O
communities	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
Canadians	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
and	O
transparent	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
agile	O
development	O
and	O
user-centric	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
GCTools	B-Protocol
provide	O
channels	O
to	O
navigate	O
ecosystems	O
that	O
connect	O
more	O
than	O
160,000	O
federal	O
public	O
servants	O
(	O
representing	O
over	O
60%	O
of	O
the	O
federal	O
public	O
service	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
cross-jurisdictional	O
partners	O
,	O
students	O
,	O
academics	O
,	O
experts	O
and	O
any	O
Canadian	O
citizen	O
by	O
invitation	O
(	O
GCcollab	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCcollab	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
newer	O
GCTools	B-Protocol
platform	O
,	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
external	O
collaboration	O
and	O
professional	O
networking	O
platform	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCcollab	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
(	O
powered	O
by	O
)	O
,	O
cloud-based	O
collaboration	O
and	O
professional	O
networking	O
tool	O
designed	O
to	O
better	O
enable	O
public	O
servants	O
in	O
their	O
daily	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tool	O
is	O
also	O
equipped	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
wiki-based	O
collaborative	O
workspace	O
and	O
knowledge	O
sharing	O
platform	O
similar	O
to	O
Wikipedia	O
,	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
GCcollab	B-Protocol
is	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
GCTools	B-Protocol
Team	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
manages	O
the	O
GCconnex	B-Protocol
and	O
GCpedia	B-Protocol
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCcollab	B-Protocol
was	O
established	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
as	O
a	O
one-year	O
pilot	O
project	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
offering	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Web	O
2.0	O
and	O
social	O
media	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCcollab	B-Protocol
offers	O
many	O
features	O
that	O
emulate	O
those	O
of	O
external	O
social	O
networking	O
and	O
collaboration	O
sites	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
and	O
Reddit	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wire	O
:	O
a	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
where	O
users	O
can	O
post	O
text	O
with	O
the	O
140	O
character	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCconnex	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
legacy	O
GCTools	B-Protocol
platform	O
,	O
designed	O
as	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Canada	O
's	O
internal	O
collaboration	O
and	O
professional	O
networking	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCconnex	B-Protocol
enables	O
public	O
servants	O
to	O
connect	O
,	O
collaborate	O
and	O
share	O
information	O
more	O
efficiently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCconnex	B-Protocol
is	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
GCTools	B-Protocol
Team	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
manages	O
GCpedia	B-Protocol
and	O
GCcollab	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCconnex	B-Protocol
was	O
established	O
in	O
January	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
objective	O
of	O
offering	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
social	O
media	O
functions	O
to	O
federal	O
employees	O
within	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCconnex	B-Protocol
offers	O
many	O
features	O
that	O
emulate	O
those	O
of	O
external	O
social	O
networking	O
and	O
collaboration	O
sites	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
,	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
,	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Messenger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wire	O
:	O
a	O
feature	O
similar	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
where	O
users	O
can	O
post	O
text	O
with	O
the	O
140	O
character	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCpedia	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
legacy	O
GCTools	B-Protocol
component	O
,	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
internal	O
wiki	B-Protocol
used	O
by	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Canada	O
’s	O
employees	O
for	O
collaboration	O
and	O
knowledge	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCpedia	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
platform	O
to	O
take	O
,	O
publish	O
,	O
and	O
distribute	O
meeting	O
minutes	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
project	O
status	O
dashboards	O
,	O
to	O
collaboratively	O
author	O
interdepartmental	O
papers	O
,	O
to	O
brainstorm	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
create	O
wiki-based	O
briefing	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCpedia	B-Protocol
is	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
GCTools	B-Protocol
Team	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
manages	O
GCconnex	B-Protocol
and	O
GCcollab	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
GCpedia	B-Protocol
was	O
formally	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
government-wide	O
pilot	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
annual	O
Government	O
Technology	O
Exhibition	O
and	O
Conference	O
(	O
GTEC	O
)	O
in	O
Ottawa	O
,	O
Canada	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
existing	O
and	O
possible	O
uses	O
on	O
GCpedia	B-Protocol
:	O
</s>
<s>
Organize	O
via	O
individual	O
's	O
User	O
Page	O
links	O
to	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
GCpedia	B-Protocol
and	O
elsewhere	O
,	O
contact	O
information	O
,	O
interests	O
and	O
experience	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
