The paper shows that the architecture of the professional information environment develops to social communication networks. In turn, social networks get more opportunities and let for users do the professional work. Large role in the convergence of professional and social information environment play Cloud computing. It allows break the office building perimeter for information services. Another reason is an increasing the share of creative and collective labor. As example of these converged platforms can be management system of the global software developing. The converged platform must be base for many projects. Crowdsource expert networks will be used in information systems of organizations whose activities are based on knowledge and modern management practice. It is concern both business and government.

Author: Boris Slavin

Director of Research and Innovation, ITCo

Boris Slavin

Born March 3, 1962 in Moscow. He graduated from the Physics Department of Moscow State University in 1986. Candidate in Physics and Mathematics. Since 1995 he is a CIO of different companies (retail, systems integration, service, metallurgy, finance). Slavin is one of the founders and board member of the Russian Union of the CIO, he led it from 2008 to 2011. Currently, Boris Slavin is Director of Research and Innovation in ITCo company. Slavin has numerous publications in IT. He promotes the idea of information transparency as a basis for social organization of the future society; he is the author of the “Manifesto of the information society.” Boris Slavin is actively involved in educational projects, as scientific director of the Higher Courses of the CIO.