knowledge system, ontology, and knowledge engineering. Hence, the proposed methodology was used to create ontology in the handicraft cluster context. During the manipulation stage, when users accesses the knowledge base, the ontology can support tasks of KM as well as searching. The knowledge base and the ontology is linked one to another via the ontology module. In the maintenance stage, knowledge engineers or domain experts can add, update, revise, and delete the knowledge or domain ontology via knowledge acquisition module [21]. 

To test and validate our approach and architecture, we used the handicraft cluster in Thailand as a case study. In our perspectives of this study, we will finalize the specification of the shareable knowledge/information and the conditions of sharing among the cluster members. Then, we will capture and maintain the knowledge (for reusing knowledge when required) and work on the specific infrastructure to enhance the collaboration. At the end of the study, we will develop the knowledge management system for the handicraft cluster relating to acquiring requirements specification from the cluster. 

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