Collaboration Multimedia projects are often collaborative ventures involving several organizations as well as a number of individuals. This kind of collaboration greatly complicates the management of a project. Objectives and priorities are more likely to differ. Issues of control may become problematic, and competitiveness may take over from cooperation. Costs will be higher for travel-time and communication.
Communication problems are more likely to cause misunderstandings.
International collaboration will exacerbate these problems by increasing physical distances and possibly adding language differences. It seems that even recent improvements in communication technology may not entirely eliminate such factors. Standards developed are more widely acceptable, increasing the possibility of data exchange and the reuse of data. There may be political advantages for an organization in encouraging external or international collaboration. It may give a project a higher profile, which may increase funding and sponsorship.