Abstract: How can the Island of Puerto Rico, a US territory in the Caribbean, be transformed into a knowledge-based economy to play a significant role in the networked global community? This has been one of the critical inquiries of a group of faculty from different disciplines at the University of Puerto Rico, together with
Knowledge Management education
Professional Education and Development for Knowledge Managers
Abstract: Knowledge Management education and training relevant video recordings from the 2007 interactive forum and dialogue on “Developing KM Professionals for a Knowledge Society: A dialogue and forum” organized by the Information and Knowledge Management Society (iKMS), the School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and Pearson Education. “You
Knowledge Management Education Across the United States Department of Defense
Abstract: Knowledge is a critical resource for organizations today, especially to the DoD. When organizations understand what knowledge is, they can begin to draw value from it. Drawing value from knowledge is best accomplished through the processes of knowledge management: knowledge creation, knowledge storage and retrieval, knowledge transfer, and knowledge application (Alavi and Leidner,
Knowledge management and the LIS professions
Abstract: This paper looks at the complex web of interrelationships that is emerging as the library and information professions come to terms with the growing phenomenon of knowledge management. This is manifest at one level in the wider organisational and business context, and at another in the professional and employment spheres. Two of the
Panel: Schools which teach knowledge management
KM Chicago Monthly Meeting, May 9, 2006 (jackvinson) The next meeting of KM Chicago, May 9th, will feature a panel of faculty from several area schools which teach knowledge management. Panelists will describe their approach to knowledge management and we will open the floor for discussion of these programs and KM education and certification