Next generation knowledge management

Abstract

Knowledge Management exploded into visibility as a management topic in the mid-1990s with a significant impact in the IT applications area. It has had high visibility for the last decade and, in recent years, has come under some critical scrutiny-questioning the success of many of the attempts to manage knowledge, especially those with an IT focus, as well as some suggestion that it was merely the latest management fad, now facing inevitable decline. As a counter to this, some experts have proposed the emergence of a "next" generation that both resolves the limitations of the previous generation and offers additional understanding that could lead to more successful ventures. A view of the evolution of Knowledge and Knowledge Management through four stages is presented and a composite model for Next Generation Knowledge Management (NGKM) is proposed, derived from the theories presented by several prominent authors.

A web-based system for sharing and disseminating research results: The underground construction case study

“…When developing and updating ontologies, automatic tools are not suitable and human intervention and guidance is required [17]. Therefore, the group of experts offers the information manager support on the suitability of including new terms in the domain and media knowledge map.…”

“…Other researchers proposed semantic webs to provide enhanced information access based on the exploitation of machine-processable meta-data [17]. The semantic web is an extension of the current web in which information is accessed based on meaning, better enabling computers and people to exchange knowledge.…”

“…Davies et al [17] developed a methodology to (semi-)automatically support search engines using ontologies and meta-data. This methodology was used to develop a system that automatically classifies browsed web pages against an ontology and allows users to share comments made about these pages with the members of a community.…”

The Reaserch on Characteristics of Knowledge Workers and Their Motivating Factors: A Review and Comparison Study

“…This kind of definition is outcome-oriented. J. Davies et al [15] proposed that the knowledge worker is coming with the increment of knowledge capital and bringing high added value. Xu and Zhu [16] believed the knowledge worker is similar to the occupational brainworker, who makes creative contribution, brings a strong value-added growth of knowledge capital and monetary capital.…”

Knowledge Sharing on the Semantic Web

“…Information generated by using Squidz is thus fully accessible to other semantic web applications. Thus, other applications developed within SEKT, such as Semantic Search and Browse, are enable to share information through a semantic repository [22,[24][25][26]. Squidz has been envisaged as being used with a corporate setting, for use within communities of practise or communities of interest.…”