KM, Emerging Technologies and Innovative Schemes

Communities and their regions have an unprecedented opportunity to integrate higher levels of organization, process and tools to connect legacy assets residing in colleges, universities, and libraries to people and their ideas; to reinvigorate institutions, organizations and government; and to strengthen creativity, collaboration, and communication for innovation and enterprise in education, economic, and workforce development. This paper begins a discussion of the value collaborative innovation networks (COINS) offer to accelerate and strengthen innovation in Open Source Economic Development (OSED) in the Civic Space, and to explore the design of an improved model of I-Open Civic Forums, a process driven approach to build networks, community, and communications for enterprise collaboration.

By: Mamello Thinyane, Alfredo Terzoli and Peter Clayton
Department of Computer Science, Rhodes University
P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa

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Intellectual property law protection for traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge systems in Southern Africa and selected Asian jurisdictions- A view from developing and least developing countries.

Author: Amos Saurombe

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A New Framework for Examining Knowledge Management Adoption for Participatory Networks: Crossing All Four Levels of the Digital Divide

Author: Todd Marshall (Syracuse University)

Introduction

Author: Jacques L. Hamel (1) UNECA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Résumé: Dans cet article, nous proposons des outils et approches de la production à valeur ajoutée dans le but d’aider les entreprises africaines à passer de la production primaire (exportation des matières premières) à la transformation manufacturière (création de valeur). D’abord, nous présenterons le contexte actuel des entreprises africaines et les problèmes de concurrence auxquels elles sont confrontées. Ensuite, nous exposerons les concepts de base de la production à valeur ajoutée comme outil de compétitivité. Nous verrons, par exemple, dans quelle mesure les entreprises africaines pourraient adapter et intégrer ces outils à leurs pratiques actuelles pour pénétrer les marchés régionaux et internationaux.

By:Hendra van Zyl and Nolwazi Mbananga

e-Knowledge markets are becoming recognised as “disruptive and discontinuous technology innovation” (Kaieteur Institute for KM 2005) which are changing the way which people manage their social networks, education, wealth and intellectual property assets. The possibility here is the exploitation of intellectual capital in real-time by a larger number of people. Some of the categories of these business models which have emerged include:

• b2b (business-to-business) knowledge exchanges

• community / social capital knowledge networks
• e-education or e-learning exchanges
• expert knowledge exchanges/ question and answer exchanges
• intellectual capital/free-lance exchanges (human capital, talent, work, job, project, free agent or professional services exchanges )
• intellectual property exchanges
• knowledge auctions
• knowledge banks (know-how banks)
• knowledge grids
• knowledge market & exchange - enabling technologies
  

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A model for community participation in African libraries to preserve Indigenous Knowledge.

Author: Betsie Greyling, Senior Systems Librarian, eThekwini Municipal Library
PO Box 917, Durban, 4000, South Africa E-mail: greylingb@durban.gov.za

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Udo Richard Averweg - Information Services, eThekwini Municipality and University of KwaZulu-Natal

Stella Anne Jory - Afrika Leadership Development Institute

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Intranets are very much suited to use as a strategic tool in knowledge management (KM) due to their ability to support distribution, connectivity and publishing. The Intranet should be seen as integral to an organisation’s KM system and should be tailored to suit and enhance an organisation’s knowledge-sharing activities. The question arises: To what extent does an organisation’s existing Intranet facilitate knowledge-sharing? This question is explored by selection of a large organisation – the eThekwini Municipality, Durban South Africa – as the field of application. Derived from a mixed methodology approach, the results of a recent survey are presented.

Introduction

Authors: By Mr. J. J. Musakali and Dr. D. C. Rotich, Moi University, Kenya

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This paper examines the development and access to knowledge through Open Access, propelled by emerging technologies in the publishing industry in Africa. The paper further discusses opportunities that present themselves through Open Access and the benefits to scholars worldwide. Challenges that face this practice are discussed and solutions suggested.

Dr. Shittu Raimi AKINOLA (Development Planner & Environmentalist)
Department of Architecture Covenant University, 10 Idiroko Road, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. e-mail:srakinola@yahoo.com;
Mobile: 234-803-407-5110

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Dr. Shittu Raimi AKINOLA (Development Planner & Environmentalist)
Department of Architecture, Covenant University, 10 Idiroko Road, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
e-mail:srakinola@yahoo.com;
Mobile: 234-803-407-5110

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The Regional Knowledge Resource Kit (RKRK), is an example of an Australian online resource for learning and developing skills in managing information and knowledge for regional NRM (natural resource management). The Regional Knowledge Resource Kit (RKRK) is available here