Dear Colleagues,

 

The value of Knowledge Management, relates directly to the effectiveness with which the managed knowledge enables the members of an organization to deal with today's situations and effectively envision and create their future. Without on-demand access to managed knowledge, every situation is addressed based on what the individual or group brings to the situation with them. With on-demand access to managed knowledge, every situation is addressed with the sum total of everything anyone in the organization has ever learned about a situation of a similar nature.

 

Most organizations are built on structures that encourage self-reliance and islands of activities and thus knowledge. Interdependence between organizations that have complementary knowledge is completely cut out and lost in this structure. This, therefore, creates gaps in the available knowledge that need to be addressed and the situation corrected. To complicate this situation further, there is very little awareness of the power and usefulness of Knowledge Management as a tool to improve organizational efficiency and to facilitate better and more informed decision-making in the region. Common problems and challenges remain and continue recurring despite a wealth of knowledge albeit unmanaged and, therefore, un-usable or under-utilised.

 

It is from this background that African eDevelopment Resource Center is hosting a three-day (11-13 April 2007) capacity building workshop on Knowledge Management in Nairobi, to bring information managers to speed with this very powerful process. The workshop will provide participants with both a theoretical and practical understanding of the key concepts of Information and Knowledge Management, and provide them with the skills to apply and facilitate effective Knowledge Management processes. Some of the areas that will be covered in the workshop include:

 

• Introduction to Knowledge Management
• Information and the Knowledge Economy
• Knowledge Management as a Process
• Knowledge Management Frameworks and Standards
• Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy
• Knowledge Management  Strategies and Leadership
• Knowledge Management Systems and Content Development

 

The workshop will be conducted in both plenary and group session with participants taking hands-on activities. The Faculty for the workshop will be lead by Prof. Louis Fourie, who is the Chairman of Information Systems, Department of Information Systems, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. Prof Fourie has been in this field for the last ten years and has conducted more than a dozen such courses in the continent.

 

The registration fee for the workshop is US$ 550 which will cover all the documentation, administration and meals during the workshop. To participate in this workshop, please fill out the attached registration form and return it to the email or fax indicated. Due to the nature of the course we have a limited number of spaces available and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Should you need further information or want to participate, pls drop an email to me.

 

Thanking you for your continuous support.

 

 

Kindest Regards

Harry Hare

Executive Director

African eDevelopment Resource Centre (AeRC)

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