GTZ READER: Knowledge Management and Knowledge Systems for Rural Development Knowledge Management and Knowledge Systems for Rural Development By: C. G. Hess‚ Consultant‚ mail@carmen-hess.de; May 2006 In: READER: GTZ Knowledge Management. GTZ Sector Project Knowledge Systems in Rural Development‚ www.gtz.de/agriservice Introduction Knowledge Management Knowledge Management (KM) is a relatively novel management concept. It has been pushed by the rapid developments of Information and Communication
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Throughout this course‚ we have been exposed to various fields of literature that revolve around a specific theme portraying the argument and point being made. It is possible‚ however‚ that two very opposite articles with unrelated topics can and may revolve around a similar theme. Beginning on page 239 of Katherine Ann Ackley’s Perspectives on Contemporary Issues‚ author Jean Kilbourne describes the impact that advertising has had on our society in her write Advertising’s Influence on Media Content
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The Power of Knowledge Our present day cabinet of curiosities (the "Cabinet") is akin to early modern representations‚ which contained a vast range of objects representing the power of divine creation‚ in that the Cabinet represents‚ through its display of five objects‚ the power of human knowledge. Each of these objects helps mankind acquire and/or use knowledge. The order of objects displayed has been designed to reflect the evolution and utilisation of knowledge: an illustration of the DNA spiral
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I will discuss about the important of environment knowledge which is explicit and tacit and explain their SWOT analysis on both companies. SWOT is a planning tool used to identify Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats involved in a business. It is used as part of Strategic Planning Process. Reason I choose The Body Shop and Harley Davidson company is because I’m user of this product‚ so when I do a research about this company‚ I can know more about the company and about their product
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On Gettier and Klein: Amending our Traditional Account of Knowledge In his paper‚ “Is Justified True Belief Knowledge‚” Gettier refutes the traditional Justified True Belief account of knowledge by providing counterexamples that show that while the conditions provided by the JTB account are necessary‚ they fall short of being sufficient for knowledge. Klein’s paper‚ “A Proposed Definition of Propositional Knowledge‚” suggests a fourth condition with which to amend the JTB account so that it provides
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Knowledge Management on Air Quality Case Studies Knowledge Management on Air Quality Case Studies © 2010 Asian Development Bank and Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center (CAI–Asia Center) All rights reserved. Published 2010. ISBN 978-92-9092Publication Stock No. RPT102406 Asian Development Bank and CAI–Asia Center. Knowledge management on air quality: Case studies. Mandaluyong City‚ Philippines: Asian Development Bank and CAI–Asia Center‚ 2010. 1. Knowledge management.
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Question 1 Knowledge management is a discipline that promotes an integrated approach to identifying‚ capturing‚ evaluating‚ retrieving and sharing all of an enterprise information assets. These assets may include databases‚ documents‚ policies‚ procedures and such. Knowledge management efforts typically focus on organizational objectives such as improved performance‚ competitive advantage‚ innovation‚ integration and continuous improvement of the organization
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Reprinted from Future of Work Agenda March 2007 What is a Knowledge Worker‚ Anyway? by Jim Ware and Charlie Grantham In our consulting and research work we spend a lot of time exploring how the emergence of knowledge work as the primary driver of economic activity is changing the nature of the workplace and even basic organizational and management practice. Recently one of our clients asked us a very basic question: Just what is a knowledge worker?” As he said‚ “Everyone uses that term but it certainly
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Carnal knowledge: The sex and debate By Molly Masland Soaring rates of sexually transmitted diseases among teens are adding urgency to the debate over sex education. Conservatives claim the alarming statistics illustrate why abstinence should be the single mantra when it comes to sex ed. Liberals counter that the increase in disease is the strongest case for more detailed information. Caught in the middle are America’s kids‚ who are more vulnerable than ever to potentially deadly diseases. In
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“You’ve got mail!“ Or nowadays people have the latest hit song as their messaging tone. Technology has come a long way over the past twenty years. The Internet and technology have advanced tremendously and with cell phones turning into “smartphones.” It seems people today just have it made with the world at their fingertips. The question arises: are people really using technology and the new advances that come along almost everyday the right way? Also‚ what kind of impact does technology had on human
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