TOPIC: KnowledgeBased Organisation

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TOPIC Knowledge-Based Organisation

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
GOALSCreating business value (corporate focus)
Knowledge to the broad publicpolicy
making-policy/ implementation
-Presentation/understandability of knowledge
Provided by IT tools -Creation of knowledge
services using IT systems networks -Infrastructur
es for knowledge sharing across the Supply
chain/in virtual orgs -Modelling/Structuring
Knowledge -Integration with legacy
systems -Knowledge/ Ontologies maintenance -Integr
ate with CRM. BI, systems etc -Integrate
knowledge management with e-learning -Real
time/Non real time Knowledge Management Eg. For
decision support -Profiling technologies -Intellig
ent help systems
Company specific
Included
Application Domains -Construction -Environment -Co
nsulting -Banking -Public Sector -Cross-org
cross-country -SMEs -Manufacturing Processes
Methods Tools
Creation/ Sharing

• Project-based knowledge
• Cross-sectorial knowledge acquisition sharing
• Knowledge brokering
• Knowledge as a result of relationships
• Embedding knowledge in the service or product
  offering
• Knowledge services IT networks
• Knowledge flow within and across companies
• Levels/ layers of knowledge (semantic, syntactic,
  pragmatic)
• Human/ people aspects
• Agents Systems capable of interpreting knowledge
  providing services
• Coherency / consistency of models for 3 knowledge
  levels (visualising / using)

Generic

• Requirements engineering validation of
  requirements
• Integrate socio-economic technical work
  effectively
• Examine the use of tools
• Knowledge auditrepresent companies from a
  knowledge point of view
• Interoperability/ standardisation
• Train/develop competencies /improve knowledge
  skills
• Manage knowledge lifecycle in virtual
  organisations
• End-user acceptance about Knowledge Management
• Systematic Education about Knowledge Management
  at the university level

KADS
LASCOT (SEA)
Hyperknowledge

• EPSRC

CODESYS (IST)

• CORE

Key Challenges

• DECOR

IMI

• www.Inkass.com

• Lever

Supporting Projects

• Know-Net