As practised today, Knowledge management (KM) is the collection of methods relating to creating, sharing, using and managing the knowledge and information of an organization. It refers to a multidisciplinary approach to achieve organisational objectives by making the best use of knowledge. [Wikipedia]. Since early 1990s KM has become recognized as a discipline. The experts, practitioners and solution providers view KM as an approach to store and retrieve knowledge to improve understanding, collaboration, and process alignment.
Now in the present post pandemic, VUCA world [Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity], modern technologies have changed the emphasis dramatically. As a consequence , many opportunities have opened up and this has brought about the renaissance of Knowledge Management.
This conference is valuable for executives and IT professionals wanting to understand, structure and exploit their enterprise’s knowledge – for reasons such as improved efficiency and operations, better understanding of data, identifying commercial opportunities. It is relevant for private and public sector organisations.
It is especially relevant to persons working withing job roles such as:
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Diversity: In our endeavour to be the provider of knowledge to the business community, we understand that this depends on hearing from and listening to a variety of perspectives that come from people of all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, religions, sexual orientation, and military service. We welcome diverse speakers for all our events, we do not always fully achieve this goal, but it is an ongoing process.
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We are inviting speakers – thought leaders, subject experts and start-up entrepreneurs – to share their knowledge and enthusiasm about their work and vision in these three fields. Please let us know too if you would like to participate in the panel sessions only.
We are also planning short “how to do” sessions or full-day workshops to run as pre or post conference events. Let us know if you have a related topic that you want to run as a workshop or an extended briefing.
Please complete the speaker’s response form submit a proposal to present at this event.
John Antill, Knowledge Manager, US Army Expeditionary Workforce
Content Management Systems are a great tool that allows people to find relevant information regarding their questions. Most are structurally built for the English-speaking world and their cultures. They are formal and outlined properly. Many companies have won awards based on how their systems work and decrease the number of questions being asked to their employees.
When organizations start or relocate to other countries and cultural areas, they bring award-winning systems to speed up the employee’s transition to the new organization, or so it is believed. Without regard to culture, this movement fails.
Anweshaa M, Senior Project Manager – Learning & Risk Operations, Booking.com
This topic will delve into the evolution of KM as perceived and practised over time by organisations emphasising why it is so essential as key factor for competitive advantage also touching upon some common barriers faced to implement it and means to overcome them.
Sarah Jacobson, Director – Knowledge Management, MinterEllison, Australia
AI driven search solves the age old findability issue. Or does it?!
Having the right knowledge at one’s fingertips is paramount to successfully embedding a key organisational process.
This session explores key considerations when integrating knowledge into your workflow design to facilitate on point knowledge being within reach to the right audience.
Dr Sanath Sukumaran, Managing Partner and Knoco Affiliate Partner, Agile Management Consultancy
Causal and resultant factors are among the reasons behind the success and failure of knowledge programmes. In this workshop, we will examine elements that will make the most impact on the longevity of your knowledge-driven initiatives and examine how to embed regular health checks and jump-start lagging knowledge programmes.
UNICOM events offer an excellent opportunity to meet providers of relevant solutions, technology and services.
Here is a snapshot of some past sponsors.
