A Standard for Knowledge Management : 

Is this the Way Forward ? 

A KM Standardisation Event

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WHY STANDARDISE KM ?

" Knowledge alone is not enough. It has to be applied. Data is not information until it is organised. Information is not knowledge until it is analysed, and knowledge is not power until it is applied with wisdom. Anchored in knowledge, a wise mind gives us the insight for action. As Sun Tzu puts it so wisely : "Know yourself, know your enemy, a thousand battles, a thousand victories."

The Straits Times
9 April 2002

 

  PROGRAMME

  0830           Registration

  0900           Welcome Speech
                     Teo Nam Kuan
                     General Manager, Standards & Quality Group,
                     SPRING Singapore

                     Keynote Address
                     Dave Snowden
                     Director, Institute of Knowledge Management

  0930           Overview of KM and KM Standardisation
                     in the United Kingdom
                     Ron Young
                     CEO, Knowledge Associates International
                     BSI Chairman, British KM Standards
                     Committee


  1005           Tea Break 

  1030           Australia KM Standards - A Knowledge
                     Repository of Best Practices and
                     Knowledge Portal
                     James Thomson
                     Project Manager, Standards Australia
                     International
 
  1105           KM Standards : The European            
                     Perspective
                     Paul Hearn, European Commission

  1120           KM Standards - Possibilities for
                     Singapore Companies
                     Kan Siew Ning
                     Information and Knowledge Management
                     Society

  1155           KM - Impact on International
                     Business Excellence Models
                     Freddy Soon, Deputy Chief Executive,
                     SPRING Singapore
  
  1230           Panel Discussion
             
  1300           End of Event


                  

In the internet age, companies are realising how crucial it is to "know what they know" and be able to make maximum use of knowledge to improve organisational performance.
However, managing knowledge has been dismissed by others as the latest management fad. So, is there a need for standards on knowledge management? Or is it too premature to develop these standards? This seminar will offer an understanding of the standards and the latest thinking of knowledge management from around the world.

The objectives of the seminar are :
- To help participants understand that standard provides a benchmark for moving the discipline of knowledge management forward
- To help participants understand that knowledge management standards are value-adding tools to assist industry
- To help participants realise the feasibility of developing or adopting standards for knowledge management
WHO SHOULD ATTEND ?
All Senior Management, Chief Knowledge Officers, Corporate Planners, HR professionals, Quality Managers and IT professionals should attend the seminar. The seminar will also be suitable for ISO certified companies and SQC companies.