All Discussions Tagged 'Management' - Knowledge Management for Development2024-03-29T12:27:25Zhttp://www.km4dev.org/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Management&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe Deployment and Adoption of E-Learning Systems in Ghanaian Universitiestag:www.km4dev.org,2019-09-07:2672907:Topic:1230762019-09-07T22:34:56.666ZDe-Graft Johnson Amenuveve Deihttp://www.km4dev.org/profile/DeGraftJohnsonAmenuveveDei
<p>E-learning has become the protagonist for change and serve as an avenue for the creation, storing and sharing of knowledge among members of the university communities. This study sought to explore the deployment and adoption of e-learning to facilitate knowledge creation, storage and sharing in Ghanaian universities. The survey and mixed method research approach were used to collect data from stratified sampled respondents of the universities. The general population for this study comprised…</p>
<p>E-learning has become the protagonist for change and serve as an avenue for the creation, storing and sharing of knowledge among members of the university communities. This study sought to explore the deployment and adoption of e-learning to facilitate knowledge creation, storage and sharing in Ghanaian universities. The survey and mixed method research approach were used to collect data from stratified sampled respondents of the universities. The general population for this study comprised all the categories of the universities in Ghana: public and private. The study established that the awareness, adoption and usage of e-learning to facilitate knowledge management (creation, processing, sharing and storage) at the universities were very high. In addition, there were adequate technology and infrastructure to support the e-learning at the universities. The study also established that the e-learning systems have benefited and enhanced teaching and learning at the universities. Despite these, the study established that the universities encountered some challenges in the implementation and usage of the e-learning systems. However, by implementing sound measures such as increasing the internet bandwidth; and providing adequate and functioning computers, these challenges can be solved.</p> Exploring the extent to which Universities in Ghana Deploy Knowledge Management Processes in their Activitiestag:www.km4dev.org,2019-09-07:2672907:Topic:1232812019-09-07T22:32:20.003ZDe-Graft Johnson Amenuveve Deihttp://www.km4dev.org/profile/DeGraftJohnsonAmenuveveDei
<p>Universities are knowledge-based organisations. They are using knowledge as a key resource and for competitive advantage. Knowledge management practices seems to be suitable for universities because they possess the conducive environment and systems. This study sought to assess the extent to which KM was practiced at the universities and the mechanisms and initiatives implemented to promote KM processes at the universities. The study adopted the survey and mixed method research approach to…</p>
<p>Universities are knowledge-based organisations. They are using knowledge as a key resource and for competitive advantage. Knowledge management practices seems to be suitable for universities because they possess the conducive environment and systems. This study sought to assess the extent to which KM was practiced at the universities and the mechanisms and initiatives implemented to promote KM processes at the universities. The study adopted the survey and mixed method research approach to collect data from 118 respondents from three universities in Ghana (public, private and professional). Questionnaires (consisting of blend of closed and open-ended questions) were used to collect primary data. The study established that despite the high presence of knowledge management processes (acquisition, creation, sharing and retention) at the universities, the practice was more effective at the private university than the professional and public universities respectively. These KM processes improved efficiency, effectiveness, decision-making capabilities. However, the absence of trust, openness and collaboration; difficult access to technology; and lack of support and mechanisms to promote informal discussions between staff and management of the universities negatively affected KM processes.</p> How do you run an inspiring collaborative meeting?tag:www.km4dev.org,2016-04-20:2672907:Topic:961032016-04-20T00:46:40.090ZLinzi Fidelinhttp://www.km4dev.org/profile/LinziFidelin
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<div style="text-align: left; line-height: normal; text-indent: 11.55pt;"><span><font face="Calibri"><span><font face="Calibri">I am pleased to share the first week program for the upcoming focused conversation <span><font face="Calibri"><strong>“Knowledge Sharing around water management innovations in the Andes and Himalayas” .</strong></font></span></font></span></font></span> <span><font face="Calibri"><span><font face="Calibri"><span>The discussion will be moderated by our HimalAndes Core Team, Felipe Custer, Les Simm and myself during the next three weeks.</span></font></span></font></span></div>
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<p align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; text-indent: 11.55pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Calibri">“Knowledge Sharing around water management innovations in the Andes and Himalayas” <span> </span></font></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: normal; text-indent: 11.55pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b><span>Sep 23 – Oct 10, 2013</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><b><span>Sep. 23</span></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Introductory Statement by Dr. Alejandro Camino, HimalAndes Initiative Founder<a href="http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Alejandro_Camino.2C_Sep_22.2C_2013.2C_Foreword" target="_blank">http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Alejandro_Camino.2C_Sep_22.2C_2013.2C_Foreword</a></font></font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Introduction to the first week’s topic: Innovations on water management and knowledge sharing networks in the Andes and Himalayas by Felipe Custer, CEO Equilibra Consultants <a href="http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Felipe_Custer.2C_Sep_23.2C_2013.2C_Moderator.27s_Note:_Introduction_to_the_case:_Innovations_on_water_management_and_knowledge_sharing_networks_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas">http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Felipe_Custer.2C_Sep_23.2C_2013.2C_Moderator.27s_Note:_Introduction_to_the_case:_Innovations_on_water_management_and_knowledge_sharing_networks_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas</a></font></font></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span>Andes: Innovation on Water Management in the Andes (Case 1: Machangara River Basin Council, Azuay Province, Ecuador) by CONDESAN <a href="http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Felipe_Custer.2C_Sep_23.2C_2013.2C_Case_1_by_CONDESAN:_Machangara_River_Basin_Council.2C_Azuay_Province.2C_Ecuador">http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Felipe_Custer.2C_Sep_23.2C_2013.2C_Case_1_by_CONDESAN:_Machangara_River_Basin_Council.2C_Azuay_Province.2C_Ecuador</a></span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Sep 24</font></font></span></b></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Andes: Innovation on Water Management in the Andes (Case 2: Integrated Water Management of Muylo Mullucro catchment, Tarma, Peru), by CONDESAN</font></font></span></p>
<p><a href="http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Felipe_Custer.2C_Sep_24.2C_2013.2C_Case_2_by_CONDESAN:_Integrated_Water_Management_of_Muylo_Mullucro_catchment.2C_Tarma.2C_Peru">http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Felipe_Custer.2C_Sep_24.2C_2013.2C_Case_2_by_CONDESAN:_Integrated_Water_Management_of_Muylo_Mullucro_catchment.2C_Tarma.2C_Peru</a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Sep 25</font></font></span></b></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span>Himalayas: Climate Change, Tourism and Freshwater Management in the Sagarmantha (Everest) National Park, Nepal, by Alton Byers, Director of Science and Exploration, The Mountain Institute</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span><a href="http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Alton_Byers:_Sep_24.2C_2013.2C_Case_3:Climate_Change.2C_Tourism.2C_and_Freshwater_Management_in_the_Sagarmatha_.28Everest.29_National_Park.2C_Nepal">http://wiki.km4dev.org/Talk:Knowledge_Sharing_around_water_management_innovations_in_the_Andes_and_Himalayas#Alton_Byers:_Sep_24.2C_2013.2C_Case_3:Climate_Change.2C_Tourism.2C_and_Freshwater_Management_in_the_Sagarmatha_.28Everest.29_National_Park.2C_Nepal</a></span></font></font></p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <b><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Sep 26</font></font></span></b><b><span><font face="Calibri" size="3"> </font></span></b></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span><font size="3">·</font><span style="font: 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Andes: "Quillcay Watershed: innovating local governance for water resources management in the context of climate related hazards" by Jorge Recharte, Director of South America Programs, The Mountain Institute</font></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span> <font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span>Weekly Summary No. 1 by Felipe Custer</span></font></font></p> ICTs, CARIBBEAN DIASPORA and KNOWLEDGE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT: NETWORKING THE CARIBBEAN ECONOMYtag:www.km4dev.org,2011-02-10:2672907:Topic:169352011-02-10T06:50:42.239ZChanzo Greenidgehttp://www.km4dev.org/profile/ChanzoGreenidge
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<p>"In examining the relationship between education and economic growth, authors such as Glewwe (2002), while identifying weaknesses in educational systems and arguing quite soundly for improvements in the content and delivery of education in ‘developing’ states, fail to examine the absolute usefulness of high-level skills in societies that lack the capacity to absorb or fully utilise these skills. As Gooding (1981) notes, regions such as the Caribbean are faced “not only with…</p>
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<p>"In examining the relationship between education and economic growth, authors such as Glewwe (2002), while identifying weaknesses in educational systems and arguing quite soundly for improvements in the content and delivery of education in ‘developing’ states, fail to examine the absolute usefulness of high-level skills in societies that lack the capacity to absorb or fully utilise these skills. As Gooding (1981) notes, regions such as the Caribbean are faced “not only with the challenge of creating a pool of skilled workers, but of providing an environment that would encourage them to remain in the area.” (Gooding, 1981: 211) It is this context that gives rise to the concept of Knowledge Mobility Management. </p>
<p>The absence of Knowledge Mobility Management is reflected in the duplication and discontinuity of efforts by the Caribbean Diaspora to promote technology transfer in the absence of proper support and/or information. The need for Knowledge Mobility Management also emerges from the observation that the Caribbean and its Diaspora, and indeed the Global South as a whole, is not aware of the nature and location of the skills and knowledge that lie within its borders and/or diasporic networks<a href="#_ftn1">[1]</a>. The knowledge economy is virtually redefining the concept of territory. Highly mobile populations will have to be considered a norm, and innovation strategies and policies in the South should be changed to suit this emerging reality. </p>
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<p>Knowledge Mobility Management comprises four (4) major elements:</p>
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<p>A. <i>M</i><i>igration Research and Forecasting</i></p>
<p>In addition to forecasting demographic shifts and human capital needs, especially in the Global North, research geared towards providing a clear understanding of social dynamics (including attitudes towards the use of ICTs) within Diaspora is essential to any successful policy or strategy from governments, firms and NGOs in the Global South. </p>
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<p>B. <i>Strategic Migration</i></p>
<p>Global South governments and educational institutions, while improving education <i>per se</i>, must also account for human capital migration in their education and training policies. A basic element of this approach would involve the surveying of attitudes towards migration among persons in the region pursuing educational certification. The Caribbean has historically been the recipient of skilled personnel and the networking and technology-transfer potential of new populations should also be explored. Another aspect of strategic migration policy could be the provision of incentives and/or logistical support for migrants to penetrate technology-rich areas and institutions, including transnational corporations.</p>
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<p><i>C. </i> <i>Diaspora Skills Banks</i></p>
<p>ICT and ICT-related services are central to the development, maintenance and proper use of national and regional diasporic skills banks. The inability to pool and co-ordinate resources leads to lower levels of impact and misallocation of resources. A primary means of addressing this would be the sharing of skill rosters and databases among states in the Global South. While extant networks such as alumni networks should form the basis for these facilities, their biases and limitations should be noted. </p>
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<p><i>D. Virtual Collaboration/Investment in Transnationalism</i></p>
<p>The use of ICTs in the networking and technical remittance strategies of the Caribbean Diaspora will have to be adapted and improved in the implementation of knowledge mobility management strategies. Virtual collaboration as an economic activity is usually the result of communication within and among transnational households. As a result, the promotion of linkages and communication among transnational households through the strengthening of ICT infrastructure should be given priority. Knowledge mobility management may also involve taking advantage of pre-existing fora for information transfer and networking, such as sporting and cultural events in the region and the Diaspora.</p>
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<p>As the North’s demand for skilled labour increases in an aging, knowledge-based global economy, institutions in the Global South will have to innovate in their approach to citizenship by embracing the concept of active and flexible partnerships with local and diasporic students, apprentices and professionals. For the South, the development of networks of mobile human capital, via the appropriate deployment of ICTs, rather than ultimate control over the mobility of human capital or embodied knowledge should be considered an important aspect of sovereignty, viability, and territorial security. "</p>
<div><br clear="all"/><hr size="1" width="33%" align="left"/><div><p><a href="#_ftnref1">[1]</a>Based on the author’s own research and the commentary of authors such as Rampersad (1997).</p>
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