Harnessing Knowledge Management for Africa’s Transition to the 21st Century
| dc.contributor.author | Mchombu, Kingo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-11-13T13:56:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-11-13T13:56:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this paper is to analyse the factors which make knowledge management an important resource for accelerating the development of Africa as we move into the 21st century. As African information specialists we are faced with the urgent challenge of making our full contribution to ongoing efforts, in our respective countries, to end poverty and underdevelopment on our continent. The key objective of this paper is thus to answer the question: What are the methods that information and knowledge management can use to address poverty and underdevelopment in Africa? In addressing this topic, the paper raises the following sub-questions: 1. What are the basic concepts underlying the information and knowledge management revolution? 2. How best can Africa manage the transition process to an information and knowledge-based economy? 3. What role does knowledge management play in national development? 4. What challenges face information specialists in the knowledge revolution era? In addition to this introduction, this paper has five other parts. The next part provides basic concepts and definitions of knowledge management. The third part explores the management of the transition process from an agricultural society to an information and knowledge-based society. The fourth part focuses on the role information and knowledge plays in human development. The fifth part continues the exploration by analysing specific sectors of national development, and the sixth part looks at the challenges for information specialists in the knowledge revolution era. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mchombu, K. (2007). Harnessing Knowledge Management for Africa's Transition to the 21st Century. Information Development, 25-42. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1283 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | SAGE | en_US |
| dc.subject | Knowledge management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Africa's transition | en_US |
| dc.subject | 21st Century | en_US |
| dc.title | Harnessing Knowledge Management for Africa’s Transition to the 21st Century | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |