Indigenous Knowledge Management Transfer Systems Across Generations In Zimbabwe

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Mpofu ◽  
C Miruka
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge

Indigenous Knowledge Management Practices in Indigenous Organizations in South Africa and Tanzania

2017 ◽  
pp. 181-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edda Tandi Lwoga ◽  
Patrick Ngulube ◽  
Christine Stilwell
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
South African ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Indigenous Organizations ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices ◽  
Traditional Communities

Traditional communities have a highly developed knowledge system. They struggle, however, to lobby for critical issues as this knowledge is not documented. The chapter addresses this problem by seeking a suitable knowledge creation model for South African and Tanzanian indigenous organizations. It draws on fieldwork and reviews the literature and organizational websites. It applies Myer's seven C's model (2014) to determine how knowledge management may assist organizations in addressing challenges effectively. The findings demonstrate that Myers's model (2014) has been successful in part in explaining the knowledge management practices of indigenous organizations in these two countries. It is also difficult for indigenous organizations to motivate people to share knowledge because indigenous knowledge is individualized and used as a source of power, status and income in the communities. It is therefore important to promote integration of indigenous knowledge with other knowledge systems for socio-economic growth, and advocating change in institutional structures.

An Ontology-Based Indigenous Knowledge Management Portal for Subfertility of Females

2022 ◽  
pp. 112-132
Author(s):  
Thenuka Yogarajah ◽  
Kuhaneswaran Banujan ◽  
Shanmuganathan Vasanthapriyan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Treatment Methods ◽  
Local Language ◽  
The Future ◽  
Technological World

Subfertility in humans is the major problem in the technological world mostly by their habits and foods. There are many treatment methods for the subfertility of females, but the documentation in this field is mostly available in the local language, which cannot be understood by others, and time by time, this knowledge towards the future generation is diminished. The authors have depicted the knowledge using ontology and thereafter the knowledge management portal (KMP) for the indigenous knowledge was developed using the modeled ontology. They believe that the indigenous knowledge management portal (IKMP) will help future generations to get knowledge easily by using this system. They also strongly believe that the IKMP will serve as the experience-sharing tool for the subfertility-related indigenous knowledge.

Digital Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge in South African Rural Communities

2022 ◽  
pp. 317-340
Author(s):  
Tlou Maggie Masenya
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
South African ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Modern Methods

Indigenous knowledge is mainly preserved in the memories of elders, and most of this knowledge is slowly disappearing in rural communities due to various factors such as death, sickness, and memory loss. Digital preservation is regarded as one of the modern methods to preserve indigenous knowledge as it can be shared with others and be passed on to future generations. But how can indigenous knowledge be documented and preserved to benefit indigenous knowledge owners and accessible for future generations? The chapter thus looked into the policy, techniques, and technologies being employed to document and preserve indigenous knowledge in rural communities. Knowledge management frameworks were also used as underpinning theories to guide the study. The findings revealed that rural communities are still relying mostly on traditional methods such as oral tradition, storytelling, and community of practice in sharing their indigenous knowledge in this digital era.

From Knowledge Management to Knowledge Governance

2015 ◽  
pp. 237-248
Author(s):  
Tariq Zaman ◽  
Alvin W. Yeo ◽  
Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Management System ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Knowledge Management System ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Information Technology Professionals ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Knowledge Governance

The existing frameworks and methodologies for software designing encompass technological aspects and needs of the urban settings. In software development, getting sufficient and correct requirements from the users is most important, because these requirements will determine the functionality of the system. In indigenous communities identifying the user needs and understanding the local context are always difficult tasks. This typical approach of designing indigenous knowledge management system generates the issues of indigenous knowledge governance, de-contextualisation, and data manipulation. Hence, the main research question this chapter addresses is, How can we introduce indigenous knowledge governance into ICT-based Indigenous Knowledge Management System (IKMS)? The study has been conducted in three phases with collaboration of two indigenous communities, Long Lamai and Bario of Sarawak, East Malaysia. The main outcome of the study is the methodology of conducting a multidisciplinary research and designing the Indigenous Knowledge Governance Framework (IKGF). The framework works as an analytical tool that can help in understanding the essential context in which indigenous knowledge management processes occur. The chapter argues that in order to design appropriate software tools for indigenous knowledge management, information technology professionals need to understand, model, and formalise the holistic indigenous knowledge management system and then use this understanding as a basis for technology design and approaches.

Indigenous Knowledge Management in the Kelabit Community in Eastern Malaysia

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvin Wee Yeo ◽  
Tariq Zaman ◽  
Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Study Finding ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Knowledge Processes ◽  
The Status

Knowledge audits and assessment help organizations to identify the status of knowledge processes and develop strategies to manage their knowledge-based assets. The structure of Indigenous Knowledge Management Systems (IKMS) is different from the organisation’s Knowledge Management (KM) systems and mainly based on the tacit and implicit knowledge forms. Hence, the existing organisation’s knowledge audit and assessment tools are not addressing the inherent structure of IKMS. The paper addresses this gap and uses a methodological approach for the assessment of Indigenous Knowledge Management (IKM) processes. The approach is tested in the indigenous Kelabit community of Bario in East Malaysia. The methods used for data collection are survey questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The study finding argues that indigenous communities exercise the processes of storage, leveraging, sharing and applying knowledge. These processes are a combination of the knowledge and the ways in which this knowledge is put into practice in their daily life activities. These processes may be different but not less effective or less efficient in comparison to organisation’s KM processes. The study will help Information and Communication Technology (ICT) researchers to better understand the structure of IKMS and then use this understanding for designing the technological solution for IKM.

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