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Hi Mary, it is possible that I may be able to attend if there is a delay in my planned Hong Kong trip in October. Will keep the event in mind but cannot be certain at this time.
ICICKM 2010 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
November 11, 2010 to November 12, 2010
7th International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning
One of the mini-tracks at the conference is being organized by ICKC members called Crossing the Chasm: Moving IC into the Business Mainstream. Pl…
Mary, this is something that plagues me, too. I go a bit farther perhaps, in saying that financials are actually a pretty poor indicator of anything real, being selectively aggregated and structured to present a picture (on the one hand) while being…
Stephen, good to see the development. You know as well as any that "sheep" is the right word, but steps down the path start a journey, even when the destination is unknown. Strategic progress.
Of considerable concern in Hong Kong's continuing risk…
Gerald, I know you've done a great deal of work looking at indicators and that the data associated with the liberation of distance education (in terms of district control) seems to open the door to new ways of conceiving performance indicators. This…
Navigation is refreshingly straightforward on my first visit. I appreciate that your invitation resulted in a straightforward connection with my preferred Ning id, not always the case with Ning so you have structured some process well.
Also appreci…
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- What is your interest in IC?
- Long time practitioner, researcher and educator in the realm of knowledge resource management grounded in recorded information management for authentic knowing. In developing our conceptual model for the knowledge-focused enterprise, Robert Tornack and I hold the view that intangibles become manageable through description in (multi-media) records, duly appraised for meaning and value. Currently developing curriculum for the University of British Columbia that will incorporate this thinking into the management of authenticity in records within digital environments.
58 Seconds on the management of recorded information ... candid camera!
This short video clip was captured--candid camera style--by David Gurteen in Hong Kong.
Back in the 80's, Canada was a leader in the domain, pushing the envelope to focus on achieving fiscal benefits through description and management of multi-media information resources, paralleling and in some ways grounding Australia's move into first place with development of the Continuum Theory. Sadly, however, the hegemony of the US economy has relegated records management to a narrowly defined, compliance driven approach. Our US friends increasingly see it as a legal and administrative burden, necessary but, perhaps, evil.
Defined as I see it, recorded information management (RIM) is a balancing act that supports accountability and transparency on the one hand, with authentic ways of knowing on the other. I find it startling that something as basic as evidence-based practice is not fully embraced in knowledge and KM circles. Some take it for granted (perhaps our academic friends?) and others disdain it (too much time and effort required and far too little macho "kick" in the leadership).
Whither RIM? As I develop curriculum for the University of British Columbia's School of Library, Archives and Information Science, I plan to ground thinking in the balancing act, firmly focused in the context of organizational realities and desired outcomes.
Back in the 80's, Canada was a leader in the domain, pushing the envelope to focus on achieving fiscal benefits through description and management of multi-media information resources, paralleling and in some ways grounding Australia's move into first place with development of the Continuum Theory. Sadly, however, the hegemony of the US economy has relegated records management to a narrowly defined, compliance driven approach. Our US friends increasingly see it as a legal and administrative burden, necessary but, perhaps, evil.
Defined as I see it, recorded information management (RIM) is a balancing act that supports accountability and transparency on the one hand, with authentic ways of knowing on the other. I find it startling that something as basic as evidence-based practice is not fully embraced in knowledge and KM circles. Some take it for granted (perhaps our academic friends?) and others disdain it (too much time and effort required and far too little macho "kick" in the leadership).
Whither RIM? As I develop curriculum for the University of British Columbia's School of Library, Archives and Information Science, I plan to ground thinking in the balancing act, firmly focused in the context of organizational realities and desired outcomes.
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- At 5:15am on February 18, 2010,
Setsuko Morishita said…
- James, thank you for your warm comment! I hope you can exchange good ideas!
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