Track: Knowledge Management Systems
Minitrack: Knowledge Evolution: Methods and Measures for
                   Organizational Learning 
 
Knowledge evolution is a situation where existing knowledge transcends from one state to another. This can be among other reasons, due to, input of new knowledge, modification of existing knowledge and reclassification of data items related to a domain of knowledge. For example, Pluto was first discovered on February 18th, 1930 by Clyde W.Tombaugh. If a time stamp was added to the knowledge that existed then and if no other knowledge was discovered since then, we could safely say that the knowledgebase (KB) we would have had would be only of one version. When new discoveries are made, for example on the 24th of August, 2006 that Pluto is no longer a Planet, our knowledge would have then now transcended to a new state. In other words if a time stamp was added to our earlier knowledgebase (KB), then our new knowledgebase (KB) would be labeled as KB2 as in knowledgebase (KB) version 2.

The maintenance of such evolution is critical and what is more important is to be able to track the lineage of that evolution. Knowledge is typically an evolving phenomenon and is dynamic entity. Thus this track would expand on existing knowledge management (KM) efforts and more importantly to introduce a systematic method, methodology, measure and know-how of managing knowledge evolution in the context of organizational learning.

Minitrack Co-Chairs:

Saravanan Muthaiyah (Primary Contact)
Multimedia University,
Management Dept.
Jalan Multimedia
63100 Cyberjaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Phone: +601-83125583
Fax: +603-83125590
Email: saravanan.muthaiyah@mmu.edu.my

Murali Raman
Multimedia University,
Management Dept.
Jalan Multimedia
63100 Cyberjaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Phone: +601-83125583
Fax: +603-83125590
Email: murali.raman@mmu.edu.my