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Subject: Re: [humanmarkup-comment] Fwd: ANSI KM and KE Standards Committees
Crosswalks will resolve many of the issues, eventually. These will involve topic maps. Rex Brooks wrote: > Hi Folks, > > This came in over the transom this morning and I thought I would toss > it along since James Landrum's definition of culture involved one of > the most overload terms in current usage--Knowledge. > > IF Culture is shared knowledge, in the wider sense I mentioned > earlier, in the discussion thread on that topic, THEN we need to > conversant with the current schools of thought in the groups working > to standardize Knowledge Management. Like Topic Maps, it is one of > those areas in which I actively lurk, and in this case, actively > joined, which I may have cause to regret if participation becomes a > requirement. > > However, like Topic Maps, it is an area which we cannot ignore, so I > am passing this along in the hope that someone amongst can also decide > to monitor and participate in this group, which appears headed toward > a significant role in shaping international knowledge management > standards and practices. > > Ciao, > Rex > >> From: <secretariat@gkec.org> >> To: <rexb@starbourne.com> >> Subject: ANSI KM and KE Standards Committees >> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 11:12:34 -0700 >> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Aug 2002 18:12:35.0218 (UTC) >> FILETIME=[D5772F20:01C2422B] >> X-Rcpt-To: <rexb@starbourne.com> >> X-DPOP: DPOP Version 2.4a >> Status: U >> >> Dear Standards Committee Members, >> >> Over the last twelve months GKEC has held many informal Knowledge >> Management and Knowledge Economics standards discussions around the >> world >> laying the foundation for American and International Standards. 98% >> of all >> participants agreed to use economics as the framework to build standards >> for Knowledge Economics, Managerial Knowledge Economics, and Knowledge >> Management. This involves the inheritance of the instruments, language, >> definitions, metrics, theoretical and applied models from micro and >> macroeconomics. The decision was met with powerful support worldwide >> among >> policy-makers, senior management, decision-makers, and academia >> resulting >> in rapid advancements for the knowledge economics knowledge base. >> >> Now the real work begins. The GKEC Standards program moves from the >> research and testing stage to an ANSI draft standards development phase. >> Formal committees need to be formed. >> >> - Selection of main standards committee members based on qualifications >> per GKEC policy and procedures. >> - Selection of subcommittee members. >> - Selection of chairpersons and cochairpersons. >> - Designing of draft Knowledge Economics and Economics-based Knowledge >> Management standards. >> - Establishing a final voting date. >> - Establishing an ISO US/TAG Committee for International Standards of >> Knowledge Economics. >> >> The Secretariat will first choose the members of the general standards >> committee. Per ANSI rules, everyone interested must submit an >> application >> for acceptance on the committee. Even if you are considered a leader in >> this area, the Secretariat cannot make a selection without an >> application. >> >> For more information about ANSI/GKEC rules see: >> http://gkec.org/gkec2001.pdf >> >> Please submit your formal application to the following email address: >> mailto:ansicommittee@gkec.org . >> >> Main qualifications for Main Standards Committee: >> - You must invest at least 20 hours of your time per month. >> - You must participate in our collaboration environment. >> - You must be willing to be an active voter. >> - You must be willing to learn about knowledge economics by reading >> materials provided by the GKEC and reading recommended references in >> your >> local library. >> >> In short, the United States position on standards for Knowledge >> Management >> is economics-based. GKEC also is developing standards for Knowledge >> Economics; a mature, fast growing profession in need of standards to >> increase the rate of research and development. We are now on a fast >> track >> for draft standards by November 6th, 2002. Final voting is scheduled for >> March 2003. >> >> GKEC Secretariat >> >> To be removed from the KM Standards mailing list, visit >> http://www.nationalknowledge.com/remove.asp?code=8455344758 > > > -- From the Desk of James E. Landrum III Database Manager Archaeology Technologies Laboratory (ATL; http://atl.ndsu.edu) Digital Archive Network for Anthropology (DANA; http://atl.ndsu.edu/archive) North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105 Ph: 701-231-6434 FAX: 701-231-1047 email: james.landrum@ndsu.nodak.edu
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