Re: [humanmarkup-comment] Fwd: ANSI KM and KE Standards Committees

[James Landrum <James.Landrum@ndsu.nodak.edu>]

  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
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>> 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
>
>
>

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