Papers of KMAfrica 2007
Networks, methodologies, tools and technologies that successfully achieve greater and sustainable human development are demanded on the African continent in so far as they work with and in our own cultural communities, our own surroundings and our self-awareness to identify our own knowledge and communication flows.
The individual's talents, need for learning, self-confidence and participation are fundamental to the arduous process of determining a prospectus unlike the weight of human suffering today in which poverty and disease are seemingly irreversible.
Individuals become agents having self-conception and awareness of having agency with the freedom to shape our own lives and futures. Knowledge management slogans parading as promissory notes give rise to more than a little scepticism and the time is long past that such slogans become practical collaborations as a venture in human advancement.
If we can manage to work in synergy and draw on the experience and knowledge of collaborative research in developing a system to manage regional and local knowledge, restitutive projects will benefit immeasurably based on the needs and circumstances of grass-roots communities.
Important notice
The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the proposed paper is relevant to the Conference. The authors of abstracts that describe a relevant paper will receive a notification of abstract acceptance, on time to prepare and submit their full papers before the stated deadline above.
Each full paper will be double-blind reviewed by members of the conference committee to ensure that required standards are met; that the proposed subject of the paper's abstract has been followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of English (French and Portuguese) is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced. Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings providing at least one author registers and presents the work at the conference. See registration.
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A model for community participation in African libraries to preserve indigenous knowledge - Betsie Greyling Activity based costing and its application to service delivery in the public sector - Oseifuah, Mr Emmanuel African storytelling and knowledge management (KM) - Banhegyi, Mr Steve City planning, management and government in Zimbabwe: relational discordance and contestations - Chakwizira, Mr James Community participation and local government planning for sustainable development in Lesotho: a critical analysis of the "Quick and Smart Planning Model (QSP)" - Mashinini, Prof Vusi Competitive public service delivery within the knowledge economy in South Africa - Sewdass, Nisha Conceptual framework and guidelines for a comprehensive indigenous knowledge database - Nel, Prof Philip Creating a critical mass of science communicators - Ssempa Mr Norman N Debt relief, access to water and sanitation, and education in Africa - Bousrih, Ms Debt relief, access to water and sanitation, and education in Africa - Harrabi, Sana Debt relief, access to water and sanitation, and education in Africa - Ntsoane, O Delivery of services to meet millennium development goals - Vencatachellum, Dr Dèsirè Determinants of spill-over occurrence from MNC firms in Kenya's manufacturing industry - Gachino, Mr Geoffrey G Education and inequality - Bloch, Mr Graeme Employing ICT and knowledge management to enhance community development: lessons from Phokeng, South Africa - Dagada, Mr Rabelani Enhancing governance, performance effectiveness and capacity to deliver government services in sub-Saharan Africa through knowledge management - Minishi-Majanja, Dr Mabel Evolution: who is left behind! The digital divide and information poverty in Africa - Block, Mr Markus Growing a knowledge-based economy in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. The case of Uganda - Bitwayiki, Mr Constantine Growing a knowledge-based economy in Africa: Opportunities and challenges - Kamara, Dr Abdul B Hands-on engagement development programme - Lolwana, Mr Mvula Healing the nation through empowerment in trade and professions, skills and development - Butler, Dr Valerie Implementing a knowledge management (KM) strategy: challenges and lessons - Langner, Ms Stacey Knowledge generation, political actions and African development: the polycentric approach - Akinola, Dr Shitu Raimu Knowledge management (KM) and intranet technology - Averweg, Mr Udo R Knowledge management and intranet technology - Jori, M Knowledge pre-defined and contextualized in the absence of indigenous consciousness: A call to mobilize African thought through the dispensation of indigenous knowledge systems and how they can aid in bettering the lives of all Africans - economically and culturally - Buthelezi, Ms Nhlanhla Malaria and agriculture: managing knowledge across sectoral boundaries - Mutero, Dr Clifford Opportunities for increasing knowledge management and transfer in Zimbabwe through increased access to information, communication tools - Moyo, Mr Nicky Rethinking indigenous knowledge in bee-keeping for sustainable livelihoods: A case of Kitui district, Kenya - Kimeu Mr NP Subversive and crowded knowledge networks: is Africa in or out? - Magaya, Mr Wilson Subversive and crowded knowledge networks: is Africa in or out? - Sithole, Pinimidzai Technology to the rescue in Nelson Mandela Bay - a different approach to capacity building - van As, Prof Hennie The future figures the past: conjuring the unexplored potential of folklore - Osaaji, Mumia The role of knowledge in improving waste management for sustainable development - Da Costa The role of knowledge in improving waste management for sustainable development - Karani, Dr Patrick The urban water sector reform in Senegal: cornerstone towards the achievement of the millennium development goals - Ndaw, Mr Mouhamed Fadel Title to be provided - Kaya, HO To be announced - Ondari-Okemwa, Ezra Towards a deeper understanding of local government leadership challenges in African contexts: Alternative questions, possible answers and new models for capacity building - Magadlela, Dr Dumisani Towards the development of a knowledge management practices surveys in knowledge intensive organizations - Steyn, Mr Carly Vision and strategy as critical factors in the delivery of services to meet millennium development goals: lessons from South Africa - Moyo, Dr Theresa Winning communities - Makunyane, Mr Lefate |