I agree with Ian - I think sometimes in order to justify our existence,
sell books or charge 300.00 for an all day class (when the entire idea
or concept can be summed up in a few short sentences) there is a
tendency to take a phrase and make it into an industry.
I apologize in advance if I've offended anyone but really - someone came
up with a phrase to describe what people have been doing everyday for
centuries and made it into an industry.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gray, Kirsty [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 11:46 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: BSI - are they right?
I think Ian Brewer gives a very simplistic definition - surely KM & RM
are two linked strands in an organisation's overall information
strategy?
Personally, though still simplistic, I prefer:-
Knowledge assets "are made up of information, insight and experience. KM
is the systematic gathering and exploitation of those assets, which may
be explicit or hidden. It includes the recognition, capture and
spreading of good practice, the utilisation of collective intelligence
and the sharing of lessons learnt." which I copied from a useful KM
briefing paper available at www.idea.gov.uk/knowledge
Whereas I think good records management ensures that activities and
decisions are adequately documented and available for reference when
required - so includes defining the information needs of the
organisation, how gathered / recorded / stored, when / why & to whom
they are accessible, etc..
With lifespan defined in a retention / destruction policy for
differentiating between:
- current records that must be continuously accessible
- semi-current records that can be stored but reasonably
accessible
- historical records that must be archived and accessible on
request
- obsolete records that should be securely destroyed
But what would I know? I work in Data Protection!
Kirsty E Gray
Data Protection Officer
National Care Standards Commission
Note: comments for discussion and debate only and do not necessarily
reflect the corporate position of NCSC nor constitute legal advice.
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