KM in Singapore

Knowledge Based Economy

One in which the production, distribution and use of knowledge are the main drivers of growth, wealth creation, and employment for all industries.

OECD (1996)

Moving Towards KBE

Singapore introduced KM initiatives in public and private sectors

Local universities introduced new programs for information and knowledge professionals to support the KM initiatives

Education Level (2002)

Global Information Technology Report measure the degree of preparation of a nation to participate

in and benefit from ICT developments

Innovation- Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D as a % to GDP (GERD)

Taiwan 1.98% Singapore 1.80% Hong Kong 0.36%

Hong Kong Institution of Science (HKIS) , 2000

E-Government The vision is to be a le

ading eGovernment to better serve Singapore and Singaporeans in the new knowledge-based economy

2000 Singapore Government

Asian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) Japan (Kao, Nissan Motor, Toyota Motor) Taiwan (Taiwan semiconductor) S. Korea (POSCO, LG Electronics, Samsung, SDS) Singapore (Singapore Airlines) India (Eureka Forbes, Wipro, TCS, Infosys)

Ministry of Manpower

Manpower planning and skills development

Managing foreign manpower

Promote quality workplace

Blended KM Approach Able to see the “whole” from strategic planning People elements- motivation, system thinking,

change management and organization restructuring

Process elements- process redesign and improvement

Technology elements- enabling IT infrastructure

Knowledge Management Model (AS 5037)

Influence of Australia

KM Conference and Workshop

Re-Assessing the Performance of KM as a Functional Business Tool, Jul 2006

Strategic Law Firm Management Using Best Practice, Aug 2006

Knowledge Management Asia 2006 , Asia's largest knowledge management conference, Nov 2006

Observations Singapore government’s vision towards a

knowledge based economy & e-government has prepared the ground for KM

Singapore organizations are more receptive to KM

Early KM initiatives were IT led, such as document management systems

KM is moving towards a more balanced approach