1) Knowledge is the greatest asset a firm can have, and firms that fail to generate new knowledge will cease to exist. 2) Organizations must adapt to the knowledge-based economy by creating and sharing knowledge in order to stay relevant. 3) The rate of technological change is accelerating, with the half-life of knowledge approaching zero by 2035, so organizations must constantly generate new knowledge to keep up.

1. Science and Technology in a Wired World “ Since it is axiomatic that a firm’s greatest asset is its knowledge, then the firm that fails to generate new knowledge will probably cease to exist.” Thomas Davenport (1998) Canadian Forest Service - S&T Forum – June 26, 2001

6. Knowledge Organization Internal Knowledge Nature External Knowledge Applied Knowledge Creation Sharing Management Preservation Lost Knowledge

8. Creating Knowledge Process Data Information Knowledge Application Production Stage Value Drivers (problems, issues, government) Organization (mandate, resources, culture) People (analyze, reason, decide) Content (facts, meaning, understanding) Systems (information processes) Technology (computers, communication)

11. Creating Knowledge on the Web User Perspectives

12. Creating Knowledge on the Web Provider Perspectives

14. Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Framework Capacity Building Organizational Context Resources Infra - structure Co n tent Gover-nance Culture Learning Funds People Time Technology Systems Management Acquisition Production Dissemination Vision Direction Commitment Change Sharing Controlling Education Skills Experience

15. Autonomous, distributed databases & information repositories Integrating Knowledge Land use Resource inventories Resource statistics Census Data Environmental data Remote sensing Integrated data, information, and knowledge Internet Internet Diverse horizontal issues Sustainable Development Climate change Rural Communities Health & Safety Economic competitiveness Aboriginal Issues

17. Sharing Knowledge Agency 1 Information Agency 2 Information Internal flow regulators Internal flow regulators External flow regulators Attributes Technology Infrastructure

19. None High Restricted Unrestricted Desired general state Specific cost circumstances Specific restriction circumstances Specific cost and restriction circumstances Goal of proposed policy NRCan Access to Knowledge Policy Access Cost

23. In the final analysis… “ Knowledge of the universe would somehow be…defective were no practical results to follow.” Cicero (106-43 BC)