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July 2021 Seminar : Ethical Artificial Intelligence

28th July 2021/in Events 2021, Knowledge and information organisation and modelling, Machine learning and artificial intelligence, Organisation and modelling: ontology, Organisation and modelling: taxonomy /by David

Summary What is ethical, or responsible, artificial intelligence (AI) ? In essence, we can identify three concerns/issues : “the moral behaviour of humans as they design, make, use and treat artificially intelligent systems.” “A concern with the behaviour of machines, in machine ethics” – for example, computational ethics. ” “The issue of a possible singularity […]

Seminar: May 2021: The status of KM in 2020, and trends for the future

28th June 2021/in Developing and exploiting information and knowledge, Events 2021, Previous Events /by Alison

Summary In early 2020, Knoco undertook a third global “state of the art” survey of Knowledge Management. The results give a snapshot of the state of pre-covid KM, and comparison with previous surveys allows trends to be identified. Nick Milton, the director of Knoco Ltd has a fascinating insight into the survey results. He pinpointed […]

March 2021 Seminar: Working during the Covid-19 pandemic: sharing insights and experiences

22nd March 2021/in Developing and exploiting information and knowledge, Events 2021, K and IM: professional development, Knowledge and information management, Managing information and knowledge, Previous Events /by Robert Rosset

Summary This meeting consisted of eight speakers talking for ten minutes each about different aspects of their experience of working during this time, followed by the usual syndicate sessions, where experiences were shared in more detail, so that we can manage better as we move forward into a still uncertain future. Speakers The eight speakers […]

January 2021 Seminar: Managing Knowledge in Project Environments

22nd January 2021/in Corporate knowledge and information management, Events 2021, Organisational K and IM: project management, Previous Events /by Robert Rosset

Summary This meeting was about Knowledge Management which is widely practised in project environments, but not always recognised as such. What is recognised as knowledge management is often information management – and tends to be treated a series of unconnected activities. Members joined us to find out where knowledge management has been hiding, and how […]

November 2020 Seminar: The framework and ISO standards for Collaboration, KM and Innovation and how these might be integrated into your organisation

26th November 2020/in Events 2020, Knowledge and information organisation and modelling, Previous Events, Protecting information and knowledge, Uncategorised /by Robert Rosset

Summary This seminar, affectionately know as the Two Ronnie’s show, aimed to introduce the Five dimensions Framework of Collaboration, Knowledge and Innovation. They gave an overview of the collaboration, knowledge management and innovation published standards ISO44001, ISO 30401, ISO 56002. This was of great interest to the gathered crowd by establishing the relationships there. They […]

October 2020 Seminar: From Hawley to the Edge of Intelligence : the continuing evolution of Knowledge and Information Management to adapt to the new normal

23rd October 2020/in Events 2020, Previous Events /by Robert Rosset

Summary This seminar was all about the ‘Financial Times’ survey entitled ‘The edge of intelligence’ published in early March 2020. Stephen Phillips is a member of CILIP, the Library and Information Association, which worked with the ‘Financial Times’ to commission a survey of its readers. The purpose of this was to build a better understanding […]

September 2020 Seminar: TRIZ and how it can be applied to Knowledge and Information Management

30th September 2020/in Developing and exploiting information and knowledge, Events 2020, Previous Events /by Robert Rosset

Summary This meeting introduced the little-known methodology with Russian origins, called TRIZ. Patterns that were uncovered while delving deep into the patents database during work in Russia revealed around 100 concepts, principles, and strategies that they believe will help to solve any problem. Ron has extensive experience using TRIZ in a huge range of different […]

July 2020 Seminar: Time critical user centred library web design

23rd July 2020/in Corporate knowledge and information management, Events 2020, Organisational K and IM: library and archive management, Previous Events /by David

Summary Antony Groves, from the University of Sussex gave a lively account of how his team have made ten changes to the library website since lockdown. He talked about benchmarking, user surveys and feedback and plenty of iterations to get things right. They have had two aims: to make the site accessible to meet Government […]

May 2020 Seminar: How do we thrive in a hyper-connected, complex world?

21st May 2020/in Events 2020, K and I sharing: networking, K and IM: professional development, Knowledge and information management, Knowledge and information sharing, Previous Events /by Alison

Summary This meeting was a regular Knowledge Café that David Gurteen held especially for NetIKX members. We heard David set out the reasons he felt the world had changed beyond all recognition since the second world war. He listed the familiar story of the internet, transport advances, global finances and social media but also more […]

January 2020 Seminar: Virtual working and learning: is it working for you?

30th January 2020/in Events 2020, K and I sharing: networking, Knowledge and information sharing, Previous Events /by David

Summary NetIKX had a dazzling meeting with Paul Corney, President-elect of CILIP, showing his wealth of knowledge about meetings of all kinds, and specifically virtual meetings. The presentation ranged from detailed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of technology packages – where he pulled out some surprising issues to watch out for – to the […]

November 2019 Seminar: Useful evidence: getting research evidence valued and used.

22nd November 2019/in Events 2019, Harnessing the web for information and knowledge exchange, Previous Events /by Netikx

Summary At this meeting Jonathan Breckon of the Alliance for Useful Evidence explained the role of his organisation. It is a network, hosted by the UK’s innovation charity Nesta, the government’s vehicle for designing, testing and scaling new solutions to some identified problems. These organisations champion the smarter use of evidence in social policy and […]

July 2019 Seminar: Using content strategy to meet your business goals: content strategy at work

26th July 2019/in Content management, Content management: strategy, Events 2019, Previous Events /by Netikx

Summary The seminar in July received very positive feedback. The two speakers were able to present their different perspectives on this practical topic with expertise and they coordinated together like the perfect double act! The audience learnt from first hand experience how to work through the four stages of Content Strategy development, and then had […]

May 2019 Seminar: Information Literacy: Current Ideas and Developments plus NetIKX AGM

31st May 2019/in Data, Events 2019, K and I sharing: information literacy, Knowledge and information sharing, Previous Events /by Netikx Events

Summary This session provided an opportunity to discuss current ideas and developments relating to information literacy (IL). Last year, CILIP completely overhauled its definition of IL. Unlike the previous version, which was heavily focused on academic skills, the 2018 definition places IL firmly in a broad societal context that no longer resides just within higher […]

March 2019 Seminar: Open Data

21st March 2019/in Events 2019, K and I sharing: open data, Knowledge and information sharing, Previous Events /by Netikx Events

Summary At this meeting David Penfold gave an introduction to the applications and implications of Open Data and the related topic of Linked Data. As more and more data is generated daily, and even by the minute, how that data is used and what information can be obtained from it becomes more and more significant. […]

January 2019 Seminar: Making and sharing knowledge in communities: can wikis and related tools help?

25th January 2019/in Events 2019, Harnessing the web for information and knowledge exchange, Previous Events /by Netikx Events

Summary At this meeting Andy Mabbett, a hugely experienced Wikipedia editor, gave an introduction to the background of Wikipedia and discussed many of the issues that it raises. Accumulating, organising and sharing knowledge is never easy; this is the problem Knowledge Management sought to address. Today we hope networked electronic platforms can facilitate the process. […]