This paper proposes X-KIF – a new modeling language intended for implementing large, formal knowledge bases. The language originated from the SUO-KIF language, which has been used for implementing a large family of ontologies based on the Suggested Upper Merged Ontology (SUMO).We address some...

An internally developed knowledge transfer methodology ensures at Credit Suisse that irreplaceable know-how (implicit and explicit) remains within the firm – even when keypersons leave, e.g. retirement, internal job mobility, extended absence or general leaving. The methodology tested in...

Technological change and high competitiveness are essential for organisations in today’s fast-paced society. Information and knowledge assets thus need to be current and easily accessible. With implementing core knowledge processes such as identification and accumulation, msg systems ag - a...

This paper looks at the convergence of knowledge management and Enterprise 2.0 and describes the possibilities for an overarching exchange and transfer of knowledge in Enterprise 2.0. This will be underlined by the presentation of the concrete example of TSystems Multimedia Solutions GmbH (MMS),...

Although most enterprises nowadays increasingly employ digital information management in all areas, there are still many organisations - e.g. in the Public Sector - where much of formal and informal information is documented on paper only. This work lays out the concept of a set of digital...

The application of social software in higher education is often restricted to dedicated learning contexts, namely lectures or seminars. Thus their inherent potentials for fostering knowledge management and self-directed learning are usually chained to the narrow restrictions of Learning...