*IIPA-DST Programme on Knowledge Management July 23-29, 2012.* I am glad to inform you that the Indian Institute of Public Administration will be offering a Programme on *Knowledge Management (KM) *during July 23-29, 2012. The training programme is sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India KM is a core competency which transforms an organization’s business competitiveness, through integration of knowledge and decentralized intelligence to empower knowledge workers to do a better job all around. The future of knowledge lies in its increasing propensity for value, social networks and enrichment of knowledge, and that of KM depends on the right approach to organizational elements that lead to economic value (tangible and intangible). Knowledge (in the present century) reigns supreme, cutting across the core of an organization. In an era of connectivity, knowledge transfer and exchange via cooperation, coordination and creativity, studies have shown that 20% of an organization’s core knowledge can effectively operate 80% of daily transactions. Organizations all over the world began the process of learning how to use and “manage” the new resource called – knowledge. Thus the understanding of importance, role, and performance assessment of the Knowledge Management System in organizations, particularly in knowledge intensive service institutions is very crucial for survival and growth of such organizations to achieve the cutting-edge differentiation. The programme will deal with various issues, tools and techniques that would facilitate a complete array of activities in building KM system from , execution, implementation and assessment to deployment . Besides, the various modules will be covering aspects like Understanding Knowledge & Working Smarter in Knowledge Economy, cognition and Knowledge Management, KM Planning & Execution in Organizations and system evaluation, Pillars of KM in S&T Sector, Key enablers of KM (ICT & Human capital), legal & ethical aspects of KM. One of the important features of the programme is the opportunity provided to the participants to have a holistic approach for strategizing action plan for stimulating knowledge-centric culture in organizations. Thus developing an open-mind to pursue Knowledge-creation, acquisition- Unlearning, Relearning and Sharing with examples of best practices and case studies are drawn from different sectors. Eminent faculty from IIT’s, leading Management institutions, Government Sector and from Corporate domain will be pooling their knowledge resources for building a robust KM system in organizations. *The other key feature is the field visits and learning on site. * * * *Target Group* All Levels of Scientists and Technologists working in various research and academic institutions of Government of India.** * * *Course Fee : (Free)/ Lodging/Boarding * The Department of Science and Technology will bear the entire cost of the training. Only the expenses related to TA/DA of the participants for attending the training programmes at IIPA, and reporting back to their respective places of duty, are to be borne by the nominating organizations. The Institute will take care of the lodging/boarding. The Institute has a Hostel where board/lodging facilities are made available to all the participants on twin sharing basis. Please note that the programme is residential and the accommodation is only for the participants.** *For unwinding,* the institute generally makes arrangement for co-curricular activities. A certificate on completion will be awarded to the participants at the end of the programme.** We look forward to receiving nominations from your organization/s. For more details and programme brochure, kindly send mail to DST Cell IIPA < trgdstiipa@gmail.com or umunshi@gmail.com. *The nominations may be sent at the earliest (preferably by 13th July, 2012) , so that the requisite arrangements can be made.* Please note that only a maximum of 25 participants can be accommodated in the said training programme. In case there are any queries, please feel free to get in touch with us by either e-mail or phone *Supervisor (Training) 011-91-2346-8338 or *to the* Programme Coordinator *Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi (011-91- 2346-8320, 9717967686) or* Co-Coordinator* Dr. Roma Mitra Debnath (011-91-* *2346-8376 , 9310338939). We look forward to your cooperation in sending a few nominations for the programmes at the earliest. With regards, Yours sincerely, Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi Phone: 011-2346 8320 Mobile : 09717967686 e-mailumunshi@gmail.com, umunshi@iipa.org.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.