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Knowledge science and systems science can be used for one another
as methodology and tool and benefit each other. Around these disciplines,
the first International Symposium on Knowledge and Systems Sciences,
initiated and organized by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology (JAIST), was held in September 2000 (KSS2000), then KSS2001
(Dalian, China), KSS2002 (Shanghai, China), KSS2003 (Guangzhou,
China), KSS2004 (Ishikawa, Japan), KSS2005 (Vienna, Austria), KSS2006
(Beijing, China), and KSS2007 (Ishikawa, Japan) had been held and
many scientists and researchers, from different countries, contributed
to all those symposia. This year, the 9th symposium, KSS2008 will
be held in South China University of Technology ( Guangzhou, China),
jointly with the 4th International Conference on Knowledge Management
in Asia Pacific (KMAP2008), and still expect to provide excellent
opportunities for the presentation of interesting new research results,
and discussion about them, leading to knowledge transfer and the
synergetic generation of new ideas.
The "4th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Knowledge
Management" will be held in Guangzhou from 11 to 12 December,
2008. The conference will be co-organized by the Dalian University
of Technology, Xian Jiaotong University and The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University and hosted by the South China University of Technology.
KMAP 2008 will attract scholars and practitioners from around
the Asia-Pacific region. This year‘s conference theme, The Knowledge
Powerhouse for the Future, will be especially attractive to a
wide-ranging group of attendees. We expect to attract leaders
from all parts of society, and welcome your participation in making
this a special event.
We have now entered an age in which knowledge is the driving force
and the powerhouse for the future in sustaining organizational
competitiveness and development. How this knowledge is created,
stored, retrieved, shared and applied is a perennial question.
The objective of KMAP is to explore these multi-dimensional issues
among practitioners and academics. Papers that illustrate knowledge
impact in organizational, governmental and social contexts bridging
technological, behavioral and cognitive issues are particularly
encouraged.
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