Africa KM Awards

The Africa KM Awards is created to recognise and celebrate KM excellence by Africa's KM professionals, consultants, public service organisations, NGOs and corporations

Knowledge Management (KM) is increasingly being identified as a key success factor throughout a variety of organisations the world over. The purpose of KM in organisations varies significantly but the key drivers identified include strategy, people, globalisation, competitive advantage and innovation. In Africa, important challenges facing those tasked with their organisations’ KM efforts is the lack of recognition and general misunderstanding of KM concepts and workings.

In South Africa the government has clearly stated the importance of KM and Indigenous knowledge systems in the drive towards a knowledge economy. Many KM practitioners meet considerable challenges as they go about their work. And even though there is buy-in and acceptance of KM to some degree, the work on the ground is neither telling nor significant. It is therefore important to recognise the efforts of those who have done well so that their stories can be told, shared and exemplified so we can all learn from the successes of others. It is in this spirit of celebrating success, sharing and learning just like our African ancestors, that the Africa KM Best Practice Awards are conceived.

www.africakmawards.org details the awards, the selection criteria and allows you to enter your KM project or nominate an individual for the Africa KM Awards.