Expert Group Meeting : Open Source Software for Knowledge Management, Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 October 2004

Open Source Software (OSS) development and implementation of Knowledge Management (KM) systems have been growing rapidly as an alternative composition of software development and a way of assisting organizations to gain insight and understanding from its own experience, respectively. Consequently, there has been an increase in the utilization of OSS and KM with the favourable policy to disseminate its adaptation and application.

The meeting addressed the following issues:

1.Open Source Software development: Challenges and Opportunities.
2.Development of a Knowledge-based Economy in Asia-Pacific: the role of KM.
3. Knowledge Management in e-Government: Is Open Source the right solution?
4. Mechanism to promote OSS development and knowledge sharing in the region.

The meeting produced a final report based on country presentations and group discussions during the meeting that could be used by all member countries to enhance their promotion of the use and development of OSS and KM. The report provides guidelines and actionable information, which include:

1. Specific institutional and capacity building needs for effective implementation of knowledge management using open source software in the participating countries and appropriate plan of action.

2. A checklist for countries to assess and enhance their open source software development for knowledge management based on good practices in the region.

Related Links

Meeting website

APDIP's paper (MS Word Format)

APDIP's paper (Open Office Format)

Draft Report

International Open Source Network

APDIP's Content Development and Knowledge Management Initiatives