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KM, IM, Why two not one?

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Posted by Reilly Atkinson on October 31, 1999 at 12:26:21:
Here's a question about which I'm most curious. That is
Why is it important to distinguish Knowledge Management from Information Management?
In my mind, except for rather arcane circumstances, there's no knowledge without information, and no information without knowledge.(Let's ignore the complications of data for the moment). The two notions are so tightly coupled that Webster's calls their names synonyms. Why create what seems to me to be such an artificial separation?
Are we talking empire building, hostility to the techie systems folks, or conceptual, or pragmatic, or other reasons?
Thank you
Reilly Atkinson, Ph.D.

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Re: KM, IM, Why two not one? Martyn R Jones 05:01:28 11/10/99 (2)

Re: KM, IM, Why two not one? Reilly Atkinson 18:44:20 11/10/99 (1)

KM as part of IM? Martyn R Jones 05:37:09 11/16/99 (0)

Re: KM, IM, Why two not one? Daan de Koning 07:41:54 11/04/99 (1)

Re: KM, IM, Why two not one? Reilly Atkinson 13:00:07 11/04/99 (0)

The business link to this dichotomy Kees de Vos 19:29:42 11/01/99 (7)

Re: The business link to this dichotomy Daan de Koning 07:44:04 11/07/99 (6)

Re: The business link to this dichotomy Kees de Vos 09:33:26 11/08/99 (5)

Re: The business link to this dichotomy Daan de Koning 11:28:25 11/08/99 (4)

New Economy and strategies. Kees de Vos 10:11:49 11/09/99 (3)

Re: New Economy and strategies. Daan de Koning 07:22:39 11/11/99 (2)

MORE Re: New Economy and strategies. Daan de Koning 07:23:26 11/11/99 (1)

Re: MORE Re: New Economy and strategies. Kees de Vos 09:17:22 11/11/99 (0)

KM vs IM Denham 14:59:17 10/31/99 (14)

Knowledge Management for the New World of Business Yogesh Malhotra 15:29:29 10/31/99 (13)

Re: Knowledge Management for the New World of Business Greg Pickett 05:39:23 11/11/99 (0)

Re: Knowledge Management for the New World of Business khaled 11:02:38 11/01/99 (0)

Re: Knowledge Management for the New World of Business Vaughn P Fox 16:35:56 10/31/99 (10)

Re: Knowledge Management for the New World of Business Yogesh Malhotra 21:11:36 10/31/99 (0)

Decision making & KM Denham 17:09:15 10/31/99 (8)

Re: Decision making & KM Daan de Koning 08:25:16 11/07/99 (0)

Re: Decision making & KM Vaughn P Fox 20:47:43 10/31/99 (6)

KM beyond decision making Denham 22:08:43 10/31/99 (5)

Still, why? Reilly Atkinson 16:11:56 11/01/99 (4)

Re: Still, why? Mezei 19:01:21 11/02/99 (0)

Re: Still, why? Because of top quarks of course! Kees de Vos 20:11:10 11/01/99 (0)

Re: Still, why? Denham 17:12:20 11/01/99 (1)

Re: Still, why? Ron de Weijze 19:30:02 11/11/99 (0)

Re: KM, IM, Why two not one? Yogesh Malhotra 13:31:00 10/31/99 (3)

Re: KM, IM, Why two not three? Kees de Vos 19:41:34 11/01/99 (2)

Re: KM, IM, Why two not three? Reilly Atkinson 13:44:21 11/02/99 (1)

Re: KM, IM, Why two not three? Kees de Vos 14:22:25 11/02/99 (0)

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