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Knowledge Sharing is Power

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Although I am used to preaching the message, I sometimes ask myself whether I am really sharing the best of my knowledge and information sufficiently with others. It is easy to say to your colleague “please share with me what you think is important for me to know”, but to do it yourself and to give away what you value as a key source of personal advantage is still felt difficult by us human beings. The dictum of the old economy -“Knowledge is Power”- is still quite persistent in our body and mind and we are afraid that by sharing knowledge we may loose position, power and control.

On the other hand we all see that the new information and communication technologies have created conditions for a new world: the knowledge society. And our common sense is telling us that free flow of knowledge is crucial for such a society and that knowledge sharing should be the daily practice. Why is it then that we still act according to the rules of the old economy? Indeed: knowledge IS power. But everyone also experiences everyday situations where Knowledge Sharing is even more powerful. I feel that an important reason for not sharing knowledge is a lack of trust: the fear that somebody will misuse or misapply your knowledge out of context or will pass it off without giving any recognition to you as the source. But maybe the major reason for not sharing knowledge in many organizations is due to the lack of time. There is a continuous pressure on us to act and to produce, and how can you possibly find time to add your lessons learnt to your institute’s knowledge database or have a knowledge sharing session with your colleagues?

Jan Luijendijk
NBCBN, Project Director

This article was published in NBCBN Newsletter Issue 6 January 2007

 

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Name              : Muna Mohammed Musnad
Nationality       : Sudanese
Position           : Researcher, UNESCO Chair in Water Resources
Organization    : UNESCO Chair in Water Resources (UCWR)
Country Node : Sudan

Eng. Muna joined NBCBN since the launch of the River Morphology research Cluster in Sudan, October 2002. She is one of the most active members in NBCBN under Nile Basin Reservoir Sedimentation Prediction and Mitigation. ...

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The main objective of the Nile Water science & Engineering Journal is to offer a platform for members of the Nile Basin Capacity Building NBCBN network to disseminate their research output in field of river engineering to the scientific and public and private professionals and communities active in the Nile basin at local, regional and international level. It aims at raising awareness of the Nile Basin countries on the scientific and technical issues related to the development and management of water resources within the Nile basin. A special focus is on young researchers from the basin to enhance their research skills through publications.........
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