The environmental and social conditions that indigenous communities interact with the external environment are characterized by a constantly increasing degree of complexity. The interaction between different cultures can be considered a multifaceted process of negotiation. It is well acknowledged that the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for indigenous […]
2011 • culture | preservation • governance • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • knowledge management • revitalizationIntroducing Indigenous Knowledge Governance into ICT-based Indigenous Knowledge Management Systems
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Indigenous Knowledge Management (IKM) have been designed using the conventional approach of creating and manipulating databases of knowledge. This typical approach of IKM generates the issues of indigenous knowledge governance, de-contextualisation and data manipulation. Hence, the main research question of this study is “How […]
2013 • database • governance • ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledge • knowledge management • Malaysia • Sarawak