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IAEA Activities on Nuclear
Knowledge Management
IAEA Regional Workshop
on the Development of a WebWeb-Portal for the ANENT,
Daejeon,
Daejeon, Republic of Korea, March 2121-25, 2005
Yanko Yanev, Knowledge Management
Coordinator
Andrei Kossilov, Nuclear Knowledge
Management Specialist
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The Challenge..
The peaceful use of nuclear technology
relies heavily on the accumulation of
specialized nuclear knowledge, skills and
expertise.
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If nuclear technology is to play an
important role in the future we need..
•Public interest
•Responsible use
•Sustainable nuclear
knowledge
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IAEA and Nuclear Knowledge..
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IAEA has obligations and responsibilities in the nuclear
area, which require a comprehensive nuclear
knowledge potential in different areas which provides
for their successful implementation.
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Nuclear non-proliferation,nuclear safety and security
and future nuclear energy development and innovation
will need generations of new nuclear professionals with
the “Knowledge and the Culture” of peaceful use of
nuclear technology.
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Nuclear Knowledge Management is part of
the mission of IAEA…
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It has been created to share the knowledge for
peaceful uses of nuclear energy…
Information collection and dissemination,
education, training, sharing of best practices,
scientific and technological information
management, have always been an element of the
Agency’s programmes.
However these were not always highlighted as
part of an overall “knowledge management”
agenda.
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The Agency’s Knowledge Management models..
Preservation of Wisdom
Planning
succession
Analysis
Advocacy and
Awareness
Maintenance of Knowledge,
and Expertise
Nuclear Research and
Development
Education and Training
in Nuclear Science and
Technology
Supporting
development
Capacity building
and Knowledge
management
Understanding
the needs
Interest of Member States
in nuclear development
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Definitions (1)
• Knowledge – The mental constructs used in
acquiring and understanding facts, and the
application and reassembling of facts to
think creatively, solve problems and make
judgments. Together with Attitudes and
Skills, Knowledge provides the full
requirements to undertake a given job or
task. Knowledge is sometimes termed
Cognitive Ability.
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Definitions (2)
• Competence (Competency) – (1) The ability to put
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skills, knowledge and attitudes into practice in order
to perform activities or a job in an effective and
efficient manner within an occupation or job position
to identified standards.
(2) A combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes in
a particular field, which, when acquired, allows a
person to perform a job or task to identified standards.
Competence (Competency) may be developed through
a combination of education, experience and training.
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Practical definitions
• Knowledge = is the capacity for
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effective action.
Competence =
Knowledge+Skills+Attitude
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Nuclear knowledge may eaily be lost
due to insufficient knowledge transfer...
Knowledge “retires”
New knowledge (eventually) created
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Time
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Nuclear knowledge…
• Today nuclear knowledge resides in
governments, academia, industry and
society.
• The IAEA is a source of unique
information and knowledge in all areas
of the nuclear field.
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For the Agency today…
Nuclear Knowledge is the critical
resource, strategically important for
the Agency’s capacity for effective
action.
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A strategic objective for the
Agency today…
“To maintain and further enhance its
role as an authoritative independent
source of quality information,
knowledge, and expertise in support of
peaceful uses of nuclear science and
technology.”
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The Internal Challenge - “Managing
Organizational Knowledge”
• Establish and promote the “Knowledge
Management Objective”
• Develop a Specific “Knowledge
Management Goal” for all Agency’s
activities.
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The External Challenge – “Preserving
and Enhancing Nuclear Knowledge”
• Current threat to nuclear knowledge is
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declining interest in the wide scale use of
nuclear energy.
Loss of nuclear expertise could also
negatively affect future potential to apply
nuclear techniques and methods in
important areas such as medicine,
agriculture, hydrology, and food
preservation, especially in developing
countries.
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The Nuclear Knowledge Cycle
Nuclear Data,
Information
and Knowledge
Technology
Know-how
I.A.E.A.
Nuclear Knowledge in Member
States
Discontinuity
Discontinuity
Databases,
Technical documents
Standards,
Training support
Expertise, etc.
This includes Power and Nonpower applications, Safety and
Security, Safeguards Technical
cooperation
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The KM activities at present are centred around..
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Information gathering and dissemination,
Analysis and Capacity building,
Support for education and training,
Support for Scientific Research,
Dedicated projects to preserve information and
knowledge,
Facilitating networking of knowledge and
experience,
Developing policy and guidance for NKM.
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The Knowledge Management Programme
Internal KM Activities
KM with Member States
Knowledge Management Liason Group
Knowledge Preservation
Knowldge Management
Knowledge Preservation
Education and Training
Exchange
of information on activities and
best practices in the Agency and
helps avoid duplication
Digitizing and Archiving Agency
Information
Preserving Knowledge and Internal
Expertise
Nuclear Information and Nuclear
Knowledge Int. Conference (Paris)
NKM Seminar in ICTP (Trieste)
FR Knowledge Preservation Initiative
NPP Knowledge Preservation
KP in Underground Labs
KM for GCR
Support to WNU
Asian Nuclear Education Network
ENEN
ESANS at Uni-Pavia
Development of Guidance
Documents
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Recent Developments…
• Agency wide cooperation in addressing
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the crosscutting issues of Nuclear
Knowledge Management.
Re-engineering programmatic activities
to strengthen Nuclear Knowledge
Management,
Addressing the knowledge management
needs of Member States.
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Recent Developments…
• Introducing dedicated KM activities in all
Major Programmes,
• Redefining INIS and Library
• Establishing Knowledge Preservation
projects in critical areas.
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Activities in 2004
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IAEA/ICTP Seminar on Managing Nuclear Knowledge,
Trieste, November 2004 (INIS&NKMS – NPES)
IAEA/FORATOM Workshop on Managing an Ageing
Workforce and Transfer of Knowledge in Nuclear
Installations and Regulatory Bodies, October 2004 (NPES INIS&NKMS)
TM to Develop a Guidance Document on the Preservation
(and Enhancement) of Nuclear Knowledge for Nuclear
Power Plant Operating Organizations, June 2004 ((NPES INIS&NKMS)
Fast Reactor Knowledge Preservation International Project
(NPTD - INIS&NKMS)
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Requirements, Methodology and Guidance
for Nuclear Knowledge management
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Nuclear knowledge
management
requirements
Nuclear Knowledge
Management Methodology
Nuclear Knowledge
Management Guidelines
Describing the Fundamental
Objectives
Describing, the principles
and processes
Describing the recommendations
and guidance
Knowledge Management Practices
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IAEA.org
Agency Documents
Corporate Knowledge
Travel/Meeting Reports
Data bases and other
resources
MS+Internet
Scientific Publications
Nuclear Web Sites
Nuclear Knowledge Portal
Directory of
Internet Resources
Reactor
Knowledge
Bases
Internet
for MS
INIS
Livelink
internal
DB
NCL
DG-Briefings
(NE Dept.)
DB
Nuclear Knowledge
Desk
Find-an-Expert
Facility
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Knowledge
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Some tangible results (1)
Joining with NENP
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Fast Reactor Knowledge Preservation
Initiative (NPTD - INIS&NKMS)
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Collection of full-text documents on CD-ROM
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Digitization of Training Materials on
Qualification of Nuclear Power Plants
Operations Personnel (NENP INIS&NKMS)
Joining with PESS
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Collection of NE Publications on CDROM
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Some tangible results (2)
International Conference
drafted future NKM
strategies
World Nuclear University First Summer
Institute
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Some tangible results (3)
A step to help
Member States
Joining with MTIT
Developing a new
network
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A Key “Institutional Cluster”
Cluster”
Currently Implemented with Agency’
Agency’s assistance:
ANENT
(Asian Network for
Education in Nuclear Technology)
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Asian Network for Education in Nuclear Technology (ANENT)
• ANENT is a Network of education and training
institutions
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Objective: "to facilitate co-operation in higher education,
related research and training in nuclear technology in the
Asian region."
• Activities: Information sharing, distance learning,
credit transfer, reference curricula and linking to
other networks
• Status
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Preparatory meeting in 2003, Republic of Korea
1st Coordination Committee meeting in February 2004,
Malaysia
17 institutions from 11 Member States, 3 collaborating
institutions
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International Conference on
Nuclear Knowledge Management 2004
Strategies, Information Management and Human Resource Development,
Development,
7-10 September, France
FORATOM
the abdus salam
International Center
for Theoretical
Physics
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CEA, France
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
European Commission
Japan Atomic Industry Forum
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World Council of Nuclear Workers
World Nuclear University
European Association of
Information Services
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The recommendations from Saclay
The Conference on Nuclear Knowledge Management
recommended the Agency to:
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Promote new partnerships for advancement of knowledge.
Facillitate and support networks for education, training and
knowledge transfer.
Assit in preserving, maintaining and widening the knowledge
base.
Develop a coherent set of methodologies, guides and services
for nuclear knowledge management.
Introduce Knowledge Management as a tool to strengthen
Safety and Security
Develop “knowledge packages” in technical areas of interest to
Member States.
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The KM Seminar in ICTP
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The workshop served as a tool to implement the best
NKM practices based on the IAEA experience
The wider objective of the workshop was to create a
personal network between professionals working in
NKM area
The level of understanding in the nuclear sector
concerning
methods
for
Nuclear
Knowledge
Management has increased considerably
Participants
recommended
to
increase
NKM
awareness through regional workshops and NKM
training programs at nuclear facilities, which should be
included in the “management systems”.
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Main Activities in 2005 (1)
• Development of guidance document on
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the preservation (and enhancement) of
nuclear knowledge in NPP operating
organization
Development of Glossary on NKM
Coordinated Research Project on
knowledge preservation technologies
Development of Nuclear Knowledge
portal
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Main Activities in 2005 (2)
• Support of ANENT (Workshop on Web•
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Portal, Korea, March 2005; Coordinated
Technical Meeting)
Support of the WNU
Fast Reactor Knowledge Preservation
Project (DB on FR)
Developing Methodology for NK
Preservation and Management in CIS
Countries
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Main Activities in 2005 (3)
• Workshop on Managing Nuclear
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Knowledge, Trieste, Italy, August 2005
Support of national activities on NKM
NKM in Safety Applications
Joint activities on KN with WANO
NK reference desk
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Conference in 2007
• Managing Nuclear Knowledge in Nuclear
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Installations
Location: Vienna ????
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Conclusions…
Knowledge management at the IAEA
has been maturing to the point where it
needs:
• Long term vision
• Medium term strategy
• Coherent methodology
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The Vision…
“IAEA is the authoritative independent
source of quality information,
knowledge, and expertise in support of
peaceful uses of nuclear science and
technology.”
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Strategic Directions…
• Develop the methodology and guidance
for nuclear knowledge management,
• Integrate Agency’s nuclear information
resources: (INIS, Library, Databases and
other resources,)
• Develop new models and systems for
information access and knowledge
transfer.
• Promote Nuclear knowledge life-cycle
management
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..thank you for your attention
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