What KM means to me

Hi, you all, I'm Susana Neto, engineer, water and planning issues researcher from Portugal and participating again in this topic discussion.

Relating first questions:
What kind of knowledge is valuable to you? - all that contributes to effective changes in status quo

What are the characteristics of knowledge and managing knowledge? - difficul to answer with 'one' truth... depends on local / national / organizational conditions - but it seems to be some kind of adaptive variable that contributes to open new perspectives as well as to built specific solutions

What kind of knowledge do you need to do your job? - I need comprehensive forms of association of information relating regional water availability / stress data, social needs for water, integrative approches between water and land uses

How do you keep knowledge up-to-date? - I use academic writings (books or internet available info), information from international concertation (global principles of action, guidelines for water management, etc) and access to network digests on water issues, subscribed and chosen after some years of internet consultation (according with my own main beliefs), official global reports

Is there a relationship with learning? - allways! I am sure that my last 20 years were more learning new things then anything else (though my departure beliefs remain the same) - is just the way to undersatnd different factors relationships and chosing ways for action towards those beliefs that need continuous update

What are procedures, methodologies or projects in relation to knowledge management? - I am not an expert on that, but I believe that is more and more case sudy orientation, and use of all methods that allow you to understand and learn from problems before trying to 'solve' them

Susana Neto (Cir-aqua)
Portugal