KM includes to detect corrupt practices

Re: KM includes to detect corrupt practices

Hi Chilukuri

I like your point of including addressing corruption.
But I wonder what experience you have with this. Of course a number of questions come up: what is corruption and what isn't? Or what level of corruption is acceptable and what is not? How to you combat it, how is it done, what risks are involved, how to avoid the risks?

Greetings, Peter

Corruption destroys KM

Dear Sir ,

Based on my experience I repeat my argument for fighting corruption forst for success of Knowledge management.

Knowledge Management will fail if corruption is also not included in Management. Knowledge and its management collapses if corrupt practices are not properly managed. Corruption can be defined as the one that destroys knowledge management. I have extensive exposure to corrupt practices that undermines developement in any developing country.

As an example knowledge management in Rural Developement dictated that the Executors of developement activities in villages and also provide employment to land less labour so that the labour is provided employment during drought. Instead the officials allow contractor to use tractors to carry out the Job with few labour and not providing employment to land less labour during drought. They show false muster roll as if they used labour with the connivance of officials.They share the surplus money accrued out of the deal. Knowledge Management indicated to save the labour during drought days but the money went to officials and other unsocial elements. During my monitoring of Rural Developement works in India I noticed that not more than 40% funds were utilised for projects dictated by Knowledge management Remaning 60% of funds went to the pockets of Executives abd local politicians.

I strongly feel that as long as we turn blind eye to corrupt practices, any amount of Knowledge and its management is sure to collapse. Fighting corruption should be the basic step before any management techniques are taught because of its negative effect on any ventures. I am exposed to wide variety of techniques in practising corruption. As another example I noticed that channel built for providing drain to used water was estmated 5 times the actual cost and tender quoted. The surplus money is shared by the estimators and project executors.

Therefore I highlighted this point for others to think.

Corruption: forthcoming IRC e-conference

As pointed out by N.R.Chilukuri, there is an important link between KM and corruption.

Those interested in the topic of corruption may wish to join an e-conference IRC is planning in May this year, called "Transparency and honesty in the water and sanitation sector". Please send me an e-mail at dietvorst@irc.nl if you wish to join in or receive more information.

Cor Dietvorst, IRC