Knowledge Society Research Articles

Epistemological Chaos the Question and the New Cognitive Landscape

This study explores the concept of epistemological chaos in contemporary social sciences, particularly within the context of postmodern thought. Traditional notions of certainty are challenged in a world defined by uncertainty. We move beyond a simplistic portrayal of “anarchists” versus “strict rationalists” to examine the unconventional yet potentially transformative relationship between chaos, non-methodological approaches, and the evolving epistemic landscape. Departing from conventional methodologies, the paper investigates how embracing chaos and a certain degree of non-method can open new avenues for knowledge interpretation and production. Through a multi-faceted analysis that incorporates diverse perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches, the study sheds light on the potential for theoretical innovation. It explores how seemingly chaotic and unsystematic approaches can contribute to the formation of a more nuanced understanding of knowledge in contemporary social sciences. The knowledge society seems to be transitioning towards an era characterized by uncertainty, where traditional concepts are challenged. This coincides with a growing emphasis on human agency. There's a movement advocating for liberation from the constraints of rigid methodologies, a return to the role of imagination in scientific inquiry, and even a renewed appreciation for the role of myth and legend in shaping knowledge. The study ultimately asks: can “anarchic knowledge” (knowledge production outside established methods) be a viable alternative? Can it create a cognitive landscape that restores humanity's central role in the creative process of knowledge production?

ROLE OF BTL, E.P MEDIA OFFICER TO PROMOTE INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES OF BEE TIMOR-LESTE, EMPRESA PÚBLICA (BTL, E.P)

Based on observations, there is no one who has researched in the area to explain about the Role of BTL, E.P Media Officer to promote institutional activities of Bee Timor-Leste, Empresa Pública (BTL, E.P). The research was carried out with the aim of trying to find out the role of Media Officer BTL, E.P in promoting the institutional activities of Bee Timor-Leste, Empresa Pública (BTL, E.P).The method that the researcher uses in this monograph is the qualitative descriptive method. Descriptive qualitative method is a guide that is applied to data collection, through interviews, documentation and observation. The interview involves four key informants who are at the research site and gave their response regarding the role of Media Officer BTL, EP in promoting the institutional activity of Bee Timor-Leste, Empresa Pública (BTL, E.P). The research result indicates that the role of Media Officer BTL, E.P carries out its activity to promote the institutional activity of Bee Timor-Leste, Empresa Pública (BTL, E.P) with responsibility. Therefore, as a basis for the Media Officer service, it promotes and contributes information that reflects the institutional activities of Bee Timor-Leste, Empresa Pública (BTL, E.P) in raising awareness and contributes to improving society's knowledge of BTL,E.P through intent to award, tenderization, news, advertising, vacancies, and public announcements.

Evolving higher education: Socioformation impact on quality assurance in the knowledge society era

This study assesses the implementation of socioformation in Public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Mexico, exploring its impact on the quality of education in the knowledge society. With a sample of 150 educators, gender-balanced (44.7% female, 55.3% male), and an average age of 43.7 years, the research employed a validated socioformative rubric. Significant progress was observed in analytical and creative thinking, while areas related to living conditions and entrepreneurship education showed slower development. The findings highlight the advancements in socioformation but advocate for further research, including classroom observation and student evidence collection. Gender differences, communication, and leadership emerged as critical factors influencing socioformation implementation. Women demonstrated deeper comprehension of the educational model, willingness to adopt innovative strategies, and emphasis on socioformation axes. As educators gain experience, their adaptability to new pedagogical approaches increases. The study underscores the universal relevance of effective communication, leadership, and stakeholder involvement in successful educational model implementation. The research contributes valuable insights, emphasizing the importance of openness to new approaches and collaboration to prepare students for the challenges of the evolving knowledge society.

Artificial Intelligence in Morocco: Towards Holistic, Responsible and Ethical National AI Strategy for Moroccan Competitiveness and Strategic Intelligence

This paper analyses current achievements and emerging landscape of artificial intelligence in Morocco. It explores also the various challenges and opportunities related to the development of an AI ecosystem that facilitates the emergence of an agile, holistic, responsible, ethical, and forward-looking national artificial intelligence strategy that supports Morocco's global competitiveness and its strategic intelligence. Based on a methodological triangulation approach, we combined a documentary approach focused on a literature reviews and international benchmarks of national AI policies and strategies. In addition, we have proposed a conceptual model that outlines the essential elements and key enablers and drivers of the national AI strategy for Morocco. We have called it “LAFBAH AI Framework” focusing on Leadership & Vision, Adaptive Governance, Forward-thinking, Breakthrough Innovations, Agility in Implementation, and Human centred approach. This model is predictive and prescriptive, and most importantly, aligned with the Moroccan priorities and strategic orientations of Morocco’s New Development Model. The study's findings show that Morocco possesses strategic assets that can help it establish itself as an AI hub for Africa and bolster its leadership and digital influence. These assets mainly include the country's international commitment to AI, its participation in AI cooperation programs, a dynamic creation of institutions and university centres dedicated to AI and the start of a virtuous public and political dialogue on the subject involving the private sector, academia and civil society.Our research argues in favour of a holistic and integrated approach to AI in Morocco, which combines AI Governance with technological innovation, ethical and societal considerations to promote sustainable and inclusive development and enhance Moroccan competitiveness. It also demonstrates the urgent need to design and ensure the implementation of an innovative, adapted and integrated national AI strategy for Morocco. This national AI strategy should be designed as an integrative, agile, dynamic framework with a clear and integrated vision, ambitious strategic objectives, relevant priorities and choices and key pillars of AI such as responsible, ethical and innovative governance and strong ecosystem enablers, collaborative research and development, AI talent and skills, sufficient data and infrastructure.We have also designed the fundamental and necessary milestones for a new ecosystem of artificial intelligence in Morocco focused on the imperatives of the knowledge society, the digital, health, food and energy sovereignties of the country, while aspiring to be a hub of artificial intelligence in Africa.

A needed (r)evolution to improve colorectal cancer screening: binding patient-centered/shared decision-making medicine with large language models in an emerging knowledge society.

A needed (r)evolution to improve colorectal cancer screening: binding patient-centered/shared decision-making medicine with large language models in an emerging knowledge society.

Integrating historical approaches of university ecosystems: reviewing the literature streams and future directions

AbstractIt is practically consensual that universities contribute to economic and social growth; therefore, they nowadays need to play a more active role in answering the changing needs of society. In addition, universities hold the potential to promote regional innovation through their influence over the ecosystems they participate in. This article aims to identify, analyse and integrate the historical approaches of university ecosystems and university roles through a systematic literature review. The findings identify four different periods: (i) University-Industry collaboration (until 2000); (ii) changing the university model into a triple-helix model (2001–2010); (iii) from the triple to the quadruple-helix model in the knowledge society (2011–2020); and (iv) ecosystem complexity and the Neo Triple-Helix Model (from 2021). The study contributes to the literature on universities and the ecosystem by providing a unified perspective on the importance of the university’s role in the economic and social growth of the knowledge business and the evolution of the ecosystem. These results provide an overview of the trends in university ecosystems, including an integrative framework, research themes, and research questions able to guide future studies.

Research Competencies From the Socio-Formative Approach Seen in Undergraduate Students at a Peruvian and Mexican University

Objective: To compare research competencies from the socioformative approach observed in undergraduate students at a Peruvian and Mexican university. Theoretical Framework: From the initial stages of education, students should receive a holistic training that makes them capable of facing the challenges demanded by the changing world and the knowledge society. Under the protection of socioformation in higher education, it is essential to train new generations to develop more authentic competencies that allow them to confront the working world. Socioformation offers a perspective on knowledge management, recommending breaking with traditional patterns of how education is delivered. In the face of complex situations, students at all levels must adopt critical thinking. Method: The purpose of this research was to compare research competencies from the socioformative approach observed in undergraduate students at a Peruvian and Mexican university. It was a joint study with professors from another Mexican university, using a quantitative approach with a descriptive-comparative scope. The study included the participation of 64 Mexican and 65 Peruvian students, all of whom are in the early semesters of the education program at a public university in Peru and Mexico. Results and Discussion: Descriptive statistics, considering the percentage level of the results for the research competencies variable between Peru and Mexico, showed that 54.7% of Mexican students demonstrated autonomy, compared to 52.3% of Peruvian students. Inferential statistics confirmed that there are differences between both groups, taking into account the Mann-Whitney U test. Research Implications: The academic community demands studies that consider the development of competencies in students, such as socioformation, linking it to research competencies, as critical professionals are needed in the future. Originality/Value: To provide the academic community with a Likert scale instrument with 24 items, allowing the collection of perceptions regarding the development of research competencies.

Academic Mobility as a Strategic Vector of Quality Training of Future Specialists in the Era of Globalisation and Development of Educational Innovations

The article reveals the essence and analyses the conceptual foundations of academic mobility through the prism of its impact on the quality of educational services in modern universities. The close connection between academic mobility, globalisation processes and the rapid development of educational innovations aimed at integrating national higher education systems into a unified European educational area and the global knowledge society is emphasised. It stresses that academic mobility is one of the most important features of the modern education system and an effective tool for improving the quality of human capital. Based on analysis of academic literature and legal documents, the essence of the terms «mobility» and «academic mobility» is presented and the types and forms of academic mobility are defined. It is noted that one of the indicators of successful development of the global market of educational services is international academic mobility, participation in which contributes not only to improving the quality and competitiveness of the national higher education system in the global market of educational services, but also to improving mutual understanding between peoples and cultures, optimising educational intercultural communication, creating conditions for professional and personal self-realisation, formation of highly qualified specialists capable of acting effectively in a dynamic world. The article describes international academic exchange programmes aimed at supporting research and innovation in the field of education and science.

A Literature Review on Digital Creativity in Higher Education—Toward a Conceptual Model

The present study relies on the assumption that in today’s knowledge society and the use of online knowledge, learning, and communication mechanisms, pre-university and university teachers, students of all ages, those preparing for teaching careers or other careers, parents, managers, and administrators have become increasingly interested in acquiring proficiency, capitalization, and stimulation of digital creativity. As such, research must provide, primarily for teachers and those preparing for this career, systematic results on digital creativity. This study aims to identify the current state-of-the-art in scientific knowledge on the comprehensive topic of digital creativity: conceptual frameworks and theoretical highlights, elaborating a model of digital creativity, and identifying and formulating future research opportunities. The investigation relies on the key concept of digital creativity and aims to cover two aspects: 1. basic meanings of the concept of digital creativity, specifying its applicability in the educational process at pre-university and university levels, and 2. identifying a set of concepts that are complementary to digital creativity. The research is a conceptual literature review, implying the use of literature review and bibliographic analysis methods. The study relies on a comprehensive literature review of papers selected from the three international databases WEB of SCIENCE, Science Direct, and Scopus from 2020 to 2024. The literature search enabled us to identify an initial sample of 1848 studies in the three databases and finally select 31 relevant articles. The analysis of the relevant papers allowed us to formulate conclusions related to the two investigated aspects: 1. The concept of digital creativity has two types of definitions—explicit and implicit; 2. The concept of digital creativity is correlated with other complementary concepts: digital competence, mobile networking creativity, multi-team digital creativity, the use of artificial intelligence, and digital innovation. Our findings support us in proposing ways to effectively use and stimulate digital creativity in the educational process and build 21st-century skills and competences for students of all ages and at all levels of education.

Institutional Mechanisms for Enhancing Production of Doctoral Research Outputs at Makerere University

In the contemporary knowledge society, research production is being re-purposed in terms of not just its academic value, but also its wider societal value. As such, doctoral research ought to be produced in the context of application. Therefore, universities have a responsibility to enhance the uptake and use of doctoral research outputs. This necessitates institutional mechanisms for enhancing the production of doctoral research outputs for uptake and use beyond the academia. We examined the institutional mechanisms for enhancing production of doctoral research outputs at Makerere University using the research knowledge infrastructure (RKI) framework as the analytical lens. This was in light of the dismal uptake and use of research produced at Makerere University by students and staff. We used qualitative single case study research design. We collected data through interviewing and review of documents. We interviewed 10 doctoral program coordinators, three managers of research and graduate training and 13 PhD students we selected purposively. We reviewed seven institutional documents pertaining graduate training at Makerere University: two plans, three policies, one framework and one guideline. We used thematic data analysis to make sense of the data. The findings revealed that due to policy-practice gaps and funding constraints, mechanisms to enhance doctoral research production to facilitate uptake and use of doctoral research outputs beyond the academia were not adequately integrated into doctoral research training. This was shown by the lack of mechanisms to enhance doctoral research commissioning and execution, and gaps in priority setting. Opportunities for productive interactions between doctoral researchers and potential users were missed. As such, doctoral research outputs largely remained within the scholarly community. We recommend that the university should establish interface structures and co-creation spaces to leverage doctoral research commissioning, execution and priority setting to facilitate the uptake and use of doctoral research outputs beyond the scientific community

PERSPECTIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE IN THE SOCIETY

The world has never been so open to scientific research and technological development as it is today, nor has human competence evolved so rapidly in directions not previously appreciated. The pace of discoveries is faster, although there are scientific fields in which goals are achieved more slowly and with considerable collective effort. However, we find that the successes achieved in the field of science have had an enormous impact on people's mentality and as a consequence have formed the belief that reflects science as a dominant factor in contemporary society. A philosophical reflection on the process of scientific development reveals that for a long time, the physical sciences have been dominant, and in recent years we are witnessing a fulminating development of biology (genetics), which has not only economic implications but also the ethical implications of a major importance. At the same time, the contemporary society of information and knowledge attests to obvious factors of a unique phenomenon called integrative science. It is projected at the integrative frontier of the astrophysics field that combines the processes of the universe constitution as a quantum system (processes that go beyond the theory of quantum mechanics, but also the theory of super lathes) and the processes of life, mind and consciousness. Integrative science proposes a new understanding of reality, even the one considered today purely structural. We hope that integrative science theories will reflect the reality that includes Consciousness as a fundamental factor of Existence.

English Language and Career Development in African Higher Education: An Overview

The internationalization of higher education in most countries is linked to the “global interests” that supplement the supremacy of the English language above academic research functions including conventional research and publications. This paper aims to (1) describe the rationale behind the adoption of the English language in higher education, and (2) to understand the relationship between the English language and career development at African universities. This overview article analyzed relevant resources sourced from databases such as Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science from January 2022 to July 2022 using the PQRS framework as an analytical tool. The analysis of the academic resources identified five main reasons for the adoption of the English language adoption in African universities: ideology, institutional integration, the knowledge society; globalization, and financial dependence. However, there are diverse views about the effect of the English language and career development in universities in Portuguese-speaking countries such as Mozambique. The paper concludes with challenges of English adoption and improvement of language policy schemes for research and publication in a Portuguese-speaking university.

Institutional Mechanisms for Enhancing Production of Doctoral Research Outputs at Makerere University

In the contemporary knowledge society, research production is being re-purposed in terms of not just its academic value, but also its wider societal value. As such, doctoral research ought to be produced in the context of application. Therefore, universities have a responsibility to enhance the uptake and use of doctoral research outputs. This necessitates institutional mechanisms for enhancing the production of doctoral research outputs for uptake and use beyond academia. We examined the institutional mechanisms for enhancing production of doctoral research outputs at Makerere University using the research knowledge infrastructure (RKI) framework as the analytical lens. This was in light of the dismal uptake and use of research produced at Makerere University by students and staff. We used qualitative single case study research design. We collected data through interviewing and review of documents. We interviewed 10 doctoral program coordinators, three managers of research and graduate training and 13 PhD students we selected purposively. We reviewed seven institutional documents pertaining graduate training at Makerere University: two plans, three policies, one framework and one guideline. We used thematic data analysis to make sense of the data. The findings revealed that due to policy-practice gaps and funding constraints, mechanisms to enhance doctoral research production to facilitate uptake and use of doctoral research outputs beyond the academia were not adequately integrated into doctoral research training. This was shown by the lack of mechanisms to enhance doctoral research commissioning and execution, and gaps in priority setting. Opportunities for productive interactions between doctoral researchers and potential users were missed. As such, doctoral research outputs largely remained within the scholarly community. We recommend that the university should establish interface structures and co-creation spaces to leverage doctoral research commissioning, execution and priority setting to facilitate the uptake and use of doctoral research outputs beyond the scientific community.

Towards a QBLM-Based Qualification-Management Methodology Supporting Human-Resource Management and Development

This position paper presents a novel perspective on addressing the challenges of digital transformation in higher education through the development of a qualification-based learning model (QBLM) qualification management methodology. It argues that the rapid pace of technological advancement and the resulting need for continuous upskilling and reskilling necessitate a more dynamic and adaptive approach to human-resource management and development. The paper posits that by extending QBLM through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), a more effective system for analyzing competence requirements and designing personalized learning pathways can be created. The paper proposes a three-fold approach: (1) developing the FPHR ontology to support semantic annotation of HR qualifications in higher-education institutions (HEIs), (2) integrating this ontology into QBLM to ensure the machine-readability of qualifications, and (3) modeling a knowledge-based production process for HRs in skills-based learning. This paper outlines the current state of the art, presents conceptual models, and describes planned proof-of-concept implementations and evaluations. It contends that this approach will significantly enhance the effectiveness of human-resource development in the rapidly evolving digital knowledge society. By presenting this position, the paper aims to stimulate discussion and collaboration within the academic community on innovative approaches to qualification management in higher education. The work addresses critical issues arising from technological development and offers a forward-thinking solution to bridge the gap between current and future skill requirements in industry and academia.

Enhancing Education and Training for Professionals and Formal Carers: Implementing Microlearning

Abstract Background Current technological, economic and social changes trigger the need for new concepts and strategies to support lifelong learning. Education, including work-based learning, is in need of transformation, requiring renewal and innovative ways of relating appropriately to the way we live, work and learn today (Downes, 2005; Kuhlmann & Sauter 2008; Chisholm 2005). Staff shortages and heavier workloads has reduced the availability of health care staff to attend in-depth training courses. This, coupled with the recent moves away from traditional face-to-face learning to e-learning, we had to re-consider teaching theories and teaching methods. Methods In this poster I will present how we utilised microlearning to improve staff knowledge about dementia and nutrition. Microlearning is a method of delivering small, bite-sized pieces of information that can be easily consumed and retained by learners. It offers customised learning experiences that cater to the unique needs and preferences of each learner and provides an engaging and interactive learning experience through the use of multimedia, quizzes, and games. Results Microlearning facilitates self-directed lifelong learning, as short activities can be easily integrated into everyday activities. Small learning steps with small pieces of information can be used for learning in between and on-demand. In this way microlearning enables individuals to stay up to date in today’s knowledge society and offers a viable supplement to more time-consuming and formalized modes of learning, such as classroom courses or web-based trainings. Additionally, this poster will describe how we have applied microlearning as an emerging pedagogy that enables learners and clinicians to engage in short, focused, asynchronous and just-in-time learning. Conclusion Microlearning as an educational strategy has demonstrated a positive effect on the knowledge and confidence of health professions learners in performing procedures, retaining knowledge, studying, and engaging in collaborative learning.

Drawing together the micro and macro politics of pedagogy as a formative cultural technology

ABSTRACT This paper considers how a formative approach to pedagogy might intervene in the conditions of higher education teaching practices, discourses, and organisational priorities today. While the higher education sector is resolutely turned towards the accumulation of skills or ‘content’ to produce a credentialed job-ready graduate, we do these graduates a disservice if how we educate fails to take account of their formation as persons, citizens, workers, neighbours, and indeed as graduates. This is a focus on what education philosopher Gert Biesta calls subjectification. Through education’s contribution to the making of populations, the neglect of this formative role of pedagogy has wider significance in the knowledge societies in which universities are operating. We first lodge the mattering of pedagogy within a contemporary moment in which calls to reform capitalism and redress democratic deconsolidation butt up against the fortunes of public knowledge and the consequences of hyper-individualist cultures. We then outline pedagogy as a formative cultural technology and provide examples and discussion from our own classroom practice.

New Education Policy 2020 on Higher Education

The development of an equitable and justice society, the realization of individual potential, and the advancement of national development all depend on education. Providing universal access to quality education is the key to India’s continued ascent, and leadership on the global stage in terms of economic growth, social justice and equality, scientific advancement, national integration, and cultural preservation. The historic and self-proclaimed new national education policy 2020 was unveiled on July 29, 2020. It covers every facet of education in the modern era with an eye toward the future. To actively contribute to the transformation of the nation into a society of equal, sustainable, and healthy knowledge. The National Education Policy 2020 examines the Indian educational system with an emphasis on its traditions, customs, values, and morals. India's education system is still being developed, with entries from his extensive and lengthy past and contributions from numerous scholars worldwide in a range of subjects like astronomy, metalworking, mathematics, medical and surgical science, crafts, architecture, yoga, fine arts, and so forth. The current NEP 2020 objective is to raise the current enrollment rate by offering open, multidisciplinary education to everyone who wants it. The objective of the paper is to focus on the main features of NEP-2020 and its impact on Higher Education.

PETER DRUCKER: MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER FOR TODAY’S LEADERS

AbstractThe author, Research Director of the Management as a Liberal Art Research Institute, has studied directly under Peter Drucker and has written books about him. In assessing Drucker’s work and legacy in a context for today’s leaders, she notes that he “was shaped by the disruptions of World War I, the rise of Nazi Germany, the Great Depression, World War II, and the growth of the United States as a post‐war industrial powerhouse. Given the degree of uncertainty he experienced in the first 35 years of his life, it is not surprising that Drucker sought a path to navigate the rough waters of instability and change.” Regarding his personal/career longevity, “his devotion to lifelong learning and his genuine interest in the lives of so many people helped him produce timely and important work well into his eighties and nineties.” She further discusses Drucker’s work as a social theorist, in management as a human activity, evolving views on leadership, the knowledge society, innovation, the public sector, technology, and the future. Regarding the latter, “decisions regarding advancement must be made with an eye on social costs and benefits, the limitations of technological innovations, and the historical, social, and cultural context of technological innovation.”

Model for Assessing Engineering Competencies of Logistics Specialists in Transport Organisations

Abstract In today’s dynamic, technology-driven, and diverse world of knowledge society, transport organisations should purposefully analyse and assess their operations since they often have to face problems emerging from the lack of knowledge and competencies of logistics specialists. The engineering competencies of logistics specialists are highly appreciated in transport systems. However, the selection of assessment criteria and determination of its importance is a difficult task for managers in this sector. Thus, it is reasonable to apply the multi-criteria methodologies, such as SAW, AHP, MOORA, and VIKOR, whilst determining the importance of criteria describing the competencies of logistics specialists in a transport organisation. Applying the multi-criteria methods provides prerequisites for an objective, precise, and the least time-consuming way to evaluate the engineering competencies of logistics specialists. The analysis of the results enables the most suitable decisions to utilise the significant potential of logistics specialists. The article examines the problem areas for evaluating the competencies of logistics specialists. The current paper presents the evaluation of logistics specialists’ competencies based on the methodology used to determine the importance of criteria (SAW and AHP methods). Additionally, further recommendations are suggested to effectively manage certain corrections on competencies in transport organisations under investigation.

Цифровий менеджмент як сучасний тренд розвитку підприємства

The article highlights digital management as a modern trend in enterprise development. The study’s authors noted that digital management is based on aspects of society’s modern technical and economic development and modern creative approaches to managing enterprise business processes. The main directions of the development of digital management are outlined. To study the possibility of improving the digital management system at the enterprise, it is recommended that an assessment be carried out using the point method. Attention is focused on the fact that the assessment of digital management should be carried out in the context of management functions: planning, organization, coordination, motivation, and control. The analysis showed that the functions of planning, organization, and coordination of the accounting system of the studied enterprise function better than motivation and control. It is established that digital management is formed based on a knowledge society, information use of components used in the so-called “smart society”. In turn, enterprises’ information and digital development is based on information resources. The importance of information and digital management lies in its emphasis on digitalization, which is determined by specialists’ competence, qualifications, and ability to solve complex computerization problems. It is determined that the main problem of digital management is that it needs to be sufficiently automated and developed to function independently without the participation of managers. In addition, any changes in digitalization algorithms require the involvement of many specialists, making the automation process even more complex than business processes without its participation. A sufficient level of qualification and enough specialists who can solve these problems promptly do not allow you to create perfect software shells for business management. The publication identifies the tasks that need to be solved to create a unified system for automating business processes and the parameters that allow compiling algorithms for the digitalization of business management. Keywords: digital management, digitalization, information resources, information systems, effect.