KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND THE CORPORATE NATURE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE - A Case Study from the Philippines

Kaymart Gimutao, Benjamina Paula Flor, Winifredo Dagli

2011

Abstract

This paper assessed the potential application of knowledge management in local governance in the Philippines. It is a case study of the Municipality of Cabuyao, a local government unit (LGU) in the country which extensively utilized the benefits of knowledge management to improve its corporate existence, subject to limitations of the country’s law regarding the corporate powers of LGUs. The study found that the said municipality enacted an ordinance that created the organization that will serve as the municipality’s corporate arm. The municipal government of Cabuyao has many practices and activities to strengthen the corporate existence of the municipality that fall under the knowledge management field, some of which are pioneering for a government organization. These include active networking and alliance building with other organizations such as the private sector, academic and research institutions; tapping experts to come up with more stable policy; and investing on research and development (R&D) to maximize the corporate opportunities for the municipality. It is recommended however for the municipality’s corporate arm to set up its own knowledge management system and to designate a separate unit which will be fully devoted to its knowledge management activities.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Gimutao K., Paula Flor B. and Dagli W. (2011). KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND THE CORPORATE NATURE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE - A Case Study from the Philippines . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2011) ISBN 978-989-8425-81-2, pages 363-368. DOI: 10.5220/0003664803630368

in Bibtex Style

@conference{kmis11,
author={Kaymart Gimutao and Benjamina Paula Flor and Winifredo Dagli},
title={KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND THE CORPORATE NATURE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE - A Case Study from the Philippines},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2011)},
year={2011},
pages={363-368},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003664803630368},
isbn={978-989-8425-81-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing - Volume 1: KMIS, (IC3K 2011)
TI - KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND THE CORPORATE NATURE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE - A Case Study from the Philippines
SN - 978-989-8425-81-2
AU - Gimutao K.
AU - Paula Flor B.
AU - Dagli W.
PY - 2011
SP - 363
EP - 368
DO - 10.5220/0003664803630368