The Emergence of ICTs for Knowledge Sharing Based on Research in Indonesia

This paper presents organizations in applying ICTs (Information, Communication, and Technologies) contribution for supporting knowledge activities, in order to gain organizational competitiveness. Through ICT, knowledge workers in different fields are empowered to contribute and share their knowledge effectively and efficiently. In Knowledge Sharing (KS), organization must focus on results of research in the development of Knowledge Management System features, adoption, and use of ICTs itself. Creating a knowledge repository and providing best practices via ICTs tools enable the starting of knowledge sharing application. The study found that the features to support mechanism, content, and process of KS are mostly applied based on identification of knowledge from structural and functional areas. Moreover, it needs to share in perspective as well as an important asset that must be managed efficiently for organizational success.