Much of the work in agent programming assumes an execution model where an agent has a knowledge base (KB) about the current state of the world, and makes decisions about what to do in terms of what is entailed or consistent with this KB. Deliberation or planning then would involve looking ahead and gauging what would be consistent or entailed at various stages by future KBs. We show that in the...

In this paper we describe a legal core ontology that is part of the Legal Knowledge Interchange Format: a knowledge representation formalism that enables the translation of legal knowledge bases written in different representation formats and formalisms. A legal (core) ontology can play an important role in the translation of existing legal knowledge bases to other representation formats, in pa...

We offer a novel theoretical model of how experienced teachers deal with the enormous complexity of classroom environments through the use of attentional skills, and report on the development of a methodology to explore the empirical basis for this model in a study of experienced mathematics teachers. In particular we address issues of the nature of the knowledge base that enables teachers to o...

Due to new organisational cultures and structures placing a premium on the executives who head public and private corporations, executives must expand their knowledge base to analyse and comprehend the many changes that are happening around them. Not all executives are able to adjust easily to these expectations, or balance the many competing demands and pressures their position may entail. In ...

Creativity and knowledge are closely linked. Recent research into the relations between them highlights social and organisational aspects. However, creativity seems difficult for ordering, and creative processes often involve people with different knowledge bases, requiring the integration of different types of knowledge. While the management of creativity in organisations is seen as a complex ...

When knowledge about a configurable system grows and user requirements change over time, the corresponding knowledge base of the configurator software has to change as well. That will also affect existing configurations based upon that knowledge base. The knowledge engineer must find the appropriate balance between organizing the different versions of constraints in the knowledge base and upgra...

purpose – the purpose of this paper is to present a study of knowledge management understanding and usage in small and medium knowledge-intensive enterprises. design/methodology/approach – the study has taken an interpretative approach, using two knowledge-intensive south isfahan (iran) companies as case studies, both of which are characterized by the need to process and use knowledge on a dail...

Knowledge-based economy forces companies in every country to group together as a cluster in order to maintain their competitiveness in the world market. The cluster development relies on two key success factors which are knowledge sharing and collaboration between the actors in the cluster. Thus, our study tries to propose a knowledge management system to support knowledge management activities...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Fellowship examination assesses competence for unsupervised clinical practice anywhere in Australia through three segments, each with a unique focus. The applied knowledge test (AKT) is a written examination that tests candidates' applied clinical knowledge. Other segments assess clinical problem solving skills and ability to perform...